Our temp fence has been removed. We don’t even have a date for PCI yet. Is it normal to remove it so soon? They are hoping to do PCI next week some time.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 16606Mar 07, 2018 9:31 am Instagram blog: https://www.instagram.com/ourforevertonhome/ Re: Porter Davis homes 16611Mar 07, 2018 11:44 am Instagram blog: https://www.instagram.com/ourforevertonhome/ Re: Porter Davis homes 16612Mar 07, 2018 1:51 pm lilbza Hurrow brucefil2011 Yes mine were all different from the PD plans. Out by 5-10mm. Overall each window dimention only changed 2-3mm in either dimention. see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Ok, mine are all out by about 3 cm or so but it sounds like that is pretty normal. I'm very glad we didn't just order blinds online off the PD spec! Yes you shouldn't order blinds based off the measurements on the plans, as they are structural measurements including the window frame. If internal dimensions are 2-3mm out, that won't make a difference. Blinds are always made slightly smaller to allow for manufacturer variations. You will find MOST blinds are already made to order because the majority of windows are a standardised size. I assumed that they would be a standard size, but all of mine seem to be out by a few cm vs the standard 300mm intervals. I'm just worried that I've measured it wrong and will be ordering a bunch of stuff that doesn't fit properly. Building a Kew 28 with Porter Davis Re: Porter Davis homes 16613Mar 07, 2018 1:58 pm On our way to meet our site supervisor. Hopefully today he lets us know our handover date. Fingers crossed. Re: Porter Davis homes 16614Mar 07, 2018 2:00 pm Hurrow lilbza Hurrow [quote="brucefil2011"]Yes mine were all different from the PD plans. Out by 5-10mm. Overall each window dimention only changed 2-3mm in either dimention. see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Ok, mine are all out by about 3 cm or so but it sounds like that is pretty normal. I'm very glad we didn't just order blinds online off the PD spec! Yes you shouldn't order blinds based off the measurements on the plans, as they are structural measurements including the window frame. If internal dimensions are 2-3mm out, that won't make a difference. Blinds are always made slightly smaller to allow for manufacturer variations. You will find MOST blinds are already made to order because the majority of windows are a standardised size. I assumed that they would be a standard size, but all of mine seem to be out by a few cm vs the standard 300mm intervals. I'm just worried that I've measured it wrong and will be ordering a bunch of stuff that doesn't fit properly.[/quote]Im just at A & L windows ordering fly screens and the sizes are odd so I asked the sales guy. The window sizes are based on multiple of brick sizes thats why there strange. Makes sense. see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Re: Porter Davis homes 16615Mar 07, 2018 4:34 pm Another busy day concrete polishers are frustrated that porter davis have left so much paint on the floor. More on the blog. see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Re: Porter Davis homes 16616Mar 07, 2018 8:19 pm Hurrow We had our PCI yesterday which went ok but not as smoothly as we'd hoped. The PD inspector and the Darbecca inspector had both been through the day before, apparently PD passed it but Darbecca had plenty of issues of varying degrees. We talked through the Darbecca report, some of the stuff was issues that we'd talked about previously and decided we were ok with, some were things that were always going to get addressed post PCI, and some were new. We've got some external doors that need to get to BAL standard, scratches on window frames, a garage that has a slope backwards, a shower niche that slopes inwards rather than outwards, some gaps in the al fresco roof, window frames that haven't been sealed properly, tiles in the showers that haven't been sealed off at the top, doors that are sticking, glass windows that need replacing, and a bunch of paint marks and general cleaning or tidying up that needs to be done. So the good news is that structurally everything is fine, but there are a fair amount of other issues to address. We were hoping to have handover two weeks after PCI but our SS said he'd have to check to see now, I think having to redo the shower niche could be the issue as it'll need to be re waterproofed, re tiled etc. Hopefully we'll get an update today on a handover date and we can start getting ready to move! We got our update, unfortunately we're now looking at 4 weeks rather than 2 from PCI to handover, so it'll be the first week of April before we get the keys. Building a Kew 28 with Porter Davis Re: Porter Davis homes 16617Mar 08, 2018 3:14 pm You can catch an update on day 3 after handover on my blog. Thanks to you all as the blog has now had over 1,000 visitors and just under 7,500 page views. I was inspired by the few blogs out there prior to our build I hope the blog plus feedback on this forum can help others through the process. Thanks to all for your feebback and suggestions. And see below as I have now bled for our build. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Re: Porter Davis homes 16618Mar 08, 2018 8:22 pm Laura Ireland Hey everyone, Just a quick question. Frame stage complete now, invoice on it's way. What's the normal timeframe for lockup stage? 40sq double storey. I know delays happen, just curious on the norm. Edit: Frame stage took 3.5 weeks. Hey Laura, was it 3.5 weeks from site scrape to frame up, or 3.5 to complete the frame stage? Did that include roof trusses too? I am due to have my slab poured on Tuesday and apparently have the framing start in about 2 weeks. Re: Porter Davis homes 16619Mar 08, 2018 8:28 pm MikW Laura Ireland Hey everyone, Just a quick question. Frame stage complete now, invoice on it's way. What's the normal timeframe for lockup stage? 40sq double storey. I know delays happen, just curious on the norm. Edit: Frame stage took 3.5 weeks. Hey Laura, was it 3.5 weeks from site scrape to frame up, or 3.5 to complete the frame stage? Did that include roof trusses too? I am due to have my slab poured on Tuesday and apparently have the framing start in about 2 weeks. see more at hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com Re: Porter Davis homes 16620Mar 09, 2018 10:16 am It was 3.5 weeks from the day the slab was poured. Framing included roof trusses and all frame except garage. No windows or wrapping or anything. Windows upstairs get stated next week and roof. Then scaffolding will come down and they do windows downstairs. Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 61229 of course there are legal avenues. You've already mentioned it. Sue them. I find it odd that lawyers wouldnt be willing to take on the case, given CCT evidence and… 1 43795 Hi, has anyone build with My homes WA and how has the experience been? Thanks in advance. 0 13637 |