Feb 5 - The Milan floor plan has a morning room option, but we were told that PS would not be offering that option because there isn't a lot size that can fit that model with the morning room. At this point we decided not to buy the house and continued our home search elsewhere.
Feb 6 - A day after declining to build the house we were notified by RH that they located one (1) lot that could fit the morning room option. They apparently did some re-measuring and realized it would fit, but it would be the only Milan model in the neighborhood with that morning room option; we shall see. The downside is they will not be able to break ground until June with a deliver date of September 1st. This was due to the needed approval from Prince William County and the Fire Marshall before they could proceed. Not for the special morning room but for the entire Milan floor plan in general. It had not been through this process when it was released and because we were the first to buy it, we would also experience the longest wait.
Feb 6 - Townhouse inspection happened without a hitch. Not much to fix, just a few electrical issues and some cosmetic things
Feb 9 - Since the Milan model was brand new, PS doesn't have a model home or a previously built home to show us. We drove to Stephenson, VA to view the model up there in a different site.
Feb 10 - After looking at the model in Stephenson, it had everything we needed/wanted. At this point we decided to build. From this point we had to move quickly because RH has timelines in which everything must be complete. We had to meet with the loan officer, TAC Ceramic to pick out finishes, and Guardian to decide on electrical.
Feb 13 - We had our meeting with NVR Mortgage to discuss the process and all the required documents that are needed to proceed. The meeting was good and our loan officer is pretty awesome. He was down to earth and laid everything out to us in simple terms.
Feb 15 - Met with our RH rep to finalize colors of the home exterior, the granite, and the cabinets. For the house we chose a light bluish/grey color; the granite is a light brown which looks great with the dark brown cabinets
Feb 16 - We sat down with TAC Ceramic to pick out our back splash for the kitchen, our floors, and our tile for the bathrooms. We decided to go with a ceramic tile back splash with a glass tile diamond shaped accent which looked great with the dark brown cabinets. As a note, PS only had one cabinet knob selection to use, which we didn't like, and they won’t install anything that you purchase on your own. We have to buy are own knobs and have them installed later which kinda stinks because you would think they would have more range to offer or at least put on the ones we provided at no cost. We prefer the sleekness of a simple bar handle rather than a knob. Most of the flooring on the main floor is dark cherry wood except for the carpet in the family room and the office; we opted to add additional padding to the carpet in the family room. See the floor plans and options page for details.
We chose a beige color carpet but not too light because we don't want it to show too much dirt or the puppy prints from Rosie. We chose to upgrade the tile in the master bathroom floors and shower but kept the standard tile for the other bathrooms. PS also duplicates the granite from the kitchen to all the bathrooms, which is a plus but of course not without an upgrade charge. The wife has a real issue with consistency and balance so of course all of the bathrooms HAD to be upgraded.
Feb 19 - Contacted TAC Ceramic to get the final prices for our selections. Unfortunately there was a miscommunication between PS and TAC so we didn't get pricing up front; or on this day. We also asked to add shelves to our master shower.
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