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What is this newspaper you speak of? ;)

Hey ps9, Good luck with the interview.  Even tho we've never met in person, you're a regular here and I've always enjoyed reading your posts. Some ppl abhor change while others welcome it.  But change is inevitable and it's best to be in front of it vs reactionary.  Increased responsibility is...

A slowdown on sales was inevitable.  I'm sure the reasons are multifactorial and builder dependent also.  There are lots of choices at the Groves and a smaller pool of buyers.  After the initial rush where everyone wants to get in on phase 1 and 2, people are usually more deliberate in their...

Nice!  Curious to see how they run the wires.

There's a sound bar sub forum over there. http://www.avsforum.com/forum/195-soundbars/ But, yeah, Bose isn't really a good brand.  Great at marketing tho.

http://www.avsforum.com for all your audio/visual needs.  Those geeks know everything. 

The built in speakers of TVs are universally crappy.  Half of the home theater experience is sound.  It saddens me when people only care about the visual part of home theater, they're missing out on the total experience.

@IHO:  It's pretty standard to have the tread cut to accommodate the carpet in an open tread staircase.  I'm guessing that will be what it will look like in a standard configuration. Paris, I honestly don't know.  Since, only the last few steps are open tread and it doesn't continue onto the...

It's actually pretty easy to route the wires from above the fireplace to a cabinet or built in next the fireplace.  But besides the heat aspect (which I discount because nobody really uses their fireplace) and the ergonomics (which is a big deal), the other issue for me is center channel speaker...

Does your builder offer an option to add a secondary fridge in the pantry area or undercounter refrigeration drawers?  These are also kinda pricey, but I think a 42" built in doesn't have a lot of room cuz of the counter depth.  It might be worthwhile to investigate as nobody ever said they had...

Yes, way too expensive with no customization option.

I agree with everyone, Newport Coast will appreciate better, but in the long term, so will Irvine, just not as much.  Personally, I think it's a royal PIA to remodel a home while you're living in it.  Doing the whole remodel after COE is much easier but then you need the cash to do the remodel...

That's horrible customer service.  Even if he's that busy, he should have just said he has too many jobs right now is not taking on any additional work instead of the unprofessional lack of communication.

You'll get some dissenting opinions on this.  But, what is not in dispute is that the proper height to mount a TV for ergonomic viewing is with the middle of the TV at eye level in a normal seated position.  It also provides the viewer with the best picture quality due to off axis degradation...

Your review screams unprofessional to me.  JMHO.  It's damning with faint praise.

Most (all?) builders offer real wood as standard in a light to dark stain.  But, white cabinetry as standard will be thermafoil.  You have to upgrade to get real wood in a white paint or glaze. There's nothing functionally wrong with thermafoil, just looks and feels cheap to me.  And peeling is...

Well, to be completely fair, the difference in price isn't due to lot size.  It's more about the view and the floor plan.  People value different aspects of a house.  Whether it's "worth it" is a personal decision.

So, there's lots of variables on how easy or difficult it is to do wood stairs after COE.  IHO is correct, it matters if the staircase is open tread vs knee wall.  Sometimes, open tread (which has balusters directly into the tread) will have the tread cut to have carpet placed in standard...

This.  I think if it was just a regular commercial cemetery planned, a protest might gain some traction.  But protesting a Veteran's Cemetery and Memorial...I could see that being viewed as unAmerican and disrespectful to ppl that have lost their lives in service for our country, especially...

Why would you protest?  This is a cemetery and memorial for ppl that have served and fought for our country.  The great park is huge.  I think it's a nice gesture to our armed forces.