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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 9172Feb 20, 2014 8:09 pm Hey everyone... can anyone reveal the options for light switches and power plugs? The people from electrical (via email) told me that we can choose Saturn, Slimline or Eclipse range options. Is this accurate? Re: Porter Davis homes 9173Feb 20, 2014 8:54 pm Sambogirl, your house looks amazing! fantastic choice of colours! Good luck with PCI Inglewood - good luck with PCI also! Hope it all goes well BP - you must be getting close? Hope all is going well.. Claire - how is your place coming along? Hopefully in the right direction! We have our independent inspector on Tuesday and our PCI on Friday. I am expecting a list 20 pages long but slow and steady wins the race - or so they say!! I suspect everything will be finished by the 23rd March because that is when PD will start paying me. Cant see that happening!! Hope everyone else is plodding along nicely! Re: Porter Davis homes 9174Feb 20, 2014 9:16 pm ajd78 Sambogirl, your house looks amazing! fantastic choice of colours! Good luck with PCI Inglewood - good luck with PCI also! Hope it all goes well BP - you must be getting close? Hope all is going well.. Claire - how is your place coming along? Hopefully in the right direction! We have our independent inspector on Tuesday and our PCI on Friday. I am expecting a list 20 pages long but slow and steady wins the race - or so they say!! I suspect everything will be finished by the 23rd March because that is when PD will start paying me. Cant see that happening!! Hope everyone else is plodding along nicely! Hi ajd, good luck for PCI! At least if you have 20 pages there will be an end in sight. We are getting close but getting frustrated with all the little fiddle things at the end, probably like everyone else. It makes me so mad that each trade does not care about other trades work, so work has to be redone. Honestly, if all the trades turned up there would be a weeks work max, but it does not happen that way, I am sure it is driving my SS crazy. He thinks trades have been back and they haven't, so other trades can't finish. Enough of my dramas, I am sure that once we can all sit on the alfresco with a wine or sixteen, the drama will be a distant memory. I can't wait to turn the house into a home and I am sure that most people building feel the same way, PD build the house, we build the home. Will be sending positive thoughts for you next Friday! Re: Porter Davis homes 9175Feb 21, 2014 1:18 pm Thanks BP - Im not sure it will be happening - oh well.. Who knows... Our SS is away and BC is out for the day.. And I will have to join you for the 16 glasses of wine!! Sounds likes fun lol.... Helen, I have tried to send you two private messages - are you able to tell me if you have received them? They are both sitting in Outbox and I have no idea how to get them to sent! Thanks AD Re: Porter Davis homes 9176Feb 21, 2014 7:10 pm ondrej09 Serenity_Now ondrej09 Are u installing yourself or electrician to do? Electrician - but I'm getting them to install plug bases for all the downlights that they're either installing or moving for me. That way in the future, if I ever need to change the downlights I won't need to call them back. have you asked if PD can do the plug base versions instead to save time? I asked electricals the same question and they only have the one hard wired option. Couldn't even pay more to get the GPO plugged ones which is really insane to me. It's a lose lose. They lose the opportunity to make more money with the upgrade and we lose by getting crapping LEDs and having to redo them later. It's all outsourced anyway.. you'd think who'ever they outsource the electricals to would know how to install the LEDs with the individual GPO plugs! [/end rant] 'Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.' Blog: http://prestigebuild.blogspot.com.au Re: Porter Davis homes 9177Feb 21, 2014 7:52 pm Hey sliick... was just reading your blog and noticed that you had an Insinkerator added. Which model and how much did it cost? Re: Porter Davis homes 9178Feb 21, 2014 7:55 pm Quote: Electrician - but I'm getting them to install plug bases for all the downlights that they're either installing or moving for me. That way in the future, if I ever need to change the downlights I won't need to call them back. Quote: have you asked if PD can do the plug base versions instead to save time? Quote: I asked electricals the same question and they only have the one hard wired option. Couldn't even pay more to get the GPO plugged ones which is really insane to me. It's a lose lose. They lose the opportunity to make more money with the upgrade and we lose by getting crapping LEDs and having to redo them later. It's all outsourced anyway.. you'd think who'ever they outsource the electricals to would know how to install the LEDs with the individual GPO plugs! [/end rant] This is probably my most disappointing thing with PD... Re: Porter Davis homes 9179Feb 22, 2014 9:39 am tlblhayward Hey sliick... was just reading your blog and noticed that you had an Insinkerator added. Which model and how much did it cost? This is the model we got quoted: http://www.appliancesonline.com.au/insi ... sposer-65/ Costs $1491 which seems pricey so we might decide to do this post handover 'Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.' Blog: http://prestigebuild.blogspot.com.au Re: Porter Davis homes 9180Feb 22, 2014 11:46 am ajd78 Thanks BP - Im not sure it will be happening - oh well.. Who knows... Our SS is away and BC is out for the day.. And I will have to join you for the 16 glasses of wine!! Sounds likes fun lol.... Helen, I have tried to send you two private messages - are you able to tell me if you have received them? They are both sitting in Outbox and I have no idea how to get them to sent! Thanks AD Hi ajd78 I'm not sure what happened - I only received one of them last night! The Regional Building Manager has been made aware of your issue and someone will be in touch ASAP. Cheers, Helen Porter Davis Homes Questions? Call 1800PORTER Mon - Fri 9am-8pm Sat - Sun 10am-4pm info@porterdavis.com.au http://blog.porterdavis.com.au/ http://www.porterdavishomes.com.au Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12954 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 76106 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 106772 |