Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 12128Dec 19, 2015 5:25 pm Looks like 10mm... Try a pair of pliers on it to see if you can tighten it before buying tools (repco branded tools are very good quality) Most car tool kits have a 10mm spanner in them also Our Bayside KDR Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78298 Re: Porter Davis homes 12129Dec 20, 2015 5:23 pm It worked! I managed to turn it by about one and a half revolutions and it's tighter than ever before. Thank you very much Re: Porter Davis homes 12130Dec 26, 2015 11:40 pm Merry Christmas everyone! Our land finally settled on Xmas eve - two weeks late due to a bank stuffup unfortunately. PD not so much in the Christmas spirit for us, we were due to be transferred to site on the 11th but thanks to the delay with settlement and the Christmas break we've now missed the opportunity for a Jan site start and won't get going until Feb I do understand they didn't have us pencilled in for Jan but it's still disappointing (we were basically only one and a half days past their cut off, arrrrgh). I'm sure by Christmas 2016 it will all be a vague memory 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 Re: Porter Davis homes 12131Dec 30, 2015 9:46 am Do PD have a forced shutdown over the Xmas/Jan period? My SS phoned me on the 17th Dec and basically told me that was it for the year and see you sometime mid Jan. I had exactly the same last Xmas (yes, we are that far behind schedule). It's disappointing when a Metricon build I walk past everyday to get the bus had workers there Xmas eve and again on the 29th Dec. Looks like business as usual for those guys. Have all PD builds shut down for this period or am I just the lucky one again? Re: Porter Davis homes 12132Dec 30, 2015 9:58 am dojrude Do PD have a forced shutdown over the Xmas/Jan period? My SS phoned me on the 17th Dec and basically told me that was it for the year and see you sometime mid Jan. I had exactly the same last Xmas (yes, we are that far behind schedule). It's disappointing when a Metricon build I walk past everyday to get the bus had workers there Xmas eve and again on the 29th Dec. Looks like business as usual for those guys. Have all PD builds shut down for this period or am I just the lucky one again? Yes they do, and it's factored into the build time. It's been so long since we did our stuff that I can't remember how long, I think s couple of weeks? Head office are away too. 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 Re: Porter Davis homes 12133Dec 30, 2015 11:34 am I think it varies... I spoke to our sakes consultant a couple of days ago... We have World of Style appointments at the end of the week starting the 11th, and could have been the week beforehand... Everyone needs a holiday is my view, and all of us earn them! Our Bayside KDR Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78298 Re: Porter Davis homes 12135Jan 06, 2016 9:30 am Hi Brains Trust. Can anyone tell me if there's an industry standard for what constitutes 'off white mortar'? KDR Chadwick 41 Eastern Suburbs KDR Chadwick 41+ Re: Porter Davis homes 12136Jan 07, 2016 2:18 pm Hello. We are about to build a Forsyth 35 in Melbourne. It's a knockdown rebuild. I've spent ages reading this thread and all the build blogs and it's been very helpful. I have a question about tiles. Has anyone used Cat 1 tiles? if so, how are they holding up? We were thinking of using the Simplicity in sand, which is ceramic. I prefer a Cat 3 tile called Colorado, which is porcelain and an extra $20/ m2. At National Tiles these 2 tiles are the same cost! Re: Porter Davis homes 12137Jan 07, 2016 3:07 pm ednaboo Hello. We are about to build a Forsyth 35 in Melbourne. It's a knockdown rebuild. I've spent ages reading this thread and all the build blogs and it's been very helpful. I have a question about tiles. Has anyone used Cat 1 tiles? if so, how are they holding up? We were thinking of using the Simplicity in sand, which is ceramic. I prefer a Cat 3 tile called Colorado, which is porcelain and an extra $20/ m2. At National Tiles these 2 tiles are the same cost! Are you sure the Colorado are porcelain, as if I recall correctly we considered them and I was pretty sure they were ceramic (nice tiles by the way ). We have gone with a porcelain tile (Majestic 2 Limestone) and, although they are very similar in square metre price at National Tiles, we too were astonished at how many fold more expensive PD were. They say it's much harder to lay the larger (600mm x 600mm) porcelain than it is the standard ceramic. I'm hoping that once we see the final product it'll be worth it! Good luck with your KDR. KDR Chadwick 41+ Re: Porter Davis homes 12138Jan 08, 2016 9:51 am hi everyone, can anyone recommend a good ducted cooling system? thank you so much Re: Porter Davis homes 12139Jan 08, 2016 4:47 pm FirstTimePDBuilder [ Are you sure the Colorado are porcelain, as if I recall correctly we considered them and I was pretty sure they were ceramic (nice tiles by the way ). We have gone with a porcelain tile (Majestic 2 Limestone) and, although they are very similar in square metre price at National Tiles, we too were astonished at how many fold more expensive PD were. They say it's much harder to lay the larger (600mm x 600mm) porcelain than it is the standard ceramic. Ah, I bet you are right. I was probably confused with the Atlantis range, which is also Cat 2. I believe that one is porcelain. I had a look at it today and it was a nice tile. Porter Davis homes 12140Jan 12, 2016 1:31 pm We got some awesome news today. Having previously been told our site start had been pushed back to Feb, we heard from our BC today that we'd actually been transferred to site last Friday!!! (would have been nice for someone to tell us? Lol). Means we should have site scrape by the last week of Jan latest. After all these months of waiting for title and a complete stuff up with settlement, it's so nice to finally have some good luck this whole process teaches a ton about patience, that's for sure, and I'm sure we have many more lessons to come on that one. We have movers booked for next week, going to the inlaws while our current place is on the market. Back home for the few months between the auction & settlement then potentially back to the inlaws again assuming there's a gap between settlement and handover. It's going to be a crazy six months or so but we're very lucky they're happy to have us invade! 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 Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12337 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74702 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 105564 |