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Planning :
New
vs. Remodel :
New Construction
New Construction
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If you’re buying a brand new home, you likely fall into one of these
three categories:
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- Custom home
- Developer-built home
- Spec or model home
Custom home
With a custom home, you’ll have as much freedom with the types of
products and materials you use as you do in a remodeling job. You’ll
have even more flexibility than the remodeler when it comes to the kitchen
layout and its door and window locations.
Developer-built home
Developers will typically put some limits on your choices, though how many
and on what will vary by project. The choices are usually limited because
they’ve made arrangements with suppliers for quantity discounts.
A development might have a “selection center” on site where you can
view the products and materials included in a standard package and any
upgrades. You may be able to pay extra, for example, to have maple instead
of oak cabinets, or granite instead of laminate countertops. Some may even
allow changes to the kitchen layout—added island storage or an extended
cabinet run perhaps. Some will send you to an affiliated kitchen designer
for an expanded selection.
Other developers may offer little or no flexibility, even if you are
willing to pay a premium. If you have to have the home but hate the
developer’s kitchen, you can always buy it and then replace the features
you don’t like.
Spec or model home
For homes built on spec or those that serve as a developer’s model, your
chances for making changes to the kitchen will largely depend on how far
along the project is. For most, you will get what you see.
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