Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 2Jun 20, 2014 10:48 pm J&J Building our Home on The Coast. Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=55601 No longer our dream it's our reality!!! Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 4Jun 22, 2014 12:59 pm J&J Building our Home on The Coast. Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=55601 No longer our dream it's our reality!!! Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 8Jun 24, 2014 9:19 am Follow my Coral Daydream 28 build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72384 Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 9Jun 24, 2014 9:21 am Follow my Coral Daydream 28 build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72384 Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 10Jun 24, 2014 8:52 pm J&J Building our Home on The Coast. Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=55601 No longer our dream it's our reality!!! Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 13Jun 26, 2014 8:33 pm J&J Building our Home on The Coast. Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=55601 No longer our dream it's our reality!!! Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 14Jun 26, 2014 8:43 pm BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 16Jun 26, 2014 9:19 pm J&J Building our Home on The Coast. Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=55601 No longer our dream it's our reality!!! Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 17Jun 27, 2014 9:38 am Yeah I think out of my partner and I, I am the one who is excited about all the colours and inclusions. I even asked as a birthday present last month that we could go to Beaumont Tiles to just have a look at the range from Coral HaHa. I hope we are able to see the contract today so it can add to my excitement for the day as i just received very good grades for my first year of uni after 10 years in retail I think i have convinced my partner to head to a masters (we have never been to one and would like to see the difference to a bunnings) and hopefully we can also head out to the block of land as we have not been out to it in over a week I just hope that our range at CarpetCall is a nice one as I've been in a few rental places with fairly boring and cheap carpet. Nothing like being able to lay down on the floor in comfort We are not sure on our colour selections atm, so not sure what colour the cesaerstone should be. we were thinking of dark cupboard finish and a dark splashback with maybe a light coloured bench top. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also we were thinking of using the wooden floor like tiles as its pets friendly and less maintenance then true wooden floor boards, but just not entirely sure that's what we want and also if it will go out of fashion and lower the resell value. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 18Jul 02, 2014 4:41 pm Well we received a tendor last friday to have a look and they included pretty much what we asked for and the majority of it will cost less then what the sales consultant quoted for the changes We included some cavity slider doors to seperate bedroom 4 from the house and allow it to be part of our private space and the other near the entry hall way. Mostly for privacy but also to help with cooling and heating costs. There were a few charges that we were not sure on why it was included. Things like charges to have services connected as it was stated that there would be an allowance in the house and land price. But there was an additional charge because the cost for underground services was more then the allowance. No need for any retaining walls thank god! The only thing they seemed to have got wrong was that we requested an extra 13 data points and they only included an extra 5.....not too sure but that is quite a bit of a difference to what was requested haha. Though there were a few happy surprises like on the plans it shows that all bathroom vanities will actually have 20mm cesaerstone which I asked about after we signed the plans to the sales consultant and she mentioned that they should not be included because that option was in a higher package being offered We have researched a few ideas about tile colour and materials that we want to include in the house 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 ⋅ We are both liking a dark brown/dark colour for the cupboards with a light colour for the bench tops and even though I like the bright colour for the splash back my partner wants a dark splash back A few extras that we are glad we included was the extra shower head in the en-suite shower. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Luckily the picture on the house and land pamphlet has the type of colours we liked except the garage door was a dark chocolate colour then the white that's pictured. I am hoping that we will get the 1200mm wide door stained in a nice dark stain as well. Not too sure about getting the grout colour different to whats in the dark brick picture or to leave it as it is. Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 19Jul 03, 2014 9:39 am Very cool cubshome, it must be so exciting seeing the plans for your house come together. Are you getting the Inspirations package? Or the Designer? Can you remember the charge for additional data or electrical ports per port? We like the dark colours for the house too, but I'm starting to get concerned about how hot it would make the house. I'm thinking dark colours wouldn't be very green with the heat they contain, but I don't know if I like anything else What's the standard grout colour? Follow my Coral Daydream 28 build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72384 Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 20Jul 03, 2014 1:36 pm Mellywil Very cool cubshome, it must be so exciting seeing the plans for your house come together. Are you getting the Inspirations package? Or the Designer? Can you remember the charge for additional data or electrical ports per port? We like the dark colours for the house too, but I'm starting to get concerned about how hot it would make the house. I'm thinking dark colours wouldn't be very green with the heat they contain, but I don't know if I like anything else What's the standard grout colour? Hi Mellywil, yeah i'm very excited to see all the details on how the house is going to be constructed. We have the designer package as there are a few inclusions that we don't seem to have the need for from the inspirations package. The designer has tiling and carpets, driveway, letter box, 'b' grade turf to the front and some pretty nice range of available finishes. Yeah we had thought about the heat as well but we are having insulation basically in every wall and roof cavity and we advised during the tendor that we liked the darker colours so the builder can make sure everything works with the Basix requirements. Also where we are building it doesn't get that hot but quite cold so i think we should be fine. i mean i definitely wouldn't have dark colours on a house in north Queensland where I am originally from. My partner and I are very fond of dark chocolate colours and the like very earthy tones but of course you also have to make sure you have some highlights with the darker colours. One thing we might not be able to do is use the wood like grained tiles as they require more labor to lay them and its about i think roughly $44 per m2 extra. Might have to go to Beaumont tiles and decide again They quoted us on an additional 5 data points totaling $728 and they included in the house and land package nbn package #2 that includes the fiber lead in, a hills home hub, 1 data point and one phone point. We originally wanted 13 additional data points so it will be interesting to see how much they will charge us for our original amount. Also we haven't attended the electrical appointment yet so i can't tell you a price for additional power points sorry but i can update everyone when we do. All the information we have on mortar colour is that it says natural colour with rolled/ironed joints. We are having the tile meeting on the 18th so hopefully some more information after then. 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 13781 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 4358 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74719 |