Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Coral Homes Marcoola 83Oct 12, 2017 7:15 pm Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Re: Coral Homes Marcoola 92Oct 15, 2017 8:09 pm H Family Caydenn Looking great so far, pity about the rough weather . 2 questions for you: - Does Coral homes not install insulation in the walls as standard? If not it's a brilliant idea to D.I.Y! - Did you get notified about the electrical rough in date or did you explicitly ask to meet with the sparky for the electrical rough in? We want to add 1 light point and change the location of 1 power point. Thank you! No only insulation in the roof, walls would have been extra and seriously its wasn't too hard only took hubby and I about 2 hours. Sparky was a booked meeting they rang about a week out to confirm a time. We weren't adding anything except 1 data point and ended up adding heaps more opps so over budget on electrical. Thanks for the fast reply! If you don't mind me asking how much of the insulation did you need, and which one did you use? Did the sparky charge at his personal rates for the extra work or Coral rates? Re: Coral Homes Marcoola 93Oct 15, 2017 8:12 pm Caydenn H Family Caydenn Looking great so far, pity about the rough weather . 2 questions for you: - Does Coral homes not install insulation in the walls as standard? If not it's a brilliant idea to D.I.Y! - Did you get notified about the electrical rough in date or did you explicitly ask to meet with the sparky for the electrical rough in? We want to add 1 light point and change the location of 1 power point. Thank you! No only insulation in the roof, walls would have been extra and seriously its wasn't too hard only took hubby and I about 2 hours. Sparky was a booked meeting they rang about a week out to confirm a time. We weren't adding anything except 1 data point and ended up adding heaps more opps so over budget on electrical. Thanks for the fast reply! If you don't mind me asking how much of the insulation did you need, and which one did you use? Did the sparky charge at his personal rates for the extra work or Coral rates? Sparky charged his rates less the coral 30% mark up. Should have just done bare minimal with coral and upgraded everything with the sparky Re: Coral Homes Marcoola 94Oct 15, 2017 8:14 pm Hi H Family do u mind if I ask who your SS is? Do you have Steve on your build? Re: Coral Homes Marcoola 95Oct 15, 2017 8:16 pm Hudson House Hi H Family do u mind if I ask who your SS is? Do you have Steve on your build? Re: Coral Homes Marcoola 96Oct 18, 2017 8:31 pm Looking awesome H. We were disappointed to find out that wall insulation wasn't included in our build either (it was last time when we built with GJ, so thought it was a given). But we also installed our ourselves. We got Bradfords polymax. Bought 14 bags at just under 40 bucks a bag and they cover 9sqm each bag. We did the whole house because we have dark brick and dark roof. Well, we've done about half so far and looks like we have enough, lol. Ours is like quilt wadding, didn't want to muck atound with the fibreglass stuff doing it ourselves. Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Re: Coral Homes Marcoola 97Oct 19, 2017 8:37 pm No movement this week due to the rain. Thought the brickies might have started today since it was fine but they are not starting till next week now. More rain predicted this weekend moving into next week too Re: Coral Homes Marcoola 99Oct 20, 2017 3:15 pm Re: Coral Homes Marcoola 100Oct 20, 2017 9:29 pm Looking great. How exciting. I think you will steam ahead of us now. I have everything crossed for you to be in by Christmas. Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 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 13723 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 1693 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74682 |