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Browse Forums Building A New House  06 Sep 2014 583 VIC Gold Member Re: Porter Davis homes 12063Nov 06, 2015 10:01 pm  ChrisHeliGarage door issues. And new home care is 9-5 mon-fri, and nothing ever goes wrong on the weekend does it? What's happened? Our Bayside KDR Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78298 06 Sep 2014 583 VIC Gold Member Porter Davis homes 12065Nov 08, 2015 12:23 am Building a Porter Davis Livingstone 23 in Mayfield, Cranbourne East | Our thread 18/05/15 - Contract Signed 24/12/15 - Land Settlement 30/1/16 - Slab poured 9/06/16 - Handover 06 Oct 2014 127 VIC Senior Member 02 Apr 2014 192 VIC Bronze Member Re: Porter Davis homes 12068Nov 12, 2015 8:47 pm dojrudeJust had a read... Man, you're having a crap run... The cabinetry, etc as you point out is easy enough to fix... The mortar and brickwork on the otherhand, no idea - maybe they can remove 1/2 an inch of mortar and repoint it all to match the color, and fix the joints themselves... Look forward to reading your next update ... You're certainly giving need things to watch for... Our Bayside KDR Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78298 02 Apr 2014 192 VIC Bronze Member Re: Porter Davis homes 12069Nov 13, 2015 8:23 am  Drew01 dojrudeJust had a read... Man, you're having a crap run... The cabinetry, etc as you point out is easy enough to fix... The mortar and brickwork on the otherhand, no idea - maybe they can remove 1/2 an inch of mortar and repoint it all to match the color, and fix the joints themselves... Look forward to reading your next update ... You're certainly giving need things to watch for... Yes, it's all been very demoralising. We're so over this house build now it's not funny. I just can't believe that after all this time and the amount of problems and mistakes that have been made previously, that nothing appears to have changed and it's business as usual. I don't understand why Porter Davis don't actually check the quality or accuracy of the work done prior to getting the customer onsite for inspection. They must be aware of the standards and tolerances the same as the independent inspector. If something is so glaringly obviously wrong - like the patched mortar or blowouts by the front door, then why aren't they identified internally and the inspection postponed until they are rectified. I understand there will always be problems, but surely those that stick out like a sore thumb shouldn't need an independent inspector to identify them. 06 Sep 2014 583 VIC Gold Member 15 Dec 2013 392 VIC Gold Member Re: Porter Davis homes 12071Nov 17, 2015 8:32 pm dojrude Drew01 dojrudeJust had a read... Man, you're having a crap run... The cabinetry, etc as you point out is easy enough to fix... The mortar and brickwork on the otherhand, no idea - maybe they can remove 1/2 an inch of mortar and repoint it all to match the color, and fix the joints themselves... Look forward to reading your next update ... You're certainly giving need things to watch for... Yes, it's all been very demoralising. We're so over this house build now it's not funny. I just can't believe that after all this time and the amount of problems and mistakes that have been made previously, that nothing appears to have changed and it's business as usual. I don't understand why Porter Davis don't actually check the quality or accuracy of the work done prior to getting the customer onsite for inspection. They must be aware of the standards and tolerances the same as the independent inspector. If something is so glaringly obviously wrong - like the patched mortar or blowouts by the front door, then why aren't they identified internally and the inspection postponed until they are rectified. I understand there will always be problems, but surely those that stick out like a sore thumb shouldn't need an independent inspector to identify them. it will only get better....hold on...9 months in i still have trades people coming and going from the 3 month inspection.. but i cannot complain as the maintenance manager has been great,and nothing is put in the too hard basket Re: Porter Davis homes 12074Nov 20, 2015 5:40 pm KimstaHi, I'm new to this forum but have been an avid reader as we are first time builders with Porter Davis. We're been getting loads of tips from various blogs which has been great! We're building the Sandarah and have just had our colour selection appointments at WOS. Can anyone tell me how accurate the prices at WOS are? Am I likely to get bill shock when I get to the tender? We've been told that we will get credit for some items so I'm hoping the price will go down and not up! Thanks, Kim Hi Kimsta, we are building an Access range home so bypassed the tender appointment but after our WOS appointment we were given credit on the carpet upgrade but were misquoted a few hundred on the extra tiles in our bathroom and ensuite. All up the difference was - $3000, we were pleasantly surprised.  05 Jul 2015 43 VIC Junior Member Re: Porter Davis homes 12076Nov 21, 2015 9:33 pm Broke into a few building sites today in Armstrong Creek that have the Vienna 19's. Nice little houses for a first home buyer, especially since i am looking for my first home and think I was running my expectations a little high before looking at these. Anybody else who is building these care to share how much they ended up spending on upgrades? Want to try and get a ball park figure for upgrades on top of the H&L package price Re: Porter Davis homes 12077Nov 22, 2015 2:11 am dojrudeYou really are having a shocking run dojrude. We are also having issues with the quality of our insulation installation (areas not done, poor installation with insulation stuffed in and not cut to size, or shaped around wiring/pipes/ducts etc), with Bradford coming back this week for a second go at it. Like you, there's large areas supposedly being left for downlights, but they don't match up exactly with our electrical diagrams (understandably as the wires have only been 'roughed in'). There really are quite large areas being left without soundscreen making me wonder how effective my very expensive sound screen will now be. Does anyone know how much clearance is meant to be left around insulation for the down lights? I didn't think there needed to be much for the newer ones. Also, does anyone know how important it is for between floor sound screen insulation to be cut to size as compared to being just stuffed in? Could anyone direct me to the relevant regulations and/or installation guidelines? TIA KDR Chadwick 41+ Re: Porter Davis homes 12078Nov 22, 2015 9:54 am If the down lights have those little plastic domes over them, the insulation can be cut flush with the dome... My last house was like this, with halogens... No issues at all Sounds like your other issue is a lazy installer. Any space without insulation is a conductor of heat or sound, simples! Our Bayside KDR Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78298 02 Apr 2014 192 VIC Bronze Member Re: Porter Davis homes 12079Nov 22, 2015 10:14 am  FirstTimePDBuilder dojrudeYou really are having a shocking run dojrude. Yes we are, but I'm keeping on top of it all. Fingers crossed that once everything is addressed, we'll have a fantastic house. I dread to think how it would have turned out if we didn't have an independent inspector. Re: Porter Davis homes 12080Nov 22, 2015 3:50 pm Drew01Sounds like your other issue is a lazy installer. Any space without insulation is a conductor of heat or sound, simples! Yes that's my concern. Leaving 30+cm gaps in our Soundscreen means the sound won't be blocked. Has anyone who's built with PD had experience with how they should do the insulation? KDR Chadwick 41 Eastern Suburbs KDR Chadwick 41+ check out the facebook page Building with Better Built - it helps! But i've heard both builders are fantastic. 1 160075 Yeah, that’s fair to be uneasy about it. We had similar wording pop up early on and our conveyancer pushed back hard. A few things were amended once we queried it,… 3 2640 Hi paul smith, Did you go ahead with Dezire Homes? I am in the market now and was looking for some feedback? Thanks 4 176470 |
