Were going to have to buy a note book just for 3mth issues, its suprising the number of small things that you notice
Hi Lunchy
What kinds of things did you only pick up once you moved in for someone who is hopefully moving in over the next 6 weeks??
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 1521Apr 04, 2011 5:52 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 1522Apr 04, 2011 8:08 pm Porter Davis Homes Questions? Call 1800PORTER Mon - Fri 9am-8pm Sat - Sun 10am-4pm info@porterdavis.com.au http://blog.porterdavis.com.au/ http://www.porterdavishomes.com.au Re: Porter Davis homes 1524Apr 05, 2011 8:24 pm Well I had my PCI today and it went quite well, the main thing they have to do are paint touch ups, remove a shelf that I originally requested to be removed, two roof tiles are broken and clean the bricks again.. I had an independant inspector send his report last night, my SS had that ready to go in the morning and knew about most of the items. He went through each item with me explaining why it was on the list and what he's going to do about it. Hopefully things will get moving so I can move in late next week, Wednesday or Thursday hopefully!! Re: Porter Davis homes 1525Apr 06, 2011 8:22 am Victoria_g06 Well I had my PCI today and it went quite well, the main thing they have to do are paint touch ups, remove a shelf that I originally requested to be removed, two roof tiles are broken and clean the bricks again.. I had an independant inspector send his report last night, my SS had that ready to go in the morning and knew about most of the items. He went through each item with me explaining why it was on the list and what he's going to do about it. Hopefully things will get moving so I can move in late next week, Wednesday or Thursday hopefully!! What did the independant inspector pick up that your SS didnt? Re: Porter Davis homes 1526Apr 06, 2011 8:28 am excitednewhomeowner Victoria_g06 Well I had my PCI today and it went quite well, the main thing they have to do are paint touch ups, remove a shelf that I originally requested to be removed, two roof tiles are broken and clean the bricks again.. I had an independant inspector send his report last night, my SS had that ready to go in the morning and knew about most of the items. He went through each item with me explaining why it was on the list and what he's going to do about it. Hopefully things will get moving so I can move in late next week, Wednesday or Thursday hopefully!! What did the independant inspector pick up that your SS didnt? Not much actually, one of my cupboards in the kitchen doesn't have laminate on one side .. broken roof tiles, debris in the gutters, my ensuite sink is filling up faster than it is draining.. found out theres probably some plaster in there blocking the pipes, a few of my windows have large scratches in them so they need to be replaced. My SS was good about the whole thing though, he liked the idea of new eyes looking at the house for defects. Re: Porter Davis homes 1527Apr 06, 2011 9:31 pm Victoria, glad your SS is able to acknowledge faults from your independant inspection. I'm afraid mine doesn't acknowledge what is on my report, nor is he able to give any estimates on what or when anything will be fixed. I'm happy to go on national TV about how bad PD are, at the moment they are worse at customer service than many other industries. Getting frustrated now. Hw hard is an email, or phone call. And Construction managers are a waste of time Initial Deposit 05/09/2010 Tender 21/10/2010 Contract 26/11/2010 Site Start 11 Feb Bricking underway 28/03 Fitout commenced 20/04 PCI 08/07 Settlement 15/07 build Blog http://foxley29.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1528Apr 06, 2011 9:40 pm Hi everyone, I'm very frustrated with porter Davis at the moment ;-( Jess - I have pm u! Let's c if u can help?? Mel Re: Porter Davis homes 1529Apr 06, 2011 10:00 pm [quote="George's"]Victoria, glad your SS is able to acknowledge faults from your independant inspection. I'm afraid mine doesn't acknowledge what is on my report, nor is he able to give any estimates on what or when anything will be fixed. I'm happy to go on national TV about how bad PD are, at the moment they are worse at customer service than many other industries. Getting frustrated now. Hw hard is an email, or phone call. And Construction managers are a waste of time /quote] Hey there, honestly I have not liked PDs communication at all, they haven't involved me at all in the building of MY house. Ive had no regular walk throughs and ive found out more visiting the site than from my CSA. Right now I am thinking of the end product which is a very nice standard of house. I've been thinking of living in the house since site start! I hope your SS at least pays attention to the major defects in your independent report! Good luck! Re: Porter Davis homes 1530Apr 07, 2011 10:45 am mel_mox Hi everyone, I'm very frustrated with porter Davis at the moment ;-( Jess - I have pm u! Let's c if u can help?? Mel Hi Mel, Thank you for your PM. I am very sorry to hear of the issues you've been having. I will escalate your details to the relevant staff at Porter Davis to see if they can offer any advice on the matter. Hopefully they'll be in contact with you soon. Until then, can I suggest you maintain regular contact with your CSA & SS & keep me updated with how you go. Regards, Jess. Porter Davis Homes Questions? Call 1800PORTER Mon - Fri 9am-8pm Sat - Sun 10am-4pm info@porterdavis.com.au http://blog.porterdavis.com.au/ http://www.porterdavishomes.com.au Re: Porter Davis homes 1531Apr 07, 2011 4:47 pm karmaz Hi Jess, Still would like to know if New Home Care is a myth? Also, our flyscreens keep falling off and are coming apart. They seem to be of a standard that is not what one would expect from PD. We had flyscreens in the 20 year old house we lived in before this one and never ever had issues with them. Is this something the SS takes care of post handover? Thanks. Hi Karmaz, I'm sorry to hear that you have these outstanding issues post handover. After handover you are appointed a New Home Care Coordinator to look after you and your build, they are responsible for booking maintenance appointments for you. Have you met with your NHCC at this stage? If not, and you're unsure of who your NHCC is, I suggest contacting your CSA or SS for help with your maintenance issues. Also remember that you'll have a 3 months maintenance inspection where defects will be pointed out and fixed. So I also recommend keeping a list of any maintenance issues you find so that they can be attended to. Please let me know how you go contacting your CSA. Cheers, Jess. Porter Davis Homes Questions? Call 1800PORTER Mon - Fri 9am-8pm Sat - Sun 10am-4pm info@porterdavis.com.au http://blog.porterdavis.com.au/ http://www.porterdavishomes.com.au Re: Porter Davis homes 1532Apr 07, 2011 4:50 pm puppyso Hi Jess, I just want to clarify with you if PVC items will be honored as part of the contract or they are legally not binding? I signed the contract because I was told that PVC items will be apart of the contract and overrides items in the contract. Can you please reconfirm this as I have read different stories in regards to PCV items not being carried out during construction as it was not included in the contract. tks pup Hi Puppyso, To answer your question, if you have signed on the PCV items and they have been acknowledged & approved, then they are considered part of the contract and will override items in the contract. If you're unsure in any way, I strongly recommend contacting your CSA to make sure your PCV items are all in order. They'll be able to help you out and answer any questions you may have. I hope that helps. Cheers, Jess. Porter Davis Homes Questions? Call 1800PORTER Mon - Fri 9am-8pm Sat - Sun 10am-4pm info@porterdavis.com.au http://blog.porterdavis.com.au/ http://www.porterdavishomes.com.au Re: Porter Davis homes 1533Apr 07, 2011 7:33 pm HI Victoria how much time do you give them to action the items you found when you did your PCI? 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 1534Apr 07, 2011 8:46 pm fingers crossed HI Victoria how much time do you give them to action the items you found when you did your PCI? Hey fingerscrossed, unfortunately I am playing the waiting game again. I had PCI Tuesday and my SS said handover would be Wednesday/ Thursday next week but latest Friday. Hopefully I will get a call tomorrow about dates. My SS also said he would call me "in a day or two" with the dates... tomorrow will be the third day after PCI. They really don't stick to any sort of timeline/ plan do they? Re: Porter Davis homes 1535Apr 07, 2011 8:57 pm well we were told that we should be getting a call about our PCI - but I reckon its going to be Friday next week - they make it hard on everyone 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 1536Apr 07, 2011 9:11 pm fingers crossed well we were told that we should be getting a call about our PCI - but I reckon its going to be Friday next week - they make it hard on everyone Yep, they don't tell us anything! I got a call about PCI 5pm last Wednesday and they wanted to make it for 9:30am Monday... I had to move it to Tuesday but I think they take advantage of us wanting to move in quickly... Re: Porter Davis homes 1537Apr 07, 2011 9:14 pm Any PD people know what "Maintenance Sheet has been sent" means on 24/7 comments? Re: Porter Davis homes 1538Apr 07, 2011 9:15 pm Victoria_g06 fingers crossed well we were told that we should be getting a call about our PCI - but I reckon its going to be Friday next week - they make it hard on everyone Yep, they don't tell us anything! I got a call about PCI 5pm last Wednesday and they wanted to make it for 9:30am Monday... I had to move it to Tuesday but I think they take advantage of us wanting to move in quickly... I got about 2 weeks notice before PCI, the week before the PCI the SS & myself went for a walkthrough __________________________________________ Built Camberwell 29 with PD - Hand Over was on 22/12/10 http://ssazcamberwell29.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 1539Apr 07, 2011 9:19 pm SSAZ Victoria_g06 fingers crossed well we were told that we should be getting a call about our PCI - but I reckon its going to be Friday next week - they make it hard on everyone Yep, they don't tell us anything! I got a call about PCI 5pm last Wednesday and they wanted to make it for 9:30am Monday... I had to move it to Tuesday but I think they take advantage of us wanting to move in quickly... I got about 2 weeks notice before PCI, the week before the PCI the SS & myself went for a walkthrough See that's what I would have liked.. Luckily my work was ok with me taking the morning off on short notice.. though my partner couldn't and he really wanted to check things over! My SS and CSA do NOT like giving dates out.. they will never tell me anything.. I meant to be moving next week and still haven't had official word.. I'm starting to get a bit worried now.. Re: Porter Davis homes 1540Apr 07, 2011 9:20 pm Victoria_g06 Any PD people know what "Maintenance Sheet has been sent" means on 24/7 comments? does it mean they have your list of issues from your PCI and thats the maintenanance stuff they need to complete? 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/ Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12345 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74717 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 105609 |