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What type of warranty is offered by Sunlight Heritage Homes?
By carefully selecting premium products and professionals, Sunlight Heritage Homes provides you with the assurance that your home is built with the quality you expect. For every home we build, we include the following warranties:
  • Sunlight Heritage Homes Limited One Year Warranty on defects for workmanship and materials.
  • Sunlight Heritage Homes Limited Two Year Warranty on water penetration above or below grade and defects in materials or workmanship of the electrical, plumbing and heating delivery and distribution systems.
  • Tarion Seven Year Warranty (Purchaser paid) on major structural defects and septic systems.
As each home is different and tastes vary, it is best to refer to your Agreement of Purchase and Sale to determine what is included in a Sunlight Heritage Home.
Sunlight Heritage Homes Limited is happy to forward our agreements to your solicitor prior to a purchaser signing them. In addition to this, the main body of our agreements contains a clause making all our agreements conditional upon the Purchasers solicitor's approval. In this way should a purchaser wish to sign the agreement first, because of time constraints they may have, such as being in from out of town and have to get back, they can rest comfortably knowing that they still have the added protection of their agreement not becoming firm and binding until approved by their solicitor.
The developer is responsible for the services to your home, for example, sewers, water mains, roads, street lighting. The developer enters into an agreement with the municipality to deliver such items to the new subdivision.
We consider streetscape to be very important. Generally, we do not provide pre-determined colour schemes. Exterior colours will be selected and reviewed in consultation with our Designer to prevent side-by-side or across the street replication. Please check with our Sales Associates to determine if the lot you are considering has any pre-selections or limitations.
Due to Insurance and Health and Safety Regulations all site visits must be pre-arranged with a Sunlight Heritage Homes representative. Green tab Steel toed work boots and Hard Hat must be worn at all times. In addition to this being for your safety we are also available to answer any questions as they arise.
By all means feel free to take photos either from the street or when visiting the site accompanied by your Sunlight Heritage Homes Representative.
You will choose exterior/interior colours and materials from our samples. Our samples are available for viewing in our Sales Centre. If there is something in particular you like that we do not have, if it is within our means and your budget, every effort will be made to obtain it for you.
The old saying different strokes for different folks" was never more appropriate than when it comes to picking out floor coverings for you home. You should let your lifestyle and the make up of your family determine the types of floor coverings that will be used in different locations in the home. For instance, active families, with small children and pets, should look to the most durable floor coverings, especially in high traffic areas.
Carpet is one of the most frequently upgraded items in new homes, and for good reason. At the time of initial purchase, the buyer has the best ever deal on upgraded carpet as most builder's will credit the cost of the standard carpeting toward the cost of the upgraded flooring.
Neutral colors are strongly recommended as they will match the furnishings you have now ...and those you may choose in the future. Moreover, neutral colors may be a big help in facilitating the rapid sale of your home when it comes time to move up. Many a home sale has been nixed by an overbearing color that won't go with the prospective purchaser's furnishings. Additionally, lighter colors make rooms feel larger.
It is a good idea to start with a list of all the things you want in your new home and then prioritize them before you begin the task of reconciling with the total amount you want to spend.
When building a home, we take into account such things as special order requirements, materials and trade availability. As such, we set your closing date accordingly.
We recognize the importance of your closing date. Sunlight Heritage Homes makes every effort to foresee potential delays in order to rectify them before they occur. We intend to continue this practice, but if for any reason there is a delay you will be notified as soon as we become aware of it.
In some locations these items are included in your agreement of purchase and sale while in others they are not. Please consult with your Sales Associate to determine which is applicable for the location you have chosen. For those locations where they are included these items are usually dealt with in spring or early fall
A homeowner may install a pool, a fence or deck as long as the Developer has given written approval and/or as long as it is in accordance with the Municipality's by-laws and the proper permits are obtained. However, if you intend to do any of the above in future, it is best to check with us, as there may be restrictive covenants in your Purchase and Sale agreement.
We are committed to our homeowners. In fact, we have a special section in our Homeowner guide to deal with this issue. For more details, our Sales Associate will be pleased to review our procedures.
While this list is certainly not exhaustive, here are some of the costs you may incur:
  • Modifications and Upgrade charges
  • Interim Financing Costs
  • Legal Costs (usually includes solicitor and administration fees, land survey, title charges, etc.)
  • Ontario Land Transfer Tax
  • Tarion Warranty Corporation Fee
  • Realty Taxes
  • Telephone and Utility company hook-up and account set-up fees
  • Moving company charges
Electrical Outlets are placed according to the building code. If specific placement is necessary it must be done as an extra.
Request will be noted on colour chart, but no credits will be issued.
Yes. One selection for all wet areas and one for all carpeted areas.
All wood finishes and finished in a natural clear coat. If you wish to have them stained or painted this can be done as an upgrade.
As a standard the builder supplies a spring tension rod for shower curtains, for both tubs and showers. We do offer as an upgrade, shower doors (glass) and sliders.
You can use a floor tile on the floor or wall however wall tiles can only be used on walls. Wall tiles are not made to withstand the same pressures and traffic as floor tiles. If wall tiles are used on the floor they will crack.
No. The samples may be variegated tile or be from a different dye lot. Every time a new batch of tile is produced it is referred to a single dye lot. Each time tile is re-produced the dye lot will change slightly due to change in the temperature and/or humidity that is produced on that day.
The variance between dye lots will differ from tile to tile; it can be very slight and it can occasionally be drastic. When selecting a tile you should love the overall look of a tile and not focus on the tiny details. After all we view our tile standing up; not down on our hands and knees.
We build our homes with a generic fridge in mind; however, there are many shapes and sizes available (including double door fridges), which may mean your fridge will not fit in the space we have built. Please provide your fridge dimensions to your sales consultant if you have an existing fridge that you want to use in your new home or have a new one picked out. Otherwise please refer to your plans and ensure you purchase a fridge within the dimensions provided.
PDI (Pre-Delivery Inspection) is usually booked 1.5 weeks before closing. Our office will notify you through the Home Owner Portal closer to that time. If you will be away around that time let the office know so that it can worked around that.
1 window per room will be operational as standard with any others being fixed. Bathrooms are always operational.
Scheduled walk throughs are scheduled during business hours which are Monday-Friday between 9am-3pm.

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