The Destiny

I would like to express how pleased we are to have engaged Sovereign Building Company to build our new family home. We had previously gone some way with a well-known luxury project home builder but were becoming concerned with the lack of personal engagement under that process, and eventually decided to go with a smaller family business and hopefully obtain a more personalised experience. With Sovereign we straight away knew we were in the right place. Enzo, David and Tore understood that as designers, we had some very specific expectations and that some of the elements of the build would be fairly unique. The process of workshopping options and solutions gave us immediate comfort that we were understood as a client, and that all going well, we were going to be very happy with the finished build. The completed working drawings included many elements researched by Tore making our personalised design even better than we had expected. Happily, the contract sum was to expectation and we knew we were getting good value for our money. With both price and quality to our liking, I was concerned about programme, as experience has taught me that all three elements are hard to achieve. Company owner Dave Savietto reassured us that he needed only nine months to complete the build and conservatively we took out a one-year lease on a house to cover any time overruns. Dave himself looked after the building works, and he had his trades very efficiently scheduled, with the effect that our 2-storey brick and concrete home took only nine months to build. It literally flew up! It is worth adding that the nine months included the typical industry Christmas shut-down period. It is also worth noting the quality of finish is immaculate. We are now happily settled in our new home and have another month or so on the rental lease which is frankly unbelievable. Based on our experiences, I thoroughly recommend Dave and his Sovereign team to customers who are after a highquality, custom designed home, built fast and to a good price.

It gives me great pleasure to endorse your Sovereign Building Co after completion of our new home in Attadale, on time and on estimated budget as promised. After a period of twelve months construction, you would now be aware that Leonie and I are particular about any works that we have done, and I am glad to acknowledge that so too are Sovereign Building Co. This was reflected throughout the duration of our build, when, to my understanding every day Dave was on site to supervise and correct any problems that may have had to be resolved. He involved me consistently, and I am appreciative of that because it has given us more understanding of the process, and has made us very comfortable with the quality of the house. The comment has been made to us from our new neighbours about the politeness and consideration given to them while the build was taking place, from the various trades that we're working on site. This illustrates to me that Sovereign Building Co expects and demands high standards in both workmanship and trade co-operation, culminating in an extremely high standard of build. The fact that our house commenced the concreting of the slab in July '16 and was completed August '17, is testament to the efficiency of the company and staff. We approached Sovereign with a penical drawn sketch of our ideas, that's all! The in-house team of Dave, his assistant Michael and Tore assisted in the final plan that was adopted to enhance our outlook and to maximize the long term efficiency of the home. During the build duration, all aspects of the project we're handled effectively by the office staff and quite often the humour presented by Tore and team made for a memorable experience. (Even Punhit - the accountant - was always on time). I have no hesitation in recommending Sovereign Building Co to any future home builders and I would expect that they would have a joyful experience just like ours. Dave Savietto and staff should be justly proud of the company they have developed.

We are very happy with our completed house which grew from the initial concept of building a Federation replica house to fit in with the Bassendean traditional style that evolved around the Australia Federation period. Initially Sovereign had not completed a Federation replica house and we had to do considerable research referencing architectural books and content on the internet (www) covering the Australian Federation period. These concepts and themes where provided to Sovereign to produce a Federation house design for our long narrow block. Sovereign gave us good flexibility to independently source specialist Federation suppliers and tradespeople to work in with their building supervisor. Independent suppliers included Federation Tile Factory, Recollections (electrical fittings), Perth Plaster Mouldings (Corbels, Living Arch, Ceiling Roses), Traditional Stained Glass (large feature Leadlight window), Perth Timber Floors, 19th Century Nostalgia, and The Colour Collection. In combination with the Building Supervisor we were allowed good site access to synchronise specialist federation tradespeople with the builders schedule and trades persons. At times the synchronisation was difficult when fitting in specialist tradespeople, but with regular communication with Building Supervisor we were able to achieve a successful outcome. Finally after considerable collaboration and cooperation between Builder, Building Supervisor, Specialist Suppliers and Trades persons we achieved our target goal for our authentic Federation luxury replica home.

We were recommended to Sovereign Building Company by some friends who had previously built their dream home with David and his team. I haven’t stopped thanking them since! When we first started thinking about building, we were sceptical due to all the horror stories we had heard about builders. But as soon as we met David, our fears were laid to rest. He impressed us so much with his friendly and helpful nature, but more so with his professionalism and industry knowledge. We immediately decided to take the next step and meet with Sovereign’s Design Team. The thing that made us feel really comfortable was that we were dealing with a family business. The owners of Sovereign were always on hand if needed to advise us. This was extremely important for us as we also come from a family owned business and we understand the importance of customer service and referrals to our business. Hands down, Sovereign were second to none. The workmanship and quality of finish of our home was outstanding. This is a reflection on Sovereign and its trades people. The other amazing thing was that Sovereign finished the project on time, as promised. They kept us informed all the way with regular on-site meetings. We would like to thank David and the team for building us such a great home and we would not hesitate in recommending Sovereign Building Company.

When we commenced the process of locating a block and building, we had reservations over who we would build with. Being our first building experience after a string of established homes, we didn’t know what to expect. Every family or friend we asked did not have a pleasant experience, and the list of builders family or friends would not build with again were very quickly whittling down the list of who we could choose. By pure coincidence we visited David to discuss the concept of building and estimated costs. We were blown away by the level of service; he immediately offered to come and view a block we hadn’t even made on offer on yet, and gave us estimates of costs for retaining, site works, subdivision concerns and consultants we could use in the subdivision process. As we progressed through the entire building process we realised this culture of service is one that pervades the entire company. One of the things that impressed us most is Sovereign’s approach; it is very transparent. Without the “hook” of locking you into the build process right at the beginning, Sovereign have a very transparent process where you pay nominal fees through the planning process, with full ownership of the design, building permits, pre-start selections, etc. Only when you are ready to build do you sign the final contract, with no contract break costs up to that point and a credit against the fixed contract amount for the nominal payments made during the planning process. No build process is without issues, but David dealt with these efficiently and professionally. He was also flexible enough to let our other trades through to complete their parts of the home whilst he was managing the remainder of the building process. In looking at the finished product, I can say Sovereign live up to their reputation for building a quality home. David has been very particular throughout the process, and most impressively, delivered a home in a time frame almost 30% quicker than he estimated. We would happily recommend Sovereign to family and friends who are looking to build a quality home and enjoy excellent service.

In July 2006 we signed a contract with Sovereign Building Company to build a two storey rendered brick home of over 306 square metres on our narrow lot in Como. I am pleased to say that the house was finished and we were in residence in just under 12 months, which in the current building climate was exceptional. David and the team were both very approachable and always kept us well informed of the building progress. Any queries were always handled quickly and professionally and we cannot thank them enough for their approachability and friendly attitude. We are very happy with the quality and finish of the building. Advice during the design and selection period was always given readily and graciously. The whole building experience was actually most enjoyable and not at all frustrating as reported to us by others currently building with other companies. We recommend Sovereign Building Company and their staff highly.

Having had a fairly ordinary experience with a major builder, we decided to go with Soverign on the basis that they would provide a personalised approach to our building needs and also do it in a space of time that was 3 months quicker than the major award winning project builder.  True to form, the design process was simple and we ended up with a better design than was originally proposed - which for the record was rejected by the local council, causing yet another set back in the process. Throughout the build it was evident that the tradespersons, whether they were brickies, roofies, chippies, tilers, garage door installers, window installers (Jason Windows v.good by the way), were prepared to assist get the build completed in a short space of time.  I held many conversations with the tradies and whilst times were a little lean, they were always prepared to work on Saturday and even some public holidays to hold up their bit in the builds short time frame. Specifications determine pricing differences and Sovereign did not scrimp with their specifications and somehow the pricing remained suitably competitive.  The only hiccups we had were those that were unforeseeable (ie council crossover demands). Whilst I’m slightly biased about the look and functionality of the home, the accolades from passers-by who were constantly commenting on how quickly the build went up (especially the neighbours who were probably grateful) and how good it looked from the street. Thanks to Tore, Dave and Enzo and rest of Sovereign team for their support. It seemed a bit over the top at the start that you could bring the build inside the timeframe you proposed… but you did, so thanks for that.

Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of working with Enzo on the design and build of a new 100 square metre granny flat built by Future Home Living at our property in Wandi. This was an extremely important project to our family as the granny flat was being built for my in-laws, Gill and Dave,  following the sale of their previous 4x2 house and needed to be designed in such a way as to give them everything they needed in a home within the 100sqm size limit permitted by the council. It also needed to be a home that could easily be adapted for wheelchair access should this become necessary for them in the future. With the property being in an area deemed high risk for bushfires, we met with many challenges and obstacles with the council and in meeting the new regulations pertaining to bushfire attack levels (BAL) which we knew nothing about prior to purchasing the 5-acre property. Enzo was a huge help in overcoming some of these obstacles with thoughtful ideas and patience during a very lengthy council approval process. Enzo and everyone we dealt with at Future Home Living really went above and beyond what we expected throughout the project which was very much appreciated.   Belinda Conry

From the first meeting with David and Enzo I knew that Sovereign/ Future Home Living would be able to deliver on time. Well done to the team for making our dream home a reality!

I was looking for a builder that could finish my home in a short period of time but not compromise on the quality of the build. Dave and his team at Sovereign Building Company did just that! From designing my home, to signing the contract, through to the finish the experience was wonderful. Dealing directly with the owner of the company provided a personalised service ensuring all queries or concerns were dealt with quickly and without too much stress. My home is amazing- very impressed with the quality of workmanship, the trades were excellent. Very professional, good communication and great support! I would definitely build with Sovereign again and recommend them to family and friends.