Wednesday, July 18, 2012

our inclusions list brings all the quoters to the yard

And they're like..we're gonna have to charge.

With this build, there are features to a house that are included. For example: tiling. But, what has surprised me is that there are odd little things that are not included. Basic things.
We visited friends a few weeks ago and not to get into too much detail, we noticed that they didn't have a toilet roll holder. When I asked them where it was (perhaps it had jumped off the wall and was hiding under the bed) they said "oh that's an extra you have to pay for". I was shocked. How can that be an extra feature to a house? If that is a feature, then is the standard no holder? Surely not!
Turns out it is.... (but rest assured, we will be splurging for that all important holder)
Anyway, when we sent the plans off to be quoted, we also included the below list. It covers everything we want. From this we will downgrade things to what we can afford.  For example, double glazing will reduce our energy consumption, but the cost of it is expected to be thousands more than standard so I believe it will be removed from our list. 
The items in blue we want individuals prices for and we will decide which way to go once we have seen the quote.
The items in black will be priced as a total value as we are definitely getting them.
We know that the majority of the items listed are clearly an upgrade. But there are some items that were a surprise to me.
Do other people think this? Or am I the only one?

Apologies for any confusing lingo used. This is builder terms so some of it doesn't make sense, but luckily Matt is in the building industry to break it down for me.

LIST ON INCLUSIONS:
· QUOTE AS PER PLAN WITHOUT ALFRESCO, 24SQ
· QUOTE AS PER PLAN WITH ALFRESCO, 25.93SQ
· BAL 12.5 REQUIREMENTS
· SITE COSTS
· SLAB DESIGN TO NEW STANDARD (MORE REO)
· 2590mm CEILING HEIGHT
· 450mm EAVE TO WHOLE HOUSE
· COLOURBOND ROOF
· RENDERED PIERS TO PORTICO
· PANEL LIFT GARAGE DOOR WITH 2x REMOTE CONTROLS
· HUME XN5 STANDARD ENTRY DOOR
· HUME XN5 DOUBLE ENTRY DOOR
· SECURITY DOOR TO ENTRY DOOR/ALL SLIDING DOORS
· INSULATION R5.0 CEILINGS, R2.0 WALLS
· INSULATION R2.0 TO INTERNAL WALLS BETWEEN HOUSE/GARAGE
· MIRRORED SLIDING DOORS TO ALL ROBES
· FLOOR TILES TO WET AREAS AND ENTRY/KITCHEN/MEALS/FAMILY, CARPET TO
REMAINDER
· LAMINATE FLOORING ENTRY/KITCHEN/MEALS/FAMILY
· TIMBER FLOORING ENTRY/KITCHEN/MEALS/FAMILY
· DOUBLE GLAZING TO ALL WINDOWS/DOORS
· BRICKWORK OVER ALL WINDOWS/DOORS
· PLANTATION LOUVRE BLINDS TO ALL WINDOWS
· PLANTATION LOUVRE BLINDS TO BED 1 WINDOWS, HOLLAND BLINDS TO ALL
OTHER WINDOWS
· HOLLAND BLINDS TO MEALS SLIDING DOOR
· FLY SCREENS AND KEY LOCK TO ALL WINDOWS
· 2670mm ALUMINIUM SLIDING STACKER DOOR TO MEALS
· 4295mm ALUMINIUM BI-PARTING SLIDING DOOR TO MEALS
· LEVER DOOR HANDLES THROUGHOUT
· HUME LIN1 TRANSLUCENT GLAZED DOORS TO BETWEEN ENTRY AND
FAMILY/LANDRY/W.I.P.
· SQUARE ABOVE COUNTER VANITY BASINS
· MIXERS THROUGH OUT
· DOUBLE VANITY TO ENSUITE
· 1200x900mm SHOWER BASE TO ENSUITE
· TOILET ROLL HOLDERS THROUGHOUT.
· TOWEL RAILS THROUGHOUT
· PRIVACY LOCKS TO BATH/W.C.
· SHOWER ON RAILS THROUGHOUT
· TRANSLUCENT I.L.O. OBSCURED GLAZING TO ENS/BATH/W.C.
· 20mm CAESARSTONE BENCHTOPS TO KITCHEN/L'DRY/ENS/BATH
· INSET TROUGH TO LAUNDRY AND BENCH OVER WM/DRYER
· OVERHEAD CABINETS TO LAUNDRY
· OVERHEAD CABINETS TO KITCHEN AND OVER FRIDGE
· 2x900mm WIDE POT DRAWERS
· 900mm APPLIANCES
· 900mm UPGRADE APPLIANCES
· SUPPLY AND INSTALL DISHWASHER
· DRAWERS AND 2 HANGING RAILS TO W.I.R. AS PER PLAN
· SPLIT SYSTEMS TO BED 1/FAMILY
· TIME PROGRAMMABLE DUCTED HEATING CONTROL
· HEATING DUCT POINT IN BATH
· 3xTV POINTS TO BED 1/BED 2/ FAMILY
· 3xTEL POINTS TO BED 1/BED 2/KITCHEN
· 2xDPP TO ALL BEDROOMS/MEALS/FAMILY/KITCHEN/ENS
· 2xNETWORK POINT TO ALL ROOMS
· 1xDPP TO W.I.P./W.I.R./KITCHEN ISLAND BENCH
· CFL DOWNLIGHTS THROUGHOUT
· LED DOWNLIGHTS THROUGHOUT
· 2xPENDANT LIGHTS OVER KITCHEN ISLAND BENCH
· CEILING FANS TO ALL BEDROOMS/FAMILY/MEALS
· SOLAR H.W.S.
· HILLS HOIST REMOVABLE CLOTHES LINE
· CONCRETE PATH TO CLOTHESLINE
· LETTERBOX
· COLOURED CONCRETE DRIVEWAY/PATH TO PORCH
· EXPOSED AGGREGATE DRIVEWAY/PATH TO PORCH
· REAR FENCING WITH 2x 1 METER GATES TIMBER PAILING WITH CAPPING

6 comments:

  1. Who would have thought that I like reading this.

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  2. Its ridiculous what they charge for and what some people have to go without that's why when we did ours we loved our inclusions like the blinds because well who wants to go without those! At least we can change them when we want. Also at least the front yard looks good even if the backyard looks like crap. We did pay for the holders though wasn't going without those!

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  3. Its ridiculous what they charge for and what some people have to go without that's why when we did ours we loved our inclusions like the blinds because well who wants to go without those! At least we can change them when we want. Also at least the front yard looks good even if the backyard looks like crap. We did pay for the holders though wasn't going without those!

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  4. Lol who's house would that be without the toilet roll holders? glad people could learn from our mistakes :) Also including blinds is good thinking as it takes months to get them put in from quote to installation, we spent a lot of time with blankets on the windows :P

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    1. Awww sorry lol. If it makes you feel any better, your home is what really motivated us to build earlier. It is really beautiful x

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