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Old 02-24-2025, 05:38 PM
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We are moving to TV soon and have purchased a brand new home (Veranda-Monroe).

From my research, there are a number of things most homeowners will want/need completed in their first year there which I've listed below in order of priority for us.

REQUEST: Can you please review this list and let me know if there's anything we are missing? We would like to line this up before we move down/in. Thank you!

OUR PRIORITIZED LIST
  1. 1. Replace Carpeting (3BR) with LVP
  2. 2. Epoxy Garage Floor
  3. 3. Install Whole House Water Softener, Kitchen Reverse Osmosis (Culligan?)
  4. 4. Purchase/Connect Washer/Dryer and Gas Range (List TV Install for Resale)
  5. 5. Improve Insulation, Whole House (including Garage and Lanai)
  6. 6. Install Whole House Gutters
  7. 7. Install Garage Attic Stairs
  8. 8. Build Pantry (in Kitchen Nook, Monroe Model)
  9. 9. Touchups (Backsplash, Painting, Lighting, Ceiling Fans

P.S.
This isn't a post to recommend certain contractors - and I'll search on that myself rather than duplicating a number of other threads I'm sure - but I'll happily take and recommendations for any of these by DM/PM. And I was going to post this in the Home Improvement "forum," but that appears to be just a list of rated contractors/advertisements and not posts.

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