Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 362Aug 13, 2011 2:20 pm Yes. We kicked up a fuss because National Tiles refuse to put tiles in the area and Hopetoun refused to carpet it, both claiming its not their responsibility. In the end, my CSC found out it was meant to be tiles based on our promo. Hmm, but maybe yours is a different promotion? I don't know. But I reckon we were overcharged for many things too. Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 363Aug 13, 2011 8:57 pm JPZ puppyso Dear fellow waldorfers, I have just come across a problem with the waldorf roof trusses. At electrical I had informed PD that I will be hanging a chandelier near the stair case void. I was just informed that I cannot add any more weight on the roof trusses because it has Not been designed to accommodate a chandelier!!! The display home's roof trusses had been designed to accommodate the additional weight but the standard waldorf roof trusses are not designed to accommodate the weight. Is anyone else hanging light pendants or chandeliers near the stair case voids? I will have to call my CSA tomorrow and ask why I was not informed at electrical or at the contract appointment. Just thought everyone should know there is this problem. Additional weight can lead to bowing of the roof truss. cheers pup Hey pups, Whats the update on this? Has anyone else encountered this problem. We too asked for extra noggin in the stair void for a chandelier. Would be quite upset if it can't be done. Will ask my SS during our walk thru next week but just want to find out if anyone else has this issue and what PD has done... Hi JPZ, My CSA informed me on Thursday that she has brought this up to management and I am waiting for her to get back to me. My SS did not realise there was this problem either, I had to email my CSA so it's best to check with your CSA instead of your SS. I'll provide update once I hear from my CSA. cheers pup Waldorf 44 Sales quote: Jan 18th 2011 Tender : Feb 24th 2011 Colour & Electrical: March 9th 2011 Contract: March 24th 2011 Site start: May 5th 2011 http://ourwaldorf44.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 364Aug 13, 2011 9:36 pm JPZ Yes. We kicked up a fuss because National Tiles refuse to put tiles in the area and Hopetoun refused to carpet it, both claiming its not their responsibility. In the end, my CSC found out it was meant to be tiles based on our promo. Hmm, but maybe yours is a different promotion? I don't know. But I reckon we were overcharged for many things too. Hi JPZ/tstr1a We had the "complete promo" so tiles were included in the cloak and store. We were charged $55/sqm for the porcelain tiles 600x600. I hope the tilers will do a good job because we spent a lot on upgrading the tiles. Does anyone know what is the minimum grout width we can have for the porcelain tiles? thanks pup Waldorf 44 Sales quote: Jan 18th 2011 Tender : Feb 24th 2011 Colour & Electrical: March 9th 2011 Contract: March 24th 2011 Site start: May 5th 2011 http://ourwaldorf44.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 367Aug 15, 2011 4:41 pm Got a call from my dad today telling me that he spoke to the framer and the frame/roof trusses will be completed by the end of the day. Just check PD’s 24/7 and the frame has officially been completed. The framer’s have done are really good job as far as I can tell. The next thing I will need to organise is an independent inspection. This week I’m hoping that gutters and roof tiles will be installed and the building is wrapped with sisalation. Once this is done the brickies can start.. YEEEPPPPIIIIEEEE!!! I’m in the reverse situation to most home builders. I’m in no hurry for the house to be finished, but I won’t complain, I will have more time to do work on the landscaping and extending the alfresco. Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 368Aug 15, 2011 6:31 pm congrats tstr1a on your smooth build!! We are also in no rush to build our home either, although we did have 1 overhang issue and other small issues which are being addressed as we move along. Hope to see more photo's from your build cheers pup Waldorf 44 Sales quote: Jan 18th 2011 Tender : Feb 24th 2011 Colour & Electrical: March 9th 2011 Contract: March 24th 2011 Site start: May 5th 2011 http://ourwaldorf44.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 369Aug 15, 2011 6:32 pm tstr1a We had the complete promo as well. I checked the working drawings and its carpet is standard someone must have done an oopsie for us Waldorf 44 Sales quote: Jan 18th 2011 Tender : Feb 24th 2011 Colour & Electrical: March 9th 2011 Contract: March 24th 2011 Site start: May 5th 2011 http://ourwaldorf44.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 370Aug 15, 2011 10:08 pm Hi Waldorfers, Did anyone extend their fridge space? We extended ours to 1100mm on our sales consultant's advice and thought (and heard) nothing more of it. Received a call from my SS today saying that the stairs have gone in and the fridge plaster is jutting out. We got the traditional stairs option as per the Waldorf at Williams Landing. From his description, it sounds really ugly. He says its built exactly as per the plans but that it may not be what we are expecting and wanted to give us the heads up. We'll discuss it when we walk thru later this week. Just wondering if anyone else had this issue/problem and how this can be addressed... Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 371Aug 15, 2011 11:39 pm JPZ Hi Waldorfers, Did anyone extend their fridge space? We extended ours to 1100mm on our sales consultant's advice and thought (and heard) nothing more of it. Received a call from my SS today saying that the stairs have gone in and the fridge plaster is jutting out. We got the traditional stairs option as per the Waldorf at Williams Landing. From his description, it sounds really ugly. He says its built exactly as per the plans but that it may not be what we are expecting and wanted to give us the heads up. We'll discuss it when we walk thru later this week. Just wondering if anyone else had this issue/problem and how this can be addressed... I spoke to the sales consultant at Williams Landing and he recommended not to increase the cavity coz it outlook odd Plus u would need extra support for the staircase. Can u post a pic? Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 372Aug 16, 2011 2:48 pm JPZ Hi Waldorfers, Did anyone extend their fridge space? We extended ours to 1100mm on our sales consultant's advice and thought (and heard) nothing more of it. Received a call from my SS today saying that the stairs have gone in and the fridge plaster is jutting out. We got the traditional stairs option as per the Waldorf at Williams Landing. From his description, it sounds really ugly. He says its built exactly as per the plans but that it may not be what we are expecting and wanted to give us the heads up. We'll discuss it when we walk thru later this week. Just wondering if anyone else had this issue/problem and how this can be addressed... we had extended our fridge space too but we also upgraded our staircase to contemporary opt 2, so not sure if it will be the same as yours. If you have a look at my blog there is a photo of the staircase, it doesn't seem like the fridge plaster is jutting out. I will post another photo of the fridge space /stair case area for your ref. cheers pup Waldorf 44 Sales quote: Jan 18th 2011 Tender : Feb 24th 2011 Colour & Electrical: March 9th 2011 Contract: March 24th 2011 Site start: May 5th 2011 http://ourwaldorf44.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 375Aug 16, 2011 8:55 pm tstr1a Hey Pups, How much did you extend the fridge space by? Also, did you take space from the dry pantry in order to extend the fridge space? Cheers I thought there was only the one option which was to extend it to 1450mm (plastered). That was the only option which my sales consultant provided to me. We had to sacrifice some pantry space and also our galley Waldorf 44 Sales quote: Jan 18th 2011 Tender : Feb 24th 2011 Colour & Electrical: March 9th 2011 Contract: March 24th 2011 Site start: May 5th 2011 http://ourwaldorf44.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 376Aug 16, 2011 8:57 pm just received fixing invoice, the guys better have completed the fixing stage! errrrrrrgh The receivable departments is truly extremely efficient. Waldorf 44 Sales quote: Jan 18th 2011 Tender : Feb 24th 2011 Colour & Electrical: March 9th 2011 Contract: March 24th 2011 Site start: May 5th 2011 http://ourwaldorf44.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 377Aug 16, 2011 9:24 pm puppyso tstr1a Hey Pups, How much did you extend the fridge space by? Also, did you take space from the dry pantry in order to extend the fridge space? Cheers I thought there was only the one option which was to extend it to 1450mm (plastered). That was the only option which my sales consultant provided to me. We had to sacrifice some pantry space and also our galley /quote] I was told the same, but didn't do it Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 378Aug 17, 2011 9:57 am Hi, Snuck in yesterday to take these pics. Really not happy. It was the sales consultant who suggested we extend the fridge space. At no point was it made known to us that it will look like this. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Uploaded with ImageShack.us Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building a Waldorf by Porter Davis 380Aug 17, 2011 10:17 am I see what you mean now. The fridge will stick out from the side of the staircase. To be honest I’ve upgraded the staircase to contemporary option 1 and I still don’t really know how it’s going to look. PD doesn’t provide us with detailed staircase drawings. You would have picked this up in the drawings if you had them. Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12338 go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 110571 |