Browse Forums Building A New House Porter Davis homes 5641Jun 24, 2012 7:26 pm ^michael, our site scrape was May 29, slab was poured June 7 and frame started June 12. Re: Porter Davis homes 5643Jun 25, 2012 9:09 am It's looking great, doreen_kallara! Is the theatre room as dark as it looks in the pics? It's very striking (in a good way ). Re: Porter Davis homes 5644Jun 25, 2012 9:10 am Doreen_Kallara33 Hi all.. Some updated photo's. Just keep clicking next. The first few photos with the grey colour is our theatre, The outside wall in the pic is green, but its my flash, lolll. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/228/26433300.png/ Slab was done on 14/04 and the house should be finished within a month as tiling starts Friday. Can anyone advise if there is much to do after tiling, I assume carpets then PCI?? Looking good. There is a bit to do still.. It was 7 weeks from the time the tiles were done till when we moved in. Re: Porter Davis homes 5645Jun 25, 2012 9:39 am monkeypantz It's looking great, doreen_kallara! Is the theatre room as dark as it looks in the pics? It's very striking (in a good way ). Hi monkeypantz. yeah it is pretty dark, the colour is Grey Ember. we wanted to have a dark theme and it came up awesome Thanks Re: Porter Davis homes 5646Jun 25, 2012 9:45 am Doreen_Kallara33 Slab was done on 14/04 and the house should be finished within a month as tiling starts Friday. Can anyone advise if there is much to do after tiling, I assume carpets then PCI?? 9 weeks and counting since tiles for me. Since I still have no PCI I cant tell you my total time from tiles to completion. Its week 43 now but my tiles were not put in until week 34. Lets hope your not as lucky as me. Re: Porter Davis homes 5647Jun 25, 2012 10:19 am Zinner Doreen_Kallara33 Slab was done on 14/04 and the house should be finished within a month as tiling starts Friday. Can anyone advise if there is much to do after tiling, I assume carpets then PCI?? 9 weeks and counting since tiles for me. Since I still have no PCI I cant tell you my total time from tiles to completion. Its week 43 now but my tiles were not put in until week 34. Lets hope your not as lucky as me. Opps! Have to correct this as my tiles were started in week 34 but they didn't order enough to complete it so it was actually finished around week 38 or 39 so technically, its only been about 4 weeks since tiles were finished. Re: Porter Davis homes 5648Jun 25, 2012 10:29 am Doreen_Kallara33 - I would say 4 to 6 weeks after tiling. Theatre room looks fantastic! We painted the wall behind our tv ourselves and i couldn't justify the cost of feature walls. We did a dark brown and watching movies at night with the lights off looks fanastic as the tv looks frameless. We also added a cavity door on our theatre room, which is also something we are really glad we did. I look forward to seeing more pictures! Forrestdale 27 Land Titled:4/11/11 Building Permit:4/11/11 Site Start Date: 16/11/11 Slab Date: 01/12/11 Frame Date:05/12/11 http://hordefamilyhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 5649Jun 25, 2012 10:32 am Sammyjane31 Doreen_Kallara33 - I would say 4 to 6 weeks after tiling. Theatre room looks fantastic! We painted the wall behind our tv ourselves and i couldn't justify the cost of feature walls. We did a dark brown and watching movies at night with the lights off looks fanastic as the tv looks frameless. We also added a cavity door on our theatre room, which is also something we are really glad we did. I look forward to seeing more pictures! Hi Sammyjane31, Your right about the painting part, to do one wall it was $200, but to do the whole theatre room was only $200, so that worked out much cheaper for them to do it. After handover we are getting the big slide doors from the supplier as PD are charging $4100 where I'm getting it just under 2k which is awesome. Re: Porter Davis homes 5650Jun 25, 2012 10:54 am Thats awesome price for the doors! Did PD supply their information? $200 is great for the whole room- your room must be bigger than ours because if we did all 4 walls it would feel like a small box. Our room is a rumpus that we will be turning into a theatre....hopefully one day we can afford those aweomse theatre chairs:) Forrestdale 27 Land Titled:4/11/11 Building Permit:4/11/11 Site Start Date: 16/11/11 Slab Date: 01/12/11 Frame Date:05/12/11 http://hordefamilyhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 5651Jun 25, 2012 11:09 am Sammyjane31 Thats awesome price for the doors! Did PD supply their information? $200 is great for the whole room- your room must be bigger than ours because if we did all 4 walls it would feel like a small box. Our room is a rumpus that we will be turning into a theatre....hopefully one day we can afford those aweomse theatre chairs:) They didnt tell me as such, but on the upgrades list of the display home it said Corinthian so I just gave them a call. Re: Porter Davis homes 5652Jun 25, 2012 11:54 am Doreen_Kallara33 Sammyjane31 Doreen_Kallara33 - I would say 4 to 6 weeks after tiling. Theatre room looks fantastic! We painted the wall behind our tv ourselves and i couldn't justify the cost of feature walls. We did a dark brown and watching movies at night with the lights off looks fanastic as the tv looks frameless. We also added a cavity door on our theatre room, which is also something we are really glad we did. I look forward to seeing more pictures! Hi Sammyjane31, Your right about the painting part, to do one wall it was $200, but to do the whole theatre room was only $200, so that worked out much cheaper for them to do it. After handover we are getting the big slide doors from the supplier as PD are charging $4100 where I'm getting it just under 2k which is awesome. Can you send me some info on the doors.. We are looking at the moment, and I cannot find anything. Re: Porter Davis homes 5653Jun 25, 2012 12:08 pm humble Team PD humble I am still waiting for resolution to the water bill issue, on the 29th May, a signed copy of the building variation was sent to the office, and not a word since. I have called every day no call returned. Unbelievable. During the build everything was awesome.. soon as those keys are in your hot little hand, forget it. Nothing gets done. Why? It costs them money. Would I build again with PD? Probably not. Will I recommend them? Well 5 months ago yes, but now, not really. Hi humble, I did follow up regarding the cheque so I just wanted to touch base and see if you’ve either received your cheque or a call from the PD office to let you know when it would be delivered to you? Regards, Ebony Hi Ebony, I did get a call, hopefully I have the cheaque in the next couple of days. Its taken 14 weeks to get sorted. Hi humble, Thanks for getting back to me, I’m glad to see there has been some progress. I’m sorry to hear that it’s taken that long and I did try to follow up where possible for you. Fingers crossed that you receive it shortly. Cheers, Ebony 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: Porter Davis homes 5654Jun 25, 2012 12:11 pm michaelrezk Started on 14th June and got my slab done today..yesss Hi michaelrezk, congratulations! Cheers, Ebony 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: Porter Davis homes 5655Jun 25, 2012 1:01 pm monkeypantz ^michael, our site scrape was May 29, slab was poured June 7 and frame started June 12. Great so only 5 days between slab and frame ..I was told it might take 2 weeks. Re: Porter Davis homes 5656Jun 25, 2012 1:35 pm michaelrezk monkeypantz ^michael, our site scrape was May 29, slab was poured June 7 and frame started June 12. Great so only 5 days between slab and frame ..I was told it might take 2 weeks. Yeah, we were really impressed with how quickly it happened. Hopefully you can say the same soon! Re: Porter Davis homes 5657Jun 25, 2012 1:40 pm Did they wait even untill the cheque for the progress payment clear ?? Re: Porter Davis homes 5658Jun 25, 2012 2:49 pm I hadn't thought about it but now you mention it, probably not . I think our bank paid by direct deposit, so no cheque to clear, but our slab payment was made in 4 parts (thanks, bank ) and I think the last one was made on the due date, so 7 days after invoice (or perhaps even a little later ) which was after the frame started. Re: Porter Davis homes 5659Jun 25, 2012 2:58 pm Hi Ebony, I am hoping you can help me! I have emailed and called my BC for the past 3 weeks and now have left 2 messages for her manager and have yet to hear from them. We moved in on 4th May and the electrical wiring on the front facade doesnt work/not live so we arent able to install our light fixtures. I know we could arrange for our own electrican to correct this but we shouldnt have to do this let alone pay for it. I will PM you my contact details. Thanks! Forrestdale 27 Land Titled:4/11/11 Building Permit:4/11/11 Site Start Date: 16/11/11 Slab Date: 01/12/11 Frame Date:05/12/11 http://hordefamilyhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 5660Jun 25, 2012 4:40 pm Team PD Hi humble, Thanks for getting back to me, I’m glad to see there has been some progress. I’m sorry to hear that it’s taken that long and I did try to follow up where possible for you. Fingers crossed that you receive it shortly. Cheers, Ebony Thanks Ebony, Considering the speed in which the invoices came to me, and the constant phone calls every 3 hrs when one was late. I should be charging interest of 400% a day. Would have nearly paid off my house by now Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 13998 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 109628 Hi there! 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