For those of you that have taken handover... How was the site left when you got the house? PD are very particular on what it must be to start, and…

It's good when they make mistakes that look better. We've had a few like that.
KDR Chadwick 41 Eastern Suburbs

Very early on our sales consultant told us on average people add $100k to their base price, but I believe that includes site costs as well. Like mentioned above $45k…

Very frustratingly after speaking to our SS today we aren't looking at handover until the 8th of April (and that's only a tentative date). A lot longer than the…

We survived our PCI! Almost 6 hours of it. Our SS was very patient and while it was disappointing not everything was done that we'd hoped would be (and we…

A good post Jackula. We had PD put R2.5 sound screen between our floors. They don't do it often, and we're really glad we paid the money for it, but…

I suspect you'll need to budget more than that if you want PD to do all of your electrical. This was the price list we received a few months ago…

We had to ask for our site start letter. We got it 53 days after our official site start. I would ask for it, as it's useful to have. From…

PCI stands for Practical Completion Inspection. It's the inspection that occurs ~1-2 weeks prior to handover, when you get to go through the essentially finished house and find any issues…

Excitingly, PCI is going ahead this week (although not everything our SS had wanted done before hand has been). Any tips from those who have built with PD before as…

Fantastic! Great to hear that despite all your hassles, you've finally got a house you're happy with!

I've seen drains like that come out of the side of the portico causing a waterfall near the entrance, but not through the ceiling. We currently have a spout coming…

I know it's been said by others before us, but the way our build is dragging out as the end comes into sight is SO infuriating! Many of my fellow…

Personally I would recommend an official inspector who provides a report. Someone who can quote regulations... as that is what we have found actually gets taken notice of.
KDR Chadwick…

We found sadly that their guaranteed start dates appear to mean nothing. We got delays over last Christmas because PD couldn't fit us in for tender/contract meaning there was no…

Yes frustratingly it is true. Personally I think it should be included for a standard inclusion brick colour but it isn't. We are almost to handover. Some of our access…

Fantastic. Hopefully those last few big fixes don't take too long.

Coming to the end of our build I would definitely agree with most on this forum. Get an independent inspector! Simple Budget for the…

Oh how I wish I knew that when we did ours. I settled for our taps/basins but really didn't like their pretty small selection.
We too had a pretty good…

Did you have any luck finding a definition. Our PCI is due in the next couple of weeks, so would love to know if there is a standard. TIA
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Thanks

Cheers, I'll check them out!

After what seems an eternity, the end is in sight for us ! Tiling starts today, so it's count down to PCI. We need to start…

Exciting isn't it! Welcome. And good luck with the build.

Fantastic news! All the best with it.

Are you sure the Colorado are porcelain, as if I recall correctly we considered them and I was pretty sure they were ceramic (nice tiles by the way

Hi Brains Trust. Can anyone tell me if there's an industry standard for what constitutes 'off white mortar'?
KDR Chadwick 41 Eastern Suburbs

Yes thank you Drew01. I was hoping someone might have an idea out of hours.
FYI - To cut a long story short. Regulations state clearance required around each LED downlight…

I've found Joanne very helpful and a delight to work with. Why don't you PM her via her Team PD profile?
KDR Chadwick 41 Eastern Suburbs

Thanks Drew01. I'd love to know if anyone knows what clearance (if any) is required around the LED down lights Argus sells. It seems to me the large (sometimes up…