Porter Davis homes

Bapontar · Oct 04, 2016 6:03 pm

sinbox

We had our tender appointment today and was baffled with the increase in site costs! Anyone had a rigid raft slab done by porter davis for a double storey?

How much does it cost? The rigid raft slab?

sinbox · Oct 04, 2016 6:18 pm

Bapontar

sinbox

We had our tender appointment today and was baffled with the increase in site costs! Anyone had a rigid raft slab done by porter davis for a double storey?

How much does it cost? The rigid raft slab?

47K in lieu of the standard waffle for a 41 sq double storey

Bapontar · Oct 04, 2016 6:20 pm

sinbox

Bapontar

sinbox

We had our tender appointment today and was baffled with the increase in site costs! Anyone had a rigid raft slab done by porter davis for a double storey?

How much does it cost? The rigid raft slab?

47K in lieu of the standard waffle for a 41 sq double storey

I am soubg 33sq single storey new built and they charged me 42k. It was 25k at the begining. Dont know what to say.

corygee · Oct 04, 2016 8:44 pm

Post-handover update on our blog: http://jcbah.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/post-handover.html
So many defects found and our SS isn't answering or returning my calls.
Any advice on dealing with front doors that aren't sealed shut? The whistling noise it makes is so loud it wakes us up at night.

Waldorf_Grange_Build · Oct 04, 2016 8:49 pm

corygee

Post-handover update on our blog: http://jcbah.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/post-handover.html
So many defects found and our SS isn't answering or returning my calls.
Any advice on dealing with front doors that aren't sealed shut? The whistling noise it makes is so loud it wakes us up at night.

Wow that front door noise is crazy. You can buy foam sponge strip adhesive to stick around the edge of the door frame to seal the gap.

I did it in my current home as 40 years old and lots of gaps.

lizbf85 · Oct 04, 2016 9:38 pm

sinbox

No lizbf85, it is a new build in a new estate...I wish there was some kind of oversight on builders charging outrageous site costs...it is frustrating having to spend months in a design process where they lock you in and make it very difficult to change builders later and take whatever pile of cow manure reasons builders provide!

100% its a nightmare as we went through the same long drawn out process and spent months planning and being sucked in to just give up after 6 months of rubbish. Our site costs were ludicrous not to mention out of zone charges and whatever else they devide to add on. The things we fought and got overturned was definitely thrown back on in the end for something else like a pump costs 16k!!! It all adds up . In saying that we started our process in dec 2015 and started building start of September and i must admit this build process is so smooth and so fast we are kinda gob smacked!!! We honestly thought the build woulf have been so much worse than the hell we experienced the last 10 months

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Bapontar · Oct 06, 2016 6:00 pm

I am going to contract next week. I have been contacting them to give me the draft of contract so I can read it thru prior to contract. But Porter Davis told me that I will only gwt it upon contract appointment and have only 4 hours to review and sign it.
I want Darbecca to review the contract. How can they do it if I cant get it before I signed it? Any idea? Please share your experience. Thanjs

Waldorf_Grange_Build · Oct 06, 2016 9:51 pm

Bapontar

I am going to contract next week. I have been contacting them to give me the draft of contract so I can read it thru prior to contract. But Porter Davis told me that I will only gwt it upon contract appointment and have only 4 hours to review and sign it.
I want Darbecca to review the contract. How can they do it if I cant get it before I signed it? Any idea? Please share your experience. Thanjs

After they went through contract with me I asked PD to email the contract to Darbecca and refused to sign on the day of contract appointment. They agreed.

Bapontar · Oct 11, 2016 12:24 am

Waldorf_Grange_Build

Bapontar

I am going to contract next week. I have been contacting them to give me the draft of contract so I can read it thru prior to contract. But Porter Davis told me that I will only gwt it upon contract appointment and have only 4 hours to review and sign it.
I want Darbecca to review the contract. How can they do it if I cant get it before I signed it? Any idea? Please share your experience. Thanjs

After they went through contract with me I asked PD to email the contract to Darbecca and refused to sign on the day of contract appointment. They agreed.

May I know did you pay the balance of 5% on that day when PD email to darbecca? Or after darbecca reviewed it? Thanks

Waldorf_Grange_Build · Oct 11, 2016 8:21 am

Bapontar

Waldorf_Grange_Build

After they went through contract with me I asked PD to email the contract to Darbecca and refused to sign on the day of contract appointment. They agreed.

May I know did you pay the balance of 5% on that day when PD email to darbecca? Or after darbecca reviewed it? Thanks

No we didn't, we paid the balance this week which is nearly two months after contract appointment as there were errors in the contract we pointed out and were waiting for them to fix and resend the 'Post Contract Variation'. Darbecca advised NOT to sign an incorrect contract unless you had the Post Contract Variation with amendments at the same time.

Bapontar · Oct 11, 2016 8:23 am

Waldorf_Grange_Build

Bapontar

Waldorf_Grange_Build

After they went through contract with me I asked PD to email the contract to Darbecca and refused to sign on the day of contract appointment. They agreed.

May I know did you pay the balance of 5% on that day when PD email to darbecca? Or after darbecca reviewed it? Thanks

No we didn't, we paid the balance this week which is nearly two months after contract appointment as there were errors in the contract we pointed out and were waiting for them to fix and resend the 'Post Contract Variation'. Darbecca advised NOT to sign an incorrect contract unless you had the Post Contract Variation with amendments at the same time.

Wow. Thats a long time. Thanks.
One final question. Did you do some other changes or amendments on the contract day that different from qhat you have signed on tender day?

Waldorf_Grange_Build · Oct 11, 2016 8:30 am

Bapontar

Waldorf_Grange_Build

Bapontar

May I know did you pay the balance of 5% on that day when PD email to darbecca? Or after darbecca reviewed it? Thanks

No we didn't, we paid the balance this week which is nearly two months after contract appointment as there were errors in the contract we pointed out and were waiting for them to fix and resend the 'Post Contract Variation'. Darbecca advised NOT to sign an incorrect contract unless you had the Post Contract Variation with amendments at the same time.

Wow. Thats a long time. Thanks.
One final question. Did you do some other changes or amendments on the contract day that different from qhat you have signed on tender day?

No we didn't - they just had the contract, our drawings and our colour selections all bound together and went through each page one by one for a few hours. I pointed out their mistakes and they made a list of everything that they had gotten wrong and they popped in and out talking to other team members to get the items changed.

Our appointment with Darbecca was the week after the contract appointment so we were not prepared to sign or pay anything until after that. You are entitled to take it away with you and show a lawyer if you wish so you cannot be forced to sign on the day. Just make sure anything you have previously asked them to change (via email or phone call with a BC) has been actioned in the contract paperwork. The onus is on you to spot it.

Bapontar · Oct 11, 2016 8:47 am

Waldorf_Grange_Build

Bapontar

Waldorf_Grange_Build

[quote="Bapontar"]
May I know did you pay the balance of 5% on that day when PD email to darbecca? Or after darbecca reviewed it? Thanks

No we didn't, we paid the balance this week which is nearly two months after contract appointment as there were errors in the contract we pointed out and were waiting for them to fix and resend the 'Post Contract Variation'. Darbecca advised NOT to sign an incorrect contract unless you had the Post Contract Variation with amendments at the same time.

Wow. Thats a long time. Thanks.
One final question. Did you do some other changes or amendments on the contract day that different from qhat you have signed on tender day?

No we didn't - they just had the contract, our drawings and our colour selections all bound together and went through each page one by one for a few hours. I pointed out their mistakes and they made a list of everything that they had gotten wrong and they popped in and out talking to other team members to get the items changed.

Our appointment with Darbecca was the week after the contract appointment so we were not prepared to sign or pay anything until after that. You are entitled to take it away with you and show a lawyer if you wish so you cannot be forced to sign on the day. Just make sure anything you have previously asked them to change (via email or phone call with a BC) has been actioned in the contract paperwork. The onus is on you to spot it.[/quote]

Wow. Thanks. Really appreciate it.

So when is your site start?

sinbox · Oct 11, 2016 4:40 pm

So, has anyone taken advantage of the legislation change which came into effect 1 Sep 2016 , which allows consumers to appoint their own building surveyors? PD have offered some credit if I go down this path. Can anyone recommend a good registered building surveyor and inspector, who can actually sign off on each stage of the build? Darbecca only offer inspection services, and are not willing to sign off on their work. I may need to consider them if I don't find a one who does both...

Waldorf_Grange_Build · Oct 11, 2016 4:45 pm

sinbox

So, has anyone taken advantage of the legislation change which came into effect 1 Sep 2016 , which allows consumers to appoint their own building surveyors? PD have offered some credit if I go down this path. Can anyone recommend a good registered building surveyor and inspector, who can actually sign off on each stage of the build? Darbecca only offer inspection services, and are not willing to sign off on their work. I may need to consider them if I don't find a one who does both...

We were offered this too. But we don't know any reputable building surveyors and PD said 'unappointing' the existing surveyor could delay our process by six weeks.

melipen19 · Oct 11, 2016 4:50 pm

Anyone else have problems with windows or screens from A&L? We're still waiting for one panel of our stacker door to be delivered when all other windows and doors were installed first week of August...

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AnnPerkins · Oct 11, 2016 5:23 pm

We finally have a date for the site scrape, and slab pour. Slab pour will happen in a couple of weeks. We thought they would have started months ago.

We moved out of our home back in March.

lizbf85 · Oct 13, 2016 9:35 am

melipen19

Anyone else have problems with windows or screens from A&L? We're still waiting for one panel of our stacker door to be delivered when all other windows and doors were installed first week of August...

http://ourlondon24.wordpress.com

I didnt know screens came on the stackers. Im assuming you guys paid extra for that?

lizbf85 · Oct 13, 2016 9:37 am

AnnPerkins

We finally have a date for the site scrape, and slab pour. Slab pour will happen in a couple of weeks. We thought they would have started months ago.

We moved out of our home back in March.

Like the rest of us nothing is as it seems with pd process especially atthe beginning. With any luck youll start and two months later ull be flying and about to have plaster put in... we are beyond gobsmacked at how fast they have worked to getus to this point. All the best!!!