Simonds

Matt Westlake, our Construction Supervisor at Simonds Homes, was exceptional throughout the entire rebuild process. After our original builder was unable to complete the build, Simonds stepped in, worked closely with our existing house plans and surveyor, managed a complete teardown and rebuild, and made what could have been a very stressful… Read more ·  1

experience much easier. Matt was extremely knowledgeable, approachable and very thorough, always keeping us informed and ensuring the build was completed to a very high standard. We wouldn’t hesitate to build with Simonds Homes again.

We are very happy to finally finish building our house with Simonds Homes. A big thank you to Matt Westlake, our supervisor during the build, for managing everything and helping us throughout the process. Also thank you to Emilia Gale for working together with Matt and always assisting us when needed. A special thank you to Ishwar Gupta, who… Read more ·  1

patiently encouraged and helped us to start building our home journey. We truly appreciate all the support and guidance provided from the beginning.

We also want to thank Danielle Russell for all her help before we started building our house.

Building a home can be stressful at times, but we are grateful for all the support and assistance from the team. We are really grateful to meet such wonderful people during our journey.

Wishing all of you the very best for the future and thank you again for helping us complete our new home.

House Design: Weatherly 35_324 Completion Date: 30/3/2026 Supervisor: Tom McDean Onsite CRC: Emilia Gale Sales: Daniella Adrien I would like to commend the extraordinary commitment and dedication of my Building Manager, Tom McDean, as well as to acknowledge the support provided by Sale, Daniella Adrien and Contruction-CRC Emilia Gale. My journey… Read more ·  1

with Tom and Emilia once they took over was incredibly easy and smooth; its pole apart from the working relationship I had with my postsale-CRC.

Where I once felt constant uncertainty, Tom provided absolute confidence. He stepped in during a time when I genuinely feared the project would fail, potentially leaving me homeless. Tom’s diligent follow-through and empathy for my situation were what ultimately saved this build.

Tom kept me grounded with regular updates and clear communication, ensuring I was never left in the dark. It is a direct testament to his personal high standards that I have now taken over a house with nil defects. Without Tom’s intervention and his unwavering drive to see this through, this project would not be what it is today. He is a credit to his profession, and I cannot appreciate his hard work enough. It is rare to see such dedication, and I believe his efforts deserve special recognition.

I also want to acknowledge Sale, Daniella who's support did not stop at Post Sale. Daniella kept assisting me whenever I have difficulties commuication with post-sale CRC. Enuring that I was properly handed over to the construction team.

After handover, Tom and Emilia constanly helping me with questions and making sure I settle into my new home. Together, they demonstrated professionalism, empathy, and commitment to ensuring the project’s success.

I am proud to have Tom, Emilia and Daniella manging my project. Their service and dedication went above and beyond, and I am truly grateful for everything they have done

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ​Building a home is often described as a stressful "nightmare," but our experience with Simonds Homes was exactly the opposite it was a journey to remember. We have been in our new home for over three months now, and we couldn't be happier with the quality and the memories we are already making. ​From the very first step of soil testing to… Read more ·  1

the day we received the keys, the process was incredibly smooth. We actually finished the project way ahead of the expected timeframe, which was a wonderful surprise!

​There are several key people who made this experience so positive:

​Michael (Warragul Sales Office): Michael was instrumental in the beginning. He took the time to understand our specific needs and helped us find the perfect design that suited our lifestyle.

​Aaron (Site Supervisor): Aaron was simply amazing throughout the build. He was meticulous with the "little details" and always took the time to explain things to us, ensuring we achieved the best possible outcome.

​Danielle & Emilia Gale (Office/Admin): A huge thank you to Danielle and Emilia for handling the mountain of documentation. Their organization ensured that everything stayed on track and according to the timeframe, making the entire administrative side of things feel effortless.

​The handover process was the perfect "cherry on top" of an already great experience. As first-time builders, we actually learned a lot through this process because the team was so transparent and helpful.

​If you are looking to build your dream home, we cannot recommend Simonds Homes highly enough. Do yourself a favor and go speak to the team at the Warragul office they turned our vision into a reality in record time!

We recently completed the construction of our two-storey home with Simmonds Homes, and this is actually not our first experience with them — some 20 years ago, Simmonds also built our first home in Keysborough. Having returned to Simmonds as a repeat client, we would like to share an honest account of our experience, highlighting both the… Read more ·  1

strengths of the team and a few areas where we feel improvements could be made. From the very beginning, our sales consultant went above and beyond to help us navigate the initial challenges we faced when proposing to build on our lot in Chadstone. His guidance and professionalism gave us the confidence to move forward with the project. Throughout the process, our customer consultant was a pleasure to deal with. She was prompt, responsive, and always on hand to answer our queries and provide the information we needed — making the entire journey feel well-supported and stress-free. Special mention must go to our building supervisor, who truly stood out. He managed the project with exceptional skill and professionalism. Tom was approachable, knowledgeable, and genuinely listened to our needs. He was accommodating at every step, making thoughtful adjustments where he could to ensure the finished product met our expectations — and he delivered everything well ahead of the target completion date. However, we did encounter a few shortcomings that we feel are worth raising for the benefit of future clients. During our colour selection session at the city office, we chose our preferred colours but were not provided with physical samples to take home. Having samples would have allowed us to view them in our own environment and lighting conditions before making a final confirmation — something we feel is an important step in the process that should be offered as standard. We were also disappointed that the design team declined our request to extend the garage to the boundary fence. Our intention was to create a wider entry door. The decision to leave a 200mm gap between the garage wall and the boundary not only rendered that strip of land unusable but also cost us the opportunity to have an entry door up to 1.2 metres wider — a significant loss in both functionality and liveability. Finally, the original plan we reviewed clearly showed an eave on the right-hand side of the roof, and we naturally expected this feature to be included in the final construction. Unfortunately, this eave was absent in the completed build. We feel the design team had an obligation to specifically draw our attention to this change before the plans were finalised, as it is an important architectural detail that affects both the appearance and the weather protection of the home. As returning clients of over two decades, we have a genuine appreciation for what Simmonds Homes can deliver, and we acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the individuals mentioned above. We hope Simmonds Homes will take this feedback constructively and use it to further improve the experience for future clients. We would still recommend Simmonds Homes, with the suggestion that greater attention be given to client communication and design transparency throughout the process.

We are very happy with how well our build was managed from start to finish. The overall process was organised, and communication was clear throughout each stage, which made everything much less stressful for us. The workmanship and build quality of our property met our expectations. The finishes were done well, and we are satisfied with the… Read more ·  1

overall outcome of our new home.

Whenever we had questions or encountered minor issues before, during, or after construction, the team handled them professionally and responded in a timely manner. We felt supported throughout the journey, which gave us confidence in the process.

Our final cost was very close to the initial estimate, with no major unexpected variations, which we really appreciated.

We would like to highly recommend the site supervisor and customer specialist who supported us throughout the build. Their dedication, responsiveness, and willingness to assist made a significant difference to our overall experience.

Overall, we are pleased with the service and would happily recommend this builder to others.

Ref Job No. 77352 Chandradeep has been a very resourceful and helpful during the whole journey starting from finding the right plan to the end of journey of completing the construction of my new house in Kalkallo, VIC Show details ·  1

From the moment we stepped into the display house and met with sales consultant Jen Chua, contract negotiation with Laura and and the colour gallery team; and now mid-construction with our CRC Emilia Gale and Site Supervisor Shane Kelly - we have nothing by full faith that our new double story home will be exactly what we dream of. The Simonds… Read more ·  1

team have been able to accommodate layout changes to the Armidale 38-352 floorplan to meet our needs, and provide regular updates on the build. Any queries we have are met with nothing but a sense of wanting help; and both Emilia and Shane are easily contactable and responsive. So far we are loving the way our home is coming together and can't recommend this Simonds team highly enough.

Been a fantastic experience with Simonds building my new home in Leopold . My second build with them in 5 years . Very happy in my new home and would recommend to anyone thinking of building check out Simonds. Show details ·  1

Excellent customer service by our supervisor supo. Build quality is also very good. Highly recommended to choose simond in bulk builders. Totally satisfied with outcome of the product delivered by company. Show details ·  1

We worked with Bethany Charles and Callum McKenzie on our build in the Bass Coast and it was an outstanding experience from day 1. Communication was excellent and site management - perfect! The site was always clean and tidy and Callum always had answers to any questions we had. Quality of the build is fantastic. And build time was very fast. We have built many houses and would happily build again with Callum, Bethany and Simmonds. Show details ·  1

We signed with Simonds as our builder and the entire process went very smoothly. We had no issues and were very satisfied with their service. We have also referred a few friends to build with them. Highly recommended—great work! Show details ·  1

We completed our build with Simonds in May 2024. While we’ve loved the home, we did face some post-handover issues. Sunny from the maintenance team has been an absolute standout throughout this process. His ability to accurately diagnose issues and execute high-quality repairs is second to none. Sunny is consistently reachable and professional,… Read more ·  1

which made a huge difference during the post handover time. His work ethic and technical craft are exceptional, and he truly delivers a gold-standard service. A huge thank you to Sunny and the Simonds team for their persistence in getting our home perfect.

We had an amazing experience building our first home with Simonds. Our site coordinator Fletch was exceptional—accommodating, transparent, and consistently going above and beyond expectations. Admin Shaneece was always easy to reach, friendly, and willing to help, making the entire process smooth and stress-free. Overall, we would definitely build again with Simonds. Show details ·  1

Just moved into our incredible new home. My family is stoked. It is a 60 square home in Chadstone, built to a high spec. The Simonds team have been nothing short of absolutely exceptional and amazing. Our designer, Brad really listened to what we wanted to achieve. I found the process a lot more open than the other builders - in that they were… Read more ·  1

really interested in seeing what they could do to modify the design to meet our needs. Brad had a lot of design knowledge, a lot of which now that I'm in the home, I can see the brilliance of - this includes simple things, that aren't so obvious, like the framing of rooms, or the use of bulk heads to create interest etc. He also remained interested throughout the whole build and was a pleasure to deal with. Then we worked with Alanah in colours, who held our hand through some big decisions - and was just a pleasure to work with. She really put as at ease. Then came the build. Starting a new home build is always a bit nerve wracking, but the team of Stephanie and Tom (supervisor) really made us feel confident at every step. Tom is a really passionate builder. He's the best builder I've worked with. It's clear that he's excited by building, and he's passionate about doing things well, right and on time. He was advocating the whole time for us, in getting the right standards achieved at every stage. He was open, honest, and I could see despite how busy he was, he was always trying to make sure he got a good result for us. That often meant on his own accord, he was pushing the trades to achieve high standards, even before we brought things up. This gave us a lot of confidence. In the end the quality is very good. The costs did not differ from the estimated costs - which was also reassuring. We couldn't be happier with that team, and I would be very keen to have the same team again on a future house. There are some things at handover still to be done, but I'm confident the team is making those things happen. Overall, we couldn't be happier with our new home, and hope the post hand over maintenance team is just as strong.

Our driveway was painted by Simonds as part of a special that they had during our build. The paint started peeling within a few months and looked horrible. It took over a year for them to come out and repair and repaint the driveway and again… Read more

within a few months it peeled again even worse than before. I’ve reached out to their maintenance department (Vic North) to have it done properly once and for all and they have told me that management has said they are not going to fix it or do anything about it. We have 100sqm of driveway that cost us a lot of money. We originally raised this issue with them within two months of us moving in and we are now stuck with the cost of repairs ourselves. We feel Extremely let down to say the least.