Inclusions & Specification
This is exactly what goesinto a Sakar home.
Most builders send their inclusions list after you have given them your phone number. Ours is here, in full, for anyone to read, including our competitors.
The specification is where a builder’s real standard lives. Two homes can look identical at handover and be completely different buildings behind the plasterboard.
Read this before you call us. Then ask any other builder you are considering for theirs.
- Site survey and set-out
- Soil classification report
- Temporary fencing, site toilet and waste management
- Site clean at every stage and on completion
- Building indemnity insurance
- Contract works and public liability insurance
- Engineer-designed footing system to the soil classification
- Termite management system to AS 3660
- Structural steel where designed
- Certified timber wall frames and roof trusses
- Face brick, render, cladding or a combination as designed
- Colorbond or tiled roof as designed
- Sarking to roof
- Colorbond fascia, gutter and downpipes
- Rainwater tank and connection where required
- Double-glazed aluminium windows throughout
- Powder-coated in your selected colour
- Feature entry door
- Sliding or bi-fold doors to the main outdoor living area
- Keyed-alike locking throughout
- 7-star NatHERS rating as standard
- Ceiling insulation R[X]; external wall insulation R[X]
- Acoustic insulation between living and sleeping zones
- Solar photovoltaic system [size] with inverter
- EV charger provision to garage
- 2,700mm ceilings to the ground floor; [X]mm upper floor
- Square-set or cornice as selected
- Solid-core internal doors
- [Brand] lever hardware
- Custom cabinetry by our cabinetmaker, not a flat-pack range
- 20mm engineered stone or porcelain benchtops, waterfall to island
- Full-height splashback
- Soft-close drawers and doors throughout; integrated bin
- Walk-in pantry with joinery where the plan allows
- [Brand] appliance package: 900mm oven, cooktop, rangehood, dishwasher
- Full waterproofing membrane to AS 3740
- Floor-to-ceiling tiling to all wet areas
- Frameless or semi-frameless shower screens
- Wall-hung vanities with stone tops
- [Brand] tapware; heated towel rails to main bathroom and ensuite
- Niche to every shower
- Custom joinery to wardrobes, laundry and linen
- Walk-in robe fit-out to the main bedroom
- Laundry with stone benchtop and overhead storage
- Mudroom or drop zone where the plan allows
- LED downlights throughout on a designed lighting plan
- Feature pendant provisions to kitchen and dining
- Data cabling to living areas and studies; TV points as designed
- External lighting to entry, alfresco and garage
- Interconnected smoke alarms to code
- Provision for security and smart-home systems
- Ducted reverse-cycle air conditioning, zoned
- Gas or electric hot water [confirm]
- Exhaust fans to all wet areas, ducted externally
- Three-coat paint system throughout; low-VOC interior paints
- Your colour scheme, not a fixed range
- Timber, hybrid, tile or carpet floor coverings as selected
- Exposed aggregate or plain concrete driveway and paths
- Alfresco with ceiling and lighting
- Fencing to [scope]; letterbox and clothesline
- Landscaping [confirm: included / allowance / by others]
- 12-month defects liability period
- Scheduled three-month and eleven-month inspections
- Handover pack with manuals, warranties and as-built drawings
- Statutory warranty under the Building Work Contractors Act 1995 (SA)
Lines in [brackets] are confirmed per project. Anything that varies with your site or selections is written as an allowance in your contract, itemised, never hidden.
Equally in writing
What sits outside the contract sum.
Publishing exclusions alongside inclusions is what makes the whole page believable. These are the usual ones:
- Council, certifier and PlanSA fees, charged at cost and itemised
- Land purchase costs, stamp duty and conveyancing
- Furniture, window furnishings and loose fittings unless separately specified
- Landscaping and pools beyond the scope described above [confirm]
- Unforeseen conditions below ground. We carry an allowance and show you the range before you sign
- Variations you request after signing, always priced and approved by you in writing first
Compare this list with any other builder’s.
Then bring both to the first meeting. We are happy to be judged line by line.