Browse Forums Building A New House  28 Feb 2011 18 Soon to be Mernda via South Morang Junior Member Re: Porter Davis homes 5001Apr 04, 2012 11:57 pm Hey Cinderella, We,ve built a 43 square single story and we originally chose a Cat 3 brick which came in at around $2800. Unfortunately we had to change it because it went out of production. We then decided on a Cat 9 which really hit the hip pockets big time, no change out of $7500  .Cheers M  16 Aug 2011 179 VIC Bronze Member Re: Porter Davis homes 5002Apr 05, 2012 12:06 am Hey Cinderella. Thats us exactly! 36sq, Cat 2 upgrade was around $560? Cheers. Porter Davis homes 5003Apr 05, 2012 8:46 am Wow Pip, even though we are building the same house they look so very different! Your colours and facade have come together beautifully  Not long now!! Sent from my iPhone so please excuse my spelling mist cakes  Building the Drysdale 30 Wallara Waters, Wallan My Blog : http://www.ourwallanhome.blogspot.com My thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=50975 Porter Davis homes 5004Apr 05, 2012 8:47 am Officially 2 weeks until hand over!!! Woohoo! We have PCI next Thursday (12th) got any tips for me?  Sent from my iPhone so please excuse my spelling mist cakes Building the Drysdale 30 Wallara Waters, Wallan My Blog : http://www.ourwallanhome.blogspot.com My thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=50975 21 Jan 2011 1,289 VIC Gold Member Re: Porter Davis homes 5005Apr 05, 2012 9:03 am  cinderella_375Hi guys Just a quick one - we had colour today and wanted to check if anyone had done a Cat 2 brick upgrade or knew rough costs. We are building the 36sq. Just pouring over the budget with a fine tooth comb trying to reign it in!! Thanks! allow $1,400 06 Jan 2012 120 VIC Senior Member Porter Davis homes 5007Apr 05, 2012 10:27 am Thanks all. Will see what it comes in at and let you know. This thread makes me so excited when I see the progress everyone else is making. CattyCat and JLD your blogs are awesome. Pics all look amazing! Love seeing the landscaping too guys. Re: Porter Davis homes 5008Apr 05, 2012 11:31 am Sammyjane31 Team PD Sammyjane31Thanks everyone! We are very pleased with our colour selections, so nerve racking picking from a small sample. We originally choose dark counter tops and did a variation maybe 8 or so weeks ago to the lighter and I am really glad we did it as it would have been too dark. Thanks again for checking the blog out I cant wait to cook in there:) Hi Sammyjane31, Glad to hear you’re pleased with your colour selections and that your change to lighter counter tops paid off. It can be tricky choosing colours and surfaces from a small sample size. Has there been any further update regarding SEW delay? Cheers, Ebony Hi Ebony, Actually there arent any SEW/sewer delays - I have spoken to the land office and the building developer and both have said no delays and in fact people are already living on the street. I also supplied our BC with the PIC# (something SEW provide) which she said she would have in a week or so, I then rang our building developer and supplied it to our BC in 5 minutes so she can forward to the permits department. Our BC also advised that our SS is working on booking our house through completion and will have this information avaialble straight after Easter and they are aiming for end of the month completion but will have exact dates next week.....fingers crossed. Hi Sammyjane31, I’m pleased to hear that you’ll have an exact date soon, and your BC and SS are working on this with you. If you require any further assistance please feel free to let me know and keep us in the loop with the progress on this. Cheers, Ebony 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 5009Apr 05, 2012 11:59 am Hi thebigbuild, Your façade is looking fantastic! I’m loving the colour scheme of the render, bricks and your roof, plus the pop of your front door, it’s great. Have you looked into any landscaping for your front yard or thought about what kind of trees or flowers will choose. Seems like you have a bit of space to play with. How exciting, you don’t seem to far away now.  Cheers, EbonyPorter 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 5010Apr 05, 2012 12:06 pm  cattycatcatOfficially 2 weeks until hand over!!! Woohoo! We have PCI next Thursday (12th) got any tips for me? Sent from my iPhone so please excuse my spelling mist cakes Hi cattycatcat, Good luck with your PCI next week, be sure to let us know how it goes. Cheers EbonyPorter 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 5011Apr 05, 2012 12:31 pm Porter Davis Easter Trading Hours Hi Guys, We hope you're all prepared for a lovely Easter break holiday! I’d like to let everyone know the opening hours for Porter Davis over the Easter break. Our display centres will be opened at the following times: 06/4/11 Good Friday CLOSED 07/4/11 Easter Saturday 11.00pm - 5.00pm 08/4/11 Easter Sunday 11.00am - 5.00pm 09/4/11 Easter Monday 11.00am - 5.00pm Our 1800 PORTER line will be closed for a short break over the Easter period. It will be closed on Friday 6 April and Sunday 8 April. The line will be open on Saturday 7 April 10am-4pm and on Monday 9 April from 9am-5.30pm if you have any questions for the team. If you have a maintenance issue over the break, you can call 1300 744 833. We'd like to wish you a Happy Easter from everyone at Porter Davis. Have fun & stay safe. Cheers, Ebony 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 06 Jan 2012 120 VIC Senior Member Porter Davis homes 5013Apr 05, 2012 1:42 pm Happy Easter! Did you guys freak out the next day after colour selections?! Having a bit of a worry as those little coloured squares of laminate and stone stare back at me. It's soooo hard to tell what it will look like! 21 Jan 2011 1,289 VIC Gold Member Re: Porter Davis homes 5014Apr 05, 2012 1:59 pm cinderella_375Happy Easter! Did you guys freak out the next day after colour selections?! Having a bit of a worry as those little coloured squares of laminate and stone stare back at me. It's soooo hard to tell what it will look like! It's only natrual to second guess.... I second guess for the entire build. 21 Jul 2010 213 VIC Bronze Member Re: Porter Davis homes 5015Apr 05, 2012 2:21 pm tstr1a cinderella_375Happy Easter! Did you guys freak out the next day after colour selections?! Having a bit of a worry as those little coloured squares of laminate and stone stare back at me. It's soooo hard to tell what it will look like! It's only natrual to second guess.... I second guess for the entire build. My color selections (plus the Hopeton and tile selections) were done back in 2010. I still freak out over them from time to time. Now that some of them are getting close to being done in my build I constantly have second thoughts about them. I go back to my little samples and then online to look at kitchens and living area pics and look for the ones that might match mine. I have been doing that on and off for the last year or more. I think its just natural. On another note, I have found that going with your first selections is usually 99% correct. We made one slight change and that was only a few days after our color selections (which was to keep the gutters, fascia and downpipes the same color. I picked a different color fascia originally and after a day figured it would look a lot better as all the same color). 13 Sep 2011 302 VIC Silver Member Re: Porter Davis homes 5016Apr 05, 2012 2:29 pm Looks beautiful! You must be pleased:) Are you asking the electrican to add the lights on the front columns or are you doing them post handover??? We have them lights too and i was thinking i could ask them to install them during electrical fitoff?? Do you have any internal pics??? Forrestdale 27 Land Titled:4/11/11 Building Permit:4/11/11 Site Start Date: 16/11/11 Slab Date: 01/12/11 Frame Date:05/12/11 http://hordefamilyhome.blogspot.com/ 13 Sep 2011 302 VIC Silver Member Re: Porter Davis homes 5017Apr 05, 2012 2:32 pm Zinner tstr1a cinderella_375Happy Easter! Did you guys freak out the next day after colour selections?! Having a bit of a worry as those little coloured squares of laminate and stone stare back at me. It's soooo hard to tell what it will look like! It's only natrual to second guess.... I second guess for the entire build. My color selections (plus the Hopeton and tile selections) were done back in 2010. I still freak out over them from time to time. Now that some of them are getting close to being done in my build I constantly have second thoughts about them. I go back to my little samples and then online to look at kitchens and living area pics and look for the ones that might match mine. I have been doing that on and off for the last year or more. I think its just natural. On another note, I have found that going with your first selections is usually 99% correct. We made one slight change and that was only a few days after our color selections (which was to keep the gutters, fascia and downpipes the same color. I picked a different color fascia originally and after a day figured it would look a lot better as all the same color). We only a few months ago made a variation to the ceasar stone we selected and I am glad i changed my mind because now when i look at it I couldn't imagine it different. I am still nervous about our ensutie cabinet colour and the tiles we slected as it's a lighter colour and the rest of the house has darker cabinets- we just wanted something different in the ensuite....I have been told it's not that hard to change laminate should we really not like it. Forrestdale 27 Land Titled:4/11/11 Building Permit:4/11/11 Site Start Date: 16/11/11 Slab Date: 01/12/11 Frame Date:05/12/11 http://hordefamilyhome.blogspot.com/ 28 Nov 2010 475 VIC Gold Member Re: Porter Davis homes 5018Apr 05, 2012 7:05 pm cinderella_375Hi guys Just a quick one - we had colour today and wanted to check if anyone had done a Cat 2 brick upgrade or knew rough costs. We are building the 36sq. Just pouring over the budget with a fine tooth comb trying to reign it in!! Thanks! $950 for a 30sq...you should expect a ballpark of around $1200...this is for Austral. 16 Aug 2011 179 VIC Bronze Member Re: Porter Davis homes 5019Apr 05, 2012 7:37 pm $1200!! Wow! We have Austral bricks, 36sq - $560 upgrade for Cat 2. Why so much for you guys? 16 Aug 2011 179 VIC Bronze Member Wow that is terrible about the insurance! I guess ideally proof of insurance should be provided prior to first deposit but I'd imagine they would refuse to be out of… 17 9569 There isn't any need to. As I wrote previously, there isn't a set term, there is just commencement based on earlier of contract signing or building permit issue and… 24 9281 Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 2685  |
