Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 30, 2017 11:53 am Hello Everyone! My husband and I have recently begun the building process with Porter Davis in Queensland. We are building the Stradbroke 36 from the Lifestyle range with the Dream Life upgrade packages as well as some of our own upgrades. We're hoping to achieve a classic Hamptons look while staying within a reasonable budget. I'm hoping to use this forum to document the ups and downs (hopefully not too many downs) of building with Porter Davis and help other Queenslanders navigate how the building process works up here. So far we have had two meetings with our sales consultant and have paid our $2 000 deposit. We have a meeting in mid-August to finalise our structural changes so our plans can be sent to the drafters for World of Style and to move forward with the tender process. We will also need to pay 3% of the construction cost at this time. At the moment we are most nervous about our site costs. We have had $25 000 quoted to us and we are terrified it will blow out. We know that our soil is an A-class, which is great, but there is also a fall of about 2m over the 940m2 block so we also know that cut and fill/retaining will be needed. We're also concerned about blowing our budget at World of Style. We've been trying our best to scour the forums and do our own research to best prepare ourselves and we know that it's going to be pricey to get what we want but I will keep you posted... Re: Porter Davis Queensland - Building the Stradbroke 36 4Aug 09, 2017 9:34 am We have a fall of 600mm over 45m and habw been charged an additional 30k for ground works and retaining walls Re: Porter Davis Queensland - Building the Stradbroke 36 5Aug 30, 2017 12:42 pm stradbroke36 Hi, really interested in your build process. My husband and I also want to build the Stradbroke 36 in QLD. Can I ask what Facade you've chosen to achieve your Classic Hamptons look? We too are going for a Hamptons style home inside and out and can't wait to see what your experience is. As you are much further down the line than we are, could you tell me what the Dream Life upgrade is and how much extra is it? Thanks Re: Porter Davis Queensland - Building the Stradbroke 36 6Dec 09, 2017 6:46 pm stradbroke36 Hello Everyone! My husband and I have recently begun the building process with Porter Davis in Queensland. We are building the Stradbroke 36 from the Lifestyle range with the Dream Life upgrade packages as well as some of our own upgrades. We're hoping to achieve a classic Hamptons look while staying within a reasonable budget. I'm hoping to use this forum to document the ups and downs (hopefully not too many downs) of building with Porter Davis and help other Queenslanders navigate how the building process works up here. So far we have had two meetings with our sales consultant and have paid our $2 000 deposit. We have a meeting in mid-August to finalise our structural changes so our plans can be sent to the drafters for World of Style and to move forward with the tender process. We will also need to pay 3% of the construction cost at this time. At the moment we are most nervous about our site costs. We have had $25 000 quoted to us and we are terrified it will blow out. We know that our soil is an A-class, which is great, but there is also a fall of about 2m over the 940m2 block so we also know that cut and fill/retaining will be needed. We're also concerned about blowing our budget at World of Style. We've been trying our best to scour the forums and do our own research to best prepare ourselves and we know that it's going to be pricey to get what we want but I will keep you posted... How is your progress going? Where are you up to in the process now? Re: Porter Davis Queensland - Building the Stradbroke 36 8Aug 25, 2018 6:13 pm Come join the Facebook group, Porter Davis Qld - Discussion Group. There's heaps of us on there with progress updates 😊 I think you are getting different numbers because they all just based them on "other jobs" even though each job is unique. Often, with builders, unless you're speaking to… 3 3231 Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12334 1 10481 |