New Construction Home ---- Help!
Amanda Goodner
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Need help with kitchen counters and island in new construction home
Comments (13)Thanks for the responses, guys! @herbflavor You're right, the dark wood cabinets is not an inferior look, I just don't love it. I've attached a picture of the sample. If we go with standard cabinets to free up the budget, the quartz countertop for the island ALONE is $6K. I didn't even ask about upgrading the perimeter counters after that. Also, the budget is somewhat loose; there's room to grow but mentally I don't want to spend over a certain threshold. Do you think there would be any problems painting the dark cabinets if it's not specifically "paint grade"? I don't want to risk the time and money to take the kitchen apart sometime in the future and end up with splotchy or easily chipped cabinets. @blfenton Thank you for confirming that fear. I really don't want to end up with a brownish/yellow-toned kitchen. All of the pictures that I've looked up of white cabinets and giallo ornamental make the granite look boldly yellow. There's ONE exception but we can't pick our own slab so I don't want to risk it. Would you mind sharing a picture of your kitchen? Right now, we are leaning toward the New Caledonia. It's grey and black with taupe-ish(?) flecks. Hopefully neutral enough, any idea? @cpartist We'll be getting a quote from an independent contractor about the floors. If there's a significant difference, we may do that. We would probably have to live with the standard flooring for a while to not void our warranty. One concern -- I've read that vinyl can be hard to rip up, is that true? The standard vinyl is throughout the home: kitchen, pantry, 3.5 bathrooms, laundry. @Amber That's an interesting idea. I have seen a lot of soapstone in white kitchens. I've also looked up pictures of honed uba tuba, which leans mottled-blackish, definitely not an "absolute black" look. Do you happen to have a link to that thread? Thanks!...See MoreNew home construction issue! Help!
Comments (17)Yea but the question is "what's the fix?" I guess you could remove the trim and last course of Hardy and make sure that the osb is not getting wet and that the trim/hardy are not sitting in a puddle. So long as those things are not happening then the system is operating as it should. It's shedding water - just not in the place where you want it to. But if they remove the trim and hardy and reinstall it ... it will never look right. The caulked ends will be a little different and the hardy will have to be face nailed so you will see the nails. If it's true that the water is entering at that one inch long vertical seam in the flashing maybe the flashing could be replaced with a continuous piece that travels the entire wall without any seams? Personally, I would trust your husband to trouble shoot and fix this more than I would your builder. Good luck....See MoreISO help decorating new construction: large modern coastal home
Comments (16)This forum invites active participation by all, making it possible for anyone to flag inappropriate comments for moderator review and determination. It's a good thing designed to maintain a respectful, inclusive community where everyone is welcome to share their homes. Needlessly biting, judgmental comments made upon viewing a few photos is just wrong. Meanness ain't cool, y'all....See MoreNew Home Construction + Pool Construction - Best way to finance?
Comments (14)While you can include all costs of the pool and landscape into a construction loan, pool and landscape may have little effect on the appraisal. That translates into a higher down payment or cash out of pocket up front. For example: Land+Design+Permits+Construction for a project that appraises at around $1.2 mil also appraises around $1.2 mil. At 80% LTV (loan to value) the client can borrow $960K. (75% = $900K). When we add solar (a CA requirement Jan 1), pool and landscape for about $150K more, the appraisal if we're lucky, increases $50-100K, increasing the loan $40-80K at 80% LTV. The effective loan on the solar/pool/landscape is 25-50%. If the market is less robust, the appraisal won't be affected creating a higher cash out of pocket requirement for loan recording. If you can wait until completion of the home, you can often get an updated higher appraisal and fund these with less cash out of pocket....See MoreAmanda Goodner
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