Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 1741May 10, 2011 11:41 am Jess, I PM'd you a few months (approx) ago and you got someone to call me..... and they promised things that just haven't happened. We are past that point now. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Porter Davis homes 1742May 10, 2011 1:03 pm amsgreeneyes Hi All, Those of you that are new and are wondering about PD. We have had a pretty good experience with them so far also. There have been a few little/medium sized dramas but in the end they have been corrected and to a state we are happy with. This has been done in a professional and timely manner. We are due for a PCI very very soon. But we have had pre-PCI inspection and found a lot of things then, so that PD have had time to fix things. We will then go into PCI and make sure everything on that previous list has been done and check over anything new. Our CM has said if there is anything we are not happy with we do not have to handover until it has been fixed. We lost a SS 3/4 of the way through the build, but were assigned a construction manager and now possibly a new SS who seems very very good and very very thorough (eager to please because of newness I suspect). Overall, and at this stage we have enjoyed our experience with PD, our CSC is lovely and so helpful. I am sure there will be things that we will find after handover, which is only natural I suspect and especially for a new home, that need fixing, but I am sure this would happen with all builders. After speaking with family who have built with M and friends building with H's N we have had a pretty good ride. Good luck to you all, and if you have any questions please feel free to ask me. I will be happy to answer as best I can. Cheers Glad to see that your build is going well, we had our PCI 2 weeks ago tomorrow and no one has been back to do anything about them.... we have been told that tradies have been booked in too, we had a pre PCI in early 2011 and none of those items were addressed so now we have those items as well as the ones we found through the independant inspection and our own pci... we would love to know when we can move it but we will have to wait and see I suppose..... Site cut: 2 June 2010 Slab Poured: 2 Oct 2010 Frame Stage: 12 Oct 2010 Lock up: Dec 2010 Fixing Stage: March 2011 http://karasdreamhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1743May 11, 2011 9:39 am fingers crossed amsgreeneyes Hi All, Those of you that are new and are wondering about PD. We have had a pretty good experience with them so far also. There have been a few little/medium sized dramas but in the end they have been corrected and to a state we are happy with. This has been done in a professional and timely manner. We are due for a PCI very very soon. But we have had pre-PCI inspection and found a lot of things then, so that PD have had time to fix things. We will then go into PCI and make sure everything on that previous list has been done and check over anything new. Our CM has said if there is anything we are not happy with we do not have to handover until it has been fixed. We lost a SS 3/4 of the way through the build, but were assigned a construction manager and now possibly a new SS who seems very very good and very very thorough (eager to please because of newness I suspect). Overall, and at this stage we have enjoyed our experience with PD, our CSC is lovely and so helpful. I am sure there will be things that we will find after handover, which is only natural I suspect and especially for a new home, that need fixing, but I am sure this would happen with all builders. After speaking with family who have built with M and friends building with H's N we have had a pretty good ride. Good luck to you all, and if you have any questions please feel free to ask me. I will be happy to answer as best I can. Cheers Glad to see that your build is going well, we had our PCI 2 weeks ago tomorrow and no one has been back to do anything about them.... we have been told that tradies have been booked in too, we had a pre PCI in early 2011 and none of those items were addressed so now we have those items as well as the ones we found through the independant inspection and our own pci... we would love to know when we can move it but we will have to wait and see I suppose..... Hmmm maybe it depends on which office you go through? We are through Lifestyle East and everybody there seems to be good. My CM keeps in touch constantly and is getting everything done so he can handover as quickly and smoothly as possible.. Hope it all gets better for you. Cheers Re: Porter Davis homes 1744May 11, 2011 10:08 am Still no word from the CSR, and I know that the times for contracts to get sorted will be tight if we are to start on July 11. We would also love to get a time for browsing hope. interiors.. With very little weekends between then and now, and the fact that I will be travelling for work most weekdays (interstate and overseas) I can see this is going to be a dog. Oh, and dont get me started on the banks. :S Re: Porter Davis homes 1745May 11, 2011 10:49 am humble Still no word from the CSR, and I know that the times for contracts to get sorted will be tight if we are to start on July 11. We would also love to get a time for browsing hope. interiors.. With very little weekends between then and now, and the fact that I will be travelling for work most weekdays (interstate and overseas) I can see this is going to be a ***** Oh, and dont get me started on the banks. :S Hey Humble, Sounds like you have a full plate! Did you choose the start time or did PD offer you the earliest time available? I'm pretty sure, if i recall correctly, when initially speaking to our sales rep he asked us when we wanted to start and we asked for April as it gave us enough time to demolish our existing home and let the land settle before building. Our timeline was: Speak to sales rep to finalise sales order 4/12/10 (PD closed down over christmas break) our tender appt - 25/01/11 colour/electrical and tile selection - 16/02/11 Contract appt - 22/02/11 Site start - 01/4/11 We only had communication with our CSC on the 17/12/10. We found that during the time of our signing the sales order, she made contact with the soil and survey people and gathered the relevant property information and arranged for the appointment times at hopetoun and national tiles. All the background work that needs doing and then she relayed this information to us. We used our time between signing the sales order and colour/electrical selections to do a bit of research on what colour schemes we liked and what we wanted in our home. You can visit hopetoun on the weekends and national tiles are statewide (we initially went to the showroom in dandenong to have a look at the builders range to see what was available before we went into the national tiles in port melbourne). Also you can check out carpet court in chadstone for your carpet selections. Just tell the rep there you are building with PD and what range and they will show you what carpets are available. That way when it comes to your colour/tile and electrical selections it will go smoothly and you will know what you want. No hold ups with deciding. Good luck! Mel Building Waldorf 44 with PD Feel free to follow our build progress - http://melnrobsknockdownrebuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1746May 11, 2011 10:51 am Hey fellow PDers, have updated my blog for those that are interested. Our frame stage is expected to be completed Monday! Cheers, M Building Waldorf 44 with PD Feel free to follow our build progress - http://melnrobsknockdownrebuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1747May 11, 2011 11:06 am humble Still no word from the CSR, and I know that the times for contracts to get sorted will be tight if we are to start on July 11. We would also love to get a time for browsing hope. interiors.. With very little weekends between then and now, and the fact that I will be travelling for work most weekdays (interstate and overseas) I can see this is going to be a ***** Oh, and dont get me started on the banks. :S Hi Humble, I’m sorry to hear that your CSA hasn’t been in contact with you. Could you please private message me the name of your CSA, as well as your full name, phone number and your lot address and I’ll do my best to put them in contact with you. 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: Porter Davis homes 1748May 11, 2011 11:08 am amsgreeneyes Hi All, Those of you that are new and are wondering about PD. We have had a pretty good experience with them so far also. There have been a few little/medium sized dramas but in the end they have been corrected and to a state we are happy with. This has been done in a professional and timely manner. We are due for a PCI very very soon. But we have had pre-PCI inspection and found a lot of things then, so that PD have had time to fix things. We will then go into PCI and make sure everything on that previous list has been done and check over anything new. Our CM has said if there is anything we are not happy with we do not have to handover until it has been fixed. We lost a SS 3/4 of the way through the build, but were assigned a construction manager and now possibly a new SS who seems very very good and very very thorough (eager to please because of newness I suspect). Overall, and at this stage we have enjoyed our experience with PD, our CSC is lovely and so helpful. I am sure there will be things that we will find after handover, which is only natural I suspect and especially for a new home, that need fixing, but I am sure this would happen with all builders. After speaking with family who have built with M and friends building with H's N we have had a pretty good ride. Good luck to you all, and if you have any questions please feel free to ask me. I will be happy to answer as best I can. Cheers Hi Amsgreeneyes, Sounds like your build is on track and I'm happy to hear you are pleased with your new CSC. I'm sorry to hear that you have experienced some issues with your pre-PCI. Please keep me updated on the progress with this. 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: Porter Davis homes 1749May 11, 2011 12:47 pm Hi Team PD, What is the time frame to fix the issues raised in PCI. We have raised couple of issues in end of March and they haven't been fixed yet. We raised couple of times with Supervisor and CSC couple of times but no action. To whom should I supposed to contact if both are useless Thanks Re: Porter Davis homes 1750May 11, 2011 1:16 pm Laas_0 Hi Team PD, What is the time frame to fix the issues raised in PCI. We have raised couple of issues in end of March and they haven't been fixed yet. We raised couple of times with Supervisor and CSC couple of times but no action. To whom should I supposed to contact if both are useless Thanks and this is why we wont settle Site cut: 2 June 2010 Slab Poured: 2 Oct 2010 Frame Stage: 12 Oct 2010 Lock up: Dec 2010 Fixing Stage: March 2011 http://karasdreamhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1751May 11, 2011 9:21 pm Hi Jess I have just looked at the PD site and noticed that Brookvale has been take off the list of double story houses. Do you know why this was taken off. Will PD ever build brookvale again? Thanks Yellow Re: Porter Davis homes 1752May 12, 2011 8:36 am MelNRob humble Still no word from the CSR, and I know that the times for contracts to get sorted will be tight if we are to start on July 11. We would also love to get a time for browsing hope. interiors.. With very little weekends between then and now, and the fact that I will be travelling for work most weekdays (interstate and overseas) I can see this is going to be a ***** Oh, and dont get me started on the banks. :S Hey Humble, Sounds like you have a full plate! Did you choose the start time or did PD offer you the earliest time available? I'm pretty sure, if i recall correctly, when initially speaking to our sales rep he asked us when we wanted to start and we asked for April as it gave us enough time to demolish our existing home and let the land settle before building. Our timeline was: Speak to sales rep to finalise sales order 4/12/10 (PD closed down over christmas break) our tender appt - 25/01/11 colour/electrical and tile selection - 16/02/11 Contract appt - 22/02/11 Site start - 01/4/11 We only had communication with our CSC on the 17/12/10. We found that during the time of our signing the sales order, she made contact with the soil and survey people and gathered the relevant property information and arranged for the appointment times at hopetoun and national tiles. All the background work that needs doing and then she relayed this information to us. We used our time between signing the sales order and colour/electrical selections to do a bit of research on what colour schemes we liked and what we wanted in our home. You can visit hopetoun on the weekends and national tiles are statewide (we initially went to the showroom in dandenong to have a look at the builders range to see what was available before we went into the national tiles in port melbourne). Also you can check out carpet court in chadstone for your carpet selections. Just tell the rep there you are building with PD and what range and they will show you what carpets are available. That way when it comes to your colour/tile and electrical selections it will go smoothly and you will know what you want. No hold ups with deciding. Good luck! Mel This was PD's preferred date. It was all a little hectic considering we were still yet to look at loans (and even right this minute the final touches are going on the loan) We had another start date of November, but we chose to go ahead with this start date of the 11th. Jess, I will let it run a little longer, if I dont here anything today i will let you know. I am just concerned with the timeframes and our ability to be able to turn around stuff quickly. While the wife can do a lot of it she has to work as well. The other issue will be tender/contract appointments have to be locked in miles in advance for me to be present. (I spend less then 2 weekdays a week in Melbourne!) Re: Porter Davis homes 1753May 12, 2011 8:47 am Yellow Hi Jess I have just looked at the PD site and noticed that Brookvale has been take off the list of double story houses. Do you know why this was taken off. Will PD ever build brookvale again? Thanks Yellow It has evolved into the Brooklyn. Most designs are only around a few years and then they are either deleted entirely (if they are not particularly good sellers) or evolve into something slightly different. My understanding is that the evolution often involves feedback from customers as to how the house can be improved. I built the Bridgeport 38... we were one of the last through on the Bridgeport before it was deleted. It was a super popular design, but it evolved into the Sandhurst. The reason we were given was that the biggest Bridgeport was too long for 32m blocks once setbacks were taken into account so the largest Sandhurst is short but a little wider so it fits. I notice that the Brooklyn has a galley style kitchen as opposed to the L shape bench of the Brookvale and the laundry is bigger. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Porter Davis homes 1754May 12, 2011 11:25 am Laas_0 Hi Team PD, What is the time frame to fix the issues raised in PCI. We have raised couple of issues in end of March and they haven't been fixed yet. We raised couple of times with Supervisor and CSC couple of times but no action. To whom should I supposed to contact if both are useless Thanks Hi Laas_0, I understand you are experiencing difficulties getting action from your SS or CSA regarding maintenance issues from your PCI. Could you please provide me with your full name, lot address, home that you are building and a contact phone number via a Private Message and I’ll have someone contact to you. Regards, 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: Porter Davis homes 1755May 12, 2011 11:35 am MelNRob Hey fellow PDers, have updated my blog for those that are interested. Our frame stage is expected to be completed Monday! Cheers, M Hi MelNRob, It's great to hear that everything is on track with your build! The photos on your blog are exciting; I hope your build continues to run smoothly. Please keep us updated on your progress 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: Porter Davis homes 1756May 13, 2011 10:34 am Yellow Hi Jess I have just looked at the PD site and noticed that Brookvale has been take off the list of double story houses. Do you know why this was taken off. Will PD ever build brookvale again? Thanks Yellow Hi Yellow, To answer your question, the Brookvale design has been evolved to meet new 6 Star requirements and is now replaced by the Brooklyn. You can find the details for this design on the PD website here http://www.porterdavis.com.au/#/homeviewer/brooklyn/50 If you have any further questions you can also contact a sales consultant and they'll happily help you out. I hope that helps. 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: Porter Davis homes 1757May 13, 2011 11:15 am Team PD MelNRob Hey fellow PDers, have updated my blog for those that are interested. Our frame stage is expected to be completed Monday! Cheers, M Hi MelNRob, It's great to hear that everything is on track with your build! The photos on your blog are exciting; I hope your build continues to run smoothly. Please keep us updated on your progress Cheers Jess Thanks for following Jess! And yes, super impressed with the speed and way things are travelling with the build so far. (just don't tell my SS that i snuck in and took piccies while i was checking my shed! hahaha! ) Frame stage is expected to be completed on Monday 16th but i think with the weather that we have had this week it will be out by a couple of days, which can't be helped. I'm just impressed with the guys going out and starting so early in the cold! i'll have to bring them hot choccies Have a great weekend! Mel Building Waldorf 44 with PD Feel free to follow our build progress - http://melnrobsknockdownrebuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1758May 14, 2011 1:39 pm Question for those you that have already built with pd or have had your bricking done! My house cremorne 42 has been wrapped on ground floor & bricks have been delivered! How long does it roughly take for bricks to be done??? Many thanks Mel Re: Porter Davis homes 1759May 14, 2011 2:52 pm mel_mox Question for those you that have already built with pd or have had your bricking done! My house cremorne 42 has been wrapped on ground floor & bricks have been delivered! How long does it roughly take for bricks to be done??? Many thanks Mel Hiya Mel It largely depends on weather and the brickies workload. Ours took quite a while, somedays they would come out on site late in the morning and then knock off at 3. Then other days the three of them would go full on and get a whole wall done. They have only now returned to finish the garage wall. My only word of advice is to keep an eye on the sand that is delivered - make sure the colour is consistent with the mortar colour you have chosen I have read other brickies can work quite quickly, so it's just pot luck I guess... like anything in this wonderful process we call home building!! Look forward to seeing your bricks!! Re: Porter Davis homes 1760May 14, 2011 3:22 pm mel_mox Question for those you that have already built with pd or have had your bricking done! My house cremorne 42 has been wrapped on ground floor & bricks have been delivered! How long does it roughly take for bricks to be done??? Many thanks Mel Hi Mel, Ours were done in about 3 weeks, a single storey house. 2 of them working about 6-7 hours a day. __________________________________________ Built Camberwell 29 with PD - Hand Over was on 22/12/10 http://ssazcamberwell29.blogspot.com/ Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 13733 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 77801 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 108457 |