Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 113Mar 26, 2007 10:56 pm The next option would be to pay PD for the designs and get it submitted like perryr said. But how would that guarantee anything for me. PD could disagree on any of the changes the developer wants and I would end up back where I started. If I go down that path I would definitely want PD to commit on certain things. Even then, it would leave them with a lot of room to say no to me and get more money out of it.
I would love to get the developer and PD into a room together. I don't know how I am going to arrange that. I can't even get hold of anyone in PD with authority to talk to me. The area sales manager sent me a message saying that he will call me back and that was it. I tried call their head office in Hallam but my call got blocked at the reception cos they said that the sales manager has to refer me there to his superior officer. I am really getting nowhere here. Like I said, any suggestions on other builders that could possibly do the job? I'm looking at Me-tr-coN and maybe simonds or henley. Don't really have a thread on this forum for the first two eh? pM me if anyone got any suggestions My First Home 114Mar 30, 2007 2:43 pm Hello All,
Firstly thank you all for sharing all these information; it is certainly great for the starters like me. I had a look at few options from different builders, but I think so far I have liked the PDs Stanford 23 design, my biggest problem is I have a very wide frontage in the house 27 meters and with my budget; Stanford is the largest one I can build. I have been only in touch with Jason from Lyndhurst office and have my first face-to-face appointment to see him this Saturday (31-03), do anyone dealt with him previously, and is he trusts worthy? I am sales person myself, and I cannot trust all the sales people, HAHA I will certainly keep looking at this discussion room, as it will help me a lot in the future. Cheers, Houman Re: Porter Davis homes 115Mar 30, 2007 10:08 pm Houman,
I don't think that anyone here should be saying anything which could be considered defamatory. I will say that in my recent experience I've dealt with two Sales Reps from PD, and both have proven to be reliable and very up front with everything I've asked of them. In the end, it comes down to whether you feel comfortable dealing with the Sales Rep you've met. If you do, then you should expect and get good service. Sometimes, however , there can be a personality clash - and if there is, find another sales rep with whom you are happy to work with. Remember - it's your money! Cheers Perry Re: Porter Davis homes 117Mar 31, 2007 11:49 am How exciting epiphany! Where abouts did you build? Must be such a good feeling for it to almost be finally over. =)
Emi epiphany Well said, Perry On another note...we get our certificate of occupancy in less than a week. Yay! Re: Porter Davis homes 118Mar 31, 2007 12:23 pm We're building in the South East of Melbourne, overlooking a lake.
We are soooooo looking forward to moving in. And, overall, we've been very pleased with PD. The house is looking fabulous Re: Porter Davis homes 119Apr 02, 2007 8:59 am Here we go; I was surprised how confident the two sales guys were on display house.
They promised they would start in October and finish by next Feb, a little longer waiting time before they start, but at this stage, it is as I am not in such a hurry to move into the new house. So I ended up signining the first quotation and put the downpayment. So from now on, I guess I keep a closer eye on this forum. Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12182 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74219 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 105129 |