Wanted to update everyone about our Newport:
It arrived at the dealer and we went to see it. Overall Great! Fit and finish was about 8 on a scale of 1-10. It was not a pre-delivery walk through just a look at the unit and make note of any issues we see. We have quite a few things the dealer has to install before we take it home. We only found minor issues such as, cabinet doors that need alignment and minor scratches. The biggie for us was, the piece of wood that was used for trim at the floor of the kitchen slide was "spliced" together and the factory did a terrible job at the joint. The joint was in the middle of the section and, snaged my wife's sock as she walked past it, (I would have used a board that fit all the way across so no joint needed or do a better job at hiding it). We were so excited about seeing it for the first time that we did not take pictures of the board. We did show the dealer hopefully they can fix it.
Our first view of the changes:
We like the new Multi-plex Lighting, just wish it was used for all lights. Liked the new Driftwood color, our full body paint color but, liked one of the past colors better. Liked the new stove top, USB outlets, new floors, less carpet, trash can on pull out, and overhead lights. Did not like new sinks! Liked the fact that it is a single sink in the kitchen but, it looks cheesy compared to others I saw and the ones in the bath rooms look horrible to us, (we were unhappy about the change before we saw it and seeing it was worse than I thought). I did not think having different counter tops in the kitchen and bath when I heard about was a big deal but, when we looked at it not so good. Most readers did not like the idea of losing the "buffet" table with storage, me included. The table in ours was horrible! Looks nice on the outside but, when you lift the top up, it's completely unfinished, rough, and down right ugly! Not to mention loss of storage.
Sorry about the side way picture. Not sure how to fix it.
NOTE: None of these issues were "deal breakers". We bought a Landmark for the overall build quality and stand by it.
The only thing I can think of in the "if I was to do it again" category is ordering the oven. The reason we did not order the oven was to have the cabinet space under the cook top. With the pantry we may not have needed the cabinet under the stove top.
Just my thoughts on our new Newport for those looking. May have missed alot. Please ask if you have any questions.
Will update after walk through-mid month.
If readers are interested I can write our buying experience with our dealer and manufacturer in another post.
Thanks
It arrived at the dealer and we went to see it. Overall Great! Fit and finish was about 8 on a scale of 1-10. It was not a pre-delivery walk through just a look at the unit and make note of any issues we see. We have quite a few things the dealer has to install before we take it home. We only found minor issues such as, cabinet doors that need alignment and minor scratches. The biggie for us was, the piece of wood that was used for trim at the floor of the kitchen slide was "spliced" together and the factory did a terrible job at the joint. The joint was in the middle of the section and, snaged my wife's sock as she walked past it, (I would have used a board that fit all the way across so no joint needed or do a better job at hiding it). We were so excited about seeing it for the first time that we did not take pictures of the board. We did show the dealer hopefully they can fix it.
Our first view of the changes:
We like the new Multi-plex Lighting, just wish it was used for all lights. Liked the new Driftwood color, our full body paint color but, liked one of the past colors better. Liked the new stove top, USB outlets, new floors, less carpet, trash can on pull out, and overhead lights. Did not like new sinks! Liked the fact that it is a single sink in the kitchen but, it looks cheesy compared to others I saw and the ones in the bath rooms look horrible to us, (we were unhappy about the change before we saw it and seeing it was worse than I thought). I did not think having different counter tops in the kitchen and bath when I heard about was a big deal but, when we looked at it not so good. Most readers did not like the idea of losing the "buffet" table with storage, me included. The table in ours was horrible! Looks nice on the outside but, when you lift the top up, it's completely unfinished, rough, and down right ugly! Not to mention loss of storage.
Sorry about the side way picture. Not sure how to fix it.
NOTE: None of these issues were "deal breakers". We bought a Landmark for the overall build quality and stand by it.
The only thing I can think of in the "if I was to do it again" category is ordering the oven. The reason we did not order the oven was to have the cabinet space under the cook top. With the pantry we may not have needed the cabinet under the stove top.
Just my thoughts on our new Newport for those looking. May have missed alot. Please ask if you have any questions.
Will update after walk through-mid month.
If readers are interested I can write our buying experience with our dealer and manufacturer in another post.
Thanks
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