Porter Davis homes

nikil · Feb 02, 2017 3:25 pm

Ah the dreaded packing.. Getting everything right first is definitely most important, although easy for me to say as it's so far off for me. I know I will be so eager to move in once the time comes.

Renman · Feb 02, 2017 4:46 pm

Ashik_09

sunshine83

Hurrow

[quote="Ashik_09"]Has anyone done Hebel in lieu of bricks? I have heard good reviews about hebel.

We will be doing Hebel instead of bricks, our build probably won't start until September at the earliest though.

We are doing Hebel too, heard lots of good things about it.
Build has just started a few weeks ago so can't give firsthand feedback yet.
Interested to hear from others too

Awesome! sounds like a good option, the current deal on PD is $4999 for lifestyle single storey http://www.porterdavis.com.au/special-offers/hebel. Time to get a balance between hebel and evap cooling.[/quote]

You are meant to get really good insulation with Hebel homes.

Hurrow · Feb 02, 2017 4:58 pm

nikil

Ah the dreaded packing.. Getting everything right first is definitely most important, although easy for me to say as it's so far off for me. I know I will be so eager to move in once the time comes.

When we moved from London to HK my wife did all the packing as I'd already moved out there to start work. Moving from HK to Australia we didn't seem to have a choice but to have the movers do all the packing, it all got done in about 4 hours! Unpacking, not so much... I'm pretty sure we still have boxes hidden away that haven't been opened.

Waldorf_Grange_Build · Feb 02, 2017 5:03 pm

Ashik_09

Has anyone done Hebel in lieu of bricks? I have heard good reviews about hebel.

We are getting Hebel done as well. Our Darbecca independent inspector also gave good reviews about its ability to keep heat out in the summer.

PieMan · Feb 02, 2017 11:07 pm

Ashik_09

Has anyone done Hebel in lieu of bricks? I have heard good reviews about hebel.

We are building Hebel. Lucky enough to get free under a lifestyle promotion.

Te render looks fantastic.
You just have to be more careful around it.
We had a corner damage by what i think was a bob cat.
Ill try get a pic of the damage tomorrow.

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Renman · Feb 02, 2017 11:16 pm

PieMan

Ashik_09

Has anyone done Hebel in lieu of bricks? I have heard good reviews about hebel.

We are building Hebel. Lucky enough to get free under a lifestyle promotion.

Te render looks fantastic.
You just have to be more careful around it.
We had a corner damage by what i think was a bob cat.
Ill try get a pic of the damage tomorrow.

You have to be super careful around it. A wheelbarrow will be able to damage it let alone a bobcat

Renman · Feb 02, 2017 11:17 pm

Renman

PieMan

Ashik_09

Has anyone done Hebel in lieu of bricks? I have heard good reviews about hebel.

We are building Hebel. Lucky enough to get free under a lifestyle promotion.

Te render looks fantastic.
You just have to be more careful around it.
We had a corner damage by what i think was a bob cat.
Ill try get a pic of the damage tomorrow.

You have to be super careful around it. A wheelbarrow will be able to damage it let alone a bobcat

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lizbf85 · Feb 03, 2017 2:12 pm

PieMan

We are building Hebel. Lucky enough to get free under a lifestyle promotion.

Te render looks fantastic.
You just have to be more careful around it.
We had a corner damage by what i think was a bob cat.
Ill try get a pic of the damage tomorrow.

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Looks amazing!! did you guys have the powerdered rock?
i am so happy with how ours has turned out

nikil · Feb 03, 2017 3:58 pm

lizbf85

PieMan

We are building Hebel. Lucky enough to get free under a lifestyle promotion.

Te render looks fantastic.
You just have to be more careful around it.
We had a corner damage by what i think was a bob cat.
Ill try get a pic of the damage tomorrow.

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Looks amazing!! did you guys have the powerdered rock?
i am so happy with how ours has turned out

Have you got any new photos for us Liz?

lizbf85 · Feb 03, 2017 5:37 pm

nikil

lizbf85

PieMan

We are building Hebel. Lucky enough to get free under a lifestyle promotion.

Te render looks fantastic.
You just have to be more careful around it.
We had a corner damage by what i think was a bob cat.
Ill try get a pic of the damage tomorrow.

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Looks amazing!! did you guys have the powerdered rock?
i am so happy with how ours has turned out

Have you got any new photos for us Liz?

Nothing new really.. ive posted the facade but the fence came down yesterday so we will b over on the weekend to go past.. Hopefully she is all nice and clean ?

nikil · Feb 03, 2017 5:38 pm

lizbf85

nikil

lizbf85

[quote="PieMan"]We are building Hebel. Lucky enough to get free under a lifestyle promotion.

Te render looks fantastic.
You just have to be more careful around it.
We had a corner damage by what i think was a bob cat.
Ill try get a pic of the damage tomorrow.

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Looks amazing!! did you guys have the powerdered rock?
i am so happy with how ours has turned out

Have you got any new photos for us Liz?

Nothing new really.. ive posted the facade but the fence came down yesterday so we will b over on the weekend to go past.. Hopefully she is all nice and clean

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Can't wait to see it! I think I'm almost as excited as you are to see your house

lizbf85 · Feb 03, 2017 5:40 pm

I do have this one of our back peirs!! They stuffed up several times with these and we just decided to knock them down and leave the two white poles.
I must say its opens up the space and overall looks much nicer. ?
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nikil · Feb 03, 2017 5:42 pm

lizbf85

I do have this one of our back peirs!! They stuffed up several times with these and we just decided to knock them down and leave the two white poles.
I must say its opens up the space and overall looks much nicer.

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I like it much better with just the poles, it does make it seem more open.

lizbf85 · Feb 03, 2017 5:46 pm

nikil

lizbf85

I do have this one of our back peirs!! They stuffed up several times with these and we just decided to knock them down and leave the two white poles.
I must say its opens up the space and overall looks much nicer.

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I like it much better with just the poles, it does make it seem more open.

Thanks us too . We were originally told no to this but knew the bricks were just a feature and it wouldn't effect it structurley. Thanks to numerous errors we got what we wanted. We plan to deck the alfresco and bring it out a meter from the extension. Of course leveling the yard...god knows how much fill we are going to need.

nikil · Feb 03, 2017 5:47 pm

Well I bet you'll get it cheaper than if you got it through PD haha. They are changing us $5,000 for 75mm of fill..

lizbf85 · Feb 03, 2017 5:55 pm

nikil

Well I bet you'll get it cheaper than if you got it through PD haha. They are changing us $5,000 for 75mm of fill..

What!!! Cant u do it urself afterwards?

I dont even remember having that discussion we only really realised we'd need it when we saw how high the slab was.. we were also hoping they would level out the ground when they did the clean up but highly unlikely i suppose.

nikil · Feb 03, 2017 6:17 pm

Sorry I didn't mean for the back, we need an extra 75mm of fill under our slab and they added $5,000 for it. I'm thinking I might just ask them to take it from the back of the block!! We've got around 21metres at the back!

lizbf85 · Feb 07, 2017 10:11 am

nikil

Sorry I didn't mean for the back, we need an extra 75mm of fill under our slab and they added $5,000 for it. I'm thinking I might just ask them to take it from the back of the block!! We've got around 21metres at the back!

ouch! i do recall the word ' fill' being used with our slab actually ...
I'm pretty sure becasue our block had up to 300mm of fill ( after second soil) so we were upgraded to a more engineered slab..$$$$$$$ apparently fill isn't ideal for a slab and the thicker ground down below is where they need to get the footings..( and screw piles).

Its's so crazy they are adding it to yours but removing from ours

... Given the house was there for maybe 60 years before us i guess this can happen. I am no engineer so i really have no clue how it all works.

I also remember my husband contesting the soil reports and fill, and we were told that its standard for slabs to be the top class for any KDR....any that we have seen follow suit

lizbf85 · Feb 07, 2017 10:16 am

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Here she is....

Site is clear and fence is down.... look its as clear as its going to get I suppose.
Everything is pretty much finished, just awaiting our PCI on Monday!!
A few things like the vent relocation and my WIR but thats about it.

nikil · Feb 07, 2017 10:52 am

Looks great Liz!! We are also having screw piles and some other stuff, I'll take a pic of the tender and see if it compares to yours, of course all is pending a second soil test... our block should be cleared in 3 weeks then they will do the second soil test. They said there's a chance the costs may go down but I'm not holding my breath. The house on our block was also there a very long time it was actually ordered to be demolished because it was so old and crap.