Annoyed. So annoyed.
I can vent here, can't I? Everything about the home buying process isn't all stainless steel and hardwood flooring.
We had our rec room flooring option that had no existing price quote, so we had to wait and hear back from NVH about how much it would cost to make the the entire rec room tile.
Mind you, this wasn't high end tile, like the Fabrique line. It was a basic, level B tile.
They quoted us $4000. For tile. Level B TILE. And that doesn't even include the bathroom, which is an additional $400.
Listen.
It's $5k TOTAL to add hardwood to the living room, family room, and stairs, which is a much, much larger footprint. Why so much for tile?
It's frustrating, because you can never really be certain how much things will cost when you want to do it post-construction. In our last house, we were quoted nearly $3k to replace the carpet in all of our bedrooms, plus a hallway, and that was with basic level carpet and upgraded padding, so I'm not entirely sure of the savings that can be had if we decide to replace whatever builder grade options we choose in the rec room with something better later on down the line.
So I told the SR and the design center that we will need to discuss it, go over all of our options, and decide what we want to do. I also asked them to give us a quote on how much hardwood would cost to be installed instead, and also if there are any laminate options. I am being mindful of resell, but this IS the rec room, so I don't think it would be terrible or a deal breaker to have laminate down there, if it came down to it. But $4k for level B tile? No. No way, not going to do it.
The thought of having carpet down there agitates me. We plan to use it as a room/area for guests (hence the full bath) and our daughter will be down there when she comes home from her school breaks, for months at a time. She's ... messy, and I will leave it at that. We just don't feel that carpet is a good option as a living space for her, hence the tile.
Shoot. It's so discouraging to see the list price of the home ticking upwards.
Oh wow! That is $$$! We still have yet to figure out how they come up with pricing. My opinion is somethings are better done during the building process, and others are better afterwards. We wanted more lights in the master bedroom but refused to pay NV's price. We were able to get it done afterwards and pick our own lighting out verses the standard that NV would have installed. It can be discouraging...that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteYep, same. We went back and forth with lighting, and was just completely dissatisfied by what NVH were charging, so we got the bare minimum and plan to add it in later. We got the one rough in over the island, and plan to get pendant lights installed later on, etc.
DeleteWe came to a compromise with the flooring though, and ended up getting engineered hardwood down in the rec room area instead of the tile, which was half the price.
Their pricing list is completely wonky. We had engineered hardwood in our last house and it was way, way more expensive than getting tile. But whatever NVH. lol