Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 3302Sep 30, 2011 11:56 am 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 3303Sep 30, 2011 1:21 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 3310Oct 02, 2011 8:18 pm Building the Drysdale 30 Wallara Waters, Wallan My Blog : http://www.ourwallanhome.blogspot.com My thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=50975 Re: Porter Davis homes 3312Oct 02, 2011 8:59 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 3313Oct 02, 2011 9:08 pm Rups cattycatcat Hi Guys, Just wondering what you need to do to get your internet / phone connected? We already have phone and internet points in the house. Do PD also connect the wires from our house to the network and then we just have to call telstra to have the service provided or to we have to get telstra to connect the house up? Thanks! You will need to contact Telstra who will connect you at the exchange and set up your service, which will cost you about $300 Awesome thanks I've read where other people have been charged about $1000 for them to dig a trench and lay cables. As long as PD does this as standard then I wont have the extra charge by telstra! Building the Drysdale 30 Wallara Waters, Wallan My Blog : http://www.ourwallanhome.blogspot.com My thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=50975 Re: Porter Davis homes 3314Oct 02, 2011 9:15 pm cattycatcat Rups cattycatcat Hi Guys, Just wondering what you need to do to get your internet / phone connected? We already have phone and internet points in the house. Do PD also connect the wires from our house to the network and then we just have to call telstra to have the service provided or to we have to get telstra to connect the house up? Thanks! You will need to contact Telstra who will connect you at the exchange and set up your service, which will cost you about $300 Awesome thanks I've read where other people have been charged about $1000 for them to dig a trench and lay cables. As long as PD does this as standard then I wont have the extra charge by telstra! In my Tender Doc they quote for "Telstra underground trench" - $308 and of course you are able to add points for extra cost. Once finished you call Telstra to connect you ($300) but they don't have to be your ongoing provider. Porter Davis homes 3315Oct 02, 2011 9:44 pm cattycatcat Rups cattycatcat Hi Guys, Just wondering what you need to do to get your internet / phone connected? We already have phone and internet points in the house. Do PD also connect the wires from our house to the network and then we just have to call telstra to have the service provided or to we have to get telstra to connect the house up? Thanks! You will need to contact Telstra who will connect you at the exchange and set up your service, which will cost you about $300 Awesome thanks I've read where other people have been charged about $1000 for them to dig a trench and lay cables. As long as PD does this as standard then I wont have the extra charge by telstra! Strangely enough the telstra connection from the street pit to the side of your house isn't standard, and as JLD said that's a further $308 as described. Talk to your BC about getting it added in... Re: Porter Davis homes 3316Oct 03, 2011 6:08 pm Thanks![/quote] You will need to contact Telstra who will connect you at the exchange and set up your service, which will cost you about $300[/quote] Awesome thanks I've read where other people have been charged about $1000 for them to dig a trench and lay cables. As long as PD does this as standard then I wont have the extra charge by telstra![/quote] Strangely enough the telstra connection from the street pit to the side of your house isn't standard, and as JLD said that's a further $308 as described. Talk to your BC about getting it added in...[/quote] Can someone please let me know under what section I can locate this charge in my contract, We have only been charged for "Telstra Smart Wiring Light Package" $1623. Does this seem correct! Porter Davis homes 3317Oct 04, 2011 11:08 am It's a completely separate line item in the contract, and is not 'bundled' with any other pack (like the smart wiring one for example). Nor is it included in the standard services connection item, which is only for water, gas, elec and waste. You will need to ask your BC to add it in, as it is not a standard item they include (beats me as to why not!) Ours is written as "provide Telstra underground cable trench up to 20m" $308. Not sure what heading it would appear under in your contract as ours was done as a PCV Re: Porter Davis homes 3318Oct 04, 2011 11:16 am Hey Rups & Leanne, When is your land scheduled to title? I can’t wait to watch your land transform into a home. Also can’t wait to see all your inclusions, the house is going to look really nice from what I have read on your blog. Keep us all updated pls.... Porter Davis homes 3319Oct 04, 2011 11:48 am Hey there T, Just posted an update on this over on the Saltwater thread, but we got a letter from our solicitor yesterday advising that the land had received council compliance and was now at the Titles office...! So, hopefully settlement will be scheduled somewhere in the next 2 weeks. The last 4 letters we've had from the solicitor have been to advise of delays, so this was very welcome and turned the excite-o-meter up a notch! One of the advantages (and to some degree, a disadvantage) of being land delayed is the opportunity to scrutinise every option, selection and decision made and continually validate them. As painful every conversation my wife and I have had that started with "I've been thinking about...." or " I don't think I like the...", we're now 100% happy with the spec of our house, and our BC has been VERY accommodating of our many changes, although most of them have ended up with a lot more money in PD's coffers Friends of ours are building a Churchill just around the corner, so their buid has been a surrogate build for us while we wait! So... just need to complete settlement, get the council building permit and finalise the construction drawings and away we go... Bets on for a (concrete) slab this side of Christmas Btw, your house is looking fantastic and is coming along at an incredible rate of knots!!! Porter Davis homes 3320Oct 04, 2011 12:11 pm Rups Hey there T, One of the advantages (and to some degree, a disadvantage) of being land delayed is the opportunity to scrutinise every option, selection and decision made and continually validate them. +1 I think if my build were to have started straight away I would still have been happy, and probably saved some money too! I think reading on here doesn't help either, now I want to add the trench as discussed above, but I'm too scared to email my BC again as I think she's probably sick of me! Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12337 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74702 I would never build with Fowler homes. 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