Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 209Jul 06, 2010 11:36 pm Elizbeth, nobody was arguing the point about your particular build. I'm sure it was just as bad as you say, and I'm sorry you had an awful time. If you've ever read my threads or blog, you'd find that ours was a long way from a picnic. But I have to be fair and say that all defects were rectified, compensation was paid as per the contract, we got a beautiful home in the end, and I don't see the point in bad-mouthing a builder who's no worse than most and a lot better than some. More to the point, there are many people on this forum who've had good experiences and the really miserable experiences are in the minority. Putting my moderator hat on, I have to point out that this forum isn't a venue for airing grievances - there are plenty of avenues open for pursuing real problems with builders, but bagging a company on the internet isn't the best way to go. There's a pretty clear warning about the dangers of defamation here. Some of the posts in this thread are pushing the limits and I just wanted to draw that to everyone's attention. Qas, I look forward to following your progress. Do start up a thread of your own - and be sure to add photos. Re: Porter Davis homes 210Jul 07, 2010 12:58 am We have a favourite home and are pretty close to signing our next few years over to PD. I have been reading Homeone for a little while and it has woken me up to a few things to look out for Hoping for a good build here Re: Porter Davis homes 211Jul 09, 2010 7:17 pm We love our PD house but our build was not without hiccups and there is some quality of work that I am not happy with (such as the crappy painting). But that can be fixed up properly later on, when my kids have finished trashing the place. 10 months after moving in they finally turned up yesterday to fix some chips in the front render We still have a few basins that won't drain the water quickly so the pipes are obviously blocked (PD are aware of this) and a paint mark on the carpet was removed but it's ruined the pile so I am going to hit them up for a whole room of new carpet. This will be address at the 12 mth maintenance appt in August and if necessary the word VCAT will be mentioned. But despite this, I still love my Illoura Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Porter Davis homes 212Jul 09, 2010 9:59 pm It's not the problems or hiccups that come with building, it's how your builder deals with them that is the test of a real quality builder i believe. JMHO Dear J.K. Rowling, Your books are entirely unrealistic. I mean, a ginger kid with two friends? Sincerely, Anonymous Re: Porter Davis homes 213Jul 13, 2010 10:24 pm We just sold our current home & ready to finally go and get a quote from pd to build the cremorne 35. Absolutely love the house. I have read so many negative things about so many builders. But have decided Its the house plan that we love & will make the final decision. Mel Re: Porter Davis homes 215Aug 13, 2010 1:41 pm Hi Ant We recently built with PD, we had inspections at all major stages. Good luck with your build. Re: Porter Davis homes 217Aug 13, 2010 3:22 pm Ant where are you building? I'll send you a PM with details anyway. We built with PD and had no issues with getting our own Inspector several times throughout the build. It was definitely worth it and everything was addressed and fixed by PD with no hassle. We received the written report from the inspector the night of the inspection. PD have been great to deal with. Sure some issues arise but they will with any builder. PD have been great with all of our concerns and addressed them all to our satisfaction. Best to be reasonable and you will get things fixed. Good luck with build. You'll have good times and bad but the good far outweigh in the end. Life is; then you tell yourself a story. Re: Porter Davis homes 218Aug 13, 2010 3:33 pm AntQ Thanks for that. May I ask if that's something you arranged yourself, or did you liaise with PD? Any suggestions on who to use? Cheers. PD had no issue with it, I always let my CSC know via email and the SS via text for what time was arranged. Details of who we used is on our blog (link below) In fact our SS was eager to get the last report quickly so many of the issues had been addressed before our PCI. I totally agree with oze there will be issues but it is how they are dealt with that matters and as far as our build went PD have been great. Re: Porter Davis homes 219Aug 13, 2010 4:36 pm I got a copy of the independant inspections that PD advertise on their website and what the sales rep discussed with me and it provided no detail at all. Will arrange my own pre-plaster check once the bricking has been done Re: Porter Davis homes 220Aug 14, 2010 8:20 am We are in the process of finalising on the Cayman 41. Anyone else building the Cayman? Williams Landing
Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12332 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74700 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 105532 |