Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 46Feb 28, 2015 8:57 pm Building Porter Davis Sandrigham 45 Check our journey @ http://sandringham45-pd.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 49Mar 07, 2015 10:40 am Hi everyone. Posting my blog link here. I'm building in Blackburn South. Frame stage. I'm super busy and may not be able to reply to posts. http://sandringham45blackburnsth.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 50Mar 07, 2015 5:22 pm klim23 Hi everyone. Posting my blog link here. I'm building in Blackburn South. Frame stage. I'm super busy and may not be able to reply to posts. http://sandringham45blackburnsth.blogspot.com.au/ Thanks for sharing... Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 51Mar 19, 2015 11:02 am Just did my frame inspection. Nothing major, picked up a few things such as missing screws and not enough nails on floor boards. Also front steel beam was overhanging the slab a bit. Was told that gas pipes was a bit too fat for the wall cavities and may affect ventilation. Just a word of advice for those still in planning stage. Check, double check and triple check you door and sliding door heights. We wanted every door downstairs to be 2.4 high. Couldn't believe that I missed the garage entrance door and study sliding door. : ( Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 52Mar 19, 2015 12:45 pm klim23 Hi everyone. Posting my blog link here. I'm building in Blackburn South. Frame stage. I'm super busy and may not be able to reply to posts. http://sandringham45blackburnsth.blogspot.com.au/ Sorry if this sounds creepy but we live close to you and my husband was saying the other day that he drove past a 2 story Porter Davis house going up that he thought was a Waldorf... I'd bet anything it was actually yours! Small world. 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 a Sandringham by Porter Davis 53Mar 24, 2015 12:04 pm Super happy to hear our build might be finished by July. They only did slab in December and then 3 weeks off for christmas NYE period and if finished in July that is an 8 month build, very happy. We even had a month of nothing before plaster as framing hiccups occurred (illness and injury). Wow, time to get all my quotes for post handover stuff!! Building Porter Davis Sandringham 45 + alfresco + extra dining room Melbourne Inner East http://knockdownrebuildjourney.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 54Mar 24, 2015 2:05 pm Sandy45 Super happy to hear our build might be finished by July. They only did slab in December and then 3 weeks off for christmas NYE period and if finished in July that is an 8 month build, very happy. We even had a month of nothing before plaster as framing hiccups occurred (illness and injury). Wow, time to get all my quotes for post handover stuff!! Lucky duck - how exciting !! What post handover stuff are you doing? We are doing flooring, windows furnishings, pool (hopefully), driveways and landscaping obviously as well. Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 55Mar 24, 2015 6:16 pm alcaz Sandy45 Super happy to hear our build might be finished by July. They only did slab in December and then 3 weeks off for christmas NYE period and if finished in July that is an 8 month build, very happy. We even had a month of nothing before plaster as framing hiccups occurred (illness and injury). Wow, time to get all my quotes for post handover stuff!! Lucky duck - how exciting !! What post handover stuff are you doing? We are doing flooring, windows furnishings, pool (hopefully), driveways and landscaping obviously as well. We went with PD flooring after going to I think 7 floor companies we just decided the hassle vs the slight savings we couldn't deal with along with delay to occupancy time with added rent costs. I will find my list of things post handover tonight and post them. 16 weeks to potential handover very exciting. Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 56Mar 24, 2015 9:15 pm Heres my list of Post Handover Tasks & things to buy • Spare set of keys • Council • Crossover repair & widening (get deposit back from council) • Order 2nd recycling bin from council • Car permits for street • Organise connections/contracts for • Internet/cable & voip (new modem), must arrange connection from street to house(<$300) • Electricity • Gas • Water • Insurance • Window tinting in bathrooms upstairs • Window furnishings – blinds, curtains, shutters etc in bedrooms & tv room. • Pool Company • Complete/connect plumbing & electrical equipment • Tile • Lay copers (must supply for them) confirm quantity • Solar panel installation Landscapers • Driveway – exposed aggregate (~$100/m) • Front entrance decking or paving • Front pathway & side pathways (west side pavers, east side pavers or concrete) • Front Fence, letterbox & manual gate • Clothesline install (I supply) • Garden beds, grass, DIY raised veg patches in front • Alfresco decking area • Outdoor shower plumbing under side path but install later • Pool glass fence & pavers & equipment storage box • Plants front/back/sides • Bin screen • Paint boundary fences (DIY myself) • Ensure boundary fencing unclimbable for safety near pool & check height >2m Cat flap door House sign/number Electrical jobs • Alarm • Intercom • Install dining pendant lights (already purchase) • Install external lights • Shabbat timer • Alfresco fan/light Jetmaster – install hearth (black marble flat stone ) must buy at stone mason Things to purchase • Condenser dryer • 10kg front loader washing machine • Cordless vacuum for stairs • TV & TV wall mount • Couches, coffee table, lamp & rug for family room (ebay, grays) • Dining chairs – Freedom • Barstools - • Dining side board table/cupboard - Dare • TV room – tv cabinet & storage unit for toys downstairs • IKEA Study – Billy bookcases (5), wooden kitchen bench top to convert to desk top, cabinet draws & filing draws, lamp, desk chair Master bedroom WIR – Wardrobe setup, mirror, lamps Child 1 & 2 – Lego storage unit and table for slot cars Child 3 - Bedside table, lamp & bookcase Child 4 – Bedside table, lamp & Toy boxes for current bookshelf Clothes hanging rod for under laundry top cupboards Kitchen cutlery draw dividers • Hardware store Garage shelving & bike hanging Lawn mower Letterbox, clothesline • Outdoor/alfresco couch, furniture & bean bags • BBQ Discounts/offers to think about • Qantas FF points - $100 harvey norman 14100 points, Mitre 10 $100 14600points, BBQ galore $100 15100points • PD partners/discounts Bowens card Melbourne Brick – 10% off pavers, lawn etc Plantmarks trade markets – trade prices for plants Building Porter Davis Sandringham 45 + alfresco + extra dining room Melbourne Inner East http://knockdownrebuildjourney.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 57Mar 26, 2015 9:53 am thewoodies klim23 Hi everyone. Posting my blog link here. I'm building in Blackburn South. Frame stage. I'm super busy and may not be able to reply to posts. http://sandringham45blackburnsth.blogspot.com.au/ Sorry if this sounds creepy but we live close to you and my husband was saying the other day that he drove past a 2 story Porter Davis house going up that he thought was a Waldorf... I'd bet anything it was actually yours! Small world. I think we may have driven past Klim's place too... or at least another in the Blacky South area. We're building double storey not too far from there ourselves. Build blog - http://hasslingthehoff.wordpress.com/ Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 58Mar 26, 2015 10:14 am klim23 Hi everyone. Posting my blog link here. I'm building in Blackburn South. Frame stage. I'm super busy and may not be able to reply to posts. http://sandringham45blackburnsth.blogspot.com.au/ House looking great. So nice to see another sandy being built and what a beautiful area to build ( I grew up in laburnum ). Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 59Mar 26, 2015 12:51 pm They just roofed my house. I just wanted to know if any of you asked for sarking. PD told me at contract that they don't install roof sarking as standard at contract. No big deal but those at planning stage may want to consider sarking. Did anyone find it odd that the portico floor is slightly lower than the garage floor? It's in the plan and I didn't pick that up until after slab pour. That means my driveway won't be level unless I raised the portico floor. Re: Building a Sandringham by Porter Davis 60Mar 26, 2015 5:27 pm klim23 They just roofed my house. I just wanted to know if any of you asked for sarking. PD told me at contract that they don't install roof sarking as standard at contract. No big deal but those at planning stage may want to consider sarking. Did anyone find it odd that the portico floor is slightly lower than the garage floor? It's in the plan and I didn't pick that up until after slab pour. That means my driveway won't be level unless I raised the portico floor. We didn't do sarking either. Also were surprised about portico being lower and yet to think about how to tackle driveway front door issue levels. Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 13972 Hey guys building a new place through a volume builder and just wondering if i should complain to the site supervisor as we just had plasterboard installed. Looks like… 0 11803 |