Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building a modified Coral Noosa 29 11Nov 23, 2012 10:33 pm We arrive one day to find a four white pegs marking out various points of the building pad... and a portaloo. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Day: 1 My Build Thread: Coral Homes Noosa 279 Re: Building a modified Coral Noosa 29 12Nov 23, 2012 10:35 pm I noticed something attached to that front left peg and had a look. This diagram was wrapped up in a plastic sleeve and tied onto the peg. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Day: 1 My Build Thread: Coral Homes Noosa 279 Re: Building a modified Coral Noosa 29 13Nov 23, 2012 10:56 pm The block being cut, quite an interesting process to watch. We didn't need any extra fill and actually ended up with a bit more left over soil than I expected, but it'll go to good use levelling the rear of the block out. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The site benched and the building pad where it should be. I asked the operator to cut a bit out of the front yard to help us levelling it one day. He didn't cut as much out as I asked him too... thankfully. I think we'll be ok. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Day: 3 My Build Thread: Coral Homes Noosa 279 Re: Building a modified Coral Noosa 29 14Nov 23, 2012 11:12 pm The piers are down. I would have like to see these getting wound in but it's a quick job, done easily in one day. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I've seen Coral using the traditional concrete piers for another build on H1 on what looks like sandy soil. For us, on clay, they used a product called IdealPier... http://www.idealfoundations.com.au/idealpier.html They review pretty well. Here's a view of the top of the pier, with the cap removed (I didn't do it). Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Day: 5 My Build Thread: Coral Homes Noosa 279 Re: Building a modified Coral Noosa 29 15Nov 23, 2012 11:47 pm The next day, the initial site plumbing is put in. Sewer connections, storm water drainage (x3) and fresh water connections to the future slab go in. They even ran fresh water and prepared a future sewer connection for the shed/granny flat we have at the rear of the block. I'm impressed with how much work all of these trades are getting done in a day, especially the plumbers. I took these photos around 3:40pm in the afternoon, by the time I checked the site at midday the next day all the work was done. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Water tank overflow to the left, air conditioning in the middle and the tail of the three storm water running to the creek at the rear of block. Coral seem to have spec'd this drainage well, after the slab is done they'll have spoon drains dug in around both sides of the house. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The finished result. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Day: 8 My Build Thread: Coral Homes Noosa 279 Re: Building a modified Coral Noosa 29 16Nov 24, 2012 12:00 am We lived on site for two years before building. After putting up with drainage issues like this several times I was very happy to see drainage covered so well in the tender we received from Coral, and I'm even happier to see it starting to get dug in now. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My Build Thread: Coral Homes Noosa 279 Re: Building a modified Coral Noosa 29 17Nov 24, 2012 12:16 am A quiet day on site this day. Our new power pole was put in and conduit ran from it to just inside the future slab edge. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The surveyors must have been on site because a number of pegs were bashed in to mark all the corners of the slab too. Interestingly they marked the very back left peg with yellow paint, as that's the point where the slab is set out from. Day: 10 My Build Thread: Coral Homes Noosa 279 Re: Building a modified Coral Noosa 29 19Nov 24, 2012 2:02 pm We got the Eclipse package inclusions for our house, from about early-mid 2012. There's a new Eclipse package out now that looks pretty good - it's cheaper than our package and includes more big ticket items like frame upgrades (T2 or steel), Colorbond roof, solar power etc. I think the package we purchased had more in it in terms of door and tap upgrades but from what I read a lot of people either stripped them out or changed them anyway - as did we. At the end of the day you get what you pay for with these packages so I'm not terribly concerned that we could have got the same level of inclusions for cheaper etc. Some of the options, upgrades and changes we've made from the standard floor plan and Eclipse inclusions are: - Increased storage space to side of Garage. - Brickwork over external doors and windows (replacing fibre cement sheeting). - Removed patio from Dining, straightening the Lounge/Dining/Family room wall. - Added extension under eave to Dining room. This is for a fireplace. - Increased Study by 285mm to front. - Increased Bed4/Laundry wall by about 1.5m to rear. - Storage/Linen added to hall side of Rumpus (now the Kitchen). - Bricks upgraded to Coral's range "D". - Colorbond roof (with 50mm anticon blanket), and 1 extra roof ventilator (whirly bird) - Insulation added to Garage external walls and ceiling. - External wall insulation upgraded to R2.0 Acoustic batts. - Ceiling insulation upgraded to R3.5 - R1.6 acoustic insulation and Sound Stop plasterboard to all bedroom internal walls and the Lounge/Dining shared wall. - Double internal doors to Garage. - Sliding stacker door added to Main bedroom. - Carpet upgraded to Platinum range, carpet underlay to "Gold Premium" - Bedroom doors upgraded to moulded panel (2340mm). - Hot water heater changed to continuous gas unit. - All windows changed, except for Lounge. Some are slightly larger, some are Awning. New window to Garage. - Steel frame. This only became available very late in our certification process. - Upgrade internal paint to washable (Dulux). - Upgrade Bathroom and Powder room showers to same hardware as Ensuite. - Bath upgraded to 1700mm model. - Removed kitchen appliances. We'll supply these. - Removed main living area flooring. We'll do this after hand-over, with floating timber floors. - We've also organised air-conditioning ourselves, it will be done during the build. There are a few changes there. My Build Thread: Coral Homes Noosa 279 Re: Building a modified Coral Noosa 29 20Nov 24, 2012 2:11 pm Muppardo Cant wait to see the progress.. We built the noosa 279 and have been in 6 months or so and love it.. Hi Muppardo, very good to hear. Thanks for your thread on H1 too, we've referred to it a few times to look at various bits were were considering. I like your floors. My Build Thread: Coral Homes Noosa 279 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 14016 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 4365 |