Porter Davis homes

I built a Sandarah 45 and I had a Daikin FDYQ200LV1 installed. I had 4 zones installed (basically 2 zones each floor) and the advice was that the unit was not designed to cool the entire house which is fair enough. When I turn the unit on full blast, the throughput is fantastic, it works fantastic.....but....the outdoor unit is massive and is also quite noisy. The outdoor unit is ~200kg and in cooling mode mine is currently making a loud buzzing noise. I'm having Daikin come by to check on it to see if its normal...hopefully its not as I'm pretty sure my neighbors will not be impressed otherwise

We paid ~$17000 for the unit and installation and compared to if we had done it post handover, it was approximately a $3000 premium. However, bear in mind that these Daikin systems have two units - one is the condensor unit that sits outside and the second unit is a fan unit that sits in the roof cavity.

Installing a outdoor unit post handover is very straightforward, its the internal unit that will give you headaches. Because it is almost guaranteed that you will NOT be able to fit that unit through the manhole! Which means you will have to cut through your nice new plaster to fit it in. Alternatively, they'll have to set up a crane outside to winch it in through your roof tiles and if you have roof sarking then that's going to add another layer of complication.

PD won't allow you to have your own installer install the internal unit during the build so you can't fit it in easily either whilst your house is in the framing stage

With regards to whether you should have two AC systems.....I think you may struggle in terms of roof cavity space. The internal unit needs to sit generally where the highest point is in the roof cavity. Logically, you'd think there's plenty of space but by the time the pre-assembled roof trusses all go in, you'd be surprised how little space you actually have to work with! The ducting also takes up a considerable amount of space and with two units you would need more ducts AND also you'd need to figure out where you would put a second return point (each unit would need its own return air).

Based on my experience with the 20kw unit, yes, it's not going to be able to cool the entire house effectively, but I guess you have to ask yourself as well, would you want/need to?

Hi tlbl,

I had it quoted in my third last version of the tender - got rid of them though, other things I want more.

To upgrade to the same as in the display at Williams Landing (8mm thick frameless shower screen in lieu of standard) it was $2,821 for the master - and $7,506 for three ensuites in beds 2, 3 and 4 (even though we only have two ensuites in the minor bedrooms) so would be $2,502 per minor ensuite.

Hi all,

Hope everyone is well.

Claire - how have you been? How is your build going?

BP - how is your build going now?

Ingle wood - have you had PCI?

How are the other builds going?

We were suppose to have PCI with our inspector tomorrow but it's been postponed - prob for a week or so. We are getting close to the end date now. If it's not finished in a few weeks pd will start paying us!! Bonus?! Hopefully it won't get to that!!

That doesn't sound right BP. We paid for staining and they have stained both side. They have no idea tho and I think communication is a major fault of pd. It's a bit disappointing. I think we paid $198 for the staining. Then another $99 for the door. It is definitely both sides.

I have no idea what we are waiting for inside - splash backs a definite and then there is the facade which is wrong. It's just lots of little things. Frustrating really.

Wow CL that is amazing! They must have been at it like beavers the past few weeks. Seems like it was only a couple of weeks ago, you were waiting for the site cut. Have they fixed the doors and cabinets yet? Are you happy with how it is coming together?

Keep any eye on the toilet and remind your SS that you have a special order with the toilet. Looks like they just put four wrong toilets in our place. What a waste!

At my colours appointment, I am pretty sure staining was both sides but if you paint it, it is only on the outside and the inside matches the rest of house.

hi guys i'm deciding on the aircon situation, whether to upgrade the heater and get the add on later or do it in one hit.

does anyone know the cost to upgrade the heater + ducting, or is it just better to get the evap aircon

Did anyone have their curtains and blinds measured by a third party before handover? We're thinking of having the curtain measurements done during one of the inspections.

Also did anyone manage to get heating points into the downstairs ensuite and laundry (to dry clothes in winter)?

We have our contact appointment in a couple of days.