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Temporary Window Coverings
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Look forward to your thoughts on this one.
Didn't PD give you the opportunity to pre-order your window coverings when you went through the colour selection process???? If not, shame on them!
In the past I have always used old sheets...I hate the look and always felt the house wasnt complete without the window furnishings. This time around, I am getting quotes now...as soon as the plastering is finished and the wood floors laid. By the time we move in, everything should be made measured and ordered 2 months ago...well thats the idea
Mrs B
PD didn't offer up this info or chance. But I am sorry to say this doesn't surprise me at all. It just follows on from all the other lame attempts at customer service they have shown us. They wouldn't know good customer service if it jumped up and bit them.
We asked and were told they dont do window covering, the peron we were talking to said they have no problem letting you do the measurements when plaster is up and they were more than open to letting a professional come through with you to help measure etc.
As for all the sales service bashing that PD has been recieving I've got to just put my 2c in, we must have either struck the most helpful person at PD or people expect too much, we get calls just about every 2 days to let us know whats happening and what we need to provide them. Just about all our queries get answered on the phone or via email the same day and we get along fantastically with everyone we have met there, I couldnt ask for more! There have been some disapointments like window dressing, bathroom acessories and the like but PD arent alone on most of these points and they are pretty easy to cover off yourself.
I'm looking at this as well as I'm not sure what I want and possibly may have nothing in some areas. I want to live in the house and get a feel for it before I make a decision but would like something temporary for the bedrooms in the meantime.
Jo
PLEASE NOTE: I AM NOT ENDORSING ANY OF THESE SUGGESTIONS
1. use bubble wrap
http://lifehacker.com/software/macgyver ... 295221.php
2. instant curtains.
they seem to have a sticky backing to them
http://www.**.com.au/ ... ional/2647
http://www.instantcurtains.com/
3. use some sort of hook
http://www.spotlight.com.au/Discussion_ ... did=162600
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/in ... 410AACxLP9
4. In the last link it also mentioned using those spring loaded retractable type rods. They don't work for heavier material but for lighter net curtaining they are ok. We used 2 of these as a "temp" towel rail in our ensuite window in our last house. The towels tended to pull the rail down after a while. Hence my comment about heavier weights.
As for PD bashing. If you knew all the issues we and many many many many other clients have had and are still having with PD you would not be singing their praises so loudly mikkyG. Yes you must be the lucky ones. When you get no return phone calls after a fortnight to 3 weeks about important issues. When they try to charge back delays that have been completely incorrectly calculated. When the answer is always tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow or thats happening next week. When you are accused of lieing. When they don't get a septic tank permit when applying for the building one and keep asking what we are planning to do about a septic and they are supposed to be doing the septic all along. When the admin person shreds your proof of funds and you have to do it all over again.
When they tap into the neighbours stormwater instead of running new indepandant pipes.
Do I need to say more. Anyone building with PD who is having a good experience. I am very happy for you. But as I have said we know some very dishonest nasty things they have done to others and ALL of the things above have happened to us. I can't alborate on the others peoples as they all in front of laywers and courts.
I don't think any of the volume builders do window furnishings (I could be wrong!)
And, yes, mikkyG, think yourself lucky with PD - no one ever calls us, we have to call them, we've had 2 CSRs, and 4 SSs, and were supposed to be at lock up on June 12 - and that was after they delayed us by 2 months.....and we're STILL waiting to be at lock up. One of the reasons was the numerous mistakes made on our house , that they are still working on fixing......very disappointing form a company that supposedly prides itself on it's excellence in customer service and who labels the division we're building with "Prestige"......
Im going to ring PD and get the companies contact details. if anyone is interested i will pass on the companies contact details through pm.
http://www.redishade.com/ seems bunnings sometimes sell them as well.
6-12 dollars? i saw mentioned somewhere else
Australia Contact Information:
* Redi Shade Australia
6 / 605 Kingsford Smith Drive
Hamilton, Brisbane
Queensland 4007
Phone: 07 3630 2377
Fax: 07 3630 1313
E-mail: info@redishade.com.au
Cheers
Your whole house looks great. Enjoy !!!!!!
Hi perry The blinds do look great. Do they block the light out at all? Or are they more just for privacy?? And also how do they attach to the window and are they safe. They wont take the paint off when removed will they???
Your whole house looks great. Enjoy !!!!!!
Your whole house looks great. Enjoy !!!!!!
The blinds are really for privacy - they are made of thick paper, so they block some of the light. They are stuck to the inside of the top window frame, and the paint won't peel when they come off - they might leave some gum which can be removed with some cooking oil (as they say) or eucalyptus oil (which is the mutts nuts at removing tar and gum).
Cheers
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