Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 222May 11, 2018 9:15 pm So, we're all moved in and we're in love with our house!!! Still so much to do... driveway was supposed to be done earlier this week, but of course it rained 😣 so we are trying for tomorrow! Our shutters ordered in feb were supposed to be ready for installation 2 weeks ago, but because of some delay in shipping/weather, we wont be getting them until June😯 so i have plastic drop sheets as curtains at the mo!! Anyway, heres my kitchen 😁 that's all im willing to share until allllllll these boxes are out of the way! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 224May 12, 2018 10:34 pm Dylandbrooke So, we're all moved in and we're in love with our house!!! Still so much to do... driveway was supposed to be done earlier this week, but of course it rained 😣 so we are trying for tomorrow! Our shutters ordered in feb were supposed to be ready for installation 2 weeks ago, but because of some delay in shipping/weather, we wont be getting them until June😯 so i have plastic drop sheets as curtains at the mo!! Anyway, heres my kitchen 😁 that's all im willing to share until allllllll these boxes are out of the way! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ @Dylandbrooke As you have moved in, can I ask you something? I see you didn't do tiling (at least in the living+kitchen). If you have done tiling anywhere else, did you upgrade to porcelain tiles? Or do you know how much it will cost if upgraded including all cost (grouting). And, your switch boards - are they upgrade? Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 226May 12, 2018 11:42 pm s-X-s Dylandbrooke So, we're all moved in and we're in love with our house!!! Still so much to do... driveway was supposed to be done earlier this week, but of course it rained 😣 so we are trying for tomorrow! Our shutters ordered in feb were supposed to be ready for installation 2 weeks ago, but because of some delay in shipping/weather, we wont be getting them until June😯 so i have plastic drop sheets as curtains at the mo!! Anyway, heres my kitchen 😁 that's all im willing to share until allllllll these boxes are out of the way! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ @Dylandbrooke As you have moved in, can I ask you something? I see you didn't do tiling (at least in the living+kitchen). If you have done tiling anywhere else, did you upgrade to porcelain tiles? Or do you know how much it will cost if upgraded including all cost (grouting). And, your switch boards - are they upgrade? Hiya I only did tiling to our wet areas and i only chose from the standard range at beaumont tiles, so i cant give you an upgrade estimate sorry! Regarding the saturn light switches, they would be an upgrade going through clipsal... and i think they are quite expensive. We did the majority of our electrical after handover. I purchased all our saturn switches myself and an electrician installed them for me. We only did saturn switches to our main common areas, and kept the standard switches in the bedrooms, laundry, garage. Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 228May 14, 2018 8:24 am We had an attempted break in to our house early this morning while we were sleeping!!!! I woke my husband up when i heard banging - they were trying to break in through our laundry door. Police were called and a dog came out. So scary - we're shaken up! Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 229May 14, 2018 9:01 am Dylandbrooke We had an attempted break in to our house early this morning while we were sleeping!!!! I woke my husband up when i heard banging - they were trying to break in through our laundry door. Police were called and a dog came out. So scary - we're shaken up! Oh my goodness! How scary!! Thankfully they didn’t get in. We had it happen to us once, hubs had not long left for work and they tried to get in our bedroom window. I now have a baseball bat next to the bed, no matter where we have moved too Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 230May 14, 2018 9:19 am Dylandbrooke We had an attempted break in to our house early this morning while we were sleeping!!!! I woke my husband up when i heard banging - they were trying to break in through our laundry door. Police were called and a dog came out. So scary - we're shaken up! That is awful. We haven't had any problems since we have been here (and that is 4 months). It is a lovely neighbourhood usually. Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 232May 14, 2018 12:43 pm Dylandbrooke We had an attempted break in to our house early this morning while we were sleeping!!!! I woke my husband up when i heard banging - they were trying to break in through our laundry door. Police were called and a dog came out. So scary - we're shaken up! OMG that is SO scary! you guys don't have landscaping done yet have you? I can't believe people STEAL things from houses being built, i wonder if they just assumed the house hadn't had hand over yet. scum people! Is there anyone else moved in on your street yet? did any one see any body? Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 233May 14, 2018 5:14 pm xjanex Dylandbrooke We had an attempted break in to our house early this morning while we were sleeping!!!! I woke my husband up when i heard banging - they were trying to break in through our laundry door. Police were called and a dog came out. So scary - we're shaken up! Oh my goodness! How scary!! Thankfully they didn’t get in. We had it happen to us once, hubs had not long left for work and they tried to get in our bedroom window. I now have a baseball bat next to the bed, no matter where we have moved too Its so scary isnt it!!!! Ill be sleeping with something next to my bed too... just what? 😫 Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 234May 14, 2018 5:15 pm bestspecials Dylandbrooke We had an attempted break in to our house early this morning while we were sleeping!!!! I woke my husband up when i heard banging - they were trying to break in through our laundry door. Police were called and a dog came out. So scary - we're shaken up! That is awful. We haven't had any problems since we have been here (and that is 4 months). It is a lovely neighbourhood usually. They must have specially selected us 😕 our front landscaping isnt finished yet - maybe they thought we werent home. Not a nice welcome to the neighbourhood. Apparently it is common in new developments. Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 235May 14, 2018 5:18 pm CC7 Dylandbrooke We had an attempted break in to our house early this morning while we were sleeping!!!! I woke my husband up when i heard banging - they were trying to break in through our laundry door. Police were called and a dog came out. So scary - we're shaken up! OMG that is SO scary! you guys don't have landscaping done yet have you? I can't believe people STEAL things from houses being built, i wonder if they just assumed the house hadn't had hand over yet. scum people! Is there anyone else moved in on your street yet? did any one see any body? Im so on edge 😟 we haven't finished our front landscaping yet - we only just got our driveway put in on the weekend and have started on some planter boxes. There are quite a few homes that are occupied on our street though one of our neighbours houses isnt quite finished just yet. Just wondering why they chose us of all places 😯 feeling guttered!!! Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 236May 14, 2018 6:20 pm Dylandbrooke CC7 Dylandbrooke We had an attempted break in to our house early this morning while we were sleeping!!!! I woke my husband up when i heard banging - they were trying to break in through our laundry door. Police were called and a dog came out. So scary - we're shaken up! OMG that is SO scary! you guys don't have landscaping done yet have you? I can't believe people STEAL things from houses being built, i wonder if they just assumed the house hadn't had hand over yet. scum people! Is there anyone else moved in on your street yet? did any one see any body? Im so on edge 😟 we haven't finished our front landscaping yet - we only just got our driveway put in on the weekend and have started on some planter boxes. There are quite a few homes that are occupied on our street though one of our neighbours houses arent finished yet. Just wondering why they chose us of all places 😯 feeling guttered!!! Do you have your bins yet? Maybe keep one outside near the garage so people get the idea. I realised a neighbour across from us moved in a while ago because they had bins near their front door. They have their cars parked in the driveway too, so that might help with the 'People live here you low lives, please don't break in!' hopefully it wont happen again. maybe you should swipe a left over steel frame piece from a neighbours skip bin to sleep with We might have a few extras actually, and we have a lot of nails and screws in our yard that we could stick onto it too Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 237May 14, 2018 8:04 pm Dylandbrooke bestspecials Dylandbrooke We had an attempted break in to our house early this morning while we were sleeping!!!! I woke my husband up when i heard banging - they were trying to break in through our laundry door. Police were called and a dog came out. So scary - we're shaken up! That is awful. We haven't had any problems since we have been here (and that is 4 months). It is a lovely neighbourhood usually. They must have specially selected us 😕 our front landscaping isnt finished yet - maybe they thought we werent home. Not a nice welcome to the neighbourhood. Apparently it is common in new developments. No, not good at all. We will be in the same situation when we finish our build because we will be the first finished on our block. Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 238May 14, 2018 8:58 pm cc7 Haha i could pop across the road to the new build and take a couple of blocks of wood 🤣 hopefully i can lift 'em to swing at these intruders 🤣 Hubby has put a knife in our room 🤤 not sure how i feel about that! That's a bit scary!!!! We have our bins here, but they arent allowed out the front of our property due to our covenance... We also cant drive on our driveway for two weeks 😫 so both our cars are parked on the road!!! Ugh. Ugh. Ugh!!! bestspecials fingers x'd newport is better patrolled than here where we are! Re: Coral Homes - Modified Grange 29 240May 14, 2018 9:59 pm Gosh they tried to break in with cars out front?? hahah yep get that wood ready. I'm sure it was just a one time thing, they weren't able to get in and i bet you guys spooked them enough to not try it again *fingers crossed* We spent close to 2 years in a process with TA. It was horrible..... we got to tender, and the first cut was 50% over our budget which "they care such about meeting ". We… 18 27135 Ask the council if there is a chance of getting build over easement exemption. Sometimes easements are unused and 24cm is not all that much. Good luck. And yes any builder… 2 13723 In Qld it is a requirement that a builder must have a cost breakdown, for building a home to the same specification, with the same inclusions and the same finish. So ask… 1 1690 |