Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 13, 2010 9:25 pm Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 2Oct 29, 2010 8:59 pm Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 4Oct 30, 2010 4:36 pm Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 6Oct 30, 2010 7:30 pm Built the Coral Homes Hamilton 252 - moved in 20/10/2010 and loving it!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=27215 Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 8Oct 31, 2010 4:52 pm Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 10Nov 24, 2010 9:30 pm Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 12Nov 29, 2010 8:07 pm Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 14Nov 29, 2010 10:32 pm Yay. How exciting!! Looking forward to seeing your progress. Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 15Nov 30, 2010 7:09 pm Hi chook07, The reason we decided to build a new home was because we fell in love with the outlook from this block. After trying to find an existing home that ticked most of the boxes we came across this area and this block so the decision to build a new home was made the same day. Hopefully the trials and tribulations of the building process won't dampen our thoughts about the outlook. Heard from the builder of the retaining wall that the excavator broke a diff as it was reversed off the truck at the site today, so first set back, no work today hopefully back on schedule tomorrow (weather permitting!!!) Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 16Dec 02, 2010 7:20 pm Amazing what can be done when your not looking. 6.20am this morning and I thought this is good they have managed to get the footings in for the fill side retaining wall Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and by 5.30 pm this afternoon we have a WALL Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ the agg pipe will go in just before levelling the slab area and back filling which is scheduled to start next Wednesday. Hopefully more photos then. Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 17Dec 11, 2010 10:18 pm Further update. Cut and fill on the site was done 6th December 2010 Agg pipe and gravel installed before filling. This end will eventually be connected to a storm water drain pipe to the street. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This end of the Agg pipe will be pulled back and be placed behind the rear retaining wall when it is finished. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looks like a bit of serious landscaping will be needed for the fill end of the site, or find a mountain goat to keep the lawn down eventually!!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is the cut area where the rear long boundary retaining wall has to be installed. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is the front retaining wall ans side boundary. We had 50mm x 50mm Galvanised posts installed in the wall before it was filled with concrete for future side fence. We will do the same in the rear side boundary retaining wall to continue the fence to the back corner of the block. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is a view from the block behind ours> Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is standing on the block, looking across the front retaining wall corner. That is Fraser Island in the distance and a rain squall happening between it and us. You can just see the top of Peppers Resort (white roof line nearly centre of photo on water line) which is on the Esplanade and the highest building in Hervey Bay (at the moment). This is about 6km from our block. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We are having the rear side boundary retaining wall installed next week (weather permitting). The builders have indicated they will have the formwork done for the slab and plan to pour on 22nd December 2010 (again weather permitting) and if this all goes to plan they will start framing early in the new year. Let you know of any changes. Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Building Modified Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay 20Dec 14, 2010 7:18 pm Hi chook07 and Nic Thanks for your comments, always nice to see someone following our progress. It had to happen, RAIN RAIN and more RAIN around 170mm fell over the week end especially Sunday and Sunday night, so we have a great place to have a mud bath at the moment, so we will not be starting the rear retaining wall for a few days to save cutting up the slab pad area from the excavator digging the trench for the retaining wall footings, looks like Wednesday at the earliest to be able to do this. Construction Manager is saying the delay may mean not being able to get the drainage pipes etc and form work constructed in time to be able to pour the slab before Christmas, after all it is only a week before they close for the Christmas break (like most of us) so we will just have to wait and see (fingers crossed for fine weather) but it is looking more like the New Year for the slab to go down. Hey Nic, how are your plans going? haven't seen you posting any progress for a while. Did you get your Tender letter? any shocks? (hope not) let us know what stage you are at, I like to know how other Coral Homes are coming along and how people are finding dealing with them as a building company. At the moment I cannot fault any dealings with the people from Coral Homes and I hope it stays this way. Most of us only get one or two chances to build a new home and I believe this will be our last, up to this point in the proceedings no complaints. Let you know of further progress as it happens. Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 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. 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