Hey, so i inquired about smoothing it out and was told that is considered an upgrade. Waiting to hear back on the cost and when that would get done.

Thanks! Sent them an email about the stucco as well. Let's see if the cost is worth it.

So it's a no-go for the work; rep told me to do it myself after getting the keys (but that will have implications on Tarion's warranty).

Yeah, we were told the same. We did our PDI on Tues. Workmanship is not great, but not terrible. Quality is mediocre. We're rather disappointed, given the money we paid. We're also unhappy with the lack of communication, e.g. we were never offered a chance to make upgrades, and when we asked, we were told it was too late. Maybe we could have been more proactive. Oh well!