Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 41Sep 09, 2014 12:44 pm My Noosa 23 Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72782 Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 47Sep 15, 2014 2:47 pm Our process is kind of similar to yours as well. We signed contract on land, and then house. Coral agreed on a fixed price house contract if we stayed within a fixed amount of modifications, which were more than enough for us. Our Aussie broker (and our Conveyancer and Coral Homes) asked us to put through the house build contract along with the land contract and third party contract (for the fencing) together when applying for the loan so the bank doesn't come bank and re-value the land again during the build stage. We are waiting on bank decision now, all papers were lodged this morning. We paid also paid a deposit towards land to hold it and have paid a token amount to builder for doing the soil test etc and draw the build contract. We still need to pay 10% of build cost to builder as deposit. Was thinking of putting that builder's 10% deposit down as soon as we get a word from the bank and the remaining contribution left of that 5% towards land when it settles in October. Which bank did you guys go through? Did the bank valuator give you 100% value of the whole package? Cheers, Sidds Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 48Sep 22, 2014 11:59 am shadowarrior Our process is kind of similar to yours as well. We signed contract on land, and then house. Coral agreed on a fixed price house contract if we stayed within a fixed amount of modifications, which were more than enough for us. Our Aussie broker (and our Conveyancer and Coral Homes) asked us to put through the house build contract along with the land contract and third party contract (for the fencing) together when applying for the loan so the bank doesn't come bank and re-value the land again during the build stage. We are waiting on bank decision now, all papers were lodged this morning. We paid also paid a deposit towards land to hold it and have paid a token amount to builder for doing the soil test etc and draw the build contract. We still need to pay 10% of build cost to builder as deposit. Was thinking of putting that builder's 10% deposit down as soon as we get a word from the bank and the remaining contribution left of that 5% towards land when it settles in October. Which bank did you guys go through? Did the bank valuator give you 100% value of the whole package? Cheers, Sidds Hmm, with the fence contract was that included as part of the house and land package? Ours says there is an allowance for fencing but haven't been told if Coral builds the fence or we get given some money to pay someone. The bank is Commonwealth Bank and they said the evaluation was spot on with our changes and inclusions Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 49Sep 22, 2014 12:02 pm So Coral received our 10% deposit last monday and have submitted to a private certifier. I thought that usually things go through council and would like to know if many people building with coral had a private certifier instead of council as well? We have the colour selection appointment booked for the 13th oct and the electrical appointment (having it online) on the same day too We basically want the exact same colours that were featured on the pamphlet that advertised the house and land package. Not too sure about the internal colours though. Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 50Sep 22, 2014 8:43 pm Depending on what was discussed. We had an 'allowance for fence' about half of what it would have cost to get the fence done on all 3 sides. Because your neighbours share the rest of the cost. If Coral builds the fence, you have to foot the remaining half yourself (if you don't have neighbours) or talk to neighbours into contributing. However, the neighbours might not agree with your fencing quote and design and recommend a different fencing quote
We got the fencing cheaper through a proper fencing business and it has what I want as well, 1.8m lapped with a H4 sleeper to touch the ground. And yes we included the fencing quote in the loan application. It was land cost+build cost+fencing cost, three contracts together. We had to put in the whole fencing cost into the loan application and that's the amount bank will agree to. Once you collect the share from your neighbours, you just draw less from the loan during the fencing stage. Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 51Sep 23, 2014 9:22 am We will most likely go through council since we're in no great hurry. From the council website it appears that ours generally take around 8 weeks which will work nicely for us. 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 52Oct 04, 2014 9:14 am Ah ok well that makes sense about the fencing. Neighbours on either side of us have either moved in or just started to build so our house will be the last one to be built. the only one we are not sure on is the house behind us as nothing has been done to that block of land yet. One of the neighbours has already erected a fence (complying to covenant rules) so we will have to share the cost on that as it is already built. I suppose we will find out when we ask some questions and see what coral say. Our plans passed through the private certifier and now we just have to wait for the bank to issue the start letter and for us to complete the colour and finishings appointment n the 13th and the electrical appointment in the morning of that day Just a word of warning, make sure you remember if you are in the day light savings time frame that qld will be an hour behind. We booked the electrical appointment for the morning and realised that because of day light savings we have 30 mins to travel to the selections appointment a fair bit away from our house atm. We should get there just in time as long as the electrical appointment doesn't run late Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 53Oct 04, 2014 9:16 am Oh and forgot to ask, has anyone removed a bayonnet fitting and received a credit and requested led downlights to be installed in that point instead? we are just wondering how much it cost for them to install it and supply the downlight compared to us buying the light and getting them to install it? Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 54Oct 04, 2014 12:10 pm Hi cubshome, We had our clipsal appointment a week ago and I must say it was fantastic,they go room by room and as you decide where you want lights,power points etc they enter it on to your house plan,you have a moniter facing you and the consultant has one,you can see the prices as you go. Battons are $56.20 each,and the 11watt LED downlights are $130 each. If you want a Downlight instead of a Battons it's $130-56.20=$73.80. I have all of the prices at home,including prices for Saturn range,spotlight for backyard,front feature lights,fans etc We were pleasantly surprised,we found the prices reasonable,yes if we had waited until after handover we may have save $20 per light,however the inconvience of having to chase around to find someone,the mess,and the we will have a warranty will all work carried out by the builder made it an easy decision to get the majority,done by Coral. They don't have the best range of pendant lights,so we left Battons above breakfast bar and will have corals electrician fit our pendants for us. If you want any more price let me know and I'll put them on the forum. Julie Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 55Oct 04, 2014 12:11 pm One more thing if you want an alarm,ducted vacuum or speakers etc you need to get a quote from corals head office as this can't be done at the clipsal meeting,but they can include on your plan. Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 56Oct 06, 2014 8:10 pm jul33m1 One more thing if you want an alarm,ducted vacuum or speakers etc you need to get a quote from corals head office as this can't be done at the clipsal meeting,but they can include on your plan. Thanks for the jul33m1. On our list of electrical inclusions it actually says our batton light fightings are costing us $66. Does the $130 for the downlights include supply and fit? Is there any chance you could pm me the prices that they gave you for the electrical appointment? Unfortunetly our electrical appointment will be done via the internet as we are in newcastle and it would be a bit hard to get to their closest place Also just curious to know if the concrete for the portico was included with the slab or driveway? Our building plans show some text saying owner to supply portico base or something along the lines of that. We don't mind leaving it just brushed concrete but i thought the concrete slab for the portico was included as part of the facade. If not then what exactly is included in the facade? just the way the front of the house looks with windows in different positions and stuff? It is not fun having to study for uni exams that start tomorrow and then the monday the 13th we have the appointments to choose everything It would be interesting to know if we could use a bunnings voucher we have to buy the downlights cheaper and then just get coral to install them and then get a credit for most of the battons in the bedrooms and supply the downlights and have coral install them instead. Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 57Oct 07, 2014 6:53 am Hi cubshome, The $130 is per downlight installed, the concrete for the portico and alfresco is extra, the roof section of the portico/alfresco is included in the price. If your budget allows I would advice to have your portico/alfresco slab poured at the same time(as it's one slab,which would be stronger and include the termite barrier around entire slab). I'll post the electrical prices I have this afternoon it's a long list. My advice would be to have your appointment with clipsal in person,as our consultant "Connie", was excellent,and she helped us save money in some areas,eg: places we could use less downlights with higher wattage. With your colour selections my advice is to go to bunnings and look at the dulux paints,laminex,ceasarstone, write a list of everything that you want and get quotes included,it's easier to deleted items that have been quoted,than to add additional items,don't let the colour consultant hurry you. If you really want something,remember it's your house stick to your guns. Our colour selection experience wasn't the best,we felt rushed,luckily we knew pretty much what we wanted,even though there were some items that we wanted but weren't asked about,it was tick and flick. Julie Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 58Oct 09, 2014 8:19 pm jul33m1 Hi cubshome, The $130 is per downlight installed, the concrete for the portico and alfresco is extra, the roof section of the portico/alfresco is included in the price. If your budget allows I would advice to have your portico/alfresco slab poured at the same time(as it's one slab,which would be stronger and include the termite barrier around entire slab). I'll post the electrical prices I have this afternoon it's a long list. My advice would be to have your appointment with clipsal in person,as our consultant "Connie", was excellent,and she helped us save money in some areas,eg: places we could use less downlights with higher wattage. With your colour selections my advice is to go to bunnings and look at the dulux paints,laminex,ceasarstone, write a list of everything that you want and get quotes included,it's easier to deleted items that have been quoted,than to add additional items,don't let the colour consultant hurry you. If you really want something,remember it's your house stick to your guns. Our colour selection experience wasn't the best,we felt rushed,luckily we knew pretty much what we wanted,even though there were some items that we wanted but weren't asked about,it was tick and flick. Julie Oh ok, we saw some downlight kits at bunnings for about $120 for 10 of them being LED as well and i think it will be cheaper to buy them and just get coral to install them. Unfortunately we can not do the clipsal appointment in person as we are too far away from the closest place. Our alfresco is included with the slab so we just assumed that our portico came with one and we just double checked the tender and it says the portico slab is not included so we might see if we can get the portico poured at the same time as it should be a lot cheaper to do it when the slab is being poured. Yeah we might head into bunnings this weekend and have a look at some pendant lights and some others to install after hand over instead of the bayonet fittings. might have a browse through beacon lighting as well. We were given some gift vouchers for bunnings so we went and purchased 6 fans for them to install We are hopefully going to sit down and plan out a few things on the weekend for the electrical appointment on monday. Is there any chance you have that list of what you upgraded or received from coral for your electricals? just so we can compare or maybe get some ideas? Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 59Oct 10, 2014 1:06 pm cubshome Oh ok, we saw some downlight kits at bunnings for about $120 for 10 of them being LED as well and i think it will be cheaper to buy them and just get coral to install them. Is there any chance you have that list of what you upgraded or received from coral for your electricals? just so we can compare or maybe get some ideas? Owner supplied downlight installs cost $78 per light. Pretty expensive. So $130 for supplied light + install isn't a bad cost. Be aware of this. Pendant lights are by quote only due to the difficulties in installing some of them. IE a $10k chandelier will cost a lot to install as it will be more complex, possibly weigh to much and need additional bracing and will take the electrician more time to install. For costs, check out my post here: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=58664&start=40 I listed some of what i was charged by Clipsal. My Noosa 23 Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72782 Re: Building Newport 19 with Coral Homes in Saddlers Ridge 60Oct 11, 2014 3:28 pm Hi cubshome, I post the prices I have tonight,sorry I haven't posted them before,I've been flat out,I have a fairly big list of price as I did most electrical through coral. Julie 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 14917 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 5026 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 109205 |