Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
I recently bought a Maravilla Home. For the money, I don’t think that there’s a better-built home in Austin. Listed below are some of the more salient features.
- 8′ solid-wood, stained, arch-top doors throughout. These are the most eye-popping doors I have ever seen in my life.
- 3-layer, hand-troweled stucco exterior. This is the real stuff, folks! Not sprayed on.
- 2″x6″ exterior wall construction
- 50 year, concrete barrel-tile roofs. The roof looks like the original clay-tile roofs, but, being concrete is much nicer and sturdier. Also, they installed a radiant barrier in the decking underneath the tiles to help keep down energy costs.
- blown-in fiberglass insulation in walls and attic
- Cutler-Hammer electrical service box
- Sharp Community Propane, provides gas for the Jenn Air cook top
- natural stone, vessel sinks in bathrooms
- red onyx tile counter tops in kitchen. It’s probably the most amazing stone I’ve ever seen.
- 20″x20″ tile in all common areas and 16″x16″ tile in the bathrooms
- private, gated courtyard with wall fountain
- high-efficiency (14 SEER) HVAC units
- minimum 10′ ceilings throughout, with common areas higher
The list of features could go on… many of these things can be selected and customized as you see fit.
Construction took about a year, but going into it with that knowledge beforehand, I was able to plan everything out accordingly. The house was certainly worth the wait.
So, the gist is that my Maravilla home is incredible: the robust construction is unparalleled by anything I have seen elsewhere in Austin, the finish-out is immaculate, and the 4-star energy rating provides continual benefits. The list of standard features beats any builder out there, and the vast choices in upgrades allows fine-grained personalization. For the price, I am positive that my home easily contends for the highest quality in Austin.