Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 10, 2015 8:33 am Well after vicariously living through these posts for months now it is finally time for me to begin sharing my own build! My partner and I purchased a lovely block of land in Withcott on the 19/12/14. We have family who work in the earthworks industry so on weekends we began getting the block ready for our dream home. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ After ALOT of back and forth with our Coral sales consultant we signed the contract on the 07/05/15 Once we received the approval from the bank on the 10/06/15 we paid the 5% deposit to get things moving along On the 22/06/15 we completed our colour selections and Clipsal appointment. Was so exciting to see our vision for our house finally coming together. So firstly the house details: Here is our floor plan of our modified Avoca 25. We have made a few changes. When we first looked at Coral we fell in love with the promotion at the time which included the timber look flooring and the outdoor kitchen with decking. Unfortunately once we were ready to sign up the promotion was no longer running. We decided to add these features into our tender as extras. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our list of changes / extras is quite large: Hastings Portico Garage door to hallway changed to cavity Garage door to outside changed to sliding glass door Timber Look Flooring throughout Neo Modern Kitchen Modern Bathrooms Change modern basins to organic options Change window in Main Bedroom to sliding glass door Add recess to ensuite shower Add second shower head to ensuite Removed window from ensuite and added large mirror instead Add wir fitout Change sliding door to alfresco to sliding stackable Change windows to double hung in living area Add bench to laundry Add decking to alfresco Add outdoor kitchen Add solar power system Add septic system We are having the bare minimum in regards to electrical as we have a family friend who is an electrician and will complete the rest after hand over Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Floor tiles are going to be the grey ones (Arkitek Grey) and the wall tiles will be the white (Nova Carrara Bianco) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We have gone with the natural oak wide plank for our timber look flooring Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We will have the grey stone bricks with the shale grey roof, gutter and facade. The rendered pillars will be Stepney Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ice Snow benchtop with Polar White Silk finish for the cabinets for the kitchen Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bathrooms will be Osprey benchtops with Polar White Silk finish for the cabinets Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Outdoor Kitchen is the standard bench top and Sentry Laminex for the cabinets Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We received our colour variation back on the 06/08/15 Here are most of the pricing details: Hastings Portico $6,990 Monolithic Raft Style Slab for H2/P classification $8,058 Piering $4,560 Water grates and soakage pit $3,373 1.5kq Solar Power $4,285 Delete Standard Phone Package -$454 HSTP $16,712 N3 Wind Rating $2,844 Building and water application fees $1,919 Additional survey works $330 Integrated portico and outdoor living area concrete slab $3,808 Stacker sliding door ILO existing sliding door in family room $445 Sliding glass door to master ILO window $345 Sliding glass door in garage ILO external hinged door $70 Delete window to ensuite and provide brickwork wall and mirror $7 Double hung window to family room $90 4 x Stained timber posts in outdoor living area $400 Colourbond roof $3,200 Cavity door to garage $130 Wir fit out $1,382 Broom cupboard $38 Laminated laundry bench and cabinets $477 Cold water connection to fridge space $149 Power points at each end of breakfast bar $140 Bronze range carpet $2,673 Laminate flooring $4,377 Outdoor Kitchen $7,100 Decking to outdoor living $7,020 Translucent Laminate Glass Inserts to entry door $47 Omni Trilock Lever Allure to from door $290 Stained timber slatted screen to ensuite $488 Polar white Silk finish laminate to bathroom and ensuite vanity units $104 Additional shower to ensuite $515 Swivel taps to baths $215 500 high x 800 wide x 70 deep recess to ensuite shower $284 Nanokote easy clean glass coating to kitchen mirror splashback $214 Feature stained doors with translucent laminate glass to pantry $1188 Flyscreens to all windows and sliding doors $2247 Deep based paint to infills and PVC $174 Deep based paint feature walls $174 Wash n wear to entry, hallways, dining room, flexi, study nook and family room $164 Tiles $978 Electrical $1195.30 Right now we are waiting for council approval, which we have been patiently waiting for for over 8 weeks now!! I don’t really think council are to blame though as it feels like Coral are not supplying the information required. Having a very hard time getting any sort of information from head office. No one seems to call me back and I am constantly chasing it up! Don’t want to start this thread off whinging but it’s been pretty painful so far! Head office told us we would need to move the house location back two metres due to the flood levels on our property but we had already cleared the location with council before completing the earth works. So we phoned our contact at the council who told us our location was fine and to tell our contact at Coral to contact him directly. Sure enough, a week after we give this information I have followed Coral up and they have said the location should be fine. They then said they would contact me later in the week with an update and I didn’t hear from them so will follow up again today. Constant battles already. But should hopefully get some good news shortly. Progress so far: Site start date: 03/09/15 Slab: 22/09/15 Frames and Trusses: 25/09/15 Fascia and guttering: 30/09/15 House Wrap: 07/10/15 Roof: 07/10/15 Front Door: 07/10/15 Windows Installed: 07/10/15 Plumbing rough in 09/10/15 Bricks delivered: 12/10/15 Electrical rough in: 13/10/15 Plaster started: 14/10/15 Bricks finished: 22/10/15 Eves and Brick clean 25/10/15 Doors and Carpentry delivered 26/10/15 Waterproofing 26/10/15 Wet are tiles delivered 27/10/15 Garage door installed 27/10/15 Carpentry fix out begins 29/10/15 Cornices complete 30/10/15 Wet are tiling begins 03/11/15 Wet are tiling complete 06/11/15 Shelving complete 06/11/15 Kitchen and bathroom shelves installed 06/11/15 Cabinetry installed 07/11/15 Painting begins 09/11/15 Stone Benchtops installed 13/11/15 Hot water system 19/11/15 Taps and toilets 20/11/15 Paining finished 20/11/15 Decking 23/11/15 Outdoor Kitchen Cabinetry 24/11/15 Electrical fix out 25/11/15 Door Handles 25/11/15 Flooring 26/11/15 Septic absorption beds completed 27/11/15 WIR Fit out 30/11/15 Outdoor kitchen bench top and sink 01/12/15 Kitchen splashback installed 04/12/15 Carpet Installed 08/12/15 PCI 08/12/15 Flyscreens 09/12/15 Follow my build of the Avoca 25 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79262 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 2Aug 10, 2015 10:36 am Colours look great and the plan is very nice. Interesting shaped block you have too! Looking forward to following Jen (& Dave) Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge, Gold Coast QLD 12/03/2015 - Commencement... 26/08/2015 - Handover! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76446 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 3Aug 10, 2015 10:42 am Thanks Ilaeria! It is very different isn't. We just love it. It backs onto parklands and isn't fenced yet so feels huge at the moment! Follow my build of the Avoca 25 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79262 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 4Aug 10, 2015 10:48 am Very nice choices Have you been given a start date yet? Follow my Coral Daydream 28 build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72384 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 5Aug 10, 2015 10:53 am Thanks Mellywil. Not yet. Secretly hoping I will get some news today if they ever return my calls! Follow my build of the Avoca 25 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79262 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 6Aug 10, 2015 11:00 am Welcome! Love the size and shape of your block great choices and hopefully head office gets off their butts for you ️ My build viewtopic.php?t=76386 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 7Aug 10, 2015 11:17 am Thanks Shannidc! I'm keeping everything crossed Follow my build of the Avoca 25 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79262 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 8Aug 10, 2015 1:27 pm I've just read your first post properly... a lot of Coralers have found it helpful to email HO so they can keep track of correspondence. Maybe you could do this and tentatively suggest that maybe you should contact the State Manager? Follow my Coral Daydream 28 build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72384 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 9Aug 10, 2015 1:46 pm Congrats on starting the process tal09, huge block of land you have you lucky things. Floor plan looks great and the outdoor kitchen will be amazing. Great brick choice and render (I might be biased though as we have grey stone bricks and grey render ) hope you get some straight answers out of coral so you can start your build. Looking forward to following along. Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 10Aug 12, 2015 8:12 pm Hi tal09, congrats on starting your new home. Just a bit of advice. Don't bother trying to ring head office just email. They very rarely return your call, I have found they are better with email and you will need the paper trail. If you do call follow up with an email recapping your conversation. All the best with your build! Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 11Aug 13, 2015 3:19 pm Hi guys, I was hoping to see if anyone is building the Bahama 50? Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 12Aug 17, 2015 8:38 am Well we finally got some news from Coral on Thursday (after I phoned every day!)! Council approval is all done! They have sent through the details to the bank and now we are just waiting on the bank to send through the ACC. I'm so excited! I cannot wait for this to start! Thanks for the advise coastalbreeze and Mellywil! I think I will email from now on. I couldn't email before because I didn't have the email address of our head office consultant. We are onto our third consultant since starting this process! Seems all the ones we get leave! Might be something I am doing! Haha You clearly have great taste Tribe! I am going to have to check out your blog and admire the great choices. Follow my build of the Avoca 25 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79262 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 13Aug 17, 2015 10:23 am Yay!!! Awesome news You'll have a start date before you know it We're on our third site supervisor so we must be doing something too... Follow my Coral Daydream 28 build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72384 Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 14Aug 17, 2015 8:39 pm Excellent news all your approvals have come through. Last little hurdle and you will be off and building.
Hehhehe I don't know if I have great taste tal, I've spent our whole build holding my breathing hoping everything goes together nicely . Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 16Aug 20, 2015 2:11 pm We just received some exciting news! We have a start date!!!! 3rd of September!! Follow my build of the Avoca 25 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79262 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 17Aug 20, 2015 2:14 pm Great news tal09! Congrats! Jen (& Dave) Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge, Gold Coast QLD 12/03/2015 - Commencement... 26/08/2015 - Handover! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76446 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 19Aug 20, 2015 8:49 pm Woohoo!!!! Follow my Coral Daydream 28 build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72384 Re: Building Avoca 25 - Coral Homes 20Aug 21, 2015 4:55 pm Follow my build of the Avoca 25 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79262 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 14180 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 4376 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 76089 |