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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?
2-Does anyone know approximately what it would cost to add a golf cart garage to the build.
The house we are thinking about does not come with one. We just wanted a ballpark from someone that knows or has done this recently
3-Do the villages give you the cost of stretches, or upgrades individually. I have seen others comment that they do not. I would like to know how much an upgrade is before I decide to do it.
Thank you so very much! ****I appreciate any tips or advice that might help when building.
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1) TV has to get a CO (Certification of Occupancy) in order to sell the home, so there's nothing they can leave undone. What they used to recommend was if you are set on having something different than they offer, get their cheapest version and after settlement "remodel your new home." We found this dumb and just chose the model, finishes, etc. that we could live with and be happy.
2) Have you looked at the models in real life? We "knew" which model we wanted looking through the floorplans, but once we did the Lifestyle visit and saw the footprint in real life, ALL the models we thought we liked were a hard no. I'd look for a model with AT LEAST a 2 + golf garage. I say "at least" because there's no REAL storage in these homes, and bumping up the garage to 2+, 3, or 4 car is the cheapest way, especially if you add a mini-split (A/C). The area above the garage gets too hot to store anything that could melt or soften and get sticky like rubber, plastic, etc. Obviously, you'll need a lot that will allow it. I think all the homes are built such that the front of the house is 18' from the road, so narrow pie shaped lots probably won't work.
3) Yes, they told us the cost of each stretch at the design center, and for the same reason I stated for larger garages, I'd do every stretch to the max that will fit the lot, although we only did a 4' deep stretch on the Laini, and it's been fine. They price of stretches isn't that much.
Lastly, we don't like the GE Profile appliances. The dishwasher doesn't work well, and we've spoke with others that feel the same. You have to run the sink hot water until it gets hot (~2mins) and then start the dishes, but it doesn't seem the dishwasher hits dishes with enough spray pressure to blow food off. The icemaker of the frig is God awful slow dispensing the meager amount of ice it can hold and jams if you try to dispense cubes. The G.E. service person said it's because sometimes cubes will stay doubled/tripled when dumped and that's too big for the dispenser; he said just use the crushed ice. The gas stove is fine.