Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:50     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
It looks like a Classic home. Could you please list any builders which are better than NDI, Classic, AV, Relux and Focal Point but not those high-end builders ?



Relux must not be clumped with the others. Relux is comparable to Stanley Martin and Evergreene Homes.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:35     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would caution anybody against buying NDI standard model.

Case in point, the new house below has not sold in almost 1.5 years.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/1911-Pimmit-Dr-22043/home/9472810

And that's one of the better looking NDI homes. lol


It looks like a Classic home. Could you please list any builders which are better than NDI, Classic, AV, Relux and Focal Point but not those high-end builders ?
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:31     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
Anonymous wrote:Take a look at Yeonas Custom if you have the budget.

Or Capitol City builders. They're smaller, but do really nice work. Just stay away from NDI and Focal Point, complete garbage.


Do you know if they are mid-range builder or more toward to high-end? I saw the house built by Capital City on Kirby which was nice house. What is their avg. construction cost?
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:24     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean





Can you please give more detail? Does the house have good quality after you put up with them? Do you have to pick up the model from theirs?





What do you need to know? We signed the contract in December and our house is under construction currently. We have a neighbor in our st who built with Relux in 2015 and says his house is holding up but the builder can be a pain. My understanding is they are understaffed. You can pick one of their models or you can build custom with the architect James McDonald. The Architect is very talented and cant say enough nice things about him. A custom home will run you about $30 k more. Their construction quality is at par with evergreen homes. They use a lot of Chinese made fixtures (who doesn't) and cabinets. The cabinets have held up based on conversation with home owners and looks like a high end American made cabinet. We got the kitchen aid package but Relux gives you a good deal if you go with Thermodore appliances. . What I liked about them is that they were the only builder to give me an exact breakdown of every material and quantity they were going to use. The contract ran like 20 pages but had every details, every trim , every tile etc. no other builder gave me to this level of detail.

What I did not like about them was the staff and they don't seem very organized. Tip: Get everything in writing!
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:23     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
Take a look at Yeonas Custom if you have the budget.

Or Capitol City builders. They're smaller, but do really nice work. Just stay away from NDI and Focal Point, complete garbage.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:23     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
If you like French provincial style James McDonald is the best in the industry.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:20     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean

Can you please give more detail? Does the house have good quality after you put up with them? Do you have to pick up the model from theirs?



What do you need to know? We signed the contract in December and our house is under construction currently. We have a neighbor in our st who built with Relux in 2015 and says his house is holding up but the builder can be a pain. My understanding is they are understaffed. You can pick one of their models or you can build custom with the architect James McDonald. The Architect is very talented and cant say enough nice things about him. A custom home will run you about $30 k more. Their construction quality is at par with evergreen homes. They use a lot of Chinese made fixtures (who doesn't) and cabinets. The cabinets have held up based on conversation with home owners and looks like a high end American made cabinet. We got the kitchen aid package but Relux gives you a good deal if you go with Thermodore appliances. . What I liked about them is that they were the only builder to give me an exact breakdown of every material and quantity they were going to use. The contract ran like 20 pages but had every details, every trim , every tile etc. no other builder gave me to this level of detail.

What I did not like about them was the staff and they don't seem very organized. Tip: Get everything in writing!
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:19     Subject: Builder in Mclean
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Focal Point has some nice houses.


+1

Focal Point is on Dead Run and is in the reasonable range.

Sagatov is really high end, but beautiful.


Focal Point homes look like crap, which is why they are reasonable. Behind trends, loud colors, and everything that makes people think "oh, look! A McMansion".
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:16     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
Anonymous wrote:I would caution anybody against buying NDI standard model.

Case in point, the new house below has not sold in almost 1.5 years.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/1911-Pimmit-Dr-22043/home/9472810


FSBO that was and is priced too high
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:10     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
Anonymous wrote:We looked at NDI, Focal Point, Relux and classic for our lot in Falls Church. We ended up going with Relux homes because they had the best looking homes by far. Relux uses Architect James McDonald (The best in the industry IMO). The staff of Relux is not very organized or friendly but if you can put up with that you can get excellent value for your money.


We got a 6 k + sq foot house, with 2 by 6 walls, insulation similar to what is offered by evergreen homes, 9, 10, 9 ceiling height and other excellent standard features for around 580 k. This price included site development and all permitting. If you can put up with the staff they are the best value by far.

Relux uses materials from China exclusively (same as NDI, don't know about Focal Point). That's why it's so cheap. If you can put up with that....
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:07     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
Anonymous wrote:I would caution anybody against buying NDI standard model.

Case in point, the new house below has not sold in almost 1.5 years.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/1911-Pimmit-Dr-22043/home/9472810

And that's one of the better looking NDI homes. lol
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:06     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
Anonymous wrote:We looked at NDI, Focal Point, Relux and classic for our lot in Falls Church. We ended up going with Relux homes because they had the best looking homes by far. Relux uses Architect James McDonald (The best in the industry IMO). The staff of Relux is not very organized or friendly but if you can put up with that you can get excellent value for your money.


We got a 6 k + sq foot house, with 2 by 6 walls, insulation similar to what is offered by evergreen homes, 9, 10, 9 ceiling height and other excellent standard features for around 580 k. This price included site development and all permitting. If you can put up with the staff they are the best value by far.


Can you please give more detail? Does the house have good quality after you put up with them? Do you have to pick up the model from theirs?
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 17:05     Subject: Builder in Mclean
Anonymous wrote:
You can't see why someone who has $1.2 million to spend might not have $1.6 million to spend?
Really?

Actually, there's a huge gap b/w 1.2 and 1.6M budgets, if you think of a typical 2 income families & 20% down payment.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 16:54     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
I would caution anybody against buying NDI standard model.

Case in point, the new house below has not sold in almost 1.5 years.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/1911-Pimmit-Dr-22043/home/9472810
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2017 16:51     Subject: Re:Builder in Mclean
We looked at NDI, Focal Point, Relux and classic for our lot in Falls Church. We ended up going with Relux homes because they had the best looking homes by far. Relux uses Architect James McDonald (The best in the industry IMO). The staff of Relux is not very organized or friendly but if you can put up with that you can get excellent value for your money.


We got a 6 k + sq foot house, with 2 by 6 walls, insulation similar to what is offered by evergreen homes, 9, 10, 9 ceiling height and other excellent standard features for around 580 k. This price included site development and all permitting. If you can put up with the staff they are the best value by far.