New Flash: NDI Stopped building their cheap line homes you can stop hating on their quality now

[Anonymous]

I was browsing the NDI website the other day and noticed they have completely removed their "benchmark" series of homes which was the affordable but cheaper quality homes.

The benchmark often had low 8 foot ceilings, lower amp power, l and builder grade materials like vinyl flooring, Formica counters, no trim work, 20 year shingles, cheaper cabinets etc...

The argument that NDI builds cheap and crappy homes can be laid to rest

Their cheaper "The Benchmark Collection" can now only be viewed in the archives:
http://www.newdimensionsinc.com/archived-models.html

Here are the specs for the retired benchmark series
http://www.ndimd.com/home-floor-plans/benchmark-series-specifications

Here are their current specs
http://www.newdimensionsinc.com/standard-features.html

[Anonymous]

These look really nice and the prices seem very reasonable. We are looking at a new build/teardown in Downtown Bethesda and the cheapest base price (excluding the land was $850,000).

[Anonymous]

OP, are you an insecure owner of one of these cheap homes? Or a shill for the company? Or what?

[Anonymous]

You are leading with your chin to post anything about NDI homes here. Until they find a way to backdate their homes, any conversation about their houses on DCUM begins or ends with "McMansion" and is more than likely to prompt a few unkind references to Pimmit Hills along the way.

[Anonymous]

Do they build in Montgomery County? Have never seen their signs.

[Anonymous]

I know someone who lives in one of those.

[Anonymous]

vinyl flooring, Formica counters, no trim work, 20 year shingles, cheaper cabinets etc...

If that's all you can afford, what is so wrong with that ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do they build in Montgomery County? Have never seen their signs.

http://www.ndimd.com/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are leading with your chin to post anything about NDI homes here. Until they find a way to backdate their homes, any conversation about their houses on DCUM begins or ends with "McMansion" and is more than likely to prompt a few unkind references to Pimmit Hills along the way.

Most of the ndi homes I have seen in McLean, falls church, Vienna and pimmit hills are not the benchmark level. People point out the benchmark level of homes as to why ndi is inferior rather than explain it to be a less used option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: vinyl flooring, Formica counters, no trim work, 20 year shingles, cheaper cabinets etc...

If that's all you can afford, what is so wrong with that ?

Is the exterior structure decent quality? We are total DIY-ers and have installed hardwood floors; created very intricate ceiling and wall nouldings and are fine with upgrading counters and fixtures slowly over time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: vinyl flooring, Formica counters, no trim work, 20 year shingles, cheaper cabinets etc...

If that's all you can afford, what is so wrong with that ?

nothing. i'd rather put my money towards more valuable land than spending extra hundreds of thousands on the structure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: vinyl flooring, Formica counters, no trim work, 20 year shingles, cheaper cabinets etc...

If that's all you can afford, what is so wrong with that ?

Is the exterior structure decent quality? We are total DIY-ers and have installed hardwood floors; created very intricate ceiling and wall nouldings and are fine with upgrading counters and fixtures slowly over time.

I see that you can build a ndi shell for less. Never experienced it but would be interested in the outcome.

[Anonymous]

NDI is a low cost builder focusing on smaller homes on smaller lots. Just increasing their basic trim level doesn't change this fact. The most expensive home they build has a base price of only $380k. Some of the other low-budget items that remain include:

- 8' basement ceiling, remember that basement ceilings are subject to having lowered bulkheads for ventilation and other pipes.
- Only brick front, with vinyl siding. Not even hardiplank. Wow.
- Only partial hardwood on the first floor
- 6-inch tile floors in secondary bathrooms

This is not going to be a luxurious home. It'll be very much a "standard" home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NDI is a low cost builder focusing on smaller homes on smaller lots. Just increasing their basic trim level doesn't change this fact. The most expensive home they build has a base price of only $380k. Some of the other low-budget items that remain include:

- 8' basement ceiling, remember that basement ceilings are subject to having lowered bulkheads for ventilation and other pipes.
- Only brick front, with vinyl siding. Not even hardiplank. Wow.
- Only partial hardwood on the first floor
- 6-inch tile floors in secondary bathrooms

This is not going to be a luxurious home. It'll be very much a "standard" home.

Oh, the horror! Partial hardwood, 6 inch tiles, and no Hardiplank even? How can anyone truly live like that?!

[Anonymous]

You can upgrade ndi homes from all the standard features , but those few things don't account for the extra 600k the so called custom builders are raping people for.