I was able to upload a picture of the white mortar with Jarrah..
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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 1188Feb 22, 2011 4:34 pm Site cut: 2 June 2010 Slab Poured: 2 Oct 2010 Frame Stage: 12 Oct 2010 Lock up: Dec 2010 Fixing Stage: March 2011 http://karasdreamhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1189Feb 22, 2011 4:38 pm Site cut: 2 June 2010 Slab Poured: 2 Oct 2010 Frame Stage: 12 Oct 2010 Lock up: Dec 2010 Fixing Stage: March 2011 http://karasdreamhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1192Feb 22, 2011 7:45 pm Site cut: 2 June 2010 Slab Poured: 2 Oct 2010 Frame Stage: 12 Oct 2010 Lock up: Dec 2010 Fixing Stage: March 2011 http://karasdreamhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1195Feb 23, 2011 9:57 am __________________________________________ Built Camberwell 29 with PD - Hand Over was on 22/12/10 http://ssazcamberwell29.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1196Feb 23, 2011 11:13 am tstr1a lastone Hi again Insulation: we're about to put down a depoist with PD and I've only just realised just now that it seems that PD do not insulate walls as standard Is this right? And has anyone added insulation to the contract and roughly what did it cost? Also, are you happy with the heating unit? Word of advice, PD has to ensure that your house is rated 5 stars in any orientation. Sometimes in order to meet 5 star rating PD will include wall installation at no charge. I suggest that you wait until you have the energy rating report (at contract stage) before upgrading insulation if you need to. By law any new house has to have a min standard (5 star rating) Pd will organise this if you build the standard house. If you have any variations and your building doesnt meet 5 star rating, then you will be paying for it. We had to have 2.0 insulation in the walls and it costs us around the $1,000 mark Re: Porter Davis homes 1197Feb 23, 2011 11:21 am We also built with PD. Toilets were stinking for months.....be patient, maybe they will fix it properly....one day. You will probably do what we have done, 16 December we have accepted the house (KEY!!!) with boiler, oven, and hod not installed otherwise we would have spent Christmas on the street....They know people wants to have the keys and do not have other place to go (rented property to leave)....so they are going to finish everthing last minute and quickly which is resulting in really bad quality work. They had to come 3 months later to level the boiler. Really difficult to do the work properly! Re: Porter Davis homes 1198Feb 23, 2011 11:28 am Lunchtime tstr1a lastone Hi again Insulation: we're about to put down a depoist with PD and I've only just realised just now that it seems that PD do not insulate walls as standard Is this right? And has anyone added insulation to the contract and roughly what did it cost? Also, are you happy with the heating unit? Word of advice, PD has to ensure that your house is rated 5 stars in any orientation. Sometimes in order to meet 5 star rating PD will include wall installation at no charge. I suggest that you wait until you have the energy rating report (at contract stage) before upgrading insulation if you need to. By law any new house has to have a min standard (5 star rating) Pd will organise this if you build the standard house. If you have any variations and your building doesnt meet 5 star rating, then you will be paying for it. We had to have 2.0 insulation in the walls and it costs us around the $1,000 mark Hey Lunchtime, what house did u build? Regards Re: Porter Davis homes 1199Feb 23, 2011 12:11 pm Word of advice, PD has to ensure that your house is rated 5 stars in any orientation. Sometimes in order to meet 5 star rating PD will include wall installation at no charge. I suggest that you wait until you have the energy rating report (at contract stage) before upgrading insulation if you need to.[/quote] They will only absorb the cost of meeting the 5 star rating, if you build a standard house. As soon as you change the ceiling height, or a window to a door, it's no longer standard and the cost is passed on to you. Re: Porter Davis homes 1200Feb 23, 2011 12:32 pm We added R2.0 Gold insulation batts to all external walls for a cost of $3230. The insulation they wrap your house in is apparently rated at .5 so we should have a total of 2.5 to external walls. I hope........ Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12336 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74701 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 105546 |