Making selections, Rite Rug, things learned, digging soon!

5/7/15

First off Rite Rug

First thing learned, try to pick out countertops and cabinets prior to carpet appt
Second thing i had been told and i tend to agree with is at minimum upgrade to the 8 lb pad so the carpet will last at least the minimum amount of time.

Tammy in Strongsville at Rite Rug was nice...not pushy but also not super helpful either I felt. We picked the level I laminate and carpet to keep costs down (we intend to replace in the cing years with wood/tile)

Also (and i will sound dumb here likely) i did not realize unless you have gobs of money you get the laminate  and carpet throughout the house the same, i thought that you may get some variations in ateas like the bathroom but you do not.
We did whole house pad upgrade to 8lb at a cost of 1000. Below are our selections (black cherry stain handrail, fairfield wheat cabinets, jamocha formica countertops) also a note on the cabinets unless you get the top tier, all the cabinets are veneered doors just fyi.

We have chosen to add a 2 inch pvc pipe from the basement to attic (capped and "fire stopped") for 250 extra, we may never use it but we didnt add coax to the 2nd and 3rd bedrooms so i think it will.

Exterior color selections

Just an fyi if you didnt realize (not an issue for us) you cannot have the same elevation as the house across from you, your stone/brick/siding colors cannot be the same as your neighbors.

So we got the stone as we were "given" an incentive of 2000 towards elevation and really like stone more than brick (1000 difference)

Now, trying to understand colors, how they look with stones, and stsying within given color pallettes terribly not easy.....

We are narrowed down to pebble clay siding however the shutter/door/stone choices are at 2 at this point, we are going to head out and try to see how stones look on other homes this coming week before finalizing.

Pebble clay siding, naval door, and navy shutters (with cut stone)

Pebble clay siding, roycroft green door, and spanism moss (with ledgestone)

Ill try to update this post a little better soon (this is from my phone)

Also looked into outlets in the garage 175 for gfi outlets, and kept one hose bib in the garage, put one on the back (morning room)