Porter Davis homes

Last house I had, tops and bottoms of doors painted. It got scrapped off by the top door frame and rubbed on the carpet below.
I actually prefer it non-painted.
Internal doors only of course.

8.06 Sealing of Door Edges

Door leaves are deceftive if they do not have all sides, top and bottom edges that are sealed to prevent moisture entering.

This was in the guide to standards and tolerances 2007, page 40. Available from the building commission website under publications. Yet apparently not many of PD's SS know that this document exists - its well worth reading through to give you an overview of what is and isnt acceptable

http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/ww ... ntSiteID=1

Nah, I called them up and had a chat about a few issues. They suggested its worth fighting for wet areas and externals - but technically even wardrobe doors are defective if they are not sealed.

Also keep in mind that the word is sealed, which doesnt necessarily mean painted. Although painted would be by far the easiest method to achieve this

so internal doors dont have to be painted on the tops and bottoms -
seriously this is just laziness -

No that should be on the lock up stage.. Although the plastering could be in the fixing stage.. depending

Do you guys bring the mower and mow the grass yourself or hire mower man to do it for you?

I got a congrats and welcome letter from the council with a warning for untidy lawn. omg.

Sorted! PD has agreed to 205 days as specified in the contract and now I have it in writing – woo hoo!! It looks like they *may* meet their deadline, which would be fantastic. All I want is my house completed on time, with no mucking about.

The SS has been pretty good as well, he met us on site on Friday and gave us an update. About three weeks from then he reckons, I will add another two to be generous.

Lunchtime, we used a mower ourselves. There was only grass but it took us a good three hours to get it done.

I paid for lock up before the garage roof went on. Held back on the fixing invoice though, which came through in early December as the work is still not done. Sinks not in etc etc, and will pay only when they complete that stage as per the contract.

Need to check out the seals as well. They said we’d get internal stoppers or something like that as part of the promotion but forgot to include it in the contract.

All good now, much much happier than I was before. Its been a long long road. Phew!

Great news Karmaz, good to hear that it is in your favour.