A builder sells a home touting square footage of 1900 sq. The day before the buyer walk-through, the appraiser can measure only 1650 square feet. Buyers are told their phase of homes will eventually back up to a neighborhood park. In retrospect, the buyers in all these scenarios eventually were able to work something out with the builders or the city to ameliorate the problems, or found ways to deal with their discoveries or disappointments. Here, now, are some common oversights in design by both builder and buyer, hard to spot at first glance.
Most builders do try to think of everything when designing a home.
But it is truly up to the buyer to analyze the logic and flow of the builder's floor plans and amenities. Furniture and appliances may not fit through door openings. Light switches and electrical may not be in convenient locations. Interior doors may swing out in directions that block access to some areas. An open dishwasher door may permit room for only one person to stand at the sink at any given time.