Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Coral Homes modified Noosa 25 Far North Coast NSW 112Jun 20, 2019 1:25 pm Rhani89 Brad_2477 Rhani89 Did anyone have to pay extra to have their concrete slab recessed 30mm in the wet areas to allow all tiles to be flush? We now have a 30mm ramp into all out wet areas which i find dissapointing given tiles was an area we splurged on. I'm really concerned with how this is going to look i'm hearing a lot of conflicitng information. People who have built 2 streets away, has all flush floors and they said it was no additional cost and was not even something they had to speak about. I am interested to hear from others Hi Rhani, That was something that we completely overlooked. We just thought we'd get what you see in the display homes which is main flooring tiles flush with bathroom tiles; and during the design process no one told us any different . We ended up going with engineered timber flooring rather than tiles (we are on red dirt and once its in the tile grout it never comes out). When I saw the tile ramps going in I flipped at first as, even though I knew that the timber flooring (and carpet in the master bedroom) would finish below the wet area tile level, I expected a square edge and less of a drop off. However, once the timber flooring and carpet were installed it didn't look so bad. I have never had tiled ramps before so it was unusual to me at first but I got used to it pretty quickly. I don't even notice them now. In fact I think I now prefer the tile ramp compared with looking at a square aluminium edge. I can't comment on whether Coral normally charge additional for recessing the slab. However, I can see that there would be additional work involved for the concreter, water proofing and tiler. I am not sure how much additional Coral want to charge you but if it is the finish that you want and the cost is not too exorbitant then go for it. At the end of the day its more about the difference that it makes to your repayments and the length of time that it takes to pay back your loan (assuming you are financing) than it is about the immediate cost. For the extras that you add to take the look and quality of your new home to a higher level it doesn't usually make a great deal of difference to affordability. I only think about finance in this way for appreciating assets (such as the home that that I live in); not for depreciating assets such as cars. Hope this helps, Brad Thanks very much Brad. Some great info and advice in here Finally got our issues with our slab design rectified. Coral agreed to recess our slab in the wet areas for $804 for all 4 wet area rooms, meaning our tiles will now be flush. Slight delay, but we are back on track, with piering booked for next week. Just wondering... Do coral ever allow you to sign the home over to someone with an ABN on say a weekend? to do decking? We have a huge amount of red dirt and my dad has said he will deck in our portico for us, and would love to have this done prior to moving in but understand Coral might have issues with this. Just interested to see if others have had any luck with this Anybody know any good and reasonably priced Air conditioning contractors/companies that could install a ducted air conditioning system in the Central Coast NSW for a small… 0 8996 Petercurtis You able to contact the certifier and get a copy of your structural plans, if they are not in your contract. If your home was approved via CDC then they… 1 20184 The OP has gone The latch and striker are definitely not aligned but there was no point trying to help the OP understand that. Hence the reason they are no longer with us. 12 5692 |