Browse Forums Building A New House Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 281Jun 06, 2017 3:39 pm Thanks Hurrow / Niki Pretty wrapped, you would think I'm a weirdo if you walked pass my desk at work as I have a huge smile on my face haha,.. Good luck Hurrow! Niki - have you got a site start date yet? Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 282Jun 06, 2017 3:51 pm Nope.. they can't give us a date until everything is finalised with the council. We drove past the block this morning and our electrical pit was being installed at least something has happened in the time frame it should have. Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 283Jun 06, 2017 3:54 pm Yes its good to see a progress while waiting. It would be pretty frustrating if you've been waiting and nothing has improved on the block! Whereabouts are you building again Niki? It will be exciting as our builds would be on at the same time, well mine will probably be a few weeks behind you. But atl east there's another Vancouver in progress I can relate to Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 284Jun 06, 2017 4:02 pm You could pass us out at this stage! We're in Koo Wee Rup, Where are you? We'll be doing drive bys haha Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 285Jun 06, 2017 4:08 pm lol I just looked up Koo Wee Rup, so you're basically an hour and 45 minutes away from where we are renting at the moment in Hoppers Crossing and the same time frame from where we will be building in an Estate called Cloverton in Kalkallo (northern suburbs). Just after Craigieburn below but before Wallan. I dont think there will be drive bys lol Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 286Jun 13, 2017 4:30 pm Hey Liz, quick question - did Porter Davis provide you with the (I don't know the exact term) certificate of occupancy without your flooring or did you have to install your flooring before they provided the certificate? Thanks Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 288Jun 22, 2017 11:30 am Sgene85 Hey all, at this stage no further update. We are waiting on: 1. property information from council / developer 2.second soil test results 3. building permits We are waiting for planning permit which will hopefully be followed quickly by building permit. Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 289Jun 23, 2017 12:33 pm Sgene85 Hey Liz, quick question - did Porter Davis provide you with the (I don't know the exact term) certificate of occupancy without your flooring or did you have to install your flooring before they provided the certificate? Thanks Yes they did, they have to issue you the 'cert of occupancy' before your final bank cheque is paid .so if they didn't they wouldn't of got paid and we wouldn't have got keys Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 290Jun 23, 2017 4:15 pm Hey - Not sure its to late, but if you are signing with PD. Make sure you go through all the numbers in details on the contract and tender appointment. They tend to sneak in few numbers and had made a typo in ours which would have costed us $ 500 ! So please cross check sales quote to tender/contract numbers. If required ask for breakdowns Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 291Jul 05, 2017 11:35 am Hey all! A quick update on our build. We have received the second soil test results. We have also received our property information from council. The next step is now a step called "two week quality process check" where PD's draftee and estimators will take the next 2 weeks to go through our file and make sure everything is OK. Once complete, we will then be transferred to the construction department where they allow a week or so for the construction assistant to book your trades, which will be followed by site scrape! Wohooo!! Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 292Jul 05, 2017 11:39 am Awesome news! We are still waiting for the council to do the planning permits. It's beyond annoying at this stage but nothing we can do. Once it got past the possibility of being in by Christmas I'm not really bothered anymore. I do wish they would hurry up though. I haven't heard of this 2 week quality process check. Surely they should have already checked everything is ok, especially before submitting to council. Sounds like they are just buying time. I have asked out BC twice now what exactly happens once we get all the permits, does that mean we are ready to start and she hasn't answered that question! Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 293Jul 05, 2017 11:52 am Thanks Niki! I know PD have changed their procedures a few times so perhaps we may be on different procedures depending on when we signed up? I think we might have signed up earlier than you , we first started the process with PD May last year with their Seize the Dream Promo.. it was more of a waiting game for us because we had to wait for our block to title. Apparently the two week quality process check is to make sure everything is all good including updating the engineering, drawings etc after the second soil test before they obtain the building permit from council.. It might also be because you're build is a knock down rebuild? I reckon we will be building at the same time. Same here, Christmas is no longer a possibility but hopefully they start soon for both our builds Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 294Jul 05, 2017 11:54 am Sgene85 Thanks Niki! I know PD have changed their procedures a few times so perhaps we may be on different procedures depending on when we signed up? I think we might have signed up earlier than you , we first started the process with PD May last year with their Seize the Dream Promo.. it was more of a waiting game for us because we had to wait for our block to title. Apparently the two week quality process check is to make sure everything is all good including updating the engineering, drawings etc after the second soil test before they obtain the building permit from council.. It might also be because you're build is a knock down rebuild? I reckon we will be building at the same time. Same here, Christmas is no longer a possibility but hopefully they start soon for both our builds I really hope so, I'm running out of storage for all the cushions and decor I'm buying Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 295Jul 05, 2017 11:54 am I've got today off so I think I'm going to go visit the Highgrove display, haven't been in a few months Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 296Jul 05, 2017 12:28 pm Great news on moving forward Sgene! Sadly we are still waiting on developer approval, and I'm still waiting for the BC to get back to me from a call I left yesterday... BTW one of the new displays at Armstrong Creek is a Vancouver 33, we had a look on the weekend and it was quite nice! Building a Kew 28 with Porter Davis Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 297Jul 05, 2017 12:36 pm We live in Hoppers Crossing, lucky the Werribee display is only 10 minutes drive. Hey Niki, haha thats awesome! I haven't been to the Highgrove display in a while. So far we've seen the Vancouver in Werribee, Highgrove and Bendigo. The only one we havent seen is the Traralgon. Hey Hurrow, I heard about the new Armstrong Creek Vancouver. Is that already complete and open to public? We went to the Werribee display last week and the sales lady told me about how the Werribee display will be closing in September and to be replaced by the Armstrong Creek one.. Re: We are building VANCOUVER 33 with PORTER DAVIS 298Jul 05, 2017 12:42 pm Sgene85 We live in Hoppers Crossing, lucky the Werribee display is only 10 minutes drive. Hey Niki, haha thats awesome! I haven't been to the Highgrove display in a while. So far we've seen the Vancouver in Werribee, Highgrove and Bendigo. The only one we havent seen is the Traralgon. Hey Hurrow, I heard about the new Armstrong Creek Vancouver. Is that already complete and open to public? We went to the Werribee display last week and the sales lady told me about how the Werribee display will be closing in September and to be replaced by the Armstrong Creek one.. Yep all three of the new display homes at Armstrong are open, they only opened this weekend just gone. You have to go to the ones in the Villawood development, not the Warralilly development. Building a Kew 28 with Porter Davis Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12182 Thanks for your reply. I will just wait and see I guess. Trying to get some more information from our builder. 9 30233 |