Minimal damage in Stonecrest??

[xlhig]

We have friends living in Stonecrest and there is minimal damage over there. Minor tree damage but no flooding. There seems to be much better drainage. Thoughts?

[Bogie Shooter]

Isn't the elevation higher???

[rustyp]

We have friends living in Stonecrest and there is minimal damage over there. Minor tree damage but no flooding. There seems to be much better drainage. Thoughts?

I think you may be comparing a postage stamp to an envelope.

[chuckinca]

Need a row boat to get from the 10th fairway to the 10th green.

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[Mrs. Robinson]

I think you may be comparing a postage stamp to an envelope.

How so?

Who is the postage stamp and who is the envelope, and exactly what do you mean?

[Mrs. Robinson]

Isn't the elevation higher???

I don't know about the elevation in Stonecrest, but I can speak from personal experience that when most homes are built, they do not put enough fill on the lots for adequate drainage.

The lack of fill has created many problems for many homeowners.

[Mleeja]

I don't know about the elevation in Stonecrest, but I can speak from personal experience that when most homes are built, they do not put enough fill on the lots for adequate drainage.

The lack of fill has created many problems for many homeowners.

In Stonecrest?

[skip0358]

If your talking about the Golf Courses flooding most are lower then the roadways here so they are going to take a lot of water. If your talking about yards flooding, I know I took some but not major. A lot of that can be attributed to people planting hedge lines in the rear yard drainage swales where they're not supposed to. As for the tunnels they to are lower then the roadways so they're going to take water but when the drain in the tunnel can't take anymore water it to will flood. We were MUCH better off then a lot of communities in Florida that I've seen pictures of both on line & on TV.

[asianthree]

I don't know about the elevation in Stonecrest, but I can speak from personal experience that when most homes are built, they do not put enough fill on the lots for adequate drainage.

The lack of fill has created many problems for many homeowners.

We sub contracted 3 of our houses up north. First two houses were a flat fill, third house was a foot high fill, due to the high water table on our property. We wanted a deep basement and had to fill around house to accommodate the higher I beam. Do you mean houses should have been built higher? We did not have any water issues from flooding of the pond, in TV

[chuckinca]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson View Post
I don't know about the elevation in Stonecrest, but I can speak from personal experience that when most homes are built, they do not put enough fill on the lots for adequate drainage.

The lack of fill has created many problems for many homeowners.


In Stonecrest?


No.

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[Mrs. Robinson]

In Stonecrest?

No. In The Villages.

[Mrs. Robinson]

We sub contracted 3 of our houses up north. First two houses were a flat fill, third house was a foot high fill, due to the high water table on our property. We wanted a deep basement and had to fill around house to accommodate the higher I beam. Do you mean houses should have been built higher? We did not have any water issues from flooding of the pond, in TV

I am not an engineer but from personal experience and that of some friends and immediate neighbors, I would say it's a combination of not only fill but the way some properties are graded.

I have been told that the low bid gets the job, unfortunately.

[champion6]

Good Lord ... please, this tread is about Stonecrest!

[Mrs. Robinson]

We have friends living in Stonecrest and there is minimal damage over there. Minor tree damage but no flooding. There seems to be much better drainage. Thoughts?

Good Lord ... please, this tread is about Stonecrest!

Yes, Stonecrest is mentioned, but it's clear the OP was comparing Stonecrest to here -- The Villages.

[rustyp]

yes, stonecrest is mentioned, but it's clear the op was comparing stonecrest to here -- the villages.

why?

[perrjojo]

Every one seems to want to find someone to blame for whatever happens. Ummm, we had a Hurricane pass thru. s/:t happens.
Oh and by the way, Florida is basically a filled in swamp.

[Bogie Shooter]

I am not an engineer but from personal experience and that of some friends and immediate neighbors, I would say it's a combination of not only fill but the way some properties are graded.

I have been told that the low bid gets the job, unfortunately.

Who told you that?

[justjim]

Isn't the elevation higher???

I've been to Stonecrest several times and it does seems like higher elevation. Until you get a foot of rain one doesn't pay much attention to elevations. Here in TV I would think Mallory is a higher elevation than Caroline. I know a lot of dirt is moved around to develop golf courses and houses. Overall, it seems that the engineers have done a pretty stellar job with drainage in TV. Just my opinion.

[Mrs. Robinson]

Yes, Stonecrest is mentioned, but it's clear the OP was comparing Stonecrest to here -- The Villages.

why?

I have no idea why.
You'll have to ask the OP.

[coffeebean]

How so?

Who is the postage stamp and who is the envelope, and exactly what do you mean?

This is my take.....

The Villages is massive (the envelope) compared to Stonecrest (the postage stamp). There is much more real estate here in TV to become damaged. As for elevation....I thought TV is, on average, 70' above sea level and higher in parts. I know I'm at a higher elevation in Mallory so there was no flooding in this area. I think Mallory may be about the size of Stonecrest. If I'm incorrect, please correct me.

Hope that helps.

[Mrs. Robinson]

I am not an engineer but from personal experience and that of some friends and immediate neighbors, I would say it's a combination of not only fill but the way some properties are graded.

I have been told that the low bid gets the job, unfortunately.

Who told you that?

I would never compromise anyone by making known the name of someone who basically told me something in confidence.

[ColdNoMore]

I would never compromise anyone by making known the name of someone who basically told me something in confidence.

Good for you. :thumbup:


Nosiness and a lack of integrity seems to be prevalent in a lot of people...so it's good to see those who still have ethics.

[ricthemic]

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[Barefoot]

This thread appears to be some kind of a pithing contest among the usual contestants. I say take it outside. I think I got some pith on me too. Why do folks like to pick, pick, pick? The trouble with some, even in high places is that they don't know how to keep their mouths shut and their fingers off the keys. LEAST SAID SOONEST MENDED. I include myself in this criticism.
Back to a discussion of Stonecrest.
I agree with Coffeebean that comparing Stonecrest to The Villages, the huge size of TV means more problems and more flooding.

[Cisco Kid]

If comparing this to that, means that, it is better , then a 40-year-old trailer that I know of, in a flood zone that had irma’s eye wall pass just to the east of her, in Ft Myers ,is better than all the houses in Florida . The old dump had no damage. :loco: