Orchard Hills - Capella by Taylor Morrison
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Honestly would rather have the latter. Parking stalls just scream "apartment complex" to me. Guest parking doesn't seem like it would be an issue for La Vita homeowners, either. All of La Vita is on Sunset Cove, which is a single-lined street, and there are no parking restrictions. I've also noticed that Sunset Cove seems to be a lot wider than a lot of the other residential streets in OH.
But maybe I'm just biased. I still think La Vita is the best offering at the Groves
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yeah I'm surprised there are some parking stalls but there are only a few in some dead space areas. I think they were trying to make the most of the space given the neighborhood is in a weird horse-shoe shape. So it's not like large apartment style parking stalls.
So most of the neighbors have been parking outside and right now we have a lot of landscaping construction going on during the day and I haven't had any issues with finding parking spots close to the house. Haven't had a party yet so we'll see. Hopefully once all the neighbors park in their garages after landscaping is done there should be no issues. I think there will be only 2 small parking stalls, each with about 4 spaces.
It probably would've been better/more desirable to build pocket parks in the dead space areas, like they have in other parts of the community. But it looks like there's only one small area of parking stalls, so I guess it's not that big of a deal. Really depends on which cars park there; no one will complain if someone parks their Bentley in the parking stalls
I can try to find out for you! We asked about that in the design center and it was exorbitantly priced, probably upwards of 40K just for downstairs (if memory serves me correctly)
We went with a different floor, albeit just as beautiful, and over 50% cheaper than the plan 2 flooring
I'm pretty sure your memory serves you correctly. For a month ch cheaper floor brand we got quoted like $35k just for downstairs and another $10k just for stairs. Which was why we decided to do flooring after COE ;D I think it was a provenza, not sure what specific type
was it hard removing the standard ceramic tile in the downstairs? We are thinking to do wood floor after close of escrow too, but are worried about damaging the kitchen cabinets and island during demolition.
Removing nature stone or ceramic tile does require more work, And during the removing process, there's always a potential for something to go wrong but if it's done properly by an experience worker, the chance of that happening are very low.
Demolish existing tile are so routing for most of the flooring contractors and their workers, probably almost every job they got require some sort of tile demolishing. Just think of all these new home sold in Irvine alone with owner chose 3rd party floor contractor after the closing, number can top thousand easily, and almost all involve removing existing standard floor tiles. Any reputable floor contractor can perform this task seamlessly and won't cause any damage to the existing cabinets, wall and appliances.
BTW, removing floor tiles does not seems that hard...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-OMxMe589c
Ask the design center to not put any flooring wherever standard ceramic tile is installed if you want to change the flooring after COE. Several of my neighbors took this route (we also live in the Groves). They really shouldn't be objected to it because technically you?re still paying for standard material. This definitely gets rid of the headache involved with demo-ing tile, not to mention the extra cost. Don?t be afraid if they say no at first. Just stand your ground until they say yes. Bring up your concern about damaging the kitchen cabinets, and tell them that you aren't completely satisfied with the flooring options they had to offer at the design center to really put the icing on the cake.
Wow wish TayMo did that for us. We asked several times and they absolutely refused. They said they wouldn't be able to pass code. We asked for carpet then (easier to rip out) but again they said they couldn't place carpet where kitchen was. Basically a waste of tile material, time and money :
Paris said:
Honestly would rather have the latter. Parking stalls just scream "apartment complex" to me. Guest parking doesn't seem like it would be an issue for La Vita homeowners, either. All of La Vita is on Sunset Cove, which is a single-lined street, and there are no parking restrictions. I've also noticed that Sunset Cove seems to be a lot wider than a lot of the other residential streets in OH.
But maybe I'm just biased. I still think La Vita is the best offering at the Groves
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Paris167
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aquabliss said:
yeah I'm surprised there are some parking stalls but there are only a few in some dead space areas. I think they were trying to make the most of the space given the neighborhood is in a weird horse-shoe shape. So it's not like large apartment style parking stalls.
So most of the neighbors have been parking outside and right now we have a lot of landscaping construction going on during the day and I haven't had any issues with finding parking spots close to the house. Haven't had a party yet so we'll see. Hopefully once all the neighbors park in their garages after landscaping is done there should be no issues. I think there will be only 2 small parking stalls, each with about 4 spaces.
Paris said:
It probably would've been better/more desirable to build pocket parks in the dead space areas, like they have in other parts of the community. But it looks like there's only one small area of parking stalls, so I guess it's not that big of a deal. Really depends on which cars park there; no one will complain if someone parks their Bentley in the parking stalls
WaWa said:
I can try to find out for you! We asked about that in the design center and it was exorbitantly priced, probably upwards of 40K just for downstairs (if memory serves me correctly)
We went with a different floor, albeit just as beautiful, and over 50% cheaper than the plan 2 flooring
Paris167
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JBean72 said:WaWa said:
I can try to find out for you! We asked about that in the design center and it was exorbitantly priced, probably upwards of 40K just for downstairs (if memory serves me correctly)
We went with a different floor, albeit just as beautiful, and over 50% cheaper than the plan 2 flooring
I'm pretty sure your memory serves you correctly. For a month ch cheaper floor brand we got quoted like $35k just for downstairs and another $10k just for stairs. Which was why we decided to do flooring after COE ;D I think it was a provenza, not sure what specific type
@Paris: That sounds about right actually! Which is why we said hell no, and also to the custom staircase. Way too expensive. Smart move on waiting 'till after COE 
@WaWa: I'm still waiting to find out the specs on that floor, and will reply here if they get back to me! Just sent them an email yesterday
@WaWa: I'm still waiting to find out the specs on that floor, and will reply here if they get back to me! Just sent them an email yesterday
Paris said:JBean72 said:WaWa said:
I can try to find out for you! We asked about that in the design center and it was exorbitantly priced, probably upwards of 40K just for downstairs (if memory serves me correctly)
We went with a different floor, albeit just as beautiful, and over 50% cheaper than the plan 2 flooring
I'm pretty sure your memory serves you correctly. For a month ch cheaper floor brand we got quoted like $35k just for downstairs and another $10k just for stairs. Which was why we decided to do flooring after COE ;D I think it was a provenza, not sure what specific type
was it hard removing the standard ceramic tile in the downstairs? We are thinking to do wood floor after close of escrow too, but are worried about damaging the kitchen cabinets and island during demolition.
The answer to your question depends on how careful the demo crew is, and that can vary a lot from what I've heard and what I've read in places like yelp. Tile is meant to be permanent and there is no easy way of getting it off other than to smash it, either by hand or with a jack hammer. Either way will produce lots of dust and shrapnel. After the tile is gone, they will need to grind the slab to get the mortar off and this will coat any unprotected surface with dust that can abrade stainless steel. The only way to see if their precautions are sufficient is to watch them work and stop them if your appliances, millwork, or counters are in danger of getting damaged.nyc to oc said:Paris said:JBean72 said:WaWa said:
I can try to find out for you! We asked about that in the design center and it was exorbitantly priced, probably upwards of 40K just for downstairs (if memory serves me correctly)
We went with a different floor, albeit just as beautiful, and over 50% cheaper than the plan 2 flooring
I'm pretty sure your memory serves you correctly. For a month ch cheaper floor brand we got quoted like $35k just for downstairs and another $10k just for stairs. Which was why we decided to do flooring after COE ;D I think it was a provenza, not sure what specific type
was it hard removing the standard ceramic tile in the downstairs? We are thinking to do wood floor after close of escrow too, but are worried about damaging the kitchen cabinets and island during demolition.
Happiness said:
Removing nature stone or ceramic tile does require more work, And during the removing process, there's always a potential for something to go wrong but if it's done properly by an experience worker, the chance of that happening are very low.
Demolish existing tile are so routing for most of the flooring contractors and their workers, probably almost every job they got require some sort of tile demolishing. Just think of all these new home sold in Irvine alone with owner chose 3rd party floor contractor after the closing, number can top thousand easily, and almost all involve removing existing standard floor tiles. Any reputable floor contractor can perform this task seamlessly and won't cause any damage to the existing cabinets, wall and appliances.
BTW, removing floor tiles does not seems that hard...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-OMxMe589c
qwerty
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Nyc to oc - we had 20x20 tile and had wood floors put in by hardwood flooring depot. No damage to the cabinets. They cover everything up. I saw the demo of the tile and I was surprised at how easy it came up. It's not like they are are forcefully swinging the hammer at the crowbar. They would just give the crowbar thing a good tap and up came the tile. The tile wouldn't go flying. It usually came up in good size chunks as well.
The bottom line is you have to be careful and cannot generalize based on the experience of others. Just because someone else's tile came off easily does not mean yours will. Just because someone else's contractors took adequate precautions doesn't mean yours will.
Check out what this flooring contractor did to this poor guys slab in demoing his old tile:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/55-flooring-anaheim
His slab is full of divots and cracks because they jackhammered the old tile off because its easier and quicker than doing it by hand.
Keep an eye on your contractors and don't assume they care as much about your home as you do.
Check out what this flooring contractor did to this poor guys slab in demoing his old tile:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/55-flooring-anaheim
His slab is full of divots and cracks because they jackhammered the old tile off because its easier and quicker than doing it by hand.
Keep an eye on your contractors and don't assume they care as much about your home as you do.
nyc to oc said:Paris said:JBean72 said:WaWa said:
I can try to find out for you! We asked about that in the design center and it was exorbitantly priced, probably upwards of 40K just for downstairs (if memory serves me correctly)
We went with a different floor, albeit just as beautiful, and over 50% cheaper than the plan 2 flooring
I'm pretty sure your memory serves you correctly. For a month ch cheaper floor brand we got quoted like $35k just for downstairs and another $10k just for stairs. Which was why we decided to do flooring after COE ;D I think it was a provenza, not sure what specific type
was it hard removing the standard ceramic tile in the downstairs? We are thinking to do wood floor after close of escrow too, but are worried about damaging the kitchen cabinets and island during demolition.
Ask the design center to not put any flooring wherever standard ceramic tile is installed if you want to change the flooring after COE. Several of my neighbors took this route (we also live in the Groves). They really shouldn't be objected to it because technically you?re still paying for standard material. This definitely gets rid of the headache involved with demo-ing tile, not to mention the extra cost. Don?t be afraid if they say no at first. Just stand your ground until they say yes. Bring up your concern about damaging the kitchen cabinets, and tell them that you aren't completely satisfied with the flooring options they had to offer at the design center to really put the icing on the cake.
Well, I could certainly tell you that the builders agreed to this in my subdivision in the Groves. I've also seen this in other tracts in homes that have closed escrow in the area. Not completely out of the ordinary. But maybe I just let the cat out of the bag? My family didn't take this route and I'm not exactly sure how the process goes, but I'm sure you have to agree to certain terms before going forward with not getting any flooring installed.gasman said:
Paris167
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Villager said:
Wow wish TayMo did that for us. We asked several times and they absolutely refused. They said they wouldn't be able to pass code. We asked for carpet then (easier to rip out) but again they said they couldn't place carpet where kitchen was. Basically a waste of tile material, time and money :
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