Okay, home buying/renovation newbie needs help
We're purchasing a new townhouse and have to decide whether or not we want to upgrade to hardwood flooring (through the builder or otherwise); it would be just be down the front hallway and into the kitchen/nook/pantry area... about 300 sq.ft in total.
The cost to upgrade through the builder is $12/sq.ft. for a maple hardwood (prefinished, I'm assuming; not sure what grade); would it be cheaper/better to get it done afterwards by a flooring company? If we don't upgrade through the builder, they will put linoleum there instead, so we'd have to rip that out first. I'm a little hesitant to do it myself even though it will be cheaper (because of the linoleum, plus I've never done it before and it might be tricky to install it around the kitchen areas and into the bathroom if we go that route).. it's our first house (a new one at that) and I don't want to f*** it up
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I've been told that generally upgrades cost more through the builder, but I called around and getting hardwood installed seems to be anywhere from $8-12... plus, I think we need to get a humidifier put in as well (which we'd probably end up doing through the builder anyways)...
Anyone have any advice or experience to share?
(BTW, CP is fast becoming the best internet resource for stuff like this, especially if it's Calgary related)
