Thanks, hopefully we can progress with finishing this off.
We just don't know how do we find the subcontractors who worked on the build.

Hey all,
Need some advise on next steps.
We are in the process of building a property in Ballarat with B A Murphy constructions, they have gone into liquidation as of December.
We…

Thanks for the tips appreciate it.
I will check if we can just pay for the drawings, soil tests and permits and then decide if we want to go ahead.
or perhaps…

Read the comments in viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84496
There is a mention of the costs involved in engineering drawings, and that many builders do this.
Is it a…

Hey,
We are in the process of building in a inner city block, near Melbourne, will be a custom build.
Drew up a rough drawing of the floor plan and passed it…

that was very helpful, thanks B STAR, I will go on a hunt

Thanks B STAR, how deep and wide would you reckon the trench needs to go?

Thanks Offshore, the trouble is getting it to the backyard I do not have a wide access from the front.
It is pretty regular though,…

Hey all,
I am planning to build a wood fired bbq and a pizza oven at the end of the deck.
The total area would be around 2m sq, but as…

Thanks Peter

Hi,
I am planning to build a verandah at the rear of the house and have to get a permit from my council, so looking for a draftsman for some drawings…

Thanks

Once again on this topic .... thanks to double storey houses on two sides Grrr...
All along our street and the one behind there are 2 double storey houses built ....…

If the driveway concreting is yet to be done, then they are the best people to approach.
Get what postbox you would like and they can concrete and set this for…

In our case the builder was more expensive, so opted out. In doing so we ended up getting electrical and water pipe put on there for future installation. Our quote…

Thanks chrisandkate,
It is definitely there fault. We are expecting to see the guy who fixed it earlier, this afternoon. Have told them to pay for any damages.
Not sure if…

hi fellow homeoners....
We had our new dishwasher serviced on Saturday 21 May. This was to do with no water getting in, this was fixed however now the water is leaking…

Hope you have Independent inspection happening, just in case...

Thanks Jess, much appreciated.
Will wait and see what happens.

Jess - Team PD,
I have sent you a PM on troubles with 3 month maintenance. Please do check this.
Thnx

We did not arrange this to be done, and we are not very satisfied with the quality of build. I'd highly recommend getting independent inspections done.

Good on you. hope all goes good.

As them to send you the soil test report, this will have a clear indication of the requirement. If you have gone in for the fixed site cost they this…

karmaz, you are better off getting all things fixed before accepting the handover. We were told to take things like this up in 3 month maintenance .... its been 8…

The Impression we got after going thru the building process was more like ... if you want to build with PD then the conform to rules and guidelines set by…

Jess, in our case we wanted to do some reviews and be sure if our selections were good ... and in an appointment we have a few hours ...…

Jess, are you sure its the R 2.5 ceiling insulation batts? coz we have been given loose Cellulose. I too was under this impression that we were to receive batts…

I am totally with you on this ... And would not recommend PD.
We too had similar issues and after persistent push to rectify this something was done else on and…

totally agree with SSAZ, render is a good option if it suits.

I would go with Mozzie on this ...
We have not had a great experience building with them. We are still going on with fixups its been 6 months since we…