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Originally Posted by John_W
Every new model and finished home I've been in at TV has the hand troweled ceilings. Popcorn pretty much went out in the 80's.
They still offer the regular ceiling in the patio villas and a volume ceiling is about $2,000 more. I've never seen a designer without a volume ceiling and CYV's only have volume ceiling and tray in the bedrooms. If you're thinking of resale, I would only get a volume ceiling.
We bought a CYV and wouldn't look at anything older than 2005 because most of them had a flat 8' ceilling, the rooms seem so much smaller and closed in. Heating and cooling these homes in TV's is not that expensive. We ended up purchasing a new 2011 CYV and our average electric bill has been about $100 a month. The homes are very well built with the latest A/C systems.
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John: The Developers contractors were doing popcorn ceiling well into 2006 and I believe beyond. I had not seen a popcorn ceiling from 1980 until I moved here. I hired a guy to scrap off the popcorn and replace it with knock down which in DesMoines was referred to as executive ceiling. Executive ceiling is what i had in my home in Wes DesMoine including a completley
finished garage. When i discovered the popcorn ceiling upon completion of my TV home I tried to get the contracor to change it. he wanted to charge me $5000. i had it done a year later for 1,500