Tuesday 24 March 2015

Porter Davis upgrade costs

We had our Tender Appointment on Monday and because Porter Davis are extremely unhelpful when it comes to advising of any pricing before Tender, I thought I would post our upgrade costs to help anyone who might be reading this blog and building with PD also.

Our house is/was the Essex 27 - so for anyone building this or similar sized house.

1. Bushfire Assessment Level - $7,460 (I choked when I saw this)
2. Cavity sliding doors to Cinema Lounge - $1,076
3. Glazing to ensuite window - $96.00
4. Two 1800 x 600 wide awning windows (in lieu of standard) to family room - $447.00
5. Upgrade to Boutique Stacker sliding door to family rear - $1,268.00
6 Credit to remove 1500 x 900 window from Cinema Lounge - ($76.00)
7. Upgrade to sliding robe doors in all bedrooms x 3 - $504.00
8. Paradigm Square 005 Trade Satin Chrome deadbolt to front entry - $132.00
9. 600mm Satin stainless steel pull handle to front entry - $357.00
10. Privacy locks x 3 - $12.00
11. 2340 x 1200 clear glazed pivot front entry door - $1,835.00
12. Credit to remove melamine shelving from WIR - ($143.00)
13. Brickwork neutraliser - $138.00
14. Additional render to front façade (Griffith Façade) - $1,156.00
15. Cat 7 Brickwork to front Façade feature - 1,324.00
16. Stainless steel kickplate for freestanding oven - $163.00
17. Mizu Soothe chrome wall mixers - $122.00 each
18. Posh Bristol shower on rail in lieu of standard in bathroom - $41.00
19. Posh base sink mixer - $7.00
20. Capped cold water point to fridge space - $126.00
21. Kado Arc inset basin - $24.00 each
22. Mizu Sooth basin mixers - $46.00 each
23. Soundscreen insulation around WC - $210.00
24. Upgrade to digital thermostat for heating - $314.00
25. Stain for front entry - $91.00
26. Stepeco underlay to all bedrooms - $298.00
27. Silk finish to all kitchen cabinetry - $1,406.00
28. Underbench microwave space with drawer under - $425.00
29. 20mm overhang to overhead cupboards - $110.00
30. Set of 3 pot drawers to one side of oven - $213.00
31. Drawer for Bin (note: drawer only; bin not included) - $170.00
32. Base cabinetry and laminate bench to Galley - $1,400.00

If you build the Essex or another design that has a Galley, check what is included! We assumed (incorrectly of course) that the Galley was like the kitchen and would come with cupboards and a bench (Laminate). But during our WOS appointment we discovered that it only comes with 2 melamine shelves (like a pantry).

Also, don't let them try and tell you you have to upgrade to a Colorbond roof because of your BAL rating! (unless it's in your design guidelines) We were originally being charged an extra $5.5k to upgrade our tiled roof to Colorbond because our BAL was 12.5. I politely told them this is BS and our tender consultant had to go and check. They promptly removed this. Does not fill me with confidence that they tried this.

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