As part of the Carlisle process, they will only cost/reveal the cost of non standard variations / non costed upgrades at Tender.
The process is very methodical, going through every option in the color selection and extras that you have included. We found it to be layed out well and easy to read. Any clarification was easy to obtain from the Tender presenter, and like all Carlisle experiences, they knew their product and what were delivery to the customer. The rough costing given at color selection was pretty close and we were happy with the working/rough figures we had been provided with.
At this stage, there was no real signing, just having the documented presented to us and ensuring it was accurate. A few adjustments were picked up that had been either included when we had asked them to be removed / omitted. There is a lot to cover in every aspect and detail - so we had no issue going through each itemized part of the house.
As per the easy to follow Carlisle process, we also paid our second deposit, of $2,000. (Totaling $3,000 now)
Following the the Tender appointment, we elected to have the Contract appointment as soon as possible - which we managed to get it two weeks time.
Options we elected to go with:
- Cat 2 carpet - unfortunately cat 3 came in at well over 1k - which was a luxury extra we could live without
- Insulating the external garage walls (R1.5) - cost was very small and would be a pain to do post build. Not overly concerned about its lower rating.
- Some more electrical - double power
- Surge protection to switch box
- Slimline power points
- Extending the lounge (Theater room!) by 80cm to make it 5m in length - cost was minimal.
What we rejected:
- Sound insulation for the theater (internal walls). This would also of had the flow on effect on cabling post build.
- Evaporative cooling - even after removing it at every stage, it kept coming back!
- 20 amp for future Air-con
- Glass door for pantry (extra lighting / see at a glance what is in stock - cost was ~1k)
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