Posted 2008-08-26 12:49:52
My best friend lives in a Koolpunt village and he gets incredible service from their permanent followup service people.
Electricians, plumber, dry wall repairs, you name it, they come and do it, charges are involved in many cases, but seem quite reasonable for first class work.
They throw an annual party and even shuttle service to main gate.
Since he is not a handyman by nature, he is really located in probably the only village system that has aftercare to any degree.
He pays for it in high common area fees but it is perfect for him.
He assures me that the common practice of "abandonment" by the developer once the development is completed won't happen to him as Koolpunt has to make a profit from the common area fees and their property ownership is so vast that they will be building new developments for generations to come.
He bought a large "cookie cutter" house of average design. His three extra bedroom windows on the second floor were made of wood so are inoperable after time due to the wood warping, so he leaves them closed all the time and uses aircon when the guests need air. The only true negative I can see and I understand metal windows are being used now by Koolpunt. Yes, they tend to be more expensive feature for feature than many other price conscious developments.
