Browse Forums Building A New House 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 14182 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 |