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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 6109Sep 18, 2012 7:58 am Quote: Yes we will be doing us with the PD contactor after handover, if you contact Programmed Property Services at Clayton Road they will give you a drawing, there is some grass in addition to the plants, we will be upgrading to exposed aggregate, they only do Boral for which we have to pay extra in addition to what we have paid PD. Let me know how much they quote you. Hey J& C I have asked PD not to do the landscape and they have accepted. The contractor wouldn't reply to emails after I sent my plans which I found a bit rude and therefore its there loss not mine. Re: Porter Davis homes 6112Sep 18, 2012 6:32 pm I've just spoken to a sales person from Porter Davis in length and they told me that they don't offer external decking or solid timber flooring on their builds?? The decking I can deal with and obviously have completed after handover. Solid timber floor needs to go down before kitchen etc, so you get the perfect finish (which you can't get with pre-finished timber / bamboo - don't get me started on the timber edging they use around kitchen fixtures!). They won't even let me bring my own guys in to do it during the build either. Can anyone who's built with PD confirm or deny whether this information is correct? Cheers.. Re: Porter Davis homes 6113Sep 18, 2012 7:08 pm Hi Guys, We have spent the last 12 mths reading these forums as we wait to take the next step and do a knock down and re-build in Ascot Vale with PD. Time has come for us to join and provide info for the people looking to take the next step The process has been tough, stressful and disappointing with Portr Davis to date but I am a believer that things may turn around. Can someone let me know about the 6 star energy rating? Does this add much to your base price? Apparently as we have upgraded some things we may be charged extra, originally they mentioned that the orientation could mean we incur costs but I presume that the inclusion of 6 star ratings in the base price will cover this? Thanks guys Building Sandarah 45 in Ascot Vale (knock-down and re-build) Follow our journey with Porter Davis: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59644 Re: Porter Davis homes 6114Sep 18, 2012 7:19 pm michaelrezk Quote: Yes we will be doing us with the PD contactor after handover, if you contact Programmed Property Services at Clayton Road they will give you a drawing, there is some grass in addition to the plants, we will be upgrading to exposed aggregate, they only do Boral for which we have to pay extra in addition to what we have paid PD. Let me know how much they quote you. Hey J& C I have asked PD not to do the landscape and they have accepted. The contractor wouldn't reply to emails after I sent my plans which I found a bit rude and therefore its there loss not mine. Hi Michael We are in the same boat , the so called project mangers at this contractor do not reply to emails, or return calls (I've left 'n' number of messages). Finally when I manged to get hold of them they informed me that they deal only with the SS and when the SS gives them a go ahead they will do the job. We are keen on doing the driveway and landscaping with the builder (even though we are paying a premium price), we want to do minimum amount of work on the house externally as like most houses our house has been built using waffle slabs. I found the link below on this forum. viewtopic.php?f=1&t=51843&p=836903&hilit=slab+movement#p836903 But the driveway is the last thing on our mind as our SS has to resolve some construction related issues from our final private inspection report. Re: Porter Davis homes 6117Sep 18, 2012 7:50 pm mynewlife We have just signed up to build the Sandarah and I am very excited. Now we have all the fun of making sure we have included everything we want in our house. I am trying to make myself a budget and trying to get an idea of costs. Electricals is the one area I have no idea about. I have been looking at everyone's blogs to get an idea. I am trying to understand what the Electrical packs are and what they offer. When I look at other peoples blogs, they talk about Fibre packs. Is it something that we will probably need? How did you go with the electricals? We are building the Sandarah and have our appointment in a few days... Have you started your build? Building Sandarah 45 in Ascot Vale (knock-down and re-build) Follow our journey with Porter Davis: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59644 Re: Porter Davis homes 6118Sep 18, 2012 9:37 pm Marto54 I've just spoken to a sales person from Porter Davis in length and they told me that they don't offer external decking or solid timber flooring on their builds?? The decking I can deal with and obviously have completed after handover. Solid timber floor needs to go down before kitchen etc, so you get the perfect finish (which you can't get with pre-finished timber / bamboo - don't get me started on the timber edging they use around kitchen fixtures!). They won't even let me bring my own guys in to do it during the build either. Can anyone who's built with PD confirm or deny whether this information is correct? Cheers.. Hi Marto54, Are you able to send me a private message with your contact details so I can look further into this for you? Cheers, Helen 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 6119Sep 18, 2012 10:33 pm monkeypantz Thanks Wateman, I find it really strange. You'd think that if it was standard they'd at least take a little more care with the brickwork up there hi monkeypantz, we found the same issue during PCI. looks like the mortar is overflowing in between the bricks. SS said they will clean it up, I hope they do On a separate note, we also found that the top of the internal doors were not painted. SS said those are not required. Re: Porter Davis homes 6120Sep 18, 2012 11:48 pm J & C To all those that have had their final private inspection...How long does it take for PD to resolve issues raised in the report. We submitted the report to our SS today... Hey J & C I think we were about 2 - 4 waiting after submitting the last inspection report where it felt like nothing was happening. Esp when you look though the windows and see the same issues. But 2 were completed post handover (within a week) and I guess lots happens that you just dont see. The only think I can say that may help was the our PCI was on the 20th and we thought 2 - 3 weeks to resolve everything but they wanted to hand over by EOM to make their targets so it was a week ! So if your PCI is in the back end of the month, plan maybe for handover that month too. We had a week between final PCI and key ceremony. Thanks Mikey Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 13678 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 77702 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 108334 |