The Livingston is No More

The first house that we seriously looked at when assessing house designs is no more. Porter Davis have retired the Livingston and have introduced the Lamont in its place. The Lamont is remarkably similar to the Livingston. It is approximately the same size and has an almost identical layout with a few tweaks :

• The size of the family area has been increased.
• The robe from Bed 2 no longer encroaches into the lounge
• The Linen Cupboard has been replaced by the Bed 2 robe
• The number of bulkheads has dropped from 5 to 1.
• The portico in the Lamont is much smaller
• The width of the master bedroom has been reduced slightly
• The bench space in the kitchen has been reduced to accommodate re-siting of the refrigerator.
• The linen cupboard has been moved to the laundry to occupy the space where the refrigerator was.

Overall, I think these design changes are an improvement. The best news for Porter Davis customers is that the base price has been reduced. We watched with interest as the base price of the Livingston increased from $161,900 in December 2014 to $164,900 in July 2015. The current base price of the Lamont is currently $154,900.

It must have been a pain to have to modify the display homes. But that appears to be what they have done.