Sarah
Looking to build in Ohope Beach, Whakatane. Any recommendations on builders or ones to avoid? Cheers
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Greg
Sarah, good company is ZB Homes in Tauranga
Owen Cox
Hi Sarah,
Not sure about a good company in Tauranga, but if a co called Consultancy Plus Construction Ltd, manager Ron Clarke, project manager David Hinds is still around, stay well clear. At one stage they were trading under the name RKK Construction ltd and were a franchise of David Reid homes. We had a home built by them in 2013/2014 and it was a nightmare. If I was building again, I would look for a local builder, may not have the buying power of a bigger co, but, does not have the overheads of the franchise co’s, no franchise fees, project manager, sales people etc. .Another site to view is http://www.buildreviews.co.nz.
Good luck, if I can help in any other way, just ask.
Owen.
Elena
Hi Greg
Have you built with ZB Homes?
dan
thanks for sharing owen. greg, did u have a good experience with ZB Homes? I have been looking for a whakatane builder for a 2-storey in whakatane since most tauranga builders wont travel far but most local builders are fully booked till next year. Any recommendation or otherwise, even if i have to wait long?
Owen Cox
Hi Sarah,
the other review site is http://www.buildreview.co.nz sorry, added an s to part of the site name.
Owen.