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19 April 2009

Re: Annoyed with PD - tiles selection!Building A New House

Apr 19, 2009 11:14 am

Hi, We built with PD prestige and must admit am really happy with the product BUT would highly recommend letting them just do the wet areas as per contract and after handover get your own guys to do carpet tiles floorboards etc. I saved around $10K doing this!! :z: :z: :z: Plus builders ranges are n...

Hi, We built with PD prestige and must admit am really happy with the product BUT would highly recommend letting them ju...

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stevec

4 July 2008

PD Termite systems with TermguardBuilding A New House

Jul 04, 2008 2:09 pm

Hi all Has anyone who has built with PD upgrade the termite system to include the reticulation piping that you can add on after handover. I am deciding whether or not to do this as the current spray system PD supply will not work in the concreted areas IE: Driveway and they have recommended I contac...

Hi all Has anyone who has built with PD upgrade the termite system to include the reticulation piping that you can add o...

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stevec

31 May 2008

cat6 cabling in new houseHome Theatre & Automation

May 31, 2008 10:56 am

Thanks guys I am currently using the laptop at my current place with the switch abd it works fine. All th patch leads are ok as well. When I test them I plug the switch in, patch the six points from the wall plate (RJ45) in the study (Place in which the cabling returns) to the switch with straight ....

Thanks guys I am currently using the laptop at my current place with the switch abd it works fine. All th patch leads ar...

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stevec

30 May 2008

cat6 cabling in new houseHome Theatre & Automation

May 30, 2008 10:43 pm

Hi I have had my cat6 cabling installed in my new house but I cannot seem to get it working. I have six points (one in each wall plate) in diffrent rooms which all come back to a six port wall plate in the study. When I plug in a laptop at one of the six points I have no lights. I plugged in a switc...

Hi I have had my cat6 cabling installed in my new house but I cannot seem to get it working. I have six points (one in e...

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stevec

21 May 2008

PD standard Termite ProtectionBuilding A New House

May 21, 2008 11:36 am

Vanderlay I wish I knew about this pipe treatment as my house is past fixing and it woud be to late to get this piping system wouldnt it as it would need to run under the slab. PD never gave me any options for termite protection just to say they do a full termite protection so I assumed this would b...

Vanderlay I wish I knew about this pipe treatment as my house is past fixing and it woud be to late to get this piping s...

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stevec

21 May 2008

Gas Metre installation and PDBuilding A New House

May 21, 2008 11:32 am

vanderlay Thanks for that. Did you get to specify company or do they just connect to the one they usually use and then you can transfer later if you want?

vanderlay Thanks for that. Did you get to specify company or do they just connect to the one they usually use and then y...

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stevec

21 May 2008

Gas Metre installation and PDBuilding A New House

May 21, 2008 11:27 am

Hi Guys Does anyone know if PD arrange for the installation of the gas metre prior to your PC Inspection as I would need gas on to test things like heating. Do I just need to transfer gas into my name on completion date or do I need to arrange for the whole gas metre installation. I am unsure as I h...

Hi Guys Does anyone know if PD arrange for the installation of the gas metre prior to your PC Inspection as I would need...

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stevec

21 May 2008

PD standard Termite ProtectionBuilding A New House

May 21, 2008 9:58 am

Hi all Does anyone who has built or is building with PD know what the standard included termite protection is. I am wondering if I need to upgrade but dont actually know what PD use. It says in contract house has full termite protection but who knows what this means Any help would be greatly appreci...

Hi all Does anyone who has built or is building with PD know what the standard included termite protection is. I am wond...

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stevec

15 May 2008

Builder won't let us...Building A New House

May 15, 2008 11:59 am

Ideally we would all love it under the kitcken cabinets and skirtings but the builders dont seem to allow it. If you can convince your site supervisor to let you do it that would be great but I did not want to risk this and be left with a tiny skirting board. This is why I decided to upgrade (Only a...

Ideally we would all love it under the kitcken cabinets and skirtings but the builders dont seem to allow it. If you can...

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stevec

15 May 2008

Builder won't let us...Building A New House

May 15, 2008 11:30 am

upgrade to 92mm skirtings. It is the easiest and cheapest way. It will be extremly hard to avoid using quad with volume builders as they are not very flexible about th skirts. Even PD display homes have the quad so even if you went through the builder you would have to specify that you did not want ...

upgrade to 92mm skirtings. It is the easiest and cheapest way. It will be extremly hard to avoid using quad with volume ...

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stevec

13 May 2008

Oxidisation (rust marks) on bricks and MortarBuilding A New House

May 13, 2008 2:27 pm

thanks VJ I will check mine as well. I will try to get a pic tomorrow

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13 May 2008

Oxidisation (rust marks) on bricks and MortarBuilding A New House

May 13, 2008 2:11 pm

Has anyway experienced oxidatisation stains (rust stains) on their bricks and mortar. My brickwork was completed a while back and about fourweeks after bricks have been cleaned this rust like stain is appearing on some of the bricks and off white mortar. I have a brick from Austral called La Trobe. ...

Has anyway experienced oxidatisation stains (rust stains) on their bricks and mortar. My brickwork was completed a while...

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stevec

27 April 2008

Breather Pipe sewage smellBuilding A New House

Apr 27, 2008 9:35 pm

Thanks for your replies it has been helpful The toilets are not in as yet so this smelll seems normal at present. I do smell it when walking around outside of house near breather piep as well so hope this goes when toliets are in as well

Thanks for your replies it has been helpful The toilets are not in as yet so this smelll seems normal at present. I do s...

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26 April 2008

Breather Pipe sewage smellBuilding A New House

Apr 26, 2008 5:50 pm

Hi all Should you be able to smell the sewage from the breather pipe of the house when I stand outside. My sinks toilets, baths, showers, basins etc are not in as yet but I would have thought this smell would not be around as I have not smelt it in other houses under consturction. Should I be concer...

Hi all Should you be able to smell the sewage from the breather pipe of the house when I stand outside. My sinks toilets...

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stevec

8 April 2008

we had handover today would you have accepted....Building A New House

Apr 08, 2008 9:09 am

I would have not taken the home and not accepted the roof tiles being re-sprayed. If they are faulty tiles then they must be replaced with the correct tiles. We are all paying for new homes and new tiles (in the correct colour) is not too much to expect. :D

I would have not taken the home and not accepted the roof tiles being re-sprayed. If they are faulty tiles then they mus...

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stevec

7 April 2008

stage payments if issues are not rectifiedBuilding A New House

Apr 07, 2008 2:21 pm

Hi guys Do I need to pay a progress payment for the lockup stage if all work is not carried out properly but they have sent a bill. IE: All work is complete to that stage but some issues need to be rectified as a result of my building inspection. HIA contract says you can be charged interest if you ...

Hi guys Do I need to pay a progress payment for the lockup stage if all work is not carried out properly but they have s...

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stevec

4 April 2008

Pre plaster inspection for PD houseBuilding A New House

Apr 04, 2008 7:13 am

I am at pre plaster stage or will be next week and was wondering if people think I need an inspection at this point. I was going to get Kevin at pre handover but was wondering if I should engage him for this stage. It seems most of the issues can still be rectified prior to completion with a little ...

I am at pre plaster stage or will be next week and was wondering if people think I need an inspection at this point. I w...

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1 April 2008

Potential Scratched Windows on handoverBuilding A New House

Apr 01, 2008 2:13 pm

Go to house on a sunny day before pre handover inspection and note it all down. Then riase the concerns. You will get broken glass, heaps more scratches etc before the end of the process so dont stress. Building Code does say that scracthes on glass is a defect so they have to fix them but once hand...

Go to house on a sunny day before pre handover inspection and note it all down. Then riase the concerns. You will get br...

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stevec

1 April 2008

Potential Scratched Windows on handoverBuilding A New House

Apr 01, 2008 11:59 am

if it is in the window (glass) then they will replace the glass

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1 April 2008

Potential Scratched Windows on handoverBuilding A New House

Apr 01, 2008 10:41 am

They will not replace the windows they will use enamel touch up paint. It happens all the time. When I last built I found over forty scracthes inside and out and after they touched them up you could not tell the diffrence. You should go through each window and write down scracthes. In the end the wi...

They will not replace the windows they will use enamel touch up paint. It happens all the time. When I last built I foun...