What makes OPUS Homes so different than all the other builders?

We believe our greatest strength is our personnel. We have gone to great lengths to select a diligent, competent and client focused team. We are a passionate group of diverse individuals that are committed to producing value in the product we represent. Feel free to view our corporate video here along with our team’s bio’s.

No, however prudent financial planning is essential to the home buying process. The reason that OPUS does not insist on a preapproval is that it is an assumption on our part that clients have done there due diligent in this area. Many builders insist upon it as a condition of the agreement. The fact that numerous social and economic factors can change in a clients life between the purchase and the possession date is the basis for our non perusal of the approval.

As in any business, we provide our personnel with working parameters in order to complete their work day. Unlike MLS sales, ours is not an emotional purchase, we have predetermined costs and valuations of values and our realtors are given specific guidelines and instruction to accept offers within a certain parameter.

In principal yes. However, due to driveway locations; that are predetermined through the engineering process, 50% of homes may be effected by the “mirror image effect”, wherein the home may be positioned in the reverse image of the brochure.

No. Once signed, your agreement is firm and binding. We believe that our team does an exceptional job in providing each potential client with all the information they require to make an informed buying decision. We would never be pushy or pressure you into purchasing a home, therefore when you sign your Agreement of Purchase & Sale it is our expectation that you will follow through with the contract.

You will be invited to our Décor Studio months prior to starting construction and several months after your initial purchase. Prior to coming in for your appointment we will email you a personal link to our online Wish List Portal where you will be able to browse many of the selections that will be made available to you. You may click here for more information on our Décor Studio.

Within our Presentation Centre our sales team provides a detailed list of all additional costs a client should budget for on closing. These costs could encompass the following; land transfer tax, legal fees and adjustments, mortgage broker fees, Tarion Enrollment Fees, water meter and gas meter fees, top coat of driveway fee, property tax adjustments, etc.

For safety reasons, we do not permit access to the home, however we have instituted a Framewalk Program. This is the opportunity for you to inspect the home prior to drywall being installed with our Site Manager. During this visit, a thorough review of the framing mechanical and electrical systems will be reviewed along with a review of any additional upper tier selections a client may have purchased.

We understand that changes are a part of life when building a home and we are flexible and accommodating depending on the type of request and the timing in relation to the building process. Cost effectiveness, feasibility and any delays are all taken into account in every change before they are considered. Due to the nature of the change, municipal approvals may be required as a result of altering an originally approved drawing, further complicating the process.

Due to Architectual Control Guidelines there are several parametres that must be adhered to in order to prevent exterior colour package repetition. Typically the same colour package can not be repeated for two lots on either side of your home, nor can it appear directly across the street. For this reason OPUS offers clients the opportunity to select their exterior package on a first come first served basis (based on order of purchase) and therein requests the client selects from 3 of their preferred packages; in the event we can not accommodate the first choice.

Your closing date will be found on the front page of your Agreement of Purchase & Sale and is referred to as your 1st Tentative Closing Date.

We schedule many of our trades people well in advance of them beginning any work. There are days reserved for cleaning the home as well as inspection days where we get the local municipalities to do their new home inspections. Lastly, due to municipal requirements, we select a series of homes throughout the community and designate them as firebreaks. This means, that for every row of homes, a series of units are left unframed until such a time as the adjoining units are bricked, this is done to limit the unforeseen risk of fire from enveloping the entire street.

Our new home building process is set up to ensure we go through your home and the many custom home changes you may make thoroughly before we release the new home plans to construction. Once construction has the go ahead that you have made all your changes, additions and revisions, we proceed with building the home. Changes after the release to construction is the number one factor in builder error, and we strive to avoid these errors.

Smoking is prohibited in our homes or site trailers alike.

Contact us at info@opushomes.com.We will either respond immediately to the matter or investigate the issue and reply back to you within 24 hours.

Unfortunately, this is not possible. OPUS Homes prides itself on being a family oriented home builder and we do not want our office or field staff to work after hours. We feel that family hours are just as important as work hours. This will apply to Décor Studio visits, Frame-walks, Pre-Delivery Inspections, and any service required within the home after closing.

Although we do not encourage this practice, often times families find conflicting situations with moving dates. Enabling this access shall require a signoff of a Garage Access Waiver. When the key is released to the client, the contents become your sole responsibility. Theft on site is very common, hence we caution clients accordingly. Please contact head office to make these arrangements if required.

Absolutely not. Should works of this nature occur, the Agreement of Purchase & Sale shall be breached and serious repercussions shall be in effect.

No, we only allow our contracted home builders and trades people to do work on our homes. They carry Liability Insurance and Workers Compensation, so if something were to happen to the home or the trade, we would be covered. Also, with our trades, we can control the quality and schedule of the home. For those reasons, we do not allow anybody other than OPUS Homes builders & trades on site.

As a result of the variation in wood grains and species, it will be an impossibility for the staircase lumber and the prestained hardwood lumber to take stain the same way and therefore a color and sheen variation will exist. This is not a new phenomenon and has been an industry issue for many years, particularly since the advent of prefinished hardwood (finished , sanded and stain in a controlled factory environment vs. staircase stained by hand in a semi controlled environment).

Due to construction financing and the interest carrying costs therein, OPUS does not view the request to defer the closing date favorably, as we are charged interest for every day the title has not been transferred to the client. With that said, we recognize the requirement to coordinate selling another property, work obligations ect and therein grant a two week extension (if required) without penalty. For every day thereafter, interest charges will be in effect on a per diem basis.

Shading and color variation are not uncommon with ceramic tile manufacturing. Often, the sample provided within a Décor Centre are on premises for 6/18 months, during which time the international manufacturers may have color continuum issues in the plants. OPUS strives to have our suppliers update our tiles samples quarterly in an effort to avoid this problem. A slight color variation from the sample in considered acceptable within Tarion guidelines.

We strive to create designs that accommodate the man door by sinking the laundry where ever possible in order to achieve the OBC (Ontario Building Code) requirements for door height clearance in relation to the garage slab. It is an OPUS policy to build the door header in place regardless if the door is permitted by the grading to be installed, so that the client can install the door after possession. We recognize the sensitivity of this matter and keep it top of mind during the design and building process.

Excellence in client service is what we strive for. With that said there are numerous moving parts within our industry including the challenge of scheduling tradesmen in your new home after possession. Upon completion of the Pre Delivery Inspection 5 to 10 days prior to possession, we will strive to complete most items on your list prior to your occupancy of the home. Thereafter, we welcome a 30 day form which will be made available to you through Tarion’s MyHome Portal, for you to add any additional items you may notice while your living in the homes. In both instances Tarion rules state that a builder has 120 days to complete the items on either list. The final opportunity to conclude additional repairs is known as the Year End List, which you may submit 12 months after possession

Both the solicitors for either party along with the financial institution funding the mortage are working in unison to achieve all the legal, mortgage, and municipal sign offs required. Typically the registration of the home in the clients name occurs in the afternoon and therefore the keys for your new home are released to you at the construction trailer for pickup. Due to the many factors at play on closing day, it is not uncommon for the release of keys to occur very late in the day. For this reason, we recommend not scheduling your moving company until much later in the day. Additionally, consider having the appliance delivery or any other deliveries and/or works scheduled for the day after closing.