Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 7635Jul 16, 2013 8:58 pm ajd78 MummaDJ, we are in exactly the same boat as you... We wanted 100% wool carpet but also tiling (as opposed to timber). We chose more expensive tiles and cat 1 carpet.. We got the nicest one but we figure that it just wasn't worth paying more with 2 little kids. We will upgrade cheaper in a few years when the kids are older. We did the research on that and we found with tiling in particular that it was cheaper to go thru PD. Tiling is really expensive and for $10k, it is mega cheap... especially with the tiles we chose... When renovating our current house our bathrooms and kitchen alone cost $20k! You are spot on, installation cost for tiles is a killer. We saw exact same display tiles in national tiles for $69 sqm, but girl told us to expect $80 sqm installation. There goes our budget, lol. We have three young (9, 6, and 3) kids too. Hope they will behave well on carpet you guys making me worried now. Re: Porter Davis homes 7636Jul 16, 2013 9:07 pm mirz ajd78 MummaDJ, we are in exactly the same boat as you... We wanted 100% wool carpet but also tiling (as opposed to timber). We chose more expensive tiles and cat 1 carpet.. We got the nicest one but we figure that it just wasn't worth paying more with 2 little kids. We will upgrade cheaper in a few years when the kids are older. We did the research on that and we found with tiling in particular that it was cheaper to go thru PD. Tiling is really expensive and for $10k, it is mega cheap... especially with the tiles we chose... When renovating our current house our bathrooms and kitchen alone cost $20k! You are spot on, installation cost for tiles is a killer. We saw exact same display tiles in national tiles for $69 sqm, but girl told us to expect $80 sqm installation. There goes our budget, lol. We have three young (9, 6, and 3) kids too. Hope they will behave well on carpet you guys making me worried now. Check out the Bamboo Carpet - it is apparently 25yrs stain resistant (kids and pets included!), looks and feels wonderful. There are different styles of it available. I asked PD if they could supply, but they couldn't. Our kids 8, 5, 2 (similar to you). Re: Porter Davis homes 7637Jul 17, 2013 11:48 am Been asked to redirect my question here. I've recently signed our tender contract, at the tender we were given false advice regarding our ceiling insulation - we asked for acoustic insulation between the two floors in our Waldorf 44, but at tender they said it is a fire hazard and PD refuse to do it. However since then, I've done my research and advice through this forum suggests that there are several types of fire resistant batts such as rockwool or bradford soundscreen. If they are putting it into my walls, why can't they put it into the ceiling, on bradford's website they even recommend putting into the ceilings. I've contacted my building coordinator about this and am yet to hear back, the last time I spoke to the contract coordinator, she told me for the past five years she's worked at PD, they've never put any insulation between floors. Is false advice sufficient grounds for PD to waive their post-tender variation fees? Does anyone know if there is any way of getting insulation between the floors if they won't do it? Thanks in advance! Re: Porter Davis homes 7638Jul 17, 2013 2:07 pm Jackula - I didn't know there was post tender variation fees? unless its different with prestige builds - but I thought you could still make changes between tender and contract stages... Re: Porter Davis homes 7639Jul 17, 2013 2:15 pm Hey, thanks for the reply. We're not allowed to make any structural changes, but I'm not 100% sure that structural changes do not include insulation as they do go into the structure. I had engaged in a few conversations with my building coordinator since my last post. It's not positive. PD views ALL acoustic insulation as a fire hazard, regardless of whether they are fire resistant or completely inflammable. They can add a layer of soundproof plaster between floors though, but the costs are unknown at this stage. Re: Porter Davis homes 7640Jul 17, 2013 2:21 pm Jackula Hey, thanks for the reply. We're not allowed to make any structural changes, but I'm not 100% sure that structural changes do not include insulation as they do go into the structure. I had engaged in a few conversations with my building coordinator since my last post. It's not positive. PD views ALL acoustic insulation as a fire hazard, regardless of whether they are fire resistant or completely inflammable. They can add a layer of soundproof plaster between floors though, but the costs are unknown at this stage. I wouldn't say insulation is a structural change? Between Tender and Contract PD can change the insulation, because your electrical selections (downlights etc) can affect the 6 star rating. So I don't see why you couldn't change it? In terms of structural changes, we removed our bathroom niches at contract, which was technically a structural change, but they let us do it as we weren't told that the niches couldn't be on external walls. Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 14058 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 109868 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 26720 |