muzzahman4
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We will probably be working with California Pacific for our first ever home purchase. We don't want to get hosed at the design center and I've gotten a lot of good advice from these forums, but had some more specific questions:
I've gathered that you have to have flooring to close. Standard is carpet and tile for the townhome we're purchasing. So the only issue is the kitchen tile being standard. Has anyone gotten them to put un-glued vinyl down in the kitchen? On the same page do they have to put in baseboards? (I know places like Venitian include upgraded ones.)
Do all the appliances need to be installed before close? I can see a fridge not being necessary, but do the stove and dishwasher need to be put in too? This is partially to use that money on other things and partially to get to pick our own appliances. Or is just selling unwanted appliances after close easier?
Cal Pacific has "included" some upgrades in the pricing they're showing us, like $2250 for paint and adding full tile backsplash. We'd rather take the credits for those and spend them on what's more important for us. We don't have to accept those upgrades, right? Do we need to get that in writing before entering the contract?
The included cabinets are 36" white, flat-faced Thermofoil. Will builders put in 42" cabinets? Would it save us any money to tell them we want open cabinets on the top and to not get doors so we can install our own later? We can say we don't want any hardware on the cabinets, right?
We're just trying to gain credits where we can so we can cover things like tiling or the taller cabinets.
Thanks for your help!
I've gathered that you have to have flooring to close. Standard is carpet and tile for the townhome we're purchasing. So the only issue is the kitchen tile being standard. Has anyone gotten them to put un-glued vinyl down in the kitchen? On the same page do they have to put in baseboards? (I know places like Venitian include upgraded ones.)
Do all the appliances need to be installed before close? I can see a fridge not being necessary, but do the stove and dishwasher need to be put in too? This is partially to use that money on other things and partially to get to pick our own appliances. Or is just selling unwanted appliances after close easier?
Cal Pacific has "included" some upgrades in the pricing they're showing us, like $2250 for paint and adding full tile backsplash. We'd rather take the credits for those and spend them on what's more important for us. We don't have to accept those upgrades, right? Do we need to get that in writing before entering the contract?
The included cabinets are 36" white, flat-faced Thermofoil. Will builders put in 42" cabinets? Would it save us any money to tell them we want open cabinets on the top and to not get doors so we can install our own later? We can say we don't want any hardware on the cabinets, right?
We're just trying to gain credits where we can so we can cover things like tiling or the taller cabinets.
Thanks for your help!