Porter Davis homes

seashoremontague21 · May 20, 2013 8:32 pm

looks like we have hit a snag. tiler has tiled bathroom, ensuite and laundry wrong has done stacked instead of brickbond or subway pattern and the feature tiles where wrong aswell but national tiles have taken responsibility for that. had a phone call asking us to take a credit on the tiles... would take more than to leave as is. so now looks like the build will go over schedule not our fault though

Back Pocket · May 20, 2013 8:48 pm

Oh no! How disappointing for you. Are they going to do something before your SS gets back or do you have to wait to get it all fixed? Fingers crossed that it does not delay your build too much. Better to get it right before you move in so you can make sure that the tile AND all the surrounding walls are repaired and repainted properly

MummaDJ · May 20, 2013 9:03 pm

BrownKokonut

Yeay we finally have some activity happening on our lot! Site cut happens today! we're building the Marbella 42..

So far we've been very happy with how things have panned out.. There were some hiccups along the way and it was quite stressful past few months but now I'm just excited that we're finally building! I really hope our build experience would be as good as it's been with the admin side of things..

Fantastic stuff. This is very exciting times. We are 4 weeks in front of you, so enjoy. It is so much fun watching the next few weeks. Our roof trusses were started today!

MummaDJ · May 20, 2013 9:05 pm

seashoremontague21

looks like we have hit a snag. tiler has tiled bathroom, ensuite and laundry wrong has done stacked instead of brickbond or subway pattern and the feature tiles where wrong aswell but national tiles have taken responsibility for that. had a phone call asking us to take a credit on the tiles... would take more than to leave as is. so now looks like the build will go over schedule not our fault though

That is a bummer. I remember someone else saying that they had brickbond and the tiler stack tiled them as he thought that is how all wanted it. We are also doing brickbond, I have made sure the plans have it clearly listed, so will be watching intently when we get to that stage. I hear other builders get the tiler to meet with the home owners just to clarify the tiling before starting. Do PD do this? Would save a lot of heartache with errors!

seashoremontague21 · May 20, 2013 9:39 pm

Well we have our ss' s manager looking afyer our build while he's away worse part is all the shower frames and taps and all are in so they have to come out aswell everything was fine til this. Just a shame we cant get to the build much our we could have caught it earlier or if the 24/7 hadn't been shut down with out a replacement in place to see pictures of build. Will have to see how it turns out.

Team PD · May 20, 2013 9:48 pm

Hi Tinker,
We have spoken to the draftsman and he is saying that a heating vent won't work in the study of the Hoffman and that he has checked the plans and photos of the Hoffman39 at Aspire and he can't see a heating vent in the study. I'm wondering if perhaps you saw the vent in the hallway or another room?
Regards, Helen

jnkbids · May 20, 2013 10:53 pm

MummaDJ

That is a bummer. I remember someone else saying that they had brickbond and the tiler stack tiled them as he thought that is how all wanted it. We are also doing brickbond, I have made sure the plans have it clearly listed, so will be watching intently when we get to that stage. I hear other builders get the tiler to meet with the home owners just to clarify the tiling before starting. Do PD do this? Would save a lot of heartache with errors!

Not sure about everyone else but my SS did call to ask if I could go to the site to chat to the tiler to make sure the tiles & feature tiles are laid the way I wanted which was really good of him.

Back Pocket · May 20, 2013 11:22 pm

Hi tinker,
We had contract for our Hoffman today. We tried to get a heating vent in the study as it will be our lounge room. We added 1400 from the family room into the study so we hoped that we would be close enough.There are no service ducts near enough to the study to get a heating vent in there. We are putting a provision for a fireplace in there, and there are three vents in the back half of the house, one in the passage outside so we think it will be ok. Pm me if you have any other questions happy to help.
Cheers
Back Pocket

seashoremontague21 · May 21, 2013 9:16 am

jnkbids

MummaDJ

That is a bummer. I remember someone else saying that they had brickbond and the tiler stack tiled them as he thought that is how all wanted it. We are also doing brickbond, I have made sure the plans have it clearly listed, so will be watching intently when we get to that stage. I hear other builders get the tiler to meet with the home owners just to clarify the tiling before starting. Do PD do this? Would save a lot of heartache with errors!

Not sure about everyone else but my SS did call to ask if I could go to the site to chat to the tiler to make sure the tiles & feature tiles are laid the way I wanted which was really good of him.

We didn't get a call like that but our SS knows we're over an hour away so he probably wouldn't have asked anyway. Such a shame we couldn't get down to look at the build earlier and bring it up before they finished the 3 rooms!

Our plans had everything listed clear as day! If he had bothered to read the plans properly there is no way he could have missed it. I think he was just on autopilot! Anyway our SS's manager offered to credit us back for the tiles but I just know I can't shower everyday looking straight at those tiles thinking "I wish they hadn't stuffed that up"! More info and pics on the blog if anyone's interested.

Back Pocket · May 21, 2013 1:45 pm

Had a look at your blog pictures, I couldn't look at it either. Especially because you will be paying for it for the next 25-30 years over the life of your mortgage. If it is clear on the plans, then they should fix it properly!

inglewood · May 21, 2013 3:01 pm

We still have no idea on when our land will title or settle. The conveyancer doesn't know yet either. We were told about a month ago it should be June. How much notice do they give? Is it one month, or can it be as little as a week or two?

inglewood · May 21, 2013 3:03 pm

seashoremontague21

jnkbids

MummaDJ

That is a bummer. I remember someone else saying that they had brickbond and the tiler stack tiled them as he thought that is how all wanted it. We are also doing brickbond, I have made sure the plans have it clearly listed, so will be watching intently when we get to that stage. I hear other builders get the tiler to meet with the home owners just to clarify the tiling before starting. Do PD do this? Would save a lot of heartache with errors!

Not sure about everyone else but my SS did call to ask if I could go to the site to chat to the tiler to make sure the tiles & feature tiles are laid the way I wanted which was really good of him.

We didn't get a call like that but our SS knows we're over an hour away so he probably wouldn't have asked anyway. Such a shame we couldn't get down to look at the build earlier and bring it up before they finished the 3 rooms!

Our plans had everything listed clear as day! If he had bothered to read the plans properly there is no way he could have missed it. I think he was just on autopilot! Anyway our SS's manager offered to credit us back for the tiles but I just know I can't shower everyday looking straight at those tiles thinking "I wish they hadn't stuffed that up"! More info and pics on the blog if anyone's interested.

Please insist on them re-doing it. I'd cry every time I had a shower if I was you. Credit schmedit! It was documented so they need to fix it.

tinker · May 21, 2013 5:50 pm

Team PD

Hi Tinker,
We have spoken to the draftsman and he is saying that a heating vent won't work in the study of the Hoffman and that he has checked the plans and photos of the Hoffman39 at Aspire and he can't see a heating vent in the study. I'm wondering if perhaps you saw the vent in the hallway or another room?
Regards, Helen

hi Helen
no we saw one in the study. we took a photo of it when visited the display. I will try and attach it.

tinker · May 21, 2013 5:54 pm

hi has anyone got pic of classic option 2 staircase. specially a close up of the connoisseur on every fourth step. was wondering if we go with this option whether will be able to take the connoisseur part out.

dave_73 · May 21, 2013 6:14 pm

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That is a bummer. I remember someone else saying that they had brickbond and the tiler stack tiled them as he thought that is how all wanted it. We are also doing brickbond, I have made sure the plans have it clearly listed, so will be watching intently when we get to that stage. I hear other builders get the tiler to meet with the home owners just to clarify the tiling before starting. Do PD do this? Would save a lot of heartache with errors!

Not sure about everyone else but my SS did call to ask if I could go to the site to chat to the tiler to make sure the tiles & feature tiles are laid the way I wanted which was really good of him.

We didn't get a call like that but our SS knows we're over an hour away so he probably wouldn't have asked anyway. Such a shame we couldn't get down to look at the build earlier and bring it up before they finished the 3 rooms!

Our plans had everything listed clear as day! If he had bothered to read the plans properly there is no way he could have missed it. I think he was just on autopilot! Anyway our SS's manager offered to credit us back for the tiles but I just know I can't shower everyday looking straight at those tiles thinking "I wish they hadn't stuffed that up"! More info and pics on the blog if anyone's interested.

Please insist on them re-doing it. I'd cry every time I had a shower if I was you. Credit schmedit! It was documented so they need to fix it.

I agree here, they have entered into a contract with you that stipulates the requirments for them to deliver the tiles the way it's been specified in the plans. As the person before me stated, I would be getting them to redo it. The tiles need to be done as per plans.

You will be reminded of this everytime you enter the shower and you shouldn't have to live with that.

Sorry to hear this and its your choice how to deal with it but I really think you should get them to fix it, there is really no defense for them not to.

seashoremontague21 · May 21, 2013 6:26 pm

was never going to take the credit of $1000 to cover 3 wet areas. The construction manager started pulling the shower frames, taps and rails down today to get a move on things, It is a pain but these things happen.

Back Pocket · May 21, 2013 6:41 pm

A credit of $1000 is an insult IMHO ::angry::

Good on you standing your ground

Back Pocket · May 21, 2013 6:44 pm

inglewood

We still have no idea on when our land will title or settle. The conveyancer doesn't know yet either. We were told about a month ago it should be June. How much notice do they give? Is it one month, or can it be as little as a week or two?

Our conveyancer called the vendors solicitors office and they told her when it had gone into the titles office apparently it is 3to 4 weeks in there before the titles are issued (3weeks in our case). We then had 14 days to settle from the date of titles being issued.

Hope this helps

inglewood · May 21, 2013 9:48 pm

Back Pocket

inglewood

We still have no idea on when our land will title or settle. The conveyancer doesn't know yet either. We were told about a month ago it should be June. How much notice do they give? Is it one month, or can it be as little as a week or two?

Our conveyancer called the vendors solicitors office and they told her when it had gone into the titles office apparently it is 3to 4 weeks in there before the titles are issued (3weeks in our case). We then had 14 days to settle from the date of titles being issued.

Hope this helps

Thanks Back Pocket - that's given us a ball park

inglewood · May 21, 2013 9:49 pm

seashoremontague21

was never going to take the credit of $1000 to cover 3 wet areas. The construction manager started pulling the shower frames, taps and rails down today to get a move on things, It is a pain but these things happen.

YAY!!!! Glad they are fixing it for you! :z: