Porter Davis homes

Just wondering if this is acceptable work any one have any ideas.

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Given this will be covered with plaster boards, I am more concerned about the structural support for the spa.

Is this usually how it is done? Or should I be concerned?

Well we have a slab down, roof on, power and gas roughed in, Solar panel on the roof and heating and aircon in...

Minor glitches;
- Wrong colour meter box..
- some ordinary workmanship in the timber frame, not just by framers but also by other tradies who don't seem to care to much..
- Someone does not know the difference between HDMI and Component video cables..
Major glitches
- Solar panel in wrong spot
- Bricks...

Bricks is the big one I want to give people a heads up so they don't end up in the same spot as us...
It is pretty obvious that bricks are a pretty important part of the overall house.
We chose Austral Bricks Homestead Tan, this was after looking at bricks at Austral display and looking at another house that PD was building at the time.
As I had done my back I was not able to watch bricks for a few days, however as soon as we seen them it was pretty apparent that there had been a big change or a big mess up..
After a bit of research it seems that;
- Austral has changed the brick although it still has the same name.
- PD get a custom Homestead Tan.

The brick that we took to Hopetoun interiors had 3 holes in the brick, the ones we have received on site have 11 more holes.. a total of 14!!
They look really cheap and a lot of them have cracks as they are quite thin between the holes.
They are less consistent in colour and the look of our house has now changed from a clean modern look to a more rustic appearance.
Upon taking the 2 bricks to Austral they said that the original brick was 'the old homestead tan' (which was still on display in the brick walls) and the other brick was not theirs!! When I advised it was their brick they asked who the builder was.. as soon as I said PD they did not want to talk anymore.. that's ok though as once you learn that lesson you can talk to other branches... hence the point re custom homestead tan.

It has become a real pain as the exterior colours for the rest of the house were based on the brick we showed at colour selection..
Whilst bricks can change in colour, the significance of this is such that consumers need to be told prior to laying the bricks.

After a bit of pushing and explaining we now have a meeting on site on Tuesday with PD and Austral so will keep people informed, however we felt it was important as this is a colour that many people use... make sure you know what brick you are going to get..

It is pretty sad that this has occurred as we were on track and stress was behind us.. but now the heckles are up..
All imho etc..

Hi eli-kay123, Chorlton, tstr1a, Bel&Marz and Rups,

Thanks for your comments with regard to the garage wall. When I enquired from the Supervisor at the PCI, he mentioned me that all the walls will have the brick face, but I was bit doubtful and wanted to see how you would think... Sounds like all brick...............

Thankssssss....

HI, I will upload some internal pics of the house during this week & at the moment here's two shots of the final product....

Mel, with PD again, this time in Pakenham - completely looney hey? Not sure as yet, still *thinking* about it. The house is a relatively small 16 sq. - I'd like to see a house that size before signing up. Does anyone think a 16sq 3 br, 2 bathroom house is tiny?