Inclusions

When we paid our initial deposit, it locked in our inclusions packages and base price. The inclusions at the time were Indulgence and Eclipse. I believe there was another called Fresh Start, designed specifically for First Homebuyers.

There were features in the Eclipse package that we wanted, but could not justify the 25-30K price difference for what we were getting, plus the Indulgence ticked all of the boxes for us.

Features that we really wanted that Indulgence gave us (boxes ticked):

Kitchen

• 20mm Stone benchtops in Kitchen
• 900mm stainless steel freestanding gas cooker w/ electric oven
• Dishwasher

Bathroom/Ensuite

• 20mm stone benchtops
• Vanity cabinets with drawers
• Frameless mirrors

Rest of House

• Solar power system
• Solar hot water system
• Extra wide front door (1200mm)
• Mirrored  robe doors
• Garage door opener
• Higher ceilings (2550mm)
• M class slab - turns out we only needed a S class slab, so Coral gave us a credit.
• Laundry Cabinetry
• Eaves – a bonus that they are 600mm

Items from Eclipse – our wishlist (at an extra cost)

• 40mm stone bench top with Waterfall edge to kitchen bench – would have been nice, but we were happy with our 20mm stone tops.
• Under-mount kitchen sink - we paid extra to get this.
• Overhead cupboards in kitchen - needed these.
• Frameless shower screens – we got this for ensuite only.
• Prestige flat profile roof tiles – this was a must – Andrew has always wanted these, so it was a no-compromise situation.
• Horizon 750mm long stainless steel handle to front door – we ended up going with this in our colour appointment.
• Robe fit-out to master WIR – had this done as well. Similar in price to systems from Ikea & Bunnings, so we got Coral to do it.
• Home security system – maybe do something like this after handover.
• Ducted airconditiong - we are getting this done privately. It worked out heaps cheaper than Coral's quote.