jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
the cost from Hopetoun is only for Category upgrades ie 76mm Cat 1 to 76 mm Cat 2. If you decide to go for 50mm u have to factor in…
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Just sent you a pm re: shower screen
The benchtop is dependent on the category of stone u choose, PD didnt give me a seperate cost for 60mm upgrade
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
MAde mine into a walk in robe and modified the master bedroom to have a massive master bedroom instead.
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Yeah.. the stairs really make the house look more like a house rather than a construction site...
Can't wait to c ur pics...
mine is almost completed..... managed to get some updated…
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis homes
Agree with tstr1a, easier to get alarm cabled during the built rather than after (especially for double storey)...
Looks like quite a large number of people are heading towards completion..... I…
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Your house looks amazing. i love the landscaping and the pool area
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis homes
I wouldn't accept it at all... not your problem if they have to replace everything due to the tradesperson being completely incompetent... For a PD MANAGER to turn around and…
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Thanks heaps! Will triple check mine to make sure it looks exactly like the one in the link... You have been extremely helpful and GREATLY APPRECIATE ur blog too!
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Hey tstr1a, if it is not too much trouble, can you post a pic of ur air-con controller unit (the one on the wall).. I think PD might have made…
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis homes
I vote Polar White 
.. but I am biased cos I installed polar white in my house ...so you might…
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
finally managed to get access into the house to see the work that has been done..
they have installed my kitchen island bench, finished 80% of the plumbing work and rehung…
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis homes
Good for you. The house should be done the way you want it and specified. I would rather a short delay and it well be done right rather than rushing…
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis homes
Not sure about everyone else but my SS did call to ask if I could go to the site to chat to the tiler to make sure the tiles &…
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis Upgrades and Costs
I paid $718 each to upgrade (upgraded from Prestige standard toilets) to the ones they have on display. It is called the Caroma Cube Wall Faced Invisi Series II suite…
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis Upgrades and Costs
Har har.. i got the same reaction too.. I just told them...that's why i have 2 kitchens... a display one in all white .. and a functional one that is…
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Yup.. tstr1a is right.. there are other things like networking to ground floor, wiring home theatre, video intercoms etc etc.. can be really really hard to do after handover.
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Thanks.. I really loved the floor to wall tiles in the showrooms hence decided to get it.. looks like baked beans n toast for a while 
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
WOW!! Your house is HUGE! Love the extended area out the back.. Pity I don't have enough land to accommodate it..
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis homes
Thanks to Helen (here on the forum) the building regional manager called me. Had a really frank phone conversation re: build experience etc.. Outlined all the errors and the mistakes…
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Just wanted to say thanks to Helen from PD ... the building regional manager called today and I had a frank phone conversation with him re: build experience to date…
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis homes
YUP!!! Had to be seen to believe!! Lucky my BC and SS are super efficient and ready to take my calls /emails when mistakes arise
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Thanks Helen. I hope everything will be rectified soon
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis homes
Sigh... see the frustrations?
I really hope they don't just run pipes across the cabinets... the mistake was noted in FEB and nothing was done...
http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u673/jnkbids/IMG_2365_zps84860156.jpg
Cabinet installers just installed the…
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
the mistake was noted in FEB and nothing was done...
http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u673/jnkbids/IMG_2365_zps84860156.jpg
Cabinet installers just installed the cabinet and now I have a sink that doesn't line up at all!
http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u673/jnkbids/IMG_3234_zpsfd00322d.jpg
Trying to run…
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
LOL! shall we say great minds think alike? 
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
does anyone know the Building standards re: Connecting the waste drain from a sink to the actual drain-pipe? Is there a limit as to how far away the drain-pipe can…
jnkbids posted:Porter Davis homes
does anyone know the Building standards re: Connecting the waste drain from a sink to the actual drain-pipe? Is there a limit as to how far away the drain-pipe can…
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
Sigh.. the psycho came back to cut my power cables before they could be wired to the switchboard which is now a massive headache... I hope they catch him and…
jnkbids posted:Building a Waldorf or Marriot by Porter Davis
thanks ftdt7882 ... hope all is well with yours...
Hmm.. good question... they are called Stratos Limestone Polished 300x600mm. The code i have on my selection list is MAXFL1045. I have…
