I closed off the terrace and put a custom alfresco in similar to yours too. You know what I wish I had done? Make the top of the new alfresco…

Thanks Jackula. Looks like I was quite lucky then. Btw. A couple of days after posting this, my garage door rail snapped off the support. Garage door guys coming to…

awesome. 6 hours is LONG!!

Heyo yo! Just popping in to say hi. No one building waldorfs anymore?
It's a year+ since I moved in to mine and it's been amazing in the new house.…

all the record prices have been smashed this year. Did you see the PD house on the front page of the age the other day? http://www.domain.com.au/news/big-test-…

Thanks! I'm really enjoying the house. Landscaping almost finished too now so will finally have a backyard after more than two years.
I have a 'site map' page on the…

We started mid June and finished end of Jan. so about 7 months with roughly a 3 week break during Christmas.

I upgraded almost all my windows downstairs. Very worthwhile. Especially the dining room one. It's my favourite window. A nice big 3.6m wide x 1.5m high. Let's heaps of light…

PD won't repair existing damage. My advice would be to extend your asset protection to at least the end of build. PD will fix their damage and you can get…

good luck!

It looks photoshopped to me

It'll need to be wireless if you do it post handover ye? Will need to consider having to remember to change batteries?
A few of my friends (that didn't build with…

Have you seen the new Waldorf B? http://www.porterdavis.com.au/homes/pre ... aldorf%20b
It should have been called the Waldorf 'C' instead. lol
Love the new facades too. Probably go with…

I think what the guys are trying to say is Porter Davis will pick up the tab for the electricity. You don't pay anything.
Maybe just tell the tradies, they…

Sorry I meant dont be stressed about having to pick every paint defect during pci. If you've already picked it up then ye you should continue to question it.
For…

Don't need to be too stressed about the paintwork on the day of PCI. From my experience, PD were happy to rectify any paint defects at the 3 month inspection.…

Thanks guys.
Scott, must have done well with the first build. Congrats to you! The PD process should be less stressful for a seasoned pro 2nd time round! Although, from…

Hey everyone. Just posted some photos of my finished kitchen...
http://prestigebuild.blogspot.com.au/20 ... eview.html

Are you, like, building again Scott???

I've just checked my last weekend and there is a big sticker on it that says HX35i. You also get it in the brochure / manual that comes with it.…

Thanks! Not looking forward to climbing up again. Very cramped up there. Hopefully it's all good. Last time I went up I found that none of my exhaust fans were…

I think you kissed that porsche goodbye when u signed up to build the house. lol
btw. Get ready for the price tag of dining tables >2m long!

crap. forgot to check mine. Is it labelled on the machine?

Don't get me wrong. If I had to do it all over again, I'd still choose building a new house because the experience has been very rewarding. I've learnt so…

Finally, an update to my blog (Backdated to the proper date )
http://prestigebuild.blogspot.com.au/20 ... ction.html
It's a list of issues we found during…

Do you mean a list of things to be done after you move in?
- driveway <- do this asap unless you like muddy shoes

blinds ~$10k, driveway $10k, demolition $15k.. I think you'll find $50k is going to be very very tight. Don't forget to also budget for furniture and lighting. Unless you are…

I think $600k is a good number. Say $500k for the house and $100k for outside (landscaping, fence, driveway, etc.,)... although you can easily blow much more than $100k if…

Hi everyone! I'm back. Been super busy for last half year and only just catching up with things.
garimasanchit, I have the enclosed rear. It's great. I love the extra…

awesome looking facade! Just in case you didn't pick up tho, some of your top floor windows are touching the eaves and some are not.