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Originally Posted by Senators1
I got a call from the sales office a couple of weeks ago asking if I wanted to make any structural changes and/or add certain things (i.e. water line for fridge, pot lights, etc.). I understand that builders will tend to charge more than the avg or current market prices, and some buyers are willing to fork out the money to have everything turn-key ready, but some of these prices don't even seem reasonable to me: 580$ per pot light; 530 for a water line, and 5000$ for a walk-in shower (not including a tiled floor, which I don't know if they would actually do).
Am I unfair in thinking these prices are WAY too high? Other than the shower, is it fair to assume that pot lights and a water line could be easily be afterwards? The only thing I'm thinking of doing through the builder is the water line just so that if they do it under the tiling, then I wouldn't have to deal with that later on.
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Originally Posted by c_speed3108
Builder prices for upgrades are always a joke.
The water line is really easy to do later if you have continuous cabinets from your sink/piping to your fridge. If you don't have continuous cabinets it is a pain in the ass and well worth the money.
The price of the pot lights is a rip-off during constructions when everything is open and accessible. They would cost alot after construction if they have to rip down parts of the ceiling and such. The builder knows this.
The joke to me on stuff like the shower is that not only is the price high but they don't give any sort of credit for the work not done...ie they don't have to install whatever other type of shower they would have installed otherwise. It is the same with stuff like getting granite counter tops. They now don't have to install another counter top - thus there should be a deduction before they add the price of granite.
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Pot lights should cost you about 150$, 200$ at most(and that's marked up heavily)
Waterline is really dependant on how far it runs, if its copper or plastic etc. it's likely worth saving the hassle like speedy said above.
As far as the shower, you won't get it cheaper than about 3500$ because the glazing panel alone is worth about 65$/sqft (marked-up) plus hardware if its a door(350$) and wall tile is another 10-12$/sqft.
My builder tried to charge me 6200$, and we were able to get it down to half that. There's still no credit for the tub they removed (~800$) but also no charge for the shower base they installed (~500$). Our builder would not do a tile floor due to concerns with leaking. (Vinyl shower base is choice of colours though).
Hope that helps!
Edit: PS with pot lights, be careful if they're in a bulkhead... the bulkhead will be framed to match the HVAC (or other service) contained within. If you don't ask for pot lights there may not be room for them later and you'd have to rip the whole bulkhead down. What I'm doing is paying for 1 pot light, so the bulkhead is sized to suit, and the switch is run to the wall. Then all i have to do is map the desired locations, fish the wire, and tie on 6 more lights. ---- err not me of course, but a licensed electrical contractor, with all ESA certifications and permits in place......
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