Sherky wrote:
I just bought a Sherkston in Hawthorne South Phase 2! Alternate ground layout and super shower. Feb 2015 turnover.
I would love to see photos of those ahead.
First questions to this forum:
1. Kitchen floor: ceramic tile or hardwood?
2. Kitchen countertop: granite or Quartz? Any ideas on cost difference?
3. Upgrades: how much did you end up paying extra as upgrades in the Design Centre? What did you mostly upgrade and why?
4. Any one have a design book to share ?
we have the alternate layout as well.
1. we went with the entire ground floor as hardwood so it looked continuous and no checkerboard pattern with tile. seen some homes where it jumps to hardwood then tile a few times. doesn't look good.
2. quartz is better than granite as it doesn't stain, doesn't need a sealer, and can handle higher heats and impacts. only downside is that you wouldn't get the granite look. it's much more plain looking but i love it. had black in the our first house and getting white now.
3. mattamy had a coupon thing for 5 or 10 thousand (can't remember), with that in place our budget for upgrades was $15k. biggest upgrades was the kitchen and floors. after that it was a lot of small electrical stuff. lights, electrical plugs, etc.
4. you'll get your book shortly from mattamy. don't you worry. you have quite a bit of time until your design meeting.