We have not moved into ours yet, we bought at the new Haciendas at Mission Hills. This is what we are in the progress of doing.
-closing in lanai and changing it to Florida Room with stackable sliders and also a sliding glass door on the short end. Also filled in extra space on the walls with just pane windows for the view, all low e windows as are sliders. Also ensuring air and heat are added. Bringing lanai floor up so it meets the kitchen and flows when it is a Florida room. Drywalling the stucco in the lanai and putting wood floor down so it matches house
-Taking slider out between kitchen and new Florida room
-Put wood brazilian floors throughout the CYV except where there is tile floor. Took out all the new carpet
-attic steps
-Painting the whole place
-Birdcage with a dog door in the Florida room and a dog door in the bird cage so the dogs can get out anytime they want onto the grassy area
-Finish all windows with trim throughout
-Bought a Michael Phelps Momentum Swimspa which will go under birdcage
-Putting epoxy floor in garage
-Putting coating on driveway and then finishing walkway to the house and fence gate
-Put a finish on the cement on the back yard deck that will be under the birdcage. The cement they put down is gross and is stained when you go to look at the place brand new. You have to finish it or it looks a hundred years old.
-I would also suggest loading up every closet with organizers as there are not too many and also getting storage for garage!
We could have bought a designer house with every option by the time we are through with the CYV but we wanted the yard and loved the view so we got what worked for us, but for the size, it is very expensive to complete it as you want it.
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