It's a good sign that on many occasions when we've told people that we're building with Comdain, they know someone who has built with them and invariably, these people are "very happy". Comments that come up again and again are that the workmanship is excellent and that sometimes they complete their build early.
We've been totally happy with our dealings with Comdain to date, and it's a bit scary to think that we nearly went with another builder. Prior to Comdain, we had engaged a high-volume builder and pulled out just before signing the final contract. A lucky escape. It's not worth listing all their problems here but if you read other building forums and blogs, the problems we encountered were the same as what others have complained of: poor communication, lack of care in preparation of the contract and lack of continuity between departments.
If you are new to home building, as we are, one piece of advice we'd like to share is that it is virtually impossible to sign a contract and not have post-contract variations. You can spend hours and hours double checking all your choices but in the end, you will change your mind, new ideas will come up and unexpected situations will arise. The aim of contract preparation is not to avoid post-contract variations but to minimise them.
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