Anyone else got squeaky floorboards? We had our 3 month inspection and pointed them out only to be told that they wouldn't fix them till the house is 18 months old. Has anyone else been told this? The VBA lists creaking floorboards as defective if less than 24 months old and I really don't see why ...

Anyone else got squeaky floorboards? We had our 3 month inspection and pointed them out only to be told that they wouldn't fix them till the house is 18 months old. Has anyone else been told this? The VBA lists creaking floorboards as defective if less than 24 months old and I really don't see why I...

Does anyone have photo's of the inside of their meter boxes or links to any photo's? Mine's a bit messy and I want to see if the electrical layout is similar to anyone else's as I've been told it's standard layout. Thanks.

Thanks. Yes, I've raised the issue with the builder, but am yet to hear anything back from them. Was even told at the 3 month inspection that this is how it's supposed to be and not a problem :roll: I was thinking of you today whilst on-site. I took a few pics to show you how the door, and door fra...

Thanks. Yes, I've raised the issue with the builder, but am yet to hear anything back from them. Was even told at the 3 month inspection that this is how it's supposed to be and not a problem :roll:

It is pretty normal. Agree. There really is no alternative as any entry with a raised lip will likely be a trip hazard. Also, any raised section on the bottom plate would get severely damaged in any case. A simple tread plate and external seal is the solution here. You can alternatively remove the ...

You have front door gaps like we do! Although porter Davis didn't put on our weather shields! Still waiting. Is your front door to the north? Last place we lived in had a north facing door and it howled and screamed too and nothing got done about it Yep, north facing and nothing in front of us to b...

Another sleepless night in our new Porter Davis home. Attached is a video showing the wind noise in the master bedroom that comes through our supposedly sealed double glazed windows - A&L have resealed them recently. If you listen carefully you can also hear the roof tiles clanking and clatteri...

We have a problem with wind getting in to the house due to the fact that there's a gap under the front door and just wondered if anyone else had the same problem, and if so, how did you resolve it? http://i.imgur.com/Mj6ErTi.jpg From what I can see, it's down to the design of the frame. There's no l...

Another sleepless night in our new Porter Davis home. Attached is a video showing the wind noise in the master bedroom that comes through our supposedly sealed double glazed windows - A&L have resealed them recently. If you listen carefully you can also hear the roof tiles clanking and clatterin...

We didn't get a per window price. We supposedly needed it for 6 star. Yet our huge stacker doors that have more glass space than our windows didn't. Ours was $5500 from memory We had A&L out again today, must be the 5th time and this was the first guy I would say was thorough and competent. He ...

We are getting double glazing for all of our windows also. Did PD give a choice to have them fixed or not? Unfortunately not.

3 months after moving in an A&L still haven't fixed our window problems. Really disgusted at the fact that after each visit (where they don't resolve the issue), you are bumped to the back of the queue again. Next week will be their 5th attempt at sealing our windows fully. At the rate they are...

3 months after moving in an A&L still haven't fixed our window problems. Really disgusted at the fact that after each visit (where they don't resolve the issue), you are bumped to the back of the queue again. Next week will be their 5th attempt at sealing our windows fully. At the rate they are ...

We are in!!!!! Still lots to do but we are in our home [emoji7] Anyway has anyone else got the problem with their blanco dishwasher that their dinner plates can't go in because it stops the machines washer arms moving? Both dinner sets do it Yes, we initially had the same problem, but you can move ...

Did anyone build a rochford 34? Just wanted to check if your 1st floor elevation A(garage side) had brickwork or rendered cement board as standard? We are being charged extra 6k to have this bricked! Hi Luinel, as I said in my blog to your two posts brick to the first floor was a standard inclusion...

So after the home theatre room ceiling leaking water a few weeks ago, it was identified that there was a rip in the DPC and last weekend a brickie came out, took some of the brickwork out and inserted new DPC and bricked it all back up again. Yesterday someone else turned up to repair the plaster bo...

WOW just got off the phone to my BC to finally claritfy the contract date... it is actually 196 days (including public holidays and weekend/same as I HIA contract) which brings us to 17th of August which is 2 days before we go to Thailand! :( The 153 days that they advise in the start build letter ...

WOW just got off the phone to my BC to finally claritfy the contract date... it is actually 196 days (including public holidays and weekend/same as I HIA contract) which brings us to 17th of August which is 2 days before we go to Thailand! :( The 153 days that they advise in the start build letter ...