Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Oct 28, 2010 7:14 pm Hi, Just after a bit of advice. I am currently building a PD Regent 23 at Doreen. I had an inspection last week and all is nearly done except the tiling, carpet and final electrical etc, so about 6 weeks until handover. When I made my selections I chose a really pale grey (almost off white) cupboard door for my kitchen and caesarstone benchtop, ice snow (also pale white). I am really happy with these colours and everything looks great except one thing. I opted to have the shadow line for kitchen and bathrooms which looks really ordinary. There was no choice on colour for the shadow line and i assumed it would be the same colour as the doors. It isn't- its black!! It looks so bad, especially on the overhang for my island bench, you can see the black comes out with the overhang and just ends a few centimetres before the caesarstone! I spoke to my SS who said he would have thought it would be the same colour as my doors, but then spoke to CSC who said it is always black and at this late stage it would be too late to UPGRADE!! I dont want an upgrade, I just want it to be the colour I thought it would be. So I told her all this, what the SS said and all the pictures I have seen of other shadow lines and why I was assuming it would be the same as my doors. I explained to her if I had have known I would never have chosen the shadow line, as it defeated the pale selections I have made. She said she would get back to me (a few days ago) but still hasn't. I am wondering how much I should push this. Do I really stick to my guns and say it needs to be fixed?? (Couldn't they re-cover it with laminex- without pulling it all out?) Or do I just suck it up, and stare at it everyday knowing I am not happy with it? Sorry for the long post, I am starting to lose a bit of sleep about it, and I figure the longer it takes her to get back to me means it is not good news. Cheers Re: re Shadow Line colour 3Oct 28, 2010 7:38 pm In the kitchen, it has light coloured cupboards and bench tops and they have opted for no shadow line. In the bathroom it has lighter cupboards but the shadow line is still in black. In my house all the cupboards are light. The whole lot looks bad, the kitchen looks worse and the overhang on the island bench looks the worst. The other displays dont have shadow line in the kitchens. Thanks for replying. Re: re Shadow Line colour 4Oct 28, 2010 7:47 pm I'd not want to look at it every day and hate it, so I'd bite the bullet and find a way (which will no doubt invlove paying for it) to get it fixed my new build thread- Ben Trager https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89826 my switch build thread (2011) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36569 Re: re Shadow Line colour 5Oct 28, 2010 8:06 pm Unless it is noted in your colour schedule that you picked an actual colour, I would presume you would get the default colour. Which from previous discussions on the forum all point to a black shadowline. Fingers crossed some resolution occurs but I think this one is going to cost you. Some things are worth waiting for. Re: re Shadow Line colour 6Nov 05, 2010 10:18 am Hi bj76, I am sorry to hear that you are having this issue. Directing this concern to your SS is the best way get some good advice on this one. Have you heard back from your SS yet? I also suggest taking some pictures to show your SS so that they are clear on what you're concerned about. Cheers, Jess. Porter Davis Homes Questions? Call 1800PORTER Mon - Fri 9am-8pm Sat - Sun 10am-4pm info@porterdavis.com.au http://blog.porterdavis.com.au/ http://www.porterdavishomes.com.au Re: re Shadow Line colour 7May 16, 2011 9:09 pm Hi, I know it has been along time since your original message was posted but I have the exact same problem you mentioned with the black shadowline in the kitchen and bathrooms and I'm also building with PD. Did you manage to resolve the issue? Re: re Shadow Line colour 9Nov 01, 2012 7:21 am pd1974 hello!?? was this ever resolved as we have just found out the same problems.. Hi pd1974, Could you please send me a private message with your contact and build details and I will have this looked into for you. Cheers, Helen Porter Davis Homes Questions? Call 1800PORTER Mon - Fri 9am-8pm Sat - Sun 10am-4pm info@porterdavis.com.au http://blog.porterdavis.com.au/ http://www.porterdavishomes.com.au Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 12732 Hijacking this post as its relevant to my situation (VIC). My garage wall is on zero boundary and my neighbour's land (build hasnt started) has a little slope towards my… 4 8668 I am building in claymore NSW and this is shown in the building envelope plan. … 0 10905 |