What's included at Forest Townhomes, plus the warranty

"Every Forest Townhomes plan includes the same core feature package, backed by the same Mattamy Homes new construction home warranty — here's exactly what's included and what's covered.

What comes standard

Every home includes an open-concept kitchen with a center island, a walk-in pantry on most plans, and an owner's suite upstairs with a walk-in closet. Most plans include a double-vanity bath and walk-in shower in the owner's suite. Homes carry a community average HERS rating of 61 — well below the 100 baseline for a typical new home — which translates to lower utility bills from day one. A lower HERS score means the home is more energy efficient relative to a standard reference home; a rating of 61 suggests Forest Townhomes homes are built to perform meaningfully better than average on heating, cooling, and overall energy use.

Exact selections vary

Cabinet finishes, countertop materials, and available upgrade packages are confirmed at Mattamy's design studio and depend on what's available at the time of your purchase. Ask directly what's included as standard versus what's an upgrade before you sign anything. This is one of the most common points of confusion for first-time new construction buyers — a model home is typically furnished and finished with upgraded selections to show the home at its best, which doesn't always match what comes standard at the plan's starting price. Walk through the model with a clear list of what you're seeing that's an upgrade versus what's included, and get it in writing before you finalize your purchase agreement.

The new construction home warranty, explained

Mattamy backs every home with one year of workmanship and materials coverage on most systems, two years on select electrical items and ductwork, and ten years of structural coverage on the slab, foundation, frame, and roof trusses. A dedicated Customer Care team handles service requests after closing, with same-day response promised for total loss of air conditioning, power, or water.

The one-year workmanship period is meant to catch the kind of issues that only show up once a home is actually lived in — a door that doesn't latch quite right after a few months of use, a small settling crack, a fixture that needs adjustment. The two-year window on select electrical and ductwork items reflects the fact that these systems sometimes take longer to reveal an issue than surface-level workmanship does. And the ten-year structural warranty is the deepest protection, covering the parts of the home that are the most expensive and disruptive to fix if something goes wrong: the foundation, the load-bearing frame, and the roof trusses.

How to actually use the warranty

Coverage only helps if you know how to use it. Keep a running list of anything that concerns you after move-in, rather than calling in every minor item as it happens — Mattamy's Customer Care team generally handles routine, non-emergency items on a scheduled basis rather than one-off visits, while true emergencies (total loss of air conditioning, power, or water) get same-day response. Your final pre-closing walkthrough is the single most important moment to catch anything visible before your warranty clock starts, so take your time during that walkthrough rather than treating it as a formality.

Comparing this warranty to what other builders offer

Warranty structures vary meaningfully from builder to builder, which is easy to overlook when you're focused on floor plans and pricing. Some builders offer a shorter structural warranty period; others bundle systems coverage differently or require the homeowner to handle more of the claims process directly rather than routing through a dedicated Customer Care team. Mattamy's structure — one year workmanship, two years on select systems, ten years structural, with a dedicated service team — sits toward the more buyer-favorable end of what's typical in new construction, though it's always worth asking any builder you're considering for their specific warranty documentation rather than assuming coverage is standardized across the industry.

What the warranty doesn't cover

It's just as useful to understand the limits as the coverage itself. Normal wear and tear, damage from a homeowner's own alterations, and items affected by lack of routine maintenance typically fall outside warranty coverage, as they do with nearly every builder warranty in the industry. That's part of why Mattamy provides a maintenance guide at closing — following basic seasonal upkeep (checking HVAC filters, maintaining exterior caulking, and similar routine tasks) helps ensure that an issue that does arise is more likely to be a genuine covered defect rather than a maintenance gap the warranty wouldn't cover anyway.

Why the warranty structure matters

Ten years of structural coverage is meaningfully longer than what most resale homes come with, and it starts fresh the day you close — not partway through a prior owner's coverage window. A resale home that's changed hands two or three times may carry no meaningful warranty coverage at all by the time you buy it, regardless of its age. Not sure how new construction warranty coverage compares to buying resale? our buyer's guide covers that difference, and our step-by-step buying process walkthrough explains exactly when your warranty clock starts. Compare all five plans side by side to see which one fits your budget.

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Common Questions

Ready to see Forest Townhomes for yourself? Call Simon Karim at 561-704-0091 or Ask about included features at your visit."