Last day for changes

Had a great meeting with SR today to go over all the structural details of the home and make any last minute changes that we wanted.  We went over options we did select and options we did not select.  I thought was helpful as it is a refresher of what is available just in case you forgot something.  I have purchased new construction before, so I did not feel pressured to choose additional upgrades and we had a clear idea of what we wanted in the house before we started this process.

Overall, nothing changed much from when we first drafted up our wants and desires.  A few things did change however and I'll provide some info for others who have not reached this point yet:

1.  We decided to not get the under cabinet lighting.  We can do this later ourselves with wireless LED lights or use the extra outlet above the microwave to hard wire lights if we want.

2. Two house bibs are provided and confirmed to one in the back and one in the front at the discretion of project manager/standard location.

3. We opted to not have the basement sliding glass door, for budget and security reasons.

4. We got trim package #3, which includes thicker baseboards, trail trail in family room and crown molding in family room and upstairs hall.

5. Confirmed hardwood floors are standard in kitchen, foyer, powder room and MUD ROOM!!!  We will be adding hardwood floors to family room and great room.

6. We decided to get the gas fireplace in living room.  It is only a white mantel with stone veneer.  It costs considerably more to have the stone go all the way up the wall, so we opted not to do that.

7. Added flood light to back of house, with location set by the master bedroom window for easy adjustment and light bulb changes.

8. We asked about the tile in bathroom and the tile goes past the shower head, but not all the way up the wall.  This is much better than other blogs that mentioned it only went up to or below the shower head.

9. We upgraded the cabinets in the bathrooms to match the ones in the kitchen.

10.  We upgraded the granite in the bathrooms to St. Cecilia.  We were told it is a shade lighter than the granite in the kitchen, just so everyone knows.  This isnt an issue for us an should work out better being less natural light in the bathrooms.

11. We confirmed Venice Model Elevation E.

Overall, it was a pretty quick process, only about a 30 minute phone call.  When you get ready for this, I would recommend having a list of all the pre-selected options and your change orders for review.  We caught a few things that were not updated on the change order from last time, ie., the bathroom cabinets and granite, which would have been a big let down if we did not catch it.  Just make sure you go line by line and ask questions if an item or upgrade is not listed or you are unsure of what it is.