Problems, Problems, Problems

It's become a bit of a running theme through our build and we've really had enough of it, but it seems that Porter Davis are still happy to ignore the signed plans and various building regulations and do whatever they want.

Electrical
The cables have been in for a while and I've never really taken notice of them, but today it occurred to me that the location in the garage for the termination of the network cables and rack didn't look right.

The signed plans show the network cables terminating on the back wall of the garage (in red), where as Porter Davis have for some reason terminated the cables on a completely different wall (blue cross);

What we actually have is;

Colorbond Flashing
The Colorbond flashing that's been installed on the front and side extensions has been installed at different heights despite the fact the both extensions are the same height and next to each other. Doesn't look consistent what so ever as the front flashing is at least 1 brick higher than the side extension flashing;

Sisalation
The second attempted repair of the sisalation throughout the house still looks like something produced by a play school. The original sisalation is still behind the new mask they've applied and it hasn't addressed the issue of the original sisalation sitting against the brickwork and removing the air cavity that building regulations require;

We still have the issue that certain areas of the house have sections of sisalation missing altogether;

Perpends

It'll have been a week tomorrow since I raised the issue of the perpends not meeting the required standard with Porter Davis and I still don't have any answer to the issue what so ever. The issue has now been escalated to the Group Building Manager and I'm hoping to talk to him tomorrow.

The Good Bits

The unsightly articulation joint on the front of the house is gone. A rear window that was missing a seal also appears to have been replaced. They've also started the garage and alfresco roofing;

The thing that concerns me is that even though there are serious problems that have been highlighted that have not yet been resolved, it seems like the house build is continuing as if nothing is wrong. Logic would have suggested that the build stop until the issues are resolved as they may have to undo everything they've just done. Perhaps the construction crew know something I don't hence the continuation. Only time will tell.

Really regretting choosing Porter Davis as our builder now. All the advertising and show homes and brochures paint a picture of perfection, but when you dig a little deeper in to the build you soon realise that the quality workmanship you are expecting isn't displayed anywhere throughout the whole build and standards and regulations that are supposed to be adhered to are simply ignored all in favour of knocking out another quick home. It's hard to believe that we started building nearly 7 months ago. Originally we were hoping to be in for July. Now I have my doubts that we'll be in before the New Year.