Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Bristol (44sq) - Porter Davis Melbourne - New Build 125Mar 29, 2018 9:31 pm Thanks sooooo much for all the information..one of their sales consultants was really pushing me to pay deposit..I didn’t even see the house. I will ask them to show me the house first. One of the builders told me that they can’t be ‘forced’ to do amendments or correct the defaults as advised by private supervisor. As we will ‘sign the contract’ so we have to release the payment regardless. Reading all the negative feedback about builders really putting me under so much stress..it ruined peace in our lives n we haven’t even started building. Already paid deposit to carlisle n metricon. Now thinking of forgetting to build my dream doubl storey n buy small single storey. Thanks again for all your advice..😊 Re: Bristol (44sq) - Porter Davis Melbourne - New Build 126Mar 30, 2018 6:18 pm Rdeep Thanks sooooo much for all the information..one of their sales consultants was really pushing me to pay deposit..I didn’t even see the house. I will ask them to show me the house first. One of the builders told me that they can’t be ‘forced’ to do amendments or correct the defaults as advised by private supervisor. As we will ‘sign the contract’ so we have to release the payment regardless. Reading all the negative feedback about builders really putting me under so much stress..it ruined peace in our lives n we haven’t even started building. Already paid deposit to carlisle n metricon. Now thinking of forgetting to build my dream doubl storey n buy small single storey. Thanks again for all your advice.. I suggest no matter which builder you choose you copy and past the below into your contract. If you read my blog you will get a good idea of what its like to have PD build your house. "Porter Davis confirms that if your private inspector identifies issues that do not meet code, you are entitled to withhold payment on a stage invoice until that issue/defect is rectified to an acceptable standard as per the Building Code. This does not include issues that are within the allowable tolerances or subject to personal opinion, only items that do not comply with code. Please note, Porter Davis reserves the right to cease further works, with the exception of the defect rectification, until payment is received." see more About the hoffman – Building the hoffman https://hoffmangoldwithporterdavis.wordpress.com/about/ Re: Bristol (44sq) - Porter Davis Melbourne - New Build 127Mar 30, 2018 10:55 pm Thanks sooo much for all that information. I am requesting one of the sales consultant to show me Bristol. May be they will show us your place. But they just want me to sign first. Re: Bristol (44sq) - Porter Davis Melbourne - New Build 128Apr 03, 2018 9:29 am Hi Sinbox Had pre-plaster inspection at my place. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Did your inspector point out anything like pipe lagging insulation and did u get it done. follow my build Arden homes Votivo 37 iin south east: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=88622 Re: Bristol (44sq) - Porter Davis Melbourne - New Build 129Apr 03, 2018 10:52 am Hi pEast, Don’t think Darbecca pointed this out in the pre-plaster report but We did talk about the issue directly with our SS. It is not something that PD or any other volume builder uses as standard or even offers an upgrade option. Our SS said there are options which are offered in commercial builds but is fairly expensive. If you are up for a DIY option and still have access to the pipes on your ceiling, you can look to get a foam/rubber mat from Clark’s Rubber and wrap it around the pipes & hope it cuts down on the noise. Also if you ah e opted for insulation b/w the floor levels (we did), that could help as well... HTH.. Re: Bristol (44sq) - Porter Davis Melbourne - New Build 130Apr 03, 2018 2:23 pm sinbox Hi pEast, Don’t think Darbecca pointed this out in the pre-plaster report but We did talk about the issue directly with our SS. It is not something that PD or any other volume builder uses as standard or even offers an upgrade option. Our SS said there are options which are offered in commercial builds but is fairly expensive. If you are up for a DIY option and still have access to the pipes on your ceiling, you can look to get a foam/rubber mat from Clark’s Rubber and wrap it around the pipes & hope it cuts down on the noise. Also if you ah e opted for insulation b/w the floor levels (we did), that could help as well... HTH.. Thanks follow my build Arden homes Votivo 37 iin south east: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=88622 Re: Bristol (44sq) - Porter Davis Melbourne - New Build 131Apr 03, 2018 6:23 pm hi sinbox your kitchen is looking great....we moved in our house last month and we are totally loving the Bristol.We have been told by so many people that the house looks unique mainly because of the voids..... will be eagerly waiting to see your finished house,best of luck Re: Bristol (44sq) - Porter Davis Melbourne - New Build 132Apr 03, 2018 6:46 pm priya2015 hi sinbox your kitchen is looking great....we moved in our house last month and we are totally loving the Bristol.We have been told by so many people that the house looks unique mainly because of the voids..... will be eagerly waiting to see your finished house,best of luck Hey Priya! Nice to hear from you...Hearty Congratulations on the move in!!! I’ll definitely post some photos as and when we make progress. BTW, We have a nice (surprise) feature that’s been recently installed in the void, but I will reveal the picture only after the entire house is complete. But, you should return us the favour by posting some pics of your completed house too! Feel free to post here if you don’t want to start your own build thread. I think a couple of people are planning to build the Bristol, but have no display homes to visit, so these forums may be the only source for them to see some completed homes. Are you happy with everything from PD? What are the major issues you have noticed since you moved in? Re: Bristol (44sq) - Porter Davis Melbourne - New Build 133Apr 04, 2018 11:47 am Not much there was a gap in the front door which they corrected and the handle of the shower which came off which stegbar will come and reinstall ...the only issue we are having is regarding argus who installed the nbn cable which opticom mis saying is too thin as they have to run a 18mm wire and argus provided with much less ...so until that gets sorted we are using 4g wireless mobile broadband hotspot for internet...which is very expensive.....i will post some pictures in this thread ....i dont have my own blog/thread....and its too late to make one....hope i don't flood your thread with my pictures Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12320 I ended up going with 'Andrew Belic Construction Co.' https://www.instagram.com/andrewbelicconstruction/ 2 59640 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. 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