Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 82Jan 27, 2011 7:43 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: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 83Jan 31, 2011 7:39 pm Our contracts should be here tomorrow!! We bought our glass pool fencing today. The place was closing down and we got frameless fencing cheaper than we could get semi frameless!! I could have spent a fortune in there. Everything was so cheap. We also stopped of at beacon lighting and got some lights. I am looking forward to buying all the little bits and pieces!! Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 84Jan 31, 2011 7:49 pm Oh ... what sort of lights did you get? Come on share. I've got a couple of lights at Beacon I'm eyeing off at the moment, but I'll have to drive to Hervey Bay (we don't have a Beacon here) ... so it will have to wait a couple of weeks before I can get there. Which means you need to share so I can drool over someone else's lights in the meantime. ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 85Jan 31, 2011 8:33 pm Haha. They are nothing fancy. They are DIY batten holders. Mainly for the hallway, entry, toilet etc. I can't find the exact ones, but they are like this but square. We got a bigger one for the entry. http://www.beaconshop.com.au/index.php? ... t&Itemid=1 We have a lighting shop near us that I find is cheaper. I found Beacon's fans really expensive. Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 86Jan 31, 2011 8:40 pm I thought their fans were expensive as well, but when I got a quote from one of the electrical places in town for the exact same fan, it worked out cheaper to buy/fit it through Coral. ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 87Jan 31, 2011 8:48 pm I haven't looked into Coral supplying. How much do they charge? If you are in Brisbane, have alook at JD lighting. It is on the south side. Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 88Jan 31, 2011 9:01 pm I can't remember how much they were charging now ... I'll see if I can find it in one of my many quotes. We're in Bundaberg now, but I can see a trip to Brisbane coming up to purchase all the extra stuff. There is a shop at Underwood - Brisbane Discount Lights, Taps & Accessories, that sells all the electrical and plumbing supplies and I'm sure they had fans, that a sparky put us onto once. I couldn't get better prices anywhere. Only downside, they don't have a website, it's walk in only, that's how they keep their overheads down they said. ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 89Jan 31, 2011 9:03 pm Well that was pretty easy ... found the price quoted to me Quote: Supply & install a Tropic 304 48" 3 Blade Ceiling Fan (stainless steel) - $218 Supply & install a Tropic 304 54" 3 Blade Ceiling Fan (stainless steel) - $227 Supply & install a Typhoon 48" 4 Blade Ceiling Fan (stainless steel) - $282 Supply & install a Typhoon 56" 4 Blade Ceiling Fan (stainless steel) - $327 Fans supplied by Beacon Lighting ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 90Jan 31, 2011 9:10 pm OMG that is a good price!! I wonder if it is too late to add them in. Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 91Jan 31, 2011 9:19 pm I wouldn't say so ... you can always add them as a variation. I didn't get the prices on the non metal ones as we put them in our last place and they didn't push the air around as much as the metal ones. We went the stainless as apparently those models are marine grade, so will be ok near the salt air where we're building. In the end we've got 9 fans going in. ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 92Jan 31, 2011 9:32 pm We've got 8 fans going in. The lady at Beacon told us that the timber fans are wquiter and better for the bedroom. Though they look cheap. I like the stainless ones. Our old house had stainless in the bedrooms but they were too noisy to have on when we slept. I am so confused. LOL. We were looking at getting the fans put in after handover. I am thinking we should just get it over and done with. We are going to have so much to do when we move in and will probably never get around to putting the fans in. Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 93Jan 31, 2011 9:47 pm The non metal are quieter, but we used to run them full pelt and they didn't move the air as much. Which is why we didn't want them this time, we've got higher ceilings and in a hotter environment, so I need fans that work. We've metal fans in the rental here, they'd be 8 years old and they're not noisy enough to keep us awake, but they are quieter than the 15 year old ones in our old house. You need to find a showroom that has the different styles working, so you can see/hear/feel the difference. Are you putting one outside? What sort are you looking at for there? I have no idea what sort of fan for the outdoor areas. ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 94Jan 31, 2011 10:56 pm Tamara1975 Our contracts should be here tomorrow!! We bought our glass pool fencing today. The place was closing down and we got frameless fencing cheaper than we could get semi frameless!! I could have spent a fortune in there. Everything was so cheap. We also stopped of at beacon lighting and got some lights. I am looking forward to buying all the little bits and pieces!! Ooooooh could you please let me know where you got your pool fencing from? Do they have any left? We only need enough to do about 10 metres. Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 95Feb 01, 2011 7:41 am Pebbles, I can't remember what they are called but the address is 1 Wain rd, ashmore. We found it on ebay. We got 10 metres of frameless with 12mm glass for $1600. They are out of gates but are ordering one in. We spent ages in the shop wandering around. Once everything is sold out, thats it. They had plenty of glass panels but the clamp thingy's for the bottom were running low. Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 97Feb 02, 2011 8:11 am Pebbles Thanks Tam Will check it out! Did you have a look? Our contracts arrives yesterday, as did our loan documents. Feeling a bit overwhelmed. We have started seriously thinking about exterior colours. There aren't a lot of bricks we like but we both love Austral Pepper. Monier have made it easy by putting together roofing tiles with facia and guttering colours on their website. We just have to see which roof tile works best and it is done. I also have to decide on the white for the walls. I was disappointed in the range for the bathroom vanities. We want charcoal/black. The only thing close is liquorice linea. Some pics make it look a browny colour. Has anyone seen this colour? What do you all think? Otherwise we will pay the extra and get charcoal. Coral builders, there are a couple of mistakes on the contract/working drawings that we want fixed. Does anyone know if they charge for this? Because we haven't signed yet, I am guessing they won't. Arrggghhhhh too much going on in my head. I am off on a shopping trip to Bali with the girls in 2 weeks. I am sooo gonna need it. Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 98Feb 02, 2011 4:32 pm There were a couple of things on the plan that the Sales Rep didn't convey to them properly, so they fixed them via a variation. I wasn't charged for this. They did try and charge me a variation fee for supplying them with the details of our ducted air-con system, as apparently the Sales Rep didn't provide the information pre-contract and they tried to charge me a variation ... but I argued that one. ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 99Feb 02, 2011 4:51 pm I spoke to our sales rep and he said it was easily fixed. I am getting excited. My tiles are going to look awesome (well, I think so). For our splashback, I have copied the coral hamilton display home in Upper Coomera (will add a pic later). It's really the only tiles one I like and the budget won't stretch to a glass one at this stage. Re: Tamara1975 - Coral Homes - 100Feb 02, 2011 6:43 pm Updated pics of a few tiles, working drawings, and the lights we bought. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ensuite tiles Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Main Bathroom tiles Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our splashback is the same as this. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Joe, it depends on your certifier but we are noticing the ones we deal with are really cracking down. So i would recommend you follow your approved landscaping plans to… 4 11400 Hi Simeon, Thank you for laying it down for us. Makes sense. Appreciate it very much. Have a nice day. Cheers 2 9404 |