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.