Complete Building Solutions Auckland Ltd (CBS) / Builders in Muriwai

Had to get another builder to complete our home and rectify all the issues and re-pay for what we already paid for.

Starts off with a bang… then never finishes the work. Also, creates Contract Variations to get more money. Doesn't perform proper tests, etc."

They will likely provide you with a cheap-ish quote, and then underperform and lead to the client having incredible frustrations. Their project management is a joke.

I had a roofing job that should have taken less than a week, extend out to over a month. David is completely out of his depth when it comes to running multiple jobs and does not return phone calls. His staff under him are very good, however they are constrained by their… management.

Roofing materials were not ordered on time, subcontractor management was also a shambles. Workmanship was very average with repairs having to be done multiple times, and the finished roof has dents, and holes in it (finished with ugly silicone).

To cap it off, David gets very demanding when it comes to payment, even if there are defects to be fixed, he expects payment within 7 days of completion. That should be fine, but not if the job is not finished! I am still waiting on my warranty documents more than 2 months after completion of the job.

USE WITH CAUTION"

They expect very prompt payment i.e. within a week of sending the invoice.

Update: One year after the work was finished another roofing contractor identified major issues with how our roof was installed. It wasn\'t even nailed down properly in areas. Barfoots, my property managers, chased David to rectify as per the warranty he promised on bidding. David declared he couldn\'t help as that company was out of… business. It cost me another 2500 to repair my new roof. My new policy. Don\'t ever do business with David Gillanders no matter who he might work for or whatever his company might be called. Also not much point in going through a site like nocowboys when there are cowboys like him listing through it."