Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 15864Dec 01, 2017 12:51 pm Instagram blog: https://www.instagram.com/ourforevertonhome/ Re: Porter Davis homes 15866Dec 02, 2017 11:41 pm World_Of_Waldorf Yeah, its good to have sarking for tiled roof as well, else if tile cracks only way to know it is when water starts dripping inside house after soaking the ceiling insulation... in our previous house we had experienced this and it was a nightmare, hundreds litres of rainwater clogged on the roof space after 1 tile cracked (could be due to a Golf ball located in the gutter) and it took many days to get that dried and after that re-plastering and painting etc.. Sarking definitely would be nice to have. I don't have sarking but I plan to put in a rubber membrane inside the roof on top of my home theatre to protect the wiring going on in that space, should one of the tile breaks, there is a fair bit of wiring in that area which could cause major damages. It was my uncle who gave me the idea years ago. I did it in my current home not everywhere though cause you gotta be inside the roof to do it. You can only cover easy to reach areas. Rubber comes in roll and is about 3mm thick. Using a staple gunn you can quickly cover easy to reach areas. Not ideal but it does help a bit. Building the Madison 40 | By Porter Davis Re: Porter Davis homes 15867Dec 03, 2017 5:54 am nikil brucefil2011 well after about 2 months finally received a response from PD about the theft from their site of my goods. We have investigated with our legal department and we have been advised that we are not responsible for compensation for items in the rear shed. Should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to ask. There is no explanation given why they won't compensate which now leaves my only option to start legal action. RESPECT What a joke. I would definitely get legal advice as the working in the insurance certainly seems like it should be covered. Well I've completed our next stage in getting PD to take some responsibility for the theft of my items on their site. If this doesn't get anywhere it will be off to the most expensive lawyer I can find and I will be claiming every single cent of my legal costs "We confirm that your application to Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria has been lodged successfully" Re: Porter Davis homes 15868Dec 05, 2017 6:44 am Hi fellows, Darbecca did a report for frame stage on Friday. Yesterday I received the invoice. No rectified works have been done. This morning I received another email from site supervisor rushing me to pay. Is this normal? I have told SS to fix up all defects before invoicing. I'm afraid defects might not be addressed/fixed if I make the payment now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Re: Porter Davis homes 15869Dec 05, 2017 6:48 am 9528 Hi fellows, Darbecca did a report for frame stage on Friday. Yesterday I received the invoice. No rectified works have been done. This morning I received another email from site supervisor rushing me to pay. Is this normal? I have told SS to fix up all defects before invoicing. I'm afraid defects might not be addressed/fixed if I make the payment now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. This has happened to us multiple times. Email the accounts department and say that the stage id not complete as the defects have not been rectified. We were able to extend our time to pay the invoice on one occasion and then they issued a new invoice. In the mean time arrange a date for a face to face meeting on site with your supervisor so they can talk you through everything they have done/will do to rectify the defects. You will most likely need to keep them accountable. The "natural build process" can mean that some defects are inadvertently covered up before being rectified as different tradies come on site and do their sections. If you do not notify accounts in writing then they do have the ability to charge interest after 7 days. The contract also has percentages written in which gives PD the ability to invoice even though we would deem the stage incomplete. Good Luck! Re: Porter Davis homes 15870Dec 05, 2017 7:23 am Waldorf_Grange_Build 9528 Hi fellows, Darbecca did a report for frame stage on Friday. Yesterday I received the invoice. No rectified works have been done. This morning I received another email from site supervisor rushing me to pay. Is this normal? I have told SS to fix up all defects before invoicing. I'm afraid defects might not be addressed/fixed if I make the payment now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. This has happened to us multiple times. Email the accounts department and say that the stage id not complete as the defects have not been rectified. We were able to extend our time to pay the invoice on one occasion and then they issued a new invoice. In the mean time arrange a date for a face to face meeting on site with your supervisor so they can talk you through everything they have done/will do to rectify the defects. You will most likely need to keep them accountable. The "natural build process" can mean that some defects are inadvertently covered up before being rectified as different tradies come on site and do their sections. If you do not notify accounts in writing then they do have the ability to charge interest after 7 days. The contract also has percentages written in which gives PD the ability to invoice even though we would deem the stage incomplete. Good Luck! I said the same thing to their accounts and accounts emailed ss to confirm. Then the ss email came in this morning basically telling me to pay. Will follow your tips and keep the record in writing. Re: Porter Davis homes 15871Dec 05, 2017 7:31 am 9528 Waldorf_Grange_Build 9528 Hi fellows, Darbecca did a report for frame stage on Friday. Yesterday I received the invoice. No rectified works have been done. This morning I received another email from site supervisor rushing me to pay. Is this normal? I have told SS to fix up all defects before invoicing. I'm afraid defects might not be addressed/fixed if I make the payment now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. This has happened to us multiple times. Email the accounts department and say that the stage id not complete as the defects have not been rectified. We were able to extend our time to pay the invoice on one occasion and then they issued a new invoice. In the mean time arrange a date for a face to face meeting on site with your supervisor so they can talk you through everything they have done/will do to rectify the defects. You will most likely need to keep them accountable. The "natural build process" can mean that some defects are inadvertently covered up before being rectified as different tradies come on site and do their sections. If you do not notify accounts in writing then they do have the ability to charge interest after 7 days. The contract also has percentages written in which gives PD the ability to invoice even though we would deem the stage incomplete. Good Luck! I said the same thing to their accounts and accounts emailed ss to confirm. Then the ss email came in this morning basically telling me to pay. Will follow your tips and keep the record in writing. Dont give them any wiggle room or they will take that and alot more Re: Porter Davis homes 15872Dec 05, 2017 5:54 pm Laminate floors have just gone in today. I took some pics through the window here >> https://waldorfgrangebuild.wordpress.co ... -flooring/ The colour we chose was Rustic Stone from the Bolero range. It wasn't exactly what we were looking for and if the budget allowed we would have gone for Oak and something a bit more grey rather than the creamy latte tones but there were very few choices. We hope it just blends in and we can make a real statement with our furniture pieces. Re: Porter Davis homes 15873Dec 05, 2017 6:59 pm Just a quick update Cabinets in, internal doors in, garage roof structure ad facia on and skirting boards and architraves close to being finished. Bring on the painters and renderers before santa. Re: Porter Davis homes 15874Dec 05, 2017 7:01 pm Forgot to say see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Re: Porter Davis homes 15875Dec 05, 2017 7:11 pm Oh we are so close behind you! Internal door were delivered today, nothing else happened, hopefully the kitchen arrive soon! Today was the first time we went to the house and the doors were locked... they forgot to lock the laundry door so we still got in. Re: Porter Davis homes 15876Dec 05, 2017 9:13 pm nikil Oh we are so close behind you! Internal door were delivered today, nothing else happened, hopefully the kitchen arrive soon! Today was the first time we went to the house and the doors were locked... they forgot to lock the laundry door so we still got in. Luckily we have a good SS who alerted us to this risk. see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Re: Porter Davis homes 15877Dec 05, 2017 9:32 pm As were getting closer to the end of the build would like some advice. Upstairs will be all white white walls and we will have spotted gum in walkways and the lounge plus concreate looking tiles on the floor of the bathrooms. Should we have the first or second carpet? With the first one a little more beige and the second darker Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Re: Porter Davis homes 15878Dec 05, 2017 9:37 pm Has anyone gone for honeycombe blinds? We were initially thinking white plantations but after seeing hoeycombes at a gallery they look like a simple elegant solution. Would like your thoughts see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Re: Porter Davis homes 15879Dec 05, 2017 9:45 pm brucefil2011 Has anyone gone for honeycombe blinds? We were initially thinking white plantations but after seeing hoeycombes at a gallery they look like a simple elegant solution. Would like your thoughts see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Do you have a pic? - View my blog at www.waldorfgrangebuild.wordpress.com Re: Porter Davis homes 15880Dec 05, 2017 9:46 pm brucefil2011 As were getting closer to the end of the build would like some advice. Upstairs will be all white white walls and we will have spotted gum in walkways and the lounge plus concreate looking tiles on the floor of the bathrooms. Should we have the first or second carpet? With the first one a little more beige and the second darker Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Those two pics look very similar. It’s hard to tell the difference. - View my blog at www.waldorfgrangebuild.wordpress.com 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 |