Tell me about buying or building a home with a home builder

[BlinkingDuck]

@HeadNinja

We had pretty much the opposite experience with our builder. It was 40 bucks a drop, wherever we wanted a drop to go. Surround sound wiring ended up being 160. Cat 5 to every room that wanted it was 280. I think we got every wire we could think of for under 750, with control panels in the basement.

My dad’s lives in a house that was built by a builder for that builder to live in. They have a network cabinet that would not be out of place in a medium sized office. Every wall has cable, cat 5, and phone. So for the builder to go that hog wild I am guessing the actual cost of doing such things is pretty low.

This is more my experience.

[BlinkingDuck]

One other thing for the OP:

Before I built the house, I interviewed about 20 or so old geezers. I asked them for their advice about what they would want if they had a house built. There were many different answers but 2 popped up for nearly everyone:

• Underground sprinkler system
• Metal or vinyl siding (no painting).

I think they were right and I’m damned glad I hit them up for their experience