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Yeah, this is very common but also quite insane. It's okay if you don't move often, but it really doesn't make any sense.

Gormo 3y ago
I'm not sure it's as nonsensical as it once was. Here in the US, the quality of mass-market kitchen appliances has declined sharply over the past 15-20 years, and really high-quality units have a respectable price tag. It's increasingly common for home sellers to keep their higher-quality appliances to take with them, and swap them out with mediocre baseline models. I'm in the process of purchasing a house, where the seller swapped out the fridge between the initial listing and my offer. The dishwasher needs replacement post-purchase, and I'm planning to purchase a high-end one, and my thinking is to do the same thing with it should I move within the next few years. Taking this situation to its logical conclusion, it would make much more sense for both parties to just install their own appliances, rather than to have to bundle the house with what are essentially cheapest-tier placeholders.
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  Some of the appliances are custom to the house. I found out that only one refrigerator model in the states would fit in my townhome kitchen...since the door needs zero clearance. My dream is to reno the kitchen with build-ins (and at least an in counter induction stove), but that would make the appliance problem even more tricky.
Arnt 3y ago
That which you rent space within a self-supporting structure. Another example may be clearer: The walls are necessary for the building itself to stand and survive the winter, but the paint or wallpaper are not. They're only necessary for the tenant, the house would stand securely without any wallpaper. You obviously want cupboards and a kitchen bench, but they don't matter for the building or the safety of the other tenants.

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Yeah, this is very common but also quite insane. It's okay if you don't move often, but it really doesn't make any sense.

by fabian2k 3y ago

Gormo 3y ago
I'm not sure it's as nonsensical as it once was. Here in the US, the quality of mass-market kitchen appliances has declined sharply over the past 15-20 years, and really high-quality units have a respectable price tag. It's increasingly common for home sellers to keep their higher-quality appliances to take with them, and swap them out with mediocre baseline models. I'm in the process of purchasing a house, where the seller swapped out the fridge between the initial listing and my offer. The dishwasher needs replacement post-purchase, and I'm planning to purchase a high-end one, and my thinking is to do the same thing with it should I move within the next few years. Taking this situation to its logical conclusion, it would make much more sense for both parties to just install their own appliances, rather than to have to bundle the house with what are essentially cheapest-tier placeholders.
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  Some of the appliances are custom to the house. I found out that only one refrigerator model in the states would fit in my townhome kitchen...since the door needs zero clearance. My dream is to reno the kitchen with build-ins (and at least an in counter induction stove), but that would make the appliance problem even more tricky.
Arnt 3y ago
That which you rent space within a self-supporting structure. Another example may be clearer: The walls are necessary for the building itself to stand and survive the winter, but the paint or wallpaper are not. They're only necessary for the tenant, the house would stand securely without any wallpaper. You obviously want cupboards and a kitchen bench, but they don't matter for the building or the safety of the other tenants.