Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 21Feb 04, 2016 8:35 am Ashgrove 33, Porter Davis Contract: 09/09/15 Site start: 03/02/16 Slab: 22/02/16 Frame: 04/03/16 Lock-up: 02/05/16 Fixing: 19/05/16 Completion: Underway http://ashgrove33.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 22Feb 04, 2016 8:59 am Building a Porter Davis Livingstone 23 in Mayfield, Cranbourne East | Our thread 18/05/15 - Contract Signed 24/12/15 - Land Settlement 30/1/16 - Slab poured 9/06/16 - Handover Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 24Feb 04, 2016 9:43 am Building a Porter Davis Livingstone 23 in Mayfield, Cranbourne East | Our thread 18/05/15 - Contract Signed 24/12/15 - Land Settlement 30/1/16 - Slab poured 9/06/16 - Handover Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 26Feb 09, 2016 10:43 am Ashgrove 33, Porter Davis Contract: 09/09/15 Site start: 03/02/16 Slab: 22/02/16 Frame: 04/03/16 Lock-up: 02/05/16 Fixing: 19/05/16 Completion: Underway http://ashgrove33.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 27Feb 10, 2016 9:11 pm Building a Porter Davis Livingstone 23 in Mayfield, Cranbourne East | Our thread 18/05/15 - Contract Signed 24/12/15 - Land Settlement 30/1/16 - Slab poured 9/06/16 - Handover Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 29Feb 11, 2016 4:58 am Building a Porter Davis Livingstone 23 in Mayfield, Cranbourne East | Our thread 18/05/15 - Contract Signed 24/12/15 - Land Settlement 30/1/16 - Slab poured 9/06/16 - Handover Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 31Feb 11, 2016 6:08 am Building a Porter Davis Livingstone 23 in Mayfield, Cranbourne East | Our thread 18/05/15 - Contract Signed 24/12/15 - Land Settlement 30/1/16 - Slab poured 9/06/16 - Handover Re: Building Porter Davis 32Feb 11, 2016 2:54 pm Ashgrove 33, Porter Davis Contract: 09/09/15 Site start: 03/02/16 Slab: 22/02/16 Frame: 04/03/16 Lock-up: 02/05/16 Fixing: 19/05/16 Completion: Underway http://ashgrove33.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 33Feb 11, 2016 3:03 pm Building a Porter Davis Livingstone 23 in Mayfield, Cranbourne East | Our thread 18/05/15 - Contract Signed 24/12/15 - Land Settlement 30/1/16 - Slab poured 9/06/16 - Handover Re: Building Porter Davis 34Feb 11, 2016 3:11 pm Ashgrove 33, Porter Davis Contract: 09/09/15 Site start: 03/02/16 Slab: 22/02/16 Frame: 04/03/16 Lock-up: 02/05/16 Fixing: 19/05/16 Completion: Underway http://ashgrove33.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 35Feb 12, 2016 1:13 am I did not go with a independent inspector. I am not a builder or know much a building but I can read plans pretty well. It was a standard h1 slab so I thought I save some cash on this one. Plus I learnt that the surveyor has to sign off on it and no one else's opinion or reports matter much besides the builder trying to keep the client happy. But in saying that I will consider getting one for the frame stage. Couple things I picked up during the pre slab prep but it was fixed even before I said anything. The slab was poured yesterday and it has come up really well. Besides few minor cosmetic issues which is fixable it was magnificent piece of concrete. How soon after the slab pour did you guys receive the base invoice? When they did a slab clean did they also clean your site? Yes very fortunate to get Livingstone design just in time. We we with the classic Manhattan colour schemes but stuck with blacks, greys and white. Exception being vanities and dark chocolate oak composite timber flooring. Ended up stick with the included riva facade. I may add rendered brick columns in the future. It's a good floor plan so I am not surprised they have made it at a cheaper price entry point. Alternate kitchen plan is exactly the same as Livingstone 23. They stripped several things back to make it cheaper. Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 36Feb 12, 2016 9:19 am Lawrence I did not go with a independent inspector. I am not a builder or know much a building but I can read plans pretty well. It was a standard h1 slab so I thought I save some cash on this one. Plus I learnt that the surveyor has to sign off on it and no one else's opinion or reports matter much besides the builder trying to keep the client happy. But in saying that I will consider getting one for the frame stage. Couple things I picked up during the pre slab prep but it was fixed even before I said anything. The slab was poured yesterday and it has come up really well. Besides few minor cosmetic issues which is fixable it was magnificent piece of concrete. Hmmmm... I'd read through the Porter Davis thread (or go straight to tblhoward & dojrude's blogs) and you might rethink that. We found 12 issues with the slab, some quite serious but quickly fixed, and I'm not sure I trust their people/surveyor to be catching stuff like that. Building a Porter Davis Livingstone 23 in Mayfield, Cranbourne East | Our thread 18/05/15 - Contract Signed 24/12/15 - Land Settlement 30/1/16 - Slab poured 9/06/16 - Handover Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 37Feb 12, 2016 1:37 pm thewoodies Lawrence I did not go with a independent inspector. I am not a builder or know much a building but I can read plans pretty well. It was a standard h1 slab so I thought I save some cash on this one. Plus I learnt that the surveyor has to sign off on it and no one else's opinion or reports matter much besides the builder trying to keep the client happy. But in saying that I will consider getting one for the frame stage. Couple things I picked up during the pre slab prep but it was fixed even before I said anything. The slab was poured yesterday and it has come up really well. Besides few minor cosmetic issues which is fixable it was magnificent piece of concrete. Hmmmm... I'd read through the Porter Davis thread (or go straight to tblhoward & dojrude's blogs) and you might rethink that. We found 12 issues with the slab, some quite serious but quickly fixed, and I'm not sure I trust their people/surveyor to be catching stuff like that. I agree with the woodies; very important to get inspections done, imho. I did, & it paid off for me in terms of finding issues..& I am somewhat in the know with regard to the Australian Standards & the BCA (vol 2) myself, however I wouldn't just rely on that alone when it comes to getting specialised inspection services. All the best with it Lawrence Sent using Tapatalk Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 38Feb 12, 2016 4:31 pm Lawrence, if you still believe no inspections are necessary I'd be happy to forward you the 22 page slab/frame report we just received. To say I am disappointed is an understatement. **, more like it. There's more info on the Porter Davis thread. Building a Porter Davis Livingstone 23 in Mayfield, Cranbourne East | Our thread 18/05/15 - Contract Signed 24/12/15 - Land Settlement 30/1/16 - Slab poured 9/06/16 - Handover Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 39Feb 13, 2016 12:44 pm Hey I would love to read the report. My email is lraja@bigpond.com Which inspection company did you choose? Thanks Re: Building Porter Davis "Livingstone" in SE Melbourne 40Feb 13, 2016 1:04 pm Lawrence Hey I would love to read the report. My email is lraja@bigpond.com Which inspection company did you choose? Thanks Have emailed. We used Darbecca. Very poor workmanship on the part of PD - or at least poor communication. If our site supervisor had prepared us that things were incomplete or there might be issues it would at least have been less of a shock. Building a Porter Davis Livingstone 23 in Mayfield, Cranbourne East | Our thread 18/05/15 - Contract Signed 24/12/15 - Land Settlement 30/1/16 - Slab poured 9/06/16 - Handover Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 14031 custom probably not. Volume, most defiantly, but spec would vary. If youre doing a knock down, there additional costs associated with that that will eat into your budget… 1 10596 I have posted this before: We hired Darbecca to do every stage inspection, and I strongly recommend them to anyone that asks me. They were amazing. Thorough reports… 2 5124 |