Browse Forums Building A New House Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 9Mar 28, 2018 9:40 pm BrownDog77 Hi Manda we are currently building the Grange with Coral in Newcastle. There’s an awesome Coral general build thread on here to gather information. At the end of the day I think it really comes down to your SS & trades they use as there are definitely people that have had terrible experiences (esp NSW) & others ok. We have been really lucky without too many dramas (hope I’m not jinxing myself) Admin for us was a nightmare & took longer than most but our build hasn’t been too bad. We are building in a new Estate & have heard good and bad with a lot of builders there. If you really want to go with Coral my advice would be to read the thread so you are aware of things to look out for there’s quite a few Capri builds on there & they have their own threads too. I’m so thankful that I found H1 as we’ve saved so much $ and learnt so much before signing contracts Happy to help with any questions. We chose Coral due to the Grange plan, the value for $ for inclusions & our neighbours built with them as well as a couple of friends & they had good builds without too many dramas. We also hired a private inspector to oversee dif stages & help rectify any errors which has been done right away, plus they provide photo evidence & reports in case you need it in the future so worth the $ goodluck with deciding it’s a huge decision What were the costs involved for hiring a private inspector if you don’t mind me asking? Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 10Mar 29, 2018 1:16 pm Emily_2477 BrownDog77 Hi Manda we are currently building the Grange with Coral in Newcastle. There’s an awesome Coral general build thread on here to gather information. At the end of the day I think it really comes down to your SS & trades they use as there are definitely people that have had terrible experiences (esp NSW) & others ok. We have been really lucky without too many dramas (hope I’m not jinxing myself) Admin for us was a nightmare & took longer than most but our build hasn’t been too bad. We are building in a new Estate & have heard good and bad with a lot of builders there. If you really want to go with Coral my advice would be to read the thread so you are aware of things to look out for there’s quite a few Capri builds on there & they have their own threads too. I’m so thankful that I found H1 as we’ve saved so much $ and learnt so much before signing contracts Happy to help with any questions. We chose Coral due to the Grange plan, the value for $ for inclusions & our neighbours built with them as well as a couple of friends & they had good builds without too many dramas. We also hired a private inspector to oversee dif stages & help rectify any errors which has been done right away, plus they provide photo evidence & reports in case you need it in the future so worth the $ goodluck with deciding it’s a huge decision What were the costs involved for hiring a private inspector if you don’t mind me asking? Can’t remember exact amt but around $400 per inspection I think but well worth the $ Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 11Jun 13, 2018 7:36 am dougang287 Check out the coral homes forum and my forum - don’t do it we had an exceptional experience with Coral, it really helped we invested in an independent building inspector and were available for any questions.... be involved and you will get a good build Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 12Jun 13, 2018 7:39 am Emily_2477 BrownDog77 Hi Manda we are currently building the Grange with Coral in Newcastle. There’s an awesome Coral general build thread on here to gather information. At the end of the day I think it really comes down to your SS & trades they use as there are definitely people that have had terrible experiences (esp NSW) & others ok. We have been really lucky without too many dramas (hope I’m not jinxing myself) Admin for us was a nightmare & took longer than most but our build hasn’t been too bad. We are building in a new Estate & have heard good and bad with a lot of builders there. If you really want to go with Coral my advice would be to read the thread so you are aware of things to look out for there’s quite a few Capri builds on there & they have their own threads too. I’m so thankful that I found H1 as we’ve saved so much $ and learnt so much before signing contracts Happy to help with any questions. We chose Coral due to the Grange plan, the value for $ for inclusions & our neighbours built with them as well as a couple of friends & they had good builds without too many dramas. We also hired a private inspector to oversee dif stages & help rectify any errors which has been done right away, plus they provide photo evidence & reports in case you need it in the future so worth the $ goodluck with deciding it’s a huge decision What were the costs involved for hiring a private inspector if you don’t mind me asking? we had an independent building inspector it was $1200 for 3 inspections the first was at frame up, second was at lock up and the final was the day we did the walk through. well worth the investment Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 13Aug 04, 2018 12:19 am Coral Homes-Stay away-We buillt the Bahama 50 Corals flagship home. Brickwork and mortar attrocious! Site supervision non-existent-The worst $500k rippoff on the planet.......Any one wanting to see what you get for your money....Contact me....Only too happy to help save you from making the same mistake we did..... Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 14Nov 13, 2018 5:09 am Coralcrap Coral Homes-Stay away-We buillt the Bahama 50 Corals flagship home. Brickwork and mortar attrocious! Site supervision non-existent-The worst $500k rippoff on the planet.......Any one wanting to see what you get for your money....Contact me....Only too happy to help save you from making the same mistake we did..... Hi I am planning to build with coral homes and I was thinking to go ahead with baham 37 , I actually had a look at Bahama 50 and the price seems to be too high , what’s your suggestion and advise on building with coral homes , thanks mate Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 15Apr 09, 2021 9:21 pm Here_we_go_again2018 We are building with coral in Port Macquarie. We have finalised and signed contracts, booked our colour and tile selections and our plans go to council this coming week. I had heard and read the admin stage can be a bit of a drag but we have been super impressed with everything so far. Looking forward to the more exciting stages of selections and seeing progress as our house grows from the ground in the near future! Please bare in mind everyone’s experiences are different and vary based on many different factors. Good luck on your first build and enjoy the ride! How did you go with the build? Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 16May 07, 2021 11:27 am How has your build progressed? We are considering Coral in the Port Macquarie area too. Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 17May 25, 2021 9:09 am snailmoondoggy How has your build progressed? We are considering Coral in the Port Macquarie area too. Has anyone built with Coral recently ? I am looking at building a Monash 27/29. Seeing these reviews here is scaring me a little. I do understand and they are a volume builder so it totally depends on the site supervisor etc, but overall does the build turn out good enough. Also how much more $ would be needed from the advertised price. for example if their website says 200K, should a 50K buffer suffice? Or does it go to 75 or 100K over the quoted price assuming no major hiccups. Would be really good to get any information. Thanks guys Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 18May 25, 2021 2:48 pm We built in 2018 in North Brisbane. Happy with everything and still happy. If I was to build again, I would go with Coral. As to pricing, it really depends on what you want. If you go with Elegance, you get the extras. You still need to add on for upgrades to slab based on soil type. And all the little extras you want. If you are happy with the plan - 50K will be sufficient. Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 19May 25, 2021 3:53 pm bestspecials We built in 2018 in North Brisbane. Happy with everything and still happy. If I was to build again, I would go with Coral. As to pricing, it really depends on what you want. If you go with Elegance, you get the extras. You still need to add on for upgrades to slab based on soil type. And all the little extras you want. If you are happy with the plan - 50K will be sufficient. Thanks a lot for your reply. Do you mean an additional 50K without any extras and upgrades or 50-60K including all the little extras and their luxury inclusions, slab/soil type upgrades etc. Re: First time building, Opinions on Coral Homes 20May 26, 2021 10:26 am Newhomegirl7 bestspecials We built in 2018 in North Brisbane. Happy with everything and still happy. If I was to build again, I would go with Coral. As to pricing, it really depends on what you want. If you go with Elegance, you get the extras. You still need to add on for upgrades to slab based on soil type. And all the little extras you want. If you are happy with the plan - 50K will be sufficient. Thanks a lot for your reply. Do you mean an additional 50K without any extras and upgrades or 50-60K including all the little extras and their luxury inclusions, slab/soil type upgrades etc. When we built, we started at $196000 and ended up with $272000. However, this was due to increasing the house by 20m2, creating a bigger façade. Our site costs were around $25000 because we had H2 soil and N3 wind rating. We also added sarking in the roof, 2.7m ceilings and lots of extras in the kitchen. If you are happy with the plan and include the extras that they already offer under Elegance, then 50K is more than enough as Elegance includes tiling, carpet, 2.55m ceilings, airconditioning, extra lights, etc. A lot of the extra money can go into the slab which you don't even see. Can anyone give me any onfo on New Homes WA? Good or bad, hopefully good just need to know if my choice was good or not? Thanks ❤️ 0 4964 Thanks NativeZen! I can't wait to start landscaping, though it's going to be a while away yet. No movement on site yet as of the weekend. Hoping to see some earthworks… 3 2167 I’m curious about how you went with this. We are planning a KDRB and considering Plantation Homes as a builder. I’m aware that after the demolition another soil test… 1 6328 |