TESTIMONIALS
In June this year, we had the privilege of moving into our brand new home, built by Fearnley Construction. In our opinion, this was certainly one of those "meant to be" situations. From our very first enquiry, we were given clear, easy to understand, and impeccably honest information. Everything we needed to know upfront was communicated, and there was a reassuring transparency in all correspondence.
The price of the build was incredible value by comparison to other builders, especially given the quality of materials and workmanship - far exceeding our expectations. We have built twice before, and know from personal experience that although quality workmanship is very important, if you have that without efficient communication, availability to talk things through, and a significant amount of trust - the whole process can be incredibly stressful. Well the Fearnley's delivered on all those things, and more. There's just so much thought, and detail that goes into building a house, and Ben and Bec made this so much more manageable, and alleviated so much stress with their sound advice, incredibly efficient correspondence (even corresponding with us when we were in the USA but needed to finalise house details!), and pro-active, but not pushy action when it most mattered - oh, and their sense of humour! Fearnley Construction achieve such a great balance between being professional, whilst at the same time very relational.
Inevitably with a house build there are issues that arise, and the relatively few times this occurred, Ben and Bec were swift to bring resolution, and did all they could to rectify any situation with diligence and a great attitude. A lifesaver for us, was how Bec meticulously prepared the design choices document - which at several points during the build was SO helpful when a sub-contractor occasionally misunderstood, or forgot something we had previously discussed. All we had to do was refer to the document, and the matter was settled - a benefit to both parties!
We loved making site visits and seeing Ben, Jordie and the sub-contractors working hard on the project - and they were always so welcoming and friendly which was so neat. A few weeks ago, I overheard 2 people talking about their current house builds - one was so upset because the builder finished 4 months later than promised, and the other was so stressed because they were seeing virtually no progress on their new home. This was far from our experience with Fearnley Construction! Ben's project management was so fine-tuned that there was hardly any time we went past the site when something wasn't being worked on (daylight hours of course!). Furthermore, the icing on the cake was that our home was completed, not on time - but early!!!! How often do you hear that????? We wholeheartedly recommend Fearnley Construction and are 100% certain that anyone who builds with them will be more than happy with the results. Thanks Ben, Bec, Jordie and the team for making our dream a reality - we couldn't be happier!
K & B Baines, June 2016
We love our home! We couldn’t be happier with Fearnley Construction.
I originally found Fearnley Construction when I was scrolling Facebook one evening. I checked out their Facebook page, then their website and then enquired about a house & land package they had available.
I knew we had found our perfect builder when they didn’t brush off my first email. Being a bit younger, we had come across many people treating us as ‘tyre kickers’ and it was really demotivating. The first email I had with Bec was so warm, friendly and informative. We already loved the house layout and the location of the section so having someone who was willing to take the time to talk to us was all we needed to convince us.
We made a time to sit down with Ben & Bec to go over all of the finer details (paint & carpet colours, door handle styles etc.) and to talk about the added extras we were hoping for (house alarm, fence and a few minor changes) and they had the most amazing "anything is possible" attitude.
We paid our deposit and we excitedly watched the build process! Throughout the whole build process, we were kept up to date with what was happening and what was coming up. If anything popped up and needing checking, Bec or Ben would call us straight away to clarify. We felt really included and that our thoughts were valued and taken in to consideration at all times. Fearnley thought of everything from the way a sliding door should open, letterbox number, cupboard in the garage and right down to having door stops included. They are truly experienced in what they do and put a lot of thought and effort into ensuring their designs are practical and modern.
This is our first house and I am so pleased we built with Fearnley Construction. The communication was the best I have ever experienced, the pride that Ben takes in his work is inspirational and we really just couldn’t be happier with our warm and functional home.
H Belton & H Gibbons, May 2016
I am writing this in regard to Fearnley Construction and to advise of their very professional, yet honest and informative way in which they conduct their business. We found our building process very easy and we quite often commented on how it wasn’t at all stressful as sometimes can be the case. This was due to the fact that this company provides very well thought out plans, they have a ‘nothing is a problem attitude’ and most of all they are very honest and trustworthy people. If we were to build again these are the people we would have to do the job as the workmanship is first class, I wish Ben and Rebecca the very best with their business in the future.
S Jones & A Duckett, June 2015
My wife and I felt completely ignorant and certainly very far from competent when we began, tentatively, our journey to build a new house for ourselves. We nearly signed up with a large building company. Fortunately word of mouth steered us in the direction of Ben and Bec Fearnley. What seemed almost impossible became possible and what seemed scary now became quite exciting. We now have a four bedroom warm house. We have light filled rooms and we feel very comfortable.
Ben and Bec took our hands and guided us with our best interests in mind. We learned to take their advice. We were gently shown when we had to make decisions for ourselves. They helped right through from getting plans sorted and submitted to the council through to the final inspection. We had every confidence in what Bec organised and Ben built.
The site preparation and foundation construction began in September. We moved into our new house at the end of January. Allowing for the fact that Christmas is in that timeframe you would have to be impressed by the progress that Ben and his subcontractors made. The workmanship was always good. We were able to see every step on the way and give feedback - which was practically always - "that's great".
I unreservedly recommend Fearnley Construction if you are looking for a house builder. If I were building another house - I'd give Ben and Bec a call. They are good.