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Originally Posted by Mohansic510$
Hi! Thank you for all this wonderful information on this site. It is much appreciated.
We are planning to build new in the villages and have a few questions. I know a village rep will be able to help but thought I could get some helpful info from all of you while we are just in the beginning stages of planning. Thank you!
1-What are some upgrades that you think would be worth it to do while they are building instead of waiting until after. What might be more cost effective/easier to have them do?
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Thank you so very much! ****I appreciate any tips or advice that might help when building.
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We decided to do the floors and countertops that we wanted up front, instead of having the mess of doing them afterwards.
Two things we did but would wait and do after:
Paint the walls. We had them painted because we didn’t want to deal with it afterwards. It looks really nice, but the flat paint that they use is awful. It grabs every little bit of dirt and is very difficult to clean.
Put rollouts in the cabinets. The drawers are fine, but the hardware is cheap and can’t hold much weight. The drawers fall off of the tracks and height cannot be adjusted. We ended up ripping out the ones we had put in the pantry and replaced them with awesome ones from KitchenWise. I now have five rollouts in the pantry, instead of four, and they are fully adjustable and sturdy. KitchenWise was awesome to work with! Save the money up front and do it afterwards.
Only other suggestion is to pay close attention to electrical outlets. There are a couple places we wish we would have added them. We can still have it done, but much easier with the build.
Best of luck!