Low Voltage and Under Writting

This past weekend was the grand opening for the new Model home in our community. We arrived a little later than I wanted but was happy to see the amount of traffic that came through. Plus we finally saw it fully furnished, we visited last week while the designer was finishing up. (Ha, left with a great recommendation from the SR to the designer to be her assistant. Apparently her office is quite a distance from the communities Haverford is opening and many buyers want to meet and use her services but she can’t accommodate them.) 

Anyway we were finally contacted by the low voltage company, Chesapeake System Services, to set up our appointment. Let’s just say I was really shocked with what they shared. However they were very communicative and answered all questions.  Our community only includes 2 Single Cat 5e Phone Locations & 3 Single RG6 Coax Locations and we will not be able to sub a phone line for a cable line (keep in mind I don’t understand any of this and simply asked because I had read about it on other blogs). In the original email we were told that we would have to put down 100% deposit on any additions we made. This is where the shock came in because up until now I was under the impression that all new builds had the ability to add any upgrades into the purchase price, so when confirming our appointment time for next month we asked about it. The response was that the original offerings set forth by Haverford only allowed what was included but that we could finance in up to $2500 into our mortgage. So for right now I think we have decided to only add the home audio until we sit for the meeting. As for the phone and cable I am comfortable with what’s offered as we can put cable in the master bedroom, rec. room and family room with phones in the rec. room and master. We are looking at getting those cordless phone packages that only require 1 phone plugged in but the other phones just require power. We are still trying to figure out the wiring and things for the theater room outside of the surround sound.

This is what I have in mind for the phones. The main base would be in the Master and the other phones will be in each bedroom and additional headsets for the Kitchen and Basement. The Office will have it's own phone line and phone as well.

Panasonic KXTGE275S

Now for the T.V's and cable. We plan to get Cable in the Family Room, Master and Basement, then have the cable run and split off to the Kid and Guest rooms.


Finally because it's been over a week since the last update our application has gone to underwriting and surprisingly they only has 1 or 2 questions which just required submission of documents that took all of 5 minutes to gather. We are looking forward to hearing from the underwriter and getting the final number. Plus now that we don't have to worry about the low voltage stuff with the purchase the guy wants to go ahead and add the spa bath or tray ceiling.

Lastly back to the grand opening. They served sparkling juices, black caviar, smoked salmon and vairious chocolates and fruits.We were able to provide some incite to our SR regarding a couple we overheard discussing serious interest in the home. Apparently they had just signed  a new lease at the beginning of the month but current delivery times are April/May. We even met a few of the Neighbors that have Ryan homes surrounding our lot. As a cute little sign of appreciation we received a Jar of caviar and requests to come by and speak to potential buyers and after we close to provide a testimonial for their website. And yes they are very much following my blog, but like me and sit silently in the corner observing everything. Hey!!!!

I'll update everything once we come out of underwriting, hopefully sometime this week. Thanks for stopping by.