After about 2 years of looking at display homes, about August 2017 we stumbled across the Coral Boston 38 at Newport Redcliffe. The floor plan was very close to what we were looking for and some of the changes we wanted to make to the floor plan were classed as standard changes so minimal cost increases.
For the next 3-4 months until early 2018 we went back and forth with tenders u til we had very close to what we wanted. We are doing a knock down rebuild in Brighton and had to wait until April for our tenants lease to expire before we could start. Steve the sales consultant we first met has been our contact right the way through and has been trustworthy, quick to reply to questions and very helpful.
I was very disappointed at some of the quality of sales people in some other companies. We walked out of houses that may have been suitable because of rude sales people he didn’t want to give you a straight answer on pricing.
We picked the follow selections;
- Brighton facade
- Downstairs guest suite with 2 way bathroom.
- Walkthrough laundry from garage to pantry closing in the walk in linen.
- Activity room upstairs in lieu of 5th bedroom.
- Extended garage 500mm wider and installed a drive through roller door.
- Extended alfresco area out about 2mt (same as display)
- High ceilings downstairs (2750 I think)
- Removed push out from old living room downstairs which makes the floor plan a straight line front to back.
- Tiles, electrical and colours selections completed mid June.
- Final variation for colours and contour/soil due this week.
Hoping to have a build start date before the end of July.
Retaining walls have nearly been finished and pool gets installed tomorrow.
It’s been a long 12 months getting ready for it but it really feels like it’s getting closer now.
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Browse Forums Building A New House  15 Oct 2017 31 Junior Member Re: Coral Boston38 - SEQ 4Jul 03, 2018 8:05 pm  TiredHaloPlan looks good. Like some of your ideas that you've done. Can I ask how much they costed for:
I just looked at the tender and it only ended being an extra 370mm wide to fit an 1800mm wise roller door. It was $1564 for the garage extension + $575 for the door. We received a credit of $1142 for deleting the push out section. Given we changed it to a bedroom it just made sense to straighten it. Also it meant I could avoid a relaxation as that pushed me within the realm of council relaxation. 15 Oct 2017 31 Junior Member 15 Oct 2017 31 Junior Member Re: Coral Boston38 - SEQ 7Jul 06, 2018 5:12 am Nice sized pool! Thanks for posting your colour variations, super helpful, especially as we're looking at a Silver Range carpet and adding in extra zones to the aircon.  15 Oct 2017 31 Junior Member Re: Coral Boston38 - SEQ 10Aug 08, 2018 6:08 pm TiredHaloHow is it all travelling? Would love to see your build progress. Partner is now thinking of switching to the Brighton facade. How much did that cost? Hi there, going ok. Painfully slow from the contract signing stage to the actual start date. The Brighton facade was 13,990, we originally wanted the balcony facade but I think it was about 32k. Start date was 1/8, they cut the block on the 2/8 . The earthworks guy they used was fantastic. He leveled the block front to back left to right and didn’t leave any low spots on the back or piles of vegetation scrape or anything. I was expecting them to cut the house pad section and that’s it and have to tidy up around a couple of spots. My last side of retaining walls is going up this week, temp fence, power pole, signage etc have all been delivered this week so hoping for footings to commence next week. 15 Oct 2017 31 Junior Member 15 Oct 2017 31 Junior Member Re: Coral Boston38 - SEQ 13Aug 17, 2018 4:59 pm Final some progress. All fencing and retaining walls finished. Underslab foudations and drainage finished this week. Prepping for the slab pour next week. Powerboard in and face bricks delivered. Still hopeful we’ll be having Xmas here! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Coral Boston38 - SEQ 14Aug 27, 2018 2:54 pm Looking great! I think the activity room in lieu of 5 bedrooms makes sense - plus it's a usable space, rather than a "large landing" at the top of the stairs like so many designs have. 15 Oct 2017 31 Junior Member Re: Coral Boston38 - SEQ 15Aug 27, 2018 5:19 pm Slab down last week, chippy started today. Can’t believe how much they get done in 1 day! Will try and get some better photos of the frame later in the week when more walls are up. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 15 Oct 2017 31 Junior Member Re: Coral Boston38 - SEQ 17Aug 31, 2018 7:36 am Great house. We loved the Boston display at Newport. Looks like it is flying along. 15 Oct 2017 31 Junior Member Re: Coral Boston38 - SEQ 18Sep 13, 2018 6:02 pm Quick update. Approaching the frame stage inspection which is booked for the 24/9. Our build has gone great so far, really happy with Sean our site supervisor glad we scored a good one. I’ve heard that can make or break your experience. Roof now 100% complete (Monument color). All plumbing rough ins completed. Meeting the sparky on site next Wednesday to confirm the electrical rough ins and add some extras. Still optimistic of a pre Xmas handover although happy with Feb/Mar if it plays out that way. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Coral Boston38 - SEQ 19Sep 14, 2018 8:50 am Steve was our sales consultant and Sean was our site supervisor too. Sean is very thorough, you won't be disappointed. 15 Oct 2017 31 Junior Member Re: Coral Boston38 - SEQ 20Sep 21, 2018 4:35 pm Windows and front door installed today. All plumbing, electrical and data rough ins complete. Only added 2 PowerPoints directly with the sparky. Prices were exactly the same as doing it through Clipsal. Glad I just put everything I wanted in during that session or I would have been very disappointed having to pay the same prices direct. Aircon ducting and internal unit installed. Frame inspection Monday with K-Spec then full steam ahead. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Did you find the answers you were looking for? We have been out to the display home & the stone facade on the front & internally around the fireplace is not provided by… 2 28651 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi there, We have recently built a double storey house by Coral Homes, it is a steel frame house. When someone walks upstairs it cracks with every step and it is very… 0 2135 |
