Ah yes. the fun/nerve wracking part of all of this, our selections!! We went into our meeting with our site agent Zach with a whole list of questions. We had a few concerns about the elevation that we had originally chosen for our house because we had changed our lot and we are now building next to the same elevation that was on our original selection sheet. I knew from reading through all the other blogs that Ryan didn't usually let that happen, so we wanted to get that cleared up first and foremost. We were correct in our assumption and were able to change our elevation choice to the one we originally wanted which was Elevation B, giving us the extra bump-out to the bedroom closet and the partial stone layout we really liked.
The rest of the list was made up of mostly little things, many of which were items that I'd read in other blogs that other people had done/wish they had done and that I wanted to inquire about. Our agent was very helpful in going over everything, and after reading through a few items on my list I realized that most of them were going to be covered in the master list anyway, so we just went through it line by line.
Here is the list of our choices and the list of "non-standard" items we've asked about and are still awaiting approval.
Exterior/Structural
-Misthaven Elevation B with partial stone front and optional front porch
-Finished Basement
-Full Finished Bath in Basement
-Morning Room with Exercise Room in Basement
-Additional Windows in Morning Room
-Additional Window in Living Room
-Finished Exercise Room in Basement
-Dakota Ledgestone Stone
-Graphite Gray Siding
-White Trim
-White Garage Door
-Copper Red Front Door
-Black Shutters
-Side Exterior Door to Garage (non-standard)
-Hose Bib on front of house (non-standard)
-10x20 Concrete Patio Off of Basement (non-standard)
-Window in Exercise Room in Basement (non-standard)
Kitchen
-Kitchen Cabinet Upgrade 1 - Scottsdale Sq Maple Expresso
-Granite Countertop Upgrade - Luna Pearl
-Gourmet Island Upgrade
-Kitchen Faucet Upgrade 1 - Nickel w/ Pullout Sprayer
-Gas Range Hookup
-Appliance Package Upgrade - Stainless Steel GE Profile w/ Gas Range
Owners Suite
-Owners Bathroom Upgrade E w/ Soaking Tub and Shower
-Ceramic Surround Upgrade in Master Bath
-Master Bath Vanity Cabinet Upgrade 1 - Scottsdale Sq Maple Expresso
-Master Bath White Cultured Marble Vanity Top
-Tray Ceiling Upgrade
-Extra Exhaust Fan in Master Bath (non-standard, standard layout only has one in water closet)
Upstairs Hall Bath
-Bathroom Vanity Upgrade 1 - Scottsdale Sq Maple Expresso
-White Cultured Marble Vanity Top
-Nickel Faucet Upgrade
-Standard Fiberglass Tub Surround
Additional Selections
-Gas Fireplace in Living Room w/ Slate Surround
-Whole House Nickel Upgrade
-Carpeted Stairs w/ Metal Balusters
-Tankless Water Heater Upgrade
-Floored Attic for Storage
-Attic Pull Down in Bedroom #2 (non-standard)
-Laundry Tub in Garage (non-standard)
-Gas Line to Rear of House for Grill on the Deck (non-standard)
Electrical
-Additional Outlets Near Bed in Owners Suite
-Ceiling Fan Rough Ins in all Bedrooms, Great Room, Morning Room and Living Room
-Dedicated Outlet in Garage for Freezer
-Garage Door Opener Install
Whew.. That's most if not all of our first round of selections. After we picked everything we took advantage of the beautiful day and the rare time without the kid to go look at some other Ryan Homes developments in the area as well as walk through a few model homes, a couple of which were WAY out of our price range. The nice thing was, we were able to get some design/decorating ideas as well as see the finished product from some other homes. We left with some uneasiness about our exterior choices and a very good idea of what we wanted to pick out at our flooring meeting which is coming up in another week. On the way home we called our site agent and told him we had some second thoughts on our exterior selections and would it be ok if we stopped back by to rehash them. He of course said no problem and when we arrived he walked us down the street to point out another house with our siding choice and really took the time to make sure we were pleased with what we had chosen. In the end we decided to stick with what we had said that we wanted and were able to go home and not feel like we'd chosen poorly.
So that's that. We're yet another step closer to our dream house and so far we've stayed in our budget (more or less). Up next is our flooring appointment with Advanced Flooring and Desgn, to pick out the rest of our selections, followed up with the meeting with Structured Cable of VA for our cable/audio/data wiring which I will be going to solo since all of that is really more for me than Amorette.
Now if only NVR would hurry up on their end and get us that approval!!! It's soooo stressful!!!
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