Porter Davis homes

sliick · Jan 08, 2015 10:48 am

withlove

Could any with a blog please share their links? I love seeing progress shots as we only have a slab so far. Visited Harcrest today and was hoping to see some darker colours. PD always seem to do their displays in neutral colours.

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sliick · Jan 08, 2015 10:57 am

Pungentia

Hi everyone

Silv3rfish and I visited the new display at Harcrest, Wantirna yesterday which features a brand new version of the Hoffman coming in at 34 squares. It was interesting to see the design as it was pretty much what we told PD was missing from their stable of designs in that it had two rear bedrooms with decent size windows which could look over a rear yard.

It looks to be in Austral Melbourne Newport bricks and features the 4.5m A&L Boutique stacker door that we have upgraded too, plus the extra lounge windows we added in. The stair run was mostly straight which allowed for a different shaped laundry. The one thing I disliked was the upstairs rumpus seemed a bit too squishy.

Interesting that the 34 actually looks better than the 35 now!

34 squares: http://www.porterdavis.com.au/~/media/h ... n%2034.pdf

35 squares: http://www.porterdavis.com.au/~/media/h ... lan_35.pdf

dojrude · Jan 08, 2015 12:20 pm

sliick

Interesting that the 34 actually looks better than the 35 now!

34 squares: http://www.porterdavis.com.au/~/media/h ... n%2034.pdf

35 squares: http://www.porterdavis.com.au/~/media/h ... lan_35.pdf

Looks almost identical to the Rochford 34M, especially the upstairs.

joea · Jan 10, 2015 10:57 am

For anyone that has already built with PD, can you please advise if you had to arrange or pay for an 'Asset Protection Permit'?

I came across this whilst looking through the council website but my BC hasn't mentioned anything to me about it.

Thank you.

Sandy45 · Jan 10, 2015 12:09 pm

joea

For anyone that has already built with PD, can you please advise if you had to arrange or pay for an 'Asset Protection Permit'?

I came across this whilst looking through the council website but my BC hasn't mentioned anything to me about it.

Thank you.

They deal with it. But if doing a knock down rebuild you have to do it for knock down part then try and get it back before PD start build. We didn't get our deposit back as demo team crushed little section crossover and path but after PD finish build and it gets fixed we will get our deposit back hopefully. Essentially 2 crossover permits now active for our block. Silly.

joea · Jan 10, 2015 5:09 pm

Sandy45

joea

For anyone that has already built with PD, can you please advise if you had to arrange or pay for an 'Asset Protection Permit'?

I came across this whilst looking through the council website but my BC hasn't mentioned anything to me about it.

Thank you.

They deal with it. But if doing a knock down rebuild you have to do it for knock down part then try and get it back before PD start build. We didn't get our deposit back as demo team crushed little section crossover and path but after PD finish build and it gets fixed we will get our deposit back hopefully. Essentially 2 crossover permits now active for our block. Silly.

Great thank you for that information. That is very silly! Hope you get your deposit back.

emily14 · Jan 10, 2015 7:39 pm

joea

Sandy45

joea

For anyone that has already built with PD, can you please advise if you had to arrange or pay for an 'Asset Protection Permit'?

I came across this whilst looking through the council website but my BC hasn't mentioned anything to me about it.

Thank you.

They deal with it. But if doing a knock down rebuild you have to do it for knock down part then try and get it back before PD start build. We didn't get our deposit back as demo team crushed little section crossover and path but after PD finish build and it gets fixed we will get our deposit back hopefully. Essentially 2 crossover permits now active for our block. Silly.

Great thank you for that information. That is very silly! Hope you get your deposit back.

Just to add to this response..

I received the asset protection permit application form from the council at my current home address. I was slightly confused as to who was responsible for this as my BC had never mentioned anything about it. I just forwarded the form on to my BC and PD dealt with it from there.

joea · Jan 10, 2015 7:42 pm

emily14

Just to add to this response..

I received the asset protection permit application form from the council at my current home address. I was slightly confused as to who was responsible for this as my BC had never mentioned anything about it. I just forwarded the form on to my BC and PD dealt with it from there.

Hi Emily,

Thanks for that. I'm glad that we don't have to deal with this. One less thing to worry about.

emily14 · Jan 11, 2015 6:09 pm

joea

emily14

Just to add to this response..

I received the asset protection permit application form from the council at my current home address. I was slightly confused as to who was responsible for this as my BC had never mentioned anything about it. I just forwarded the form on to my BC and PD dealt with it from there.

Hi Emily,

Thanks for that. I'm glad that we don't have to deal with this. One less thing to worry about.

No problem

good luck with your build

Loir · Jan 12, 2015 11:16 pm

I have just found out that sarking is not included with colorbond roofs. Of course this was after the roof went up. Not one person mentioned it, salesman,bc, ss. sarking is required to prevent condensation and heat reflection. Very disappointed as it can't be added nice the roof is on.

tlblhayward · Jan 12, 2015 11:23 pm

Loir

I have just found out that sarking is not included with colorbond roofs. Of course this was after the roof went up. Not one person mentioned it, salesman,bc, ss. sarking is required to prevent condensation and heat reflection. Very disappointed as it can't be added nice the roof is on.

Unfortunately customers almost seem to be ones that lead the process... not the people building the house.

joea · Jan 13, 2015 6:31 am

tlblhayward

Loir

I have just found out that sarking is not included with colorbond roofs. Of course this was after the roof went up. Not one person mentioned it, salesman,bc, ss. sarking is required to prevent condensation and heat reflection. Very disappointed as it can't be added nice the roof is on.

Unfortunately customers almost seem to be ones that lead the process... not the people building the house.

We've just had the bush fire level assessment deleted due to no longer falling into a bush fire prone area.

Just checked our PCV and sarking + whirlybird have been removed.

Are these items really that critical on a colourbond roof?

tlblhayward · Jan 13, 2015 9:12 am

joea

tlblhayward

Loir

I have just found out that sarking is not included with colorbond roofs. Of course this was after the roof went up. Not one person mentioned it, salesman,bc, ss. sarking is required to prevent condensation and heat reflection. Very disappointed as it can't be added nice the roof is on.

Unfortunately customers almost seem to be ones that lead the process... not the people building the house.

We've just had the bush fire level assessment deleted due to no longer falling into a bush fire prone area.

Just checked our PCV and sarking + whirlybird have been removed.

Are these items really that critical on a colourbond roof?

I would certainly keep the sarking. I thought the whirlybird was required for roof ventilation.

joea · Jan 13, 2015 9:19 am

tlblhayward

I would certainly keep the sarking. I thought the whirlybird was required for roof ventilation.

Yea I'm thinking we are going to have to add it back again. Yet another PCV urghhh...

I did some research and found out that it acts as a heat reflector and condensation barrier which drains the water to the gutters.

Yes so did I but it has yet been removed. I'm sure they will ask us to add it back the last minute. Did you pay extra for yours or was it included?

knyght · Jan 13, 2015 9:22 am

I had to pay to get sarking included. But as with everyone else, no proactive approach from PD other then a note on our colour selections document which states sarking was not included.

On the whirlybird side, we don't appear to have one included. Can't see on any plans or documented anywhere.

joea · Jan 13, 2015 9:30 am

knyght

I had to pay to get sarking included. But as with everyone else, no proactive approach from PD other then a note on our colour selections document which states sarking was not included.

On the whirlybird side, we don't appear to have one included. Can't see on any plans or documented anywhere.

Do you know how much it was roughly for the sarking?

Yes we had the same note. However both were included in our 12.5 BAL bush fire assessment pack. Since that doesn't exist any more we have to review what has been removed.

knyght · Jan 13, 2015 9:32 am

joea

knyght

I had to pay to get sarking included. But as with everyone else, no proactive approach from PD other then a note on our colour selections document which states sarking was not included.

On the whirlybird side, we don't appear to have one included. Can't see on any plans or documented anywhere.

Do you know how much it was roughly for the sarking?

Yes we had the same note. However both were included in our 12.5 BAL bush fire assessment pack. Since that doesn't exist any more we have to review what has been removed.

What a pain! It was ~$2300.

joea · Jan 13, 2015 9:40 am

knyght

joea

knyght

I had to pay to get sarking included. But as with everyone else, no proactive approach from PD other then a note on our colour selections document which states sarking was not included.

On the whirlybird side, we don't appear to have one included. Can't see on any plans or documented anywhere.

Do you know how much it was roughly for the sarking?

Yes we had the same note. However both were included in our 12.5 BAL bush fire assessment pack. Since that doesn't exist any more we have to review what has been removed.

What a pain! It was ~$2300.

Yea. Thought we had it all done but seems like we need to get another PCV/BV

Thanks for that!

CR Partners · Jan 13, 2015 9:51 am

Hi all,
Sarking on a Colourbond roof is strongly recommended. Not only does it serve as a vapor barrier for condensation but improves you energy rating. Keep in mind that the sarking should not be in contact with the roof sheets either as this compromises it's effectiveness. Finally, ventilation is a MUST! A "Whirly Bird" or equivalent is mandatory to provide the required roof ventilation. Without out these, the possible long term issues are numerous!
Check your contracts for these (amongst everything else) before you sign to ensure they are included!
Happy building!

joea · Jan 13, 2015 9:54 am

CR Partners

Hi all,
Sarking on a Colourbond roof is strongly recommended. Not only does it serve as a vapor barrier for condensation but improves you energy rating. Keep in mind that the sarking should not be in contact with the roof sheets either as this compromises it's effectiveness. Finally, ventilation is a MUST! A "Whirly Bird" or equivalent is mandatory to provide the required roof ventilation. Without out these, the possible long term issues are numerous!
Check your contracts for these (amongst everything else) before you sign to ensure they are included!
Happy building!

Thanks for the information CR Partners.