We built our house and looked closely at the numbers. We wanted rectified porcelain tile, that would have minimal grout lines. The Villages wouldn’t do it as part of the build, so that made our decision easy. For tile throughout the house, the up charge was an adder of over $30,000. We took the basic flooring and had that removed and the tile installed for just under $15,000. We also opted for the standard baseboard with was torn out with the flooring and replaced with upgraded baseboard. In addition we ordered the least expensive laminate countertops and replaced them with granite on the same day we closed on the house. Our savings were over $20,000 on the interior. The savings on the pool were even higher.
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