Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 6302Oct 25, 2012 2:53 pm Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Re: Porter Davis homes 6314Nov 01, 2012 7:39 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 6315Nov 01, 2012 7:47 am monkeypantz cinderella_375 Monkeypantz! Any news? How is the house?!!! Sorry, sorry! We are in and we heart it! I'll do a proper update soon, I'm just waiting for that magical time to take photos, where it all looks nice and new, there are no boxes piled in every corner, but it doesn't look tooooo lived in (baskets of washing, anyone? ) In the meantime, here's a sneak peek Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi monkeypanz, I'm glad to hear that you love your new home. Your kitchen looks great and I can't wait to see your photos, when you get the chance to take them! 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 6316Nov 01, 2012 12:28 pm tamugrg J & C When we use the keys for the first time in front & the back door, I was told it will break some lock (not sure what he meant by that) but effectively he was saying that whatever keys the PD people will have after this will not work. 'Builders keys' are used during the construction process which have a different pin configuration. They'll have heaps of these builders keys made up so they can be given to contractors more easily, but the 'owner' keys are different. What happens is when the 'owner' key is used for the first time, it pushes the pins past a certain point that, to put it in simplistic terms, reconfigures the lock so that it will now only work with that new key, locking out the 'builders' keys. In theory they can no longer be used. However, there are many people who will tell you not to rely on these keys/locks, as you can still actually generate a master if you had access to the cylinders at any point - it's trivial to figure out the pin configuration. There are some insurance policies which will refuse to pay out if you have not changed the locks from those supplied by a builder, for this reason. It is best to check your own insurance policies wording to see if this affects you. Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Re: Porter Davis homes 6317Nov 01, 2012 6:06 pm hi monkeypants congts, the home looks so nice. also updated blog for those intrested. Porter Davis homes 6318Nov 02, 2012 4:05 pm monkeypantz cinderella_375 Monkeypantz! Any news? How is the house?!!! Sorry, sorry! We are in and we heart it! I'll do a proper update soon, I'm just waiting for that magical time to take photos, where it all looks nice and new, there are no boxes piled in every corner, but it doesn't look tooooo lived in (baskets of washing, anyone? ) In the meantime, here's a sneak peek Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ oh it looks fantastic!!! Colours look great and your lights are perfect! Looking forward to your updates when you can. X Re: Porter Davis homes 6320Nov 03, 2012 5:20 pm J & C ma2531 J & C Does anyone know much about stain. Isn't the stain expected to shine. Our SS is trying to convince us that the stain on the frame and the door will be two different shades as the wood is different on both. I find that explanation flimsy. hi j&c, i dont know if this helps but we stained all wood, door frames,front doors,garage door, windows and they all came much the same. the only ones that are slightly different are the french doors which look a little lighter. you can see them on blog. Your stain looks perfect to me...maybe our SS has hired the worst painter in the business, the painting job is pathetic and we we queried this with the SS we were told we are expecting very high standards. The explanation that is offered to is is that the door is hardwood (Merbau) and the frame is a different kind of wood. My painter did a terrible job also. Though our doors and architraves were all gloss paint... let me tell you he did not have a steady hand. I got told by my SS that you had to stand 1 mtr away... I don't have good eyesight as it is so it didn't notice much until after moving in! Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12180 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74219 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 105129 |