Testimonials

Thanks so much to Wendy and Nicole and your office team. We’ve really enjoyed working with you and we appreciate your creativity, design flare in the creation of a really lovely house…. and not to mention your efficiency on all the incredibly complex paperwork.

During the process of requirements gathering, design and up to the DA approval, Wendy, Nicole and the whole team were extremely professional. Nicole’s deep knowledge of the local council requirements made the council DA approval process pass without a hitch. Nicole also came up with a design that was simple and beautiful. The council heritage consultant approved the design on the spot after asking Nicole to make a minor change. House Plans by Design was also cost competitive as the total cost of their service was 30% less than two other architects quotes we previously acquired. We highly recommend House Plans by Design to potential customers.

We would highly recommend House Plans By Design, who helped us with the design of the extensions to our beautiful home. Nicole was great; she listened and followed our ideas to the T in order to create a design that really met our needs. Nicole also made it possible for us to obtain CDC which was approved within 2 weeks of being submitted. We are so happy with the outcome! They also made the administration of all the paper work very easy for us which was wonderful as this is the last thing you want to be left with to deal with on your own. Thanks again to the team at House Plans.

I just want to say thank you for everything and it has been a pleasure to work with you in designing my new house plans, which i am very happy with and look forward in building in the next 6 to 12 months.

We have been delighted with the service we have received from House Plans by Design. Nicole and the team have done an excellent job with our ideas, and created, what will be an excellent family home. Thank you for the great work!!

Nicole designed extensive renovations of my home beginning of 2010. Her ideas provided brilliant solutions to the challenges of designing a practical home in which to raise a family while at the same time including features that make my new home a delight in which to live. Nicole managed negotiations with local Council for development approval and sourced a skilled, honest and reliable builder who completed the build on time and budget. I have heartily recommended Nicole as a designer to friends and colleagues and know that several have engaged Nicole and also been delighted with her work. I continue to be delighted to recommend Nicole to people looking for a designer with integrity, extensive experience and infectious enthusiasm for projects.

We are very impressed with the works carried out by House Plans by Design, especially with their professionalism. Our DA was lodged at Council within the set time-frame.

I just wanted to send a note to say thank you so much for all your work on our project. We’re still in love with the design, you really captured everything we were after and it has been an absolute pleasure working with [House Plans by Design].

I wanted to express our thoughts regarding our project to date and your part in that progress. [We] are very impressed with how it has all gone so far. We believe we have achieved excellent value for our investment in your services. The work that you have both put in is just fantastic…The sketches are great and [we] spent hours drooling over what we hope will one day be our new home.

Thank you very much for all your effort and time with our plans! We were so happy with the design you came up with.

Firstly I would like to thank you for your help with our project. I was surprised that we did not run into any problems with Council, especially when they called and asked about roof colours and made it clear it was in a heritage area.

Great news!!! We have Council approval. Not a bad effort – 3 weeks. It was definitely all your hard work.

You made one part of the process a lot easier for us as well as being a source of knowledge on the overall process.

[House Plans by Design] have been the nicest [company] to deal with. They have been very professional and friendly, as computer people that my husband and I are we would call them very USER FRIENDLY! Good work [House Plans by Design]!

Enjoyed working with such friendly professionals who listened and implemented our ideas onto great plans. We also appreciated the great suggestions for areas [in which] we have no experience or expertise. A great job.

Excellent overall service, assistance with submissions was great – especially for ‘time poor’ people. Understanding our needs from the first brief was excellent.

We found that [House Plans by Design] listened to and what we wanted and reflected this in the plans. We are now living in our renovated home and are absolutely thrilled with the results! …. [House Plans by Design] kept us updated consistently and always met deadlines. [House Plans by Design] attention to details and professionalism were second to none … Our builder actually commented on the high quality of [House Plans by Design] plans. Very detailed and clear and as such we had very few headaches in the building process… Without hesitation I would highly recommend House Plans by Design to assist you with the design and plans for your new home or renovation.

We found working with House Plans by Design to be a very positive experience. From our site meeting to our meetings at the office we felt very confident in their ability to meet our needs. We were impressed with the service submitting plans to Council and the regular follow up.

Arranging house plans is not something we do on a daily basis so it was very pleasing to work with the team at [House Plans by Design] who are true professions, very patient and always ready to help. We found the process very easy and I am sure that it is due to their expertise. I would thoroughly recommend their services.

The house is almost finished and it looks absolutely fantastic…. I can’t express my thanks enough to you for the wonderful design. Each day when I drive home and see the progress it just keeps getting better and better. It just looks like it belongs and does not look like a renovation. We have done well with the colour and finishing touches.

I have been very impressed with the advice that you have provided and how you are willing to provide advice. I think this is very important especially in the situation of owner-builder! We already have had many compliments on the design of the house. This is thanks to you!

[House Plans by Design] has helped to make a stressful time (i.e. renovating) easier with friendly, professional service – Thank you!

Good listening skills, open minded … you were always very prepared to listen and discuss positives and negatives … A professional team open to [our] ideas, always able to suggest an alternative or better solution.

The team at House Plans by Design were great to work with when preparing my plans for Council. They were enthusiastic, offered great ideas when designing the plans and also showed patience when I referred ideas, which I found to be very helpful and important, for a first time renovator.

From the first time we were introduced I had a feeling of extreme professional behaviour, confidence in your abilities and commitment to our job. Not once during working with you have wee been let down. I look forward to working with you again …. Liked working with women!

Thank you for helping us through a very complicated process with minimum stress. We loved your plans and were very impressed with the friendly professional service. Thanks again.

I have been happy with the relationship I have had with [House Plans by Design]. It is refreshing to have a designer who actually listens to the needs of the customer.

Professionalism an delivery focus, plus communication. Felt like you cared about us! Great to be kept up to date throughout and to feel able to call you when we needed to check things out…. Felt like you listened to us – both in design terms and our need to keep things moving. We found you incredibly responsive – had great confidence from the start to the finish. Such an enormous difference from our previous experience. We really enjoyed working with you. Thanks again.

Excellent, prompt and courteous service. Excellent ideas. The whole process was made easy for us. Would certainly recommend [House Plans by Design]. Thank you.

We had a great experience working with [House Plans by Design]. We achieved our goal i.e., we now have our new home on paper which meets our requirements and expectations. [House Plans by Design] acted very professionally and blended their excellent design skills to achieve this goal. [House Plans by Design] is certainly a business you can rely on.

They really care for their clients and take the time to actually get to know them. Working with [House Plans by Design] was a very pleasant experience. They kept us totally involved, continuously updated, and listened to what we wanted. We found they went the extra mile to ensure Council guidelines were followed. I don’t think you could work with better people. Thank you.

It was friendly and professional from beginning to end. It was obvious you girls love what you do by your enthusiasm an dedication to the job. I felt very confident knowing that the outcome would be exactly what I wanted.

Thanks to your assistance we were able to get our plans through council very quickly and we were very glad of your help with the few changes, especially the rendering, and that you were always ready to listen re. any problems.

We found the staff of [House Plans by Design] to be very friendly, they know what they are doing, provide a variety of designs and provided the exact atmosphere and structure we wanted from our home.

We found them positive – they always listened and worked with us until they new we were happy with our choices. They were not afraid to step outside “the circle” with their ideas and suggestions.

[House Plans by Design] has designed an extremely professional extension to our home that looks good, is completely integrated into the existing house and compliments its surroundings… They have been extremely helpful in listening to our family’s needs and wishes, taking into account our budget and coming up with the right solutions…They were always prompt, efficient and extremely helpful and friendly…We would have no hesitation in highly recommending [House Plans by Design], and indeed, have already recommended them to our friends and neighbours.

Friendly, efficient service. We felt that we were partnering in the design process. The time frames were well managed. I loved knowing where I was in the queue of work and when we would have our piece worked on. There was no pressure on time frames so we could continue to mull over ideas.

I would like to thank you both for your prompt professionalism with my project. It’s been a great pleasure doing business with you and I look forward to my next project with you.

Thank you for the enthusiasm, friendliness & professionalism shown to us at all times during the preparation an design plans for our home extension…You have our highest recommendations.

You were recommended to us by friends and we in turn would be happy to recommend you to anyone who requires a professional team approach to design. We particularly liked the fact that you came to our house to thoroughly discuss the project with us. The design concepts were of great help in deciding the final plan. We would like to thank you for the very professional way in which you responded to our request for the design of an extension to our house.