Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 8856Dec 27, 2013 10:25 am With our site start fast approaching (early January), I'm trying to think of a list of questions and issues to discuss with our site supervisor. So far I've come up with: 1. Electrical Load Balancing and running extra circuits to the home theatre (our electrical consultant said we should ask this). 2. Tile alignments (our BC said we should ask this). 3. We put up our own temp fencing, the builders need to contact us in advance prior to them being removed (our BC said we should ask this). 4. Give building inspector details to site supervisor (our BC said we should ask this). Were there any other questions or issues you've covered with your site supervisor prior to site start? Re: Porter Davis homes 8857Dec 28, 2013 11:11 pm Just catching up on my blog reading Skye and Chrystee hope the moving in went well and you are both happy in your new homes! Country lifestyle -wow! Most surprised to see that you have a roof and tiles as well as the frame up already. You just be really pleased with how fast it is happening. The big alfresco at the back looks just the place for chardy hour I am sure. Clairemumto5 - no updates for a while. I hope that things are still on track for you, our builds were at about the same place. Our painting is due to,start after Christmas break. Is your place painted yet? Ajd -long time since I have heard from you too. Cabinets look great on the blog. Have you got the garage and retaining wall issues sorted yet? Jackula - sounds like you have had your fair share of drama finding asbestos and older footing when the house was knocked down. Fingers crossed that the second soil test comes back with no surprises. Inglewood - love the way all your exterior colours are coming together. I think it is such a relief to see them all together after picking from such small samples. I am stressing over our render on the balcony, it gets done almost at the last apparently and I am having second thoughts now. A bit late I know. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and best wishes for a wonderful 2014 in our new homes! Re: Porter Davis homes 8858Dec 29, 2013 7:37 am Hi Backpocket, I do need to update the blog just haven't been on computer for a while, painting is mostly finished from what I can see through the windows apart from I'm guessing the under stair door which we were still trying to sort out dimensions of before SS went on break, the painter worked all through chrissy (unsure about xmas day but I hope he took it off) it looks reaaly good from what I can see from outside, scaffold came down from garage and alfresco roof, not sure what is on the cards next. But SS. Said he had some fitoffs booked for while he was awaybut wasn't sure if he could get tiler onsite till later in jan. And for Jackula we didn't hear from SS till after slab is poured as a separate person manages the base stage from what I understand Re: Porter Davis homes 8859Dec 29, 2013 7:43 am Back Pocket Just catching up on my blog reading Skye and Chrystee hope the moving in went well and you are both happy in your new homes! Country lifestyle -wow! Most surprised to see that you have a roof and tiles as well as the frame up already. You just be really pleased with how fast it is happening. The big alfresco at the back looks just the place for chardy hour I am sure. Clairemumto5 - no updates for a while. I hope that things are still on track for you, our builds were at about the same place. Our painting is due to,start after Christmas break. Is your place painted yet? Ajd -long time since I have heard from you too. Cabinets look great on the blog. Have you got the garage and retaining wall issues sorted yet? Jackula - sounds like you have had your fair share of drama finding asbestos and older footing when the house was knocked down. Fingers crossed that the second soil test comes back with no surprises. Inglewood - love the way all your exterior colours are coming together. I think it is such a relief to see them all together after picking from such small samples. I am stressing over our render on the balcony, it gets done almost at the last apparently and I am having second thoughts now. A bit late I know. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and best wishes for a wonderful 2014 in our new homes! Thanks BackPocket! I'm loving it too! I also worry about the render too - it did look good at hopetoun though.... We are having Dune render and the garage will be Dune too - fingers crossed! Re: Porter Davis homes 8860Dec 29, 2013 6:12 pm Hi Has anyone come across issue whilst building during Xmas period, the tap where the hot water connection is faulty and therefore water keep running continually as soon as main water switch is on. My meter jumps to 80 kilolitre in one week and I am not able to contact the builder as the close for 2 weeks during this Festive Season. I have turned off the main water switch. But different contractors (plasterer, etc...) keep working whilst the builder is off and they need access to water and have therefore turn on the main water switch. I stuck a sign near the main tap asking them to turn off the main switch and have to keep visiting the site to explain it to them. My building contract stated that the owner is liable for all water usage during construction period. I wrote several emails to my builder along with the photos of the water on the ground and the meter reading each day for the past 7 days. Can anyone provide some advice on this? This is very unfair as the water loss is due to faulty plumbing work caused by the builder's plumber. I could imagine at the end of 3 mths the water usage will be thousands due to water loss. Thanks heaps. 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 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74220 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 105134 |