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New home smaller than showhome
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Do the room dimensions that they gave you match what you have got? Of course you would have expected it to be the same if it is the same house type as the showhome. Both my current house and the one we are looking to buy never had showhomes so this isn’t a problem I’ve encountered and had to go off floorplans and photographs.0
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Sometimes they feel smaller because they use shrunken furniture in the show homes.
It is surprising how only a few cm can make a difference.
Even things like low back sofa keep a feeling of space.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »
Show homes are just a rough idea to show you the quality of the finish, how it might look. Many even use specially under-sized furniture so they look bigger.
I don't know if developers still use this trick, but they used to build showhomes without internal doors so that they appeared more spacious and airy.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0 -
You need to measure up the rooms you have and then compare the dimensions to what was in your agreed plan/agreement.
Bear in mind the show homes are there to show you what your home COULD look like, but they are fully speced with all the options and upgrades, so in reality your home will usually end up looking nothing like the show home (unless you're willing to spend 10's of thousands on all the extras).
As others have mentioned, they also have tactics to make the rooms feel bigger, such as smaller furniture.0 -
I’ve only ever been to two show homes so maybe this isn’t normal, but neither of them had interior doors, making some rooms look nice and spacious (for newbuilds) but then you quickly realised the door wouldn’t open with a bed in the room etc...0
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lincroft1710 wrote: »I don't know if developers still use this trick, but they used to build showhomes without internal doors so that they appeared more spacious and airy.
We live in an ex show home bought second hand, the double doors between the living room and the dining room are still in the garage been there 25+ years.0 -
Surely showhomes are there to get you to part with your cash :rotfl:0
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