We got sucked into that one as well.. Its a crock.
I must say, all through the build, PD was excellent.. Handover was a disaster, and the 3 month a nightmare.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis homes 6345Nov 19, 2012 7:05 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 6346Nov 19, 2012 7:24 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 6352Nov 22, 2012 4:18 am inglewood Hi all. Glad to have found this forum and I've been stalking peoples blogs . It's been immensely helpful! Esp the costing thread! Which we'll add our info to once we have everything sorted. Hubby and I are just starting the building process. We're building the Drysdale 30. Site start is booked for August next year (our land settles in May (fingers crossed) so we're hoping we can bring site start forward. We've chosen the gable facade and will build it in hebel. If your land doesnt setting till sometime next year.. I would hold off on committing to the build. Or are you trying to lock in price/bonus? Do they really want colours now? we waited 8 months for land, did colours day before contract. take some time to think it through, look at more displays etc etc. Re: Porter Davis homes 6353Nov 22, 2012 12:38 pm humble inglewood Hi all. Glad to have found this forum and I've been stalking peoples blogs . It's been immensely helpful! Esp the costing thread! Which we'll add our info to once we have everything sorted. Hubby and I are just starting the building process. We're building the Drysdale 30. Site start is booked for August next year (our land settles in May (fingers crossed) so we're hoping we can bring site start forward. We've chosen the gable facade and will build it in hebel. If your land doesnt setting till sometime next year.. I would hold off on committing to the build. Or are you trying to lock in price/bonus? Do they really want colours now? we waited 8 months for land, did colours day before contract. take some time to think it through, look at more displays etc etc. Thanks Humble, we wanted to lock in the Spring Stimulus because a $32,000 discount is not to be sneezed at. I know builders have 'specials' all the time - and as it turns out, they've continued this particular special. But we def want to build the Drysdale - we've liked it for many months. We don't actually need to have our colours picked till late Jan or Feb (I'm guessing), but I'm the kind of person who obsesses and I wont relax till I've sorted it out. Re: Porter Davis homes 6354Nov 22, 2012 1:09 pm Hi, I have built a house with Porter Davis & moved in August 2011 & now it has been more than a year. The 1 year maintenance was due in last August & as I did not hear from PD therefore I rang the maintenance department. When I enquired from PD with regard to the 1 year maintenance, I heard that it is valid only for structural items such as, any cracks & movements/shakings. If it is only for structural items I don’t think PD should announce separate 1 year maintenance, as anyway the structural warranty is valid for 7 years. If anyone on this forum is aware of the 1 year maintenance, could you please advise me. Secondly, I would like to know about the termite protection. PD said that there’s a termite protection insurance which has been provided by a termite protection provider & when I looked into that it has been already expired by now. I rang this provider to enquire on it & the lady who answered said I need to do a treatment, without even inspecting. She mentioned that the inspection & the treatment would cost $440. Could someone please comment whether I need to carry out a treatment or need to inspect & then determine whether a treatment is required or not. Thanks in advance… Porter Davis - Wembley 35 Contract Signed: 17 Aug 2010 Handover: 12 Aug 2011 Re: Porter Davis homes 6355Nov 23, 2012 12:09 pm Hi Roshi Unfortunately we are only at the start of the process so can't help with you questions re maintenance and termite. However we are planning on building the Wembley next year. Are you happy with your house? Anything you would do differently, now after living in it for a year? We love the design for us. We plan to change the lounge to a guest suite and have the grand alfresco out the back. Would love any feedback. Cheers Mumma DJ Re: Porter Davis homes 6356Nov 24, 2012 1:11 pm Hi We are building a Montrose 19 in Allura Estates in Melbourne, we start next years once land settles in April. Anyway we received a flyer from Hopetoun along with our appointment letter which states they now offer landscaping options. Can anyone shed light on this? Our BC wasn't aware of it and referred us back to Hopetoun but haven't had a chance to get in there or speak with them. I want to be able to discuss or find our from them what options there are, costs etc before going to our appointments. If anyone has details or has recently discussed the landscaping packages they offer would be appreciated. Cheers Dave Re: Porter Davis homes 6357Nov 26, 2012 8:34 pm Hello hello We've just put our paperwork in for the Marbella 42. Have not even gotten a BC or SS assigned to us yet.. so still fresh and naive excited about things! New to building and have a lot of reading to do as value everyones input .... Just wondering about a few things and hope to tap into some wisdom from this thread. 1) Getting an independant inspector - Yay or Nay? and at what stages is advisable to do it? 2) ELECTRICAL: Getting all electric work done now or later? We are thinking of turning the lounge into a home theatre space, have put aside a small amount for electrical upgrades but hoping to do most of it after hand over.. 3) ALFRESCO: not going for the alfresco option right now, want one that is similar to the display but will do an outdoor living space later is this even realistic? Just as a price guide, even though Alfresco quoted 10k might end up almost costing us double as we lose the FHOgrant (plus need to upgrade slab yada yada) 4) Bricks or Hebel? Getting mixed reviews about Hebel.. but not too keen on facing brick selection 5) Insulation upgrades , double glazed windows etc? : omigosh I don't even know where to start with this.. -------- Found our dream home : Porter Davis Marbella 42 Me and Mojo's build thread I'm still a rookie please don't shoot me!! -------- Re: Porter Davis homes 6358Nov 26, 2012 9:13 pm 1. Yes.. its a must 2. Yes and no. Depends (if double get downstairs, get all power points ran (easier) 3. Its expensive to do post.. we are getting quotes of 12k to 15k to do a 45sqm pergola! 4. Bricks.. Hebel while efficient has a poor wrap and will effect resale 5. Insulation yes, check the northern aspect of the house for double windows. Congratulations and all the best with your build. Re: Porter Davis homes 6359Nov 27, 2012 10:05 am Was supposed to have the slab poured today but thank goodness it got cancelled... such heavy rain here in Melbourne. Had a pre-slab inspection done and the inspector noted significant issues. Now trying to get confirmation the issues will be addressed before the pour.. hoping it would be ok for the pour which has now been pushed to tomorrow. Re: Porter Davis homes 6360Nov 27, 2012 12:15 pm MummaDJ Hi Roshi Unfortunately we are only at the start of the process so can't help with you questions re maintenance and termite. However we are planning on building the Wembley next year. Are you happy with your house? Anything you would do differently, now after living in it for a year? We love the design for us. We plan to change the lounge to a guest suite and have the grand alfresco out the back. Would love any feedback. Cheers Mumma DJ Hi MummaDJ, Yes, the Wembley is an awesome design, I specially love couple of things of it, such as, the Master Bed room at the front of the house, spacious living area, the kitchen & the pantry. We didn't go with the alfresco option, but now we do regret for it & have poured a concreate to build an alfreso in couple of months time. It would be better to go with a grand alfresco. By the way how do you change the lounge to a guest suite? Good Luck with your building... Porter Davis - Wembley 35 Contract Signed: 17 Aug 2010 Handover: 12 Aug 2011 Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 14043 I would never build with Fowler homes. 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