Hi all,
We have been in our Porter Davis home for nearly 12 months and at each inspection / maintenance I have mentioned about our hot water not being hot enough…

Hi all!
We have just finished building and love our home. We built next to an empty block so of course were aware that eventually they would start building.
So far so…

Hi @wateman - I am interested in this too. We have the same gap between the rangehood but at least yours is straight - ours is very rough and will…

Hi guys. Into our second week or enjoying our new home!
Does anyone know what PD fix at the 3 month maintenance check? We have quite a few cracks in…

PCI = done.
Today we had our PCI and we were really impressed with the quality of our home.
Besides some paint touch ups, a couple of scratches on the bathroom…

Hi @louise - good luck with your PCI! Re: fencing - estate guidelines mean we can only have a colourbond fence and no front fence so it's a reasonable $65ish…

Seriously?

Great - thanks Ff

Does anyone have any idea about driveway costs?
We have our PCI next week so have been getting a few quotes.
Does this sound ok?
35 sqm
25 MPa
All labour,…

Hi all! Any updates on builds?
Our PCI is next week and had a peek this morning - things are looking great!! Just paint touch ups and a couple of bits…

Hi Sassid,
That's terrible… After all the planning it must be really hard.
We went through Choice and refinanced and changed to another bank due to some valuation issues too, and some…

Hope things get better for you @kateebee x
Has anyone else had a change of Site Supervisor during the build? I only spoke to the guy last week and he…

That is a loooooong time without internet haha! Glad you got it sorted. Sent you another PM!

Hi all,
Today we got our final invoice - yay! (It never ceases to amaze me how quick they pump out invoices haha)!
Our Progress Claim Certificate is asking for a copy…

I have a really great contact at the council if anyone needs it for fencing issues / questions etc. He replies to emails pretty much straight away… which is…

Any update on your site Philo?

Hi Philo,
The last few weeks not much has seemed to have happened - it's actually quite frustrating! We are just mainly waiting for electrical and floorings and a bit of…

Thanks for all your replies! I do agree that you won't notice it once you have shampoo etc in there, and while it is annoying the hell out of me…

Hi guys,
Popped into our house today and the tiling had been done.
What do you think of the images below in the main bathroom - the shower niche's tiles are off…

Hi Jasdan - yep got all of the 12k back which was a nice bonus!
Totally agree Joea - completely silly having a solid door you can't see through at…

We were originally building in BAL 12.5 zone and were told the front door and laundry door needed to be clear glass only - no exceptions. The reason we were…

Thanks @hasv2ko! I have sent you a PM

Great to see the neighbourhood is growing!!
Waiting as patiently as possible to get the call about a handover date. Our painting is done and tiles and floorings are going…

Fixing stage completed today
Great news Sam about the 3 month inspection. Glad it's all going well! You are right that the house…

Hi all,
Just wondering from those who have already been through a build, or who have some knowledge about it, roughly how long does it take from fixing stage to move…

Quick update if any neighbours are interested
Our house is absolutely flying along… Site Supervisor has said it is going really fast, all…

Hi everyone!
In VIC, BSS group independent inspectors carry out three inspections throughout the construction. When you collect the keys at the completion of your house PD will provide you…

Aston, Craigieburn - Vic

Also wondering the same thing… We have our slab laid, frame up, doors and guttering in but haven't heard anything from a SS. Is that unusual?? I am getting updates…

Thanks so much for the replies - it was a rather vague question but it is all new territory for me and quite overwhelming trying to buy for an entire…