[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

If by “tilt-up” you mean the Superior Wall System, it is state of the art, and it is installed by a crane. The outside is 2” of high strength concrete—much stronger than the usual poured concrete walls here. It is fiber reinforced to protect against cracks. Inside that is an inch of Styrofoam blue board. Then 2x8” rebar reinforced concrete studs. On those are 3/4” x 2” wood furring strips for attaching the sheet rock. You can nail or screw into that wood for hanging things, so long as the screws are the right length. Between those studs goes 6” or 8” of fiberglass insulation. So these walls are strong and much better insulated than the usual poured concrete or block walls here. That will save you money.

While the outside of the walls is concrete and could be left as is, it’s grey, it’s not a floated finish like a slab, and it has little bits of reinforcing fiber sticking out. It is ideal for a long-lasting stucco finish. (Stucco is smeared-on concrete.) In California, where there are millions of homes covered with stucco, the stucco is tinted while it is mixed and seldom painted afterward. A tinted stucco finish, properly cared for, can last a century. In The Villages, people seem to have stucco painted. Stucco is an attractive finish, but from experience, I’ll say that you wouldn’t really like painted Superior Walls as a finish. It looks just a bit too raw.

Custom Precast Concrete Foundations | Superior Walls

One of, if not THE, best post I've seen on this topic. Do you think The Villages uses xi, xi-plus, or the ag wall product?