Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 16382Feb 14, 2018 8:55 am Re: Porter Davis homes 16385Feb 14, 2018 12:02 pm Is that a checklist you downloaded from somewhere? Our Bayside KDR Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78298 Re: Porter Davis homes 16386Feb 14, 2018 12:09 pm Looks like the same one I got from http://anewhouse.com.au/sample-page/ . Very detailed checklist. Re: Porter Davis homes 16387Feb 14, 2018 4:15 pm nikil Looks like the same one I got from http://anewhouse.com.au/sample-page/ . Very detailed checklist. Would you recommend getting the booklet Nikil? I'm assuming it's the Guide to PCI one you are referring to? Building a Kew 28 with Porter Davis Re: Porter Davis homes 16388Feb 14, 2018 4:34 pm Hurrow nikil Looks like the same one I got from http://anewhouse.com.au/sample-page/ . Very detailed checklist. Would you recommend getting the booklet Nikil? I'm assuming it's the Guide to PCI one you are referring to? I've sent you a PM Hurrow. Re: Porter Davis homes 16389Feb 14, 2018 8:04 pm Charly6s inexp_user We have been advised that we need to move our return air because it is behind an opening door. They have suggested we remove the door or move the return air to the laundry. The door separates our living areas from the kids activity area and bedrooms. Moving it to the vent to the hall outside the laundry means I am loosing 600x600mm of my laundry. Does anyone know if we can put the return air in the ceiling? How big does the return air space need to be? 600x600mm seems excessive. Any other suggestions? PD don’t have a ceiling option, is it an option to hinge the door on the other side so it swings the other side? We have a wall and a ceiling air return with our Metricon build. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Porter Davis homes 16390Feb 14, 2018 9:46 pm Good luck Bruce for PCI. May i know whats your exterior render color, looks stunning with the slimline garage door. Re: Porter Davis homes 16391Feb 15, 2018 8:43 am Hi guys, great info on the cooling. I'm building a mad45 and didn't get to speak to a cooling consultant through selections because the consultant quit, or was being replaced, at the time. I initially wanted 4 zones, but was told that zoning was strictly for heating only, and cooling is upstairs / downstairs only. At that point I didn't bother with more than the two zones. Heating isn't the expensive bit, so didn't care too much about it. Anyone get different advice, particularly for double storey? I was also told that any additional zones needed to be large (min three ducts) due to the volume of air (was thinking about zoning off my theatre only, for example). Building a Madison 45 with Porter Davis Madison 45 Blog (Send me a PM with your email address to be added) Re: Porter Davis homes 16392Feb 15, 2018 1:46 pm fademan Hi guys, great info on the cooling. I'm building a mad45 and didn't get to speak to a cooling consultant through selections because the consultant quit, or was being replaced, at the time. I initially wanted 4 zones, but was told that zoning was strictly for heating only, and cooling is upstairs / downstairs only. At that point I didn't bother with more than the two zones. Heating isn't the expensive bit, so didn't care too much about it. Anyone get different advice, particularly for double storey? I was also told that any additional zones needed to be large (min three ducts) due to the volume of air (was thinking about zoning off my theatre only, for example). Yeah we were told exactly the same. We kept 2 zones just to keep the cost down. Re: Porter Davis homes 16393Feb 15, 2018 5:54 pm World_Of_Waldorf fademan Hi guys, great info on the cooling. I'm building a mad45 and didn't get to speak to a cooling consultant through selections because the consultant quit, or was being replaced, at the time. I initially wanted 4 zones, but was told that zoning was strictly for heating only, and cooling is upstairs / downstairs only. At that point I didn't bother with more than the two zones. Heating isn't the expensive bit, so didn't care too much about it. Anyone get different advice, particularly for double storey? I was also told that any additional zones needed to be large (min three ducts) due to the volume of air (was thinking about zoning off my theatre only, for example). Yeah we were told exactly the same. We kept 2 zones just to keep the cost down. Building a Madison 45 with Porter Davis Madison 45 Blog (Send me a PM with your email address to be added) Re: Porter Davis homes 16394Feb 15, 2018 6:45 pm fademan Hi guys, great info on the cooling. I'm building a mad45 and didn't get to speak to a cooling consultant through selections because the consultant quit, or was being replaced, at the time. I initially wanted 4 zones, but was told that zoning was strictly for heating only, and cooling is upstairs / downstairs only. At that point I didn't bother with more than the two zones. Heating isn't the expensive bit, so didn't care too much about it. Anyone get different advice, particularly for double storey? I was also told that any additional zones needed to be large (min three ducts) due to the volume of air (was thinking about zoning off my theatre only, for example). Hi Fademan Here is my experience and partial knowledge regarding heating/cooling systems at Porter Davis We had many discussions with the Brivis rep at WOS. She informed us that we would need to upgrade our Heating unit from the 3 Star in our standard inclusions to a 6 Star so we could add refrigeration and zoning. (probably also possible if you upgrade to 5 Star unit, but better cost savings with the 6 star, so we choose that one) With the Brivis 6 star unit you can have up to 4 zones for BOTH heating and cooling. To run heating and cooling through the same ducting system you need to increase the size of the heating ducts provided, from 6 inch to 9 inch. This allows for the greater airflow required for your refrigerated cooling. Once this is done, you can create zones with 2 or more outlets. So it is not usually possible to zone just one room, unless you have 2 outlets in that room. Their pricing is very expensive (no surprise) to create additional zones and their pricing for adding on a refrigerated cooling system is outrageous. We are building a 38 Square house and the quote was 16K. We found a great company who will do this for us post handover and will only cost us $8100 for everything we want done. There are a few things you need to get PD to do during the build, as changes cannot happen downstairs after the build. However they can do anything upstairs after handover. With a double story build, if you require 2 downstairs zones, you need to make sure you have this organised with PD prior to the build, as you need a control cable to manage the control for that zone in that area. For example, we are creating 2 zones in our downstairs area and one zone upstairs. The upstairs zone is controlled via a network controller upstairs which runs back to the main unit in the ceiling. One of the downstairs zones is the Guest bedroom and Guest Ensuite, and the other downstairs zone is All the other rooms downstairs. The large zone will be controlled by a fancy touch screen controller (upgrade) and the other zone has a thermostat only (as PD tell me that I cannot have another network controller installed, just the one upstairs, even though my Air Con guys says he can do 3 network controllers for me). Once I have handover from PD, I will ring my Air Con guy and have him come and install a 17kW refrigeration unit which will bolt onto the heating unit in my upstairs ceiling space. At the same time he will create another zone upstairs (Master Bedroom and Master Ensuite - run via a new network controller) and change the thermostat cable downstairs into another network controller. This will allow me to have 4 zones set throughout my house and have control of each zone from within that zone or via the touch screen. I have also been told that Brivis are in the development stages of creating an App that will also allow you to control your zoners from your phone, however I cannot get 100% confirmation on when this App will actually be launched so I have opted for the manual controls in each zone just in case this App never eventuates. I hope this helps explain what I know about upgrading the heating/cooling systems that Brivis can provide through PD. If you need any further clarification please don't hesitate to ask and I will try to explain further. Porter Davis homes 16396Feb 15, 2018 10:22 pm Looking great Bruce! Awesome info inphaze, very detailed which I'm sure many will appreciate. Thank you. Our 37sq Custom Hamptons Inspired Home Re: Porter Davis homes 16397Feb 15, 2018 11:57 pm What roof ..? Porter Davis only give tiles and colorbond is an addition, is it worth going to colorbond and is it worth doing roof sarking, have heard colorbond makes it warmer during summer. I am putting a whirlybird does that make any difference ..? Thanks Re: Porter Davis homes 16398Feb 16, 2018 8:44 am For anyone who is looking at getting electricals for their home, it looks like Samsung and Hisense at least are coming out with their new TV models so the current ones are all going on sale. As an added bonus Harvey Norman give you 10% of the purchase value in gift vouchers if you spend over $250, so basically another 10% off. We picked up a 55in HiSense for the rumpus room last night as well as some Arlo Pro 2 security cameras which never go on sale but in this instance have the 10% in gift vouchers. Same prices as at JB HiFi but with 10% in gift cards sounds like a pretty good deal to me! In other news they appear to have done at least one coat of render to the front of our house so we have a better idea of what it will actually look like. Hopefully only a few weeks till PCI! Building a Kew 28 with Porter Davis Re: Porter Davis homes 16399Feb 16, 2018 8:47 am We decided on colourbond as it is low maintenance and doesn’t move like tiles can, didn’t fancy dealing with leaks and cleaning after a few years. We added sarking as it controls condensation and reduces wind getting into your ceiling cavity. We have 2 whirlybirds, they work very well at removing heat from the roof space, especially if you also combine them with vents in you eaves. Colourblind cost is currently $999 at PD and sparking cost us approx $1600 fir a 38 Square double story Re: Porter Davis homes 16400Feb 16, 2018 10:50 am PD had a free colourbond promotion on when we were buying which was handy as it was what my wife wanted anyway. Because we're in a BAL area we have sarking and whirly bird as well, so hopefully it all works out ok. Building a Kew 28 with Porter Davis Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12180 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74216 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 105128 |