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October 2011
Having been involved with quite a number of projects I feel that I can comment in a very objective way. First of all the process was painless(for the first time) and at times did not even realise that I was building so I must thank the PETimberhomes team for an extremely pleasant building experience and would recommend your company to any prospective client. I have mentioned to Ian that he can show clients my house at any time to give them an idea of the finished product as I believe the plan is very basic but amazingly practical. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, work is keeping me very busy so am not able to be there to do the interior but that will happen sometime. Thanks once again for a very positive experience and you are welcome to pass my contact details to any prospective client." Regards Mike Theys Director – Occuvision  "Hallo Ian,
Met die projek wat nou afgehandel is, van my kant af baie dankie vir alles. Ek voel besigheid gaan op die ou einde maar altyd oor die mense. Dit en ook die eindproduk, in ons geval die huis. En vir my was dit 'n lekker 5 of 6 maande gewees. Ek weet my oorlede pa wie se huis (en handewerk) ons afgebreek het sodat jy die nuwe huis kon bou, sou ook baie tevrede gewees het met die nuwe huis. Nogmaals dankie en sterkte met jou nuwe projekte. "
Frans Loots
Owner - Penny Pinchers Humansdorp
P E Timber Homes "Ian Smith built our dream home in Paradise Beach in 2007/8. Unlike popular (and often valid) perceptions our building experience was not a traumatic one. This in spite of us living in Johannesburg for the duration of the project, apart from few interim site visits. Several aspects of Ian's approach and execution of the project stand out: Attention to detail. From the initial design, materials costing and building phases, every item and aspect was meticulously dealt with. All phases of the building process were invoiced in detail providing us with a continuous ability to monitor and manage costs. Personal attention. Ian was continuously on site and provided ongoing updates on progress and sometimes, lack thereof, due to extraneous cumstances. We were never left in any doubt as to how things were going. His patience in dealing with our many long-distance queries was admirable. Management. P E Timber homes employs a highly qualified and competent team of carpenters, many of whom I have met on the job. Their commitment and work reflects a strong but caring management input. Ongoing commitment to the project. On the few occasions that we discovered minor problems or defects in some finishes, some up to a year later, Ian has responded immediately and dealt with the problem. The results have been beyond all our expectations and have drawn much favourable comment from friends and visitors. Finally Ian is a professional but friendly and approachable. His business can only go from strength to strength. I have no hesitation in recommending his services without reserve. I can be contacted at any time." Signed John Adam 0829580149 Managing Director Bridgemond Risk and Threat Management (Pty) Ltd 8 Lotus Place, Paradise Beach, Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape 3 April 2009 P.E. Timber Homes' is a company which you can rely on to build your home professonally. You will not find a better person than Ian Smit with a masters degree from UPE in building with timber. His experience and vast knowledge of wood, material strengths and building on sand equals a house built on rock. Regular digital photos were received showing the latest progress. What a pleasure it was not to worry about quality of workmanship. Ian has a superb team working with him. The most gratifying aspect was that Ian stayed within the budget given to him. No hidden costs sprung up. Follow-up after the project was completed was also very much appreciated. No problem was too large or too small for Ian's attention and fixing. We are proud of our house at Cannon Rocks and we recommend Ian and Sue and their team without a doubt. Ian and Sue are now our personal friends ... . not too many people can say that about their builder.
Prof Polla Roux
Department of Ophalmology
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Pretoria
Ours was one of the first timber homes Ian and his team built in the Port Elizabeth area. Ian was always very hands-on with the project; knocking in nails himself and climbing up the wooden structure, checking that everything was done correctly. When we decided to close in the approximate 60 square metre deck after a year, Ian was again called upon to do this project and once more, we were very impressed with the quality of work and the end result.
After 10 years and a lot more changes and adding on, we are still living very happily in our beautiful timber home built by Ian and his team from PE Timber Homes." Mike and Charmaine Schmidt - Beachview Your enthusiasm and patience made the building process a pleasure and it was exciting to watch the house materialise just as I had imagined it. Many thanks for my beautiful home.
Regards
Lorraine Swannell
Jeffreys Bay
"Building my dream house with Ian and his team was indeed an adventure. From the concept of a wooden house, to the fact that building one still gives one cart blanche to keep the elevations and indigenous bush intact, it felt like a cutting edge, new and absolutely right way of building in the new millenium. Once construction had started, I was always made a welcome partipant in the building process. Ian added his own creative interpretation to my sometimes vague meanderings and the result - although making no one rich in the process - is a house that I continue to come home to with a sense of wonder and pride. It is a testimony to the excellence of PE Timber Homes that although I had a limited budget and was building a small house, the design and construction went ahead as though I was a millionare building on Thesen island. There was always the understanding that this house was going to be a home - precious and valued.
Thank you Ian and Sue for:
- only using and recommending subcontractors and pavers, etc who have the same high standards as yourselves. - recommending that I change my original plan and build higher up my slope than originally planned where we found a view that "skrik vir niks". - being patient with my complete ignorance of every single facet of municipal interfaces. - changing my mind about the perfect blue, a couple of times. - making sure my house was sparkling clean when i moved into it. - giving me accurate and complete financial statements. - sharing my joy and delight in the the view, the synchronicity of design and environment, and ensuring that the PLAN CAME TOGETHER in the most astounding way. My skeptical friends and family (what? building in WOOD, what? building on a MOUNTAIN, what? a blue house - you are going to need a colour blind helicoptor pilot to get you up your driveway) are all a bit silent now as they raise their glasses on my miraculous deck and watch the sun set over the Swartkops river valley. I wish you continued success and thank you again for all your efforts, creativity and passion. Jenny Miller Amsterdamhoek I will always be grateful for my extremely good fortune in finding P.E. Timber Homes to build my dream home on the beach in Boknes. My friends and family all thought I was insane to conduct a long distance building project in Boknes - from Joburg. But sanity prevailed and, not only was the building carried out effIciently and to the highest standards, but it was a pleasure to deal with Ian on all aspects of the project. Everybody who has visited the house has commented on the excellent workmanship, and all aspects of the design and fittings.
If I could afford another plot there, I would do it all over again. Kind regards, Brigid Hopkins Boknes
Having your house built is not only one of the bigger finandal steps most people will ever take, it is also an emotional investment. The last thing you need is to be one of so many that have a list of horror stories about the building process. We felt comfortable with P.E TIMBER HOMES and in particlar Ian Smit, right from the start. This was important ! We did not just want a house from them; we wanted to have a good time seeing it constructed. The nicest surprise was not how relatively painless the planning period with Ian was, but the competent, conscientious and well-mannered on-site team. This made a HUGE difference to our house building experience. No daily fighting with them about substandard work. No complaints from the neighbours about their behaviour. No getting to work late or extended lunch hours. They just got on with the job. We love our house. I am an engineer and my wife is a buslness woman. We do most of our house and business furbishing ourselves. The work that Ian and his team did never dropped a standard in quality and efficiency. Peter and Sue-Lynette Human Port Elizabeth
" Doing business in PE can be frustrating at the best of times with deadlines and promises not being met, but dealing with PE Timber homes was by far the best experience we have had from any contractor. What nice people to do business with,we highly recommend them"
Mike and Michelle Sewell Seaview PE Timber Homes In late 2004 after having been possesion of our land for 6 months, we decided to have a house built. Many people think we were mad to invest in a country we hardly knew and a building industry we knew even less about. They have never experienced Africa. We are very pleased we found and used PE Timber Homes to build our house. If we had another opportunity to do the same we would even though we live 7,000 kilometres away. The care and attention to detail was always high and the build was undertaken as though it actually belonged to the builder. We would strongly recommend that if you are to have a house built then you should consider timber as an option and then use PE Timber Homes as the builder of your dream home. We regularly go back to Kenton, we enjoy the area and all it has to offer, the wildlife and most of all we love the house and its view!!
Thank you
Alan and Gill Kinnear, Hertfordshire, England
Hi Ian/Susan
Here at PLUMFLOW we hear stories daily regarding customers' experiences with their builders. Unfortunately in most cases these stories have unhappy tones. It is rare to find a person who says "my builder has done a very good job. In light of this unfortunate situation it is with great pleasure that my family and I can say: PE TIMBER HOMES HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB!!. Our Log Home at Florence Private Nature Reserve in Thornill is beautiful! You were very professional and dealt with every event that came up during the building process immediately and to our utmost satisfaction. We love our log home and love you for making one of our dreams such a positive experience. May you and PE TIMBER HOMES continue to experience only success in the years to come. Louis, Esther, Emile & Tiaan Naude PLUMFLOW Jeffreys Bay 0422960017
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