Black hardware is an additional cost - ours are antique bronze and was one of the included options. Honestly, you wouldn't even know it's not black! The only thing that is black hardware is the entrance door because I changed the hardware once we moved in to a keypad. Our engineered hardwood was ~30k for about 2900 square feet. So depending on the quality of vinyl, probably 15k-20k for the same square footage

Midnight Gray by Sherwin Williams

@@erictran9785 thank you

For us it was 5% for your home base price then 20% of the lot, structural upgrades, exterior choices, and the interior upgrades (including high and low voltage)

Our structural upgrades were around $35k and our design was around $65k. The largest part of the design was the level 7 engineered hardwood that costed $30k for the entire first level (minus closets and bathrooms). I would say around 10-15% of the total cost of home would end up being used for your design upgrades. We did use a lot on flooring because we didn’t want to close on the home and then hire a flooring team to come in, rip up everything and kick up dust all over the cleaned up home, rip out the baseboards, and install new floors that could take a few day. Financing it over the course of 30 years made sense rather than pay that out of pocket to have it done immediately after closing. So keep that in mind for larger items you are thinking about! I hope this helps :)

Thank you so much!! That’s really helpful. We are also definitely thinking about upgrading to the hardwood floor. Ours would be two story plan but similar in total sqft (~3100) Do builders normally allow 2nd floor hardwood? Lv 7 hardwood looks gorgeous. Is there a large price gap between a lower tier (say, Lv 3 or 4) vs. a higher tier like Lv 7? As for the kitchen appliances come standard, do we get options to choose from (like the colors and design)? If not, is it possible to bring our owns and receive deductions from the sales price? Lastly (promise!), did your have designer vent hood options, if so, how much were they roughly? ALOT of questions! Sorry! We are hoping to be able to pay forward and share some of the pricing details we are gathering when it’s done!

@@ABC-lk6mb No problem! Builders will normally have that as an upgrade for the 2nd story, but is usually super expensive. I had the builder themselves tell me not to do it through them because of how much more expensive it is to do the second story. The only price gap I remember was a $15k price gap between a level 7 to level 9. Normally, all standard appliances MUST be installed before closing to pass inspection, so they will not allow you to bring your own for liability reasons. They will have options for upgrading appliances at the design stage. Ours came standard with Whirlpool with the option of Kitchen Aid as the upgrade. The design studio did have different vent hood options with matching cabinet trim options and exposed vent hood options. They ranged from $2000-$8000. I hope this helps!

Huge help! Thanks

Hi there! It was painted to match the garage doors - so it is Sherwin Williams Black of Night. The glass is smoked glass, the other two options were clear glass that you can see through or rain glass, which is similar to what you would find for the large bathroom picture window. The sales agent did say they were increasing costs for the bronze windows shortly after we selected them. All the windows are bronze throughout the house, but only on the outside. It is white on the inside though. They are dark enough, they look close enough to black that I don’t really notice. Some neighbors of mine painted their window trim black after moving in, which is probably cost effective as well if you really want that pure black look.

@@erictran9785 You're awesome, thanks for replying!! I had thought about painting the windows but I've been told it voids the warranty and I'm not sure how well the paint will hold up over time. Weird request but would you mind sending a pic of your bronze windows?! 😬😬 ... totally understand if you can't, just figured I'd ask. I'm seeing varying shades of bronze windows when I search so just looking for insight on the shade TB offers.

I am glad it was helpful!

We are going through the process now and hoping for Q2 2024 move-in. How much you ended up paying for your upgrade? Any info you could share? Thank you very much in advance!

@@krnkawoo In a 3,000sqft home we spent around $60k, but Toll gave us $45k.

@@DREYDAYMAN ty! was that just for design upgrades or structural + design combined? And wow how did you get that deal? Any negotiation tips you could share? Can you still negotiate for more upgrade incentives during design studio stage?

Floor plug for us was about $800.

Of course! I'm glad it was helpful. The countertops for level 10 Quartz was around $8000 for the surrounding and island. Slight upgrades on the floor tiles in the bathroom. They were level 5 and was a few hundred dollars because there wasn't too much of it.

Their floorplans are great because they have something for every taste. Whether it be a bit more modern, farmhouse, or more traditional! And they build in sooo many places in TX

Oh for sure - definitely bigger on the inside. I can’t believe how expensive those Toll homes get out there in Las Vegas! It’s a bit South of Denton, but not bad at all to get to places.

Hi Gaby, this specific floor plan starts at $1.35 million in Vickery Estates to build right now. I would budget for a bit higher than $1.35 million for upgrades as well.

My best guess would be late summer - fall. I am not too sure though. I have been seeing many builder signs that say they will begin next phases in the fall of 2022 though.

@@erictran9785 sounds good, thank you for the heads up!

The area is right on the edge of Flower Mound! It is one street away from the Whole Foods and the Shops of Highland Village!

Thanks.. We are planning to move to Texas from a different state , planning to move to good Safe DFW suburbs ..had heard good things about Flower Mounds suburb ..same construction in Flower Mounds is not in a gated community but this is …so we were wondering if this is a safe suburb but if it is very close to Flower Mounds suburb then we are assuming it should be safe as we are not from Texas but planning to move there from a different State

@@monat9248 For sure - this one is gated so it will offer a bit more privacy, but overall, the Flower Mound area is a great place to be for sure! Very close to the airport and a lot of good shopping.

No problem! Toll doesn't have a list of all of their upgrades as their costs keep changing. So I tried to list out what I had in my packet that they gave me a year ago. Was there something specific you were wondering about?

@@erictran9785 what comes standard with the house?

@@janewittman7414 The only can lights that come with this floor plan are the 4 cans in the kitchen. All of the other can lights were added. Lighting was a big thing that didn't really come standard. Each room will either come with a ceiling fan or a dome light, bit with how high the ceilings are, you definitely need more lights to fill it out. The floors would be tile for the first portion of the foyer and carpet for the rest of the home with the exception of the wet areas - which will have tile. That tile would be 12x12 standard. Painting the cabinets were another upgrade - the standard would be a selection of different stains. Was there anything in particular you were curious about?

@@janewittman7414 Standards are going to vary from subdivision to subdivision. Know if you buy via Toll that upgrades are very expensive. They told us we would likely spend about 150k on upgrades. We thought no way, but we ended up spending more.

For sure! I was surprised it was a two story home from the front facade. It was a happy surprise.

Absolutely, thank you for watching!

Same here - I appreciate the compliment! I will definitely go over the upgrades that were offered in the next video!

Thank you, Malcolm! I appreciate your feedback. I love trying to pass on what I've learned about the building process and also doing some small DIY projects around the house!

Some builders will offer the ability to move the primary upstairs, but it looks like Toll Brothers does not for the Truscott model. The views to the courtyard would be great from above though!