Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 2764Jul 26, 2011 11:58 am Ivanhoe 36 Dep:18-4-11 Tender:26-5-11 Colour/Electrical:8-6-11 Contract:29-6-11 Building Permit:6-7-11 Site Start:16-8-11 PCI:10-1-12 Handover:24-1-12 http://eli-kay-ivanhoe36.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 2767Jul 26, 2011 2:57 pm Ivanhoe 36 Dep:18-4-11 Tender:26-5-11 Colour/Electrical:8-6-11 Contract:29-6-11 Building Permit:6-7-11 Site Start:16-8-11 PCI:10-1-12 Handover:24-1-12 http://eli-kay-ivanhoe36.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 2768Jul 26, 2011 2:59 pm Ivanhoe 36 Dep:18-4-11 Tender:26-5-11 Colour/Electrical:8-6-11 Contract:29-6-11 Building Permit:6-7-11 Site Start:16-8-11 PCI:10-1-12 Handover:24-1-12 http://eli-kay-ivanhoe36.blogspot.com/ Re: Porter Davis homes 2772Jul 27, 2011 11:00 am Thanks for that. And no offense but there is no statement in the fine print "to a single store house with no variation " except "standard single story house" which is what I am interested in. Can I ask why you think that variations negate a standard single story house? Also this was something you have paid for as part of a promotion. If they told me that my house would take 30/40 weeks and no 23week completion guarantee. I would not have posted this question at all. "I don’t’ think it’s misleading advertising but a common thing which PD constantly do... confuse people" confuse people is misleading isnt it? I hope your getting me. I really value your response - Thanks again Tarneit : The Reserve Re: Porter Davis homes 2773Jul 27, 2011 11:14 am Hey rramesh, As I am just at the beginning of my building phase, in my experience my slab would take more time to prepare as excavation and foundation support are needed. I’ve also make some structural changes which will need more for the frames and brickies time, hence adding to the construction days. Question out there for everyone. Has someone build a standard house with no variation? If yes what was the construction time in your contract (excluding 28 days for Christmas if you build over this period)? Re: Porter Davis homes 2774Jul 27, 2011 11:47 am tstr1a Hey rramesh, As I am just at the beginning of my building phase, in my experience my slab would take more time to prepare as excavation and foundation support are needed. I’ve also make some structural changes which will need more for the frames and brickies time, hence adding to the construction days. Question out there for everyone. Has someone build a standard house with no variation? If yes what was the construction time in your contract (excluding 28 days for Christmas if you build over this period)? I have a standard layout and plan. 160 days. Kallara 29 Re: Porter Davis homes 2775Jul 27, 2011 12:38 pm Hi all, I've been hanging around here for quite some time and decided it's time to get involved! We're building the Foxley 29 in the SE suburbs and are at plastering stage. We're getting hebel which is going on this week so at an exciting stage. In regard to build time, we signed up for our single storey home when there was a "guaranteed 20 week completion" deal. We were told by our sales consultant that if we made no major structural changes there would be no added build time. We checked if this included adding doors, heightening doorways and changing our kitchen bench slightly and she confirmed they didn't constitute extra time. We also did some standard upgrades as per the display and other minor upgrades. When we got to the contract signing it stated 140 days (20 weeks) plus 37 days for client variations. We told them we were under the impression there wouldn't be any extra days - as per our conversation with the sales consultant - and they scrubbed the 37 days straight away. So our outcome was good, but we were disappointed that we had to argue it in the first place. I still don't know whether we were given the correct information from the Sales Consultant but that's what we had to go on so we stuck to our guns. As mentioned on here everywhere, keep notes of conversations with staff - they'll come in handy! We found the early process - sales/contract etc to be a very bumpy ride. The handover from Sales to Customer Service wasn't great but our Site Supervisor is very efficient and our CSC has been very good since we conveyed our disappointment with the whole process. I've got to say that without this site and the information that people have shared, I'm not sure whether I would have got through the first part of this build without going insane. So thanks to everyone for posting. Re: Porter Davis homes 2776Jul 27, 2011 1:26 pm Hi guys, Im building the regatta 23 at the moment and we are at lockup. We have been at that stage for a while with not much movement. I have a couple of questions regarding the fixing of the frame before plastering and how do you know that they have fixed it if they wont show you the report? It also seems that everytime well at least counting about 10 times that I have visited the house recently there has either been no one there and the ss never seems to be there very often. Has anyone else had this problem as it has been since fri the 15th that they finished painting.. and nothing has happened on the inside, only just put on the garage door this week.. I abit worred since the csc told us that tiling was to start on mon the 19th... its now 27th july and nothing has happened... no one has let us no... nothing has been mentioned when talking to the ss... im worried.... Your thought?? Thanks Re: Porter Davis homes (Prestiege) 23 week gaurentee 2777Jul 27, 2011 2:35 pm rramesh I have an open question to the forum and Team PD. What does the 23 week completion guarantee really mean? The only fine print that is related to above in the promotion is to a Standard single story house. Now when we get to the contract signing stage there is a statement (I will not refer to this as a clause intentionally) "Allow for 272 days". Which you cannot dispute and also payments made so far will not be refunded if you back out at this stage. Does this constitute misleading advertising? On further inquiring I was told that my house is not a standard house as it includes variations. However there is no mention in the contract or any written material given to me stating that mine is not a standard single story house nor a definition as to what a standard single story house is. Now there is a another clause in the contract that states that a standard house construction is for 272 days which includes 88 days for all client variations. The 23 week guarantee is for a paid promotion. Am I to perceive this as paying extra for reducing your standard construction time from 272 days to 161 days or 23 weeks? This looks like quite a gray area. Your thoughts and comments are appreciated Hi rramesh, I see tstr1a has offered some advice on this. Have you asked your Building Coordinator to explain this for you? They have all the information on your build so they would be the best person to explain this and give you an anwser. There are things that effect the timeframe of a build like size, weather and public holidays. Sometimes delays with materials from suppliers also impact timeframes. We try to forecast these so we can guarantee your construction timeframe. If we're behind, tstr1a is right, we'll pay $250 per week compensation. Earlier this year, Porter Davis made a change to all build timeframes across all home ranges to include all variations. I hope this helps. Cheers, Ebony 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 2778Jul 28, 2011 10:37 am jelango Hi all, I've been hanging around here for quite some time and decided it's time to get involved! We're building the Foxley 29 in the SE suburbs and are at plastering stage. We're getting hebel which is going on this week so at an exciting stage. In regard to build time, we signed up for our single storey home when there was a "guaranteed 20 week completion" deal. We were told by our sales consultant that if we made no major structural changes there would be no added build time. We checked if this included adding doors, heightening doorways and changing our kitchen bench slightly and she confirmed they didn't constitute extra time. We also did some standard upgrades as per the display and other minor upgrades. When we got to the contract signing it stated 140 days (20 weeks) plus 37 days for client variations. We told them we were under the impression there wouldn't be any extra days - as per our conversation with the sales consultant - and they scrubbed the 37 days straight away. So our outcome was good, but we were disappointed that we had to argue it in the first place. I still don't know whether we were given the correct information from the Sales Consultant but that's what we had to go on so we stuck to our guns. As mentioned on here everywhere, keep notes of conversations with staff - they'll come in handy! We found the early process - sales/contract etc to be a very bumpy ride. The handover from Sales to Customer Service wasn't great but our Site Supervisor is very efficient and our CSC has been very good since we conveyed our disappointment with the whole process. I've got to say that without this site and the information that people have shared, I'm not sure whether I would have got through the first part of this build without going insane. So thanks to everyone for posting. Hi jelango, I’m sorry to hear that you’ve had a few bumps during the start of your build journey. The Foxley is a lovely choice, what façade have you selected? Have you started a blog yet? I agree with you, the forum is a really great tool for everyone, there are always people who are at different stages of their builds who can offer advice and support. Please feel free to ask me any questions too and I can help where possible. Cheers, Ebony 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 2780Jul 29, 2011 12:07 am Congrats on your slab tstr1a! Way to go!! Our 3 month maintenance check was done, guys were supposed to come out to fix stuff. One tradie showed up on the appointed day and said he'd come back a day later to fix the two pages or so of defects we have. Almost two weeks later and several calls to the offices later, am still waiting for the mythical tradies to show up. Or at the very least, a call back from the offices Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12334 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 105533 |