Browse Forums Building A New House Re: porter davis structural changes 4Feb 09, 2007 7:09 am Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: porter davis structural changes 8Feb 09, 2007 4:04 pm Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: porter davis structural changes 14Feb 10, 2007 6:23 pm Pom down under I'm in SA and the water tank is the last thing they install, how come yours has been done before groundworks have been completed? PDU Nothing has been built yet. We were all just merely discussing the topic of making a change (to the contract etc.) after it has been signed and wether this was possible or not. [sneakersss] Re: porter davis structural changes 15Feb 11, 2007 11:06 pm Minor structural changes should be possible, however there could be an additional charge.
We identified a problem, after we had signed our contract, but resolved it quickly. Our original instructions were to make our double garage slightly smaller by replacing two single doors with one double and thereby getting rid of the single central pillar. This would give us an extra 8 inches side clearance for parking a caravan. What we failed to notice on checking the plan, was that the architect had actually increased the width of each end pillar and kept the same overall width to the garage. Rossdale, our builder, had the plans redrawn, a new engineers report was required, council amendment fee to be paid plus the addiition of a header to our storm water down pipes. All up cost $510. Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12344 I engaged my builder in December last year and we’ve been working on preliminary drawings for last couple of months. I got a call from the salesperson this morning… 0 570 |