What is there to know about the developers, haven't heard much good.

[graciegirl]

Above is the exact title of a thread I started in 2008. I was looking for information on the 2007 tornado for Senior Citizen this morning and ran across this old thread. I want the people who think I was always a fan to read what I had to say in the "beginning".

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/what-there-know-about-developers-havent-heard-much-good-12971/

It is a good reminder for me to be patient with new posters.

[bkcunningham1]

The first thing I noticed is how polite and nice everyone was in the discussion. The second thing I noticed was that is was a very well written article that Muncle posted by Theresa Burney. Both seem to be lost arts.

[asianthree]

Gracie you still get invited to the family BBQ:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[skyguy79]

.....I want the people who think I was always a fan to read what I had to say in the "beginning".

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/what-there-know-about-developers-havent-heard-much-good-12971/

It is a good reminder for me to be patient with new posters.Gracie, as I read through that old thread, I kept hearing Chicken Little saying something... in my head!
But don't worry, I'll be alright! http://www.animated-smileys.com/smileys/bananas/animated-smileys-bananas-002.gif

[Villages PL]

Above is the exact title of a thread I started in 2008. I was looking for information on the 2007 tornado for Senior Citizen this morning and ran across this old thread. I want the people who think I was always a fan to read what I had to say in the "beginning".

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/what-there-know-about-developers-havent-heard-much-good-12971/

It is a good reminder for me to be patient with new posters.

Back then you said that you heard that the homes weren't built too good. So now that you've been here for a while, but maybe not long enough, I wonder what you think now?

I bought my "new" home (It was less than a year old when I bought it.) around the end of 2004. And here's a run down of some of the problems I have encountered.

1) The roof had defective shingles and had to be replaced.

2) All of the outdoor lighting looked great (stylish) but was made of plastic when metal would have cost only a little more. From exposure to the sun, they became weak and crumbled.

3) The air conditioner needed to be completely rebuilt after only 7 years and I needed a new thermostat.

4) A relatively small thing, but weird, is that the faucet on the tub turned out to be plastic. It looked like chrome so I always thought it was metal. One day it looked like it needed some adjusting so I grabbed hold of it and it crumbled in my hands.

5) The carpet began to wrinkle, or maybe I should say bulge, (in places) after only a few years. Very annoying. (Don't anyone tell me I can have it stretched because I know all about it.)

6) The double insulated glass on my slidding glass door turned out to be defective and had to be replaced. $400.00.... The warranty wouldn't cover it because I am not the original owner. I bought the house when it was about 9 months old.

7) This one happened accross the street from me: The whole house got flooded. I later learned that this happens from time to time because of the PVC pipes that run under the house. It was something about the way the pipes were glued together.

P.S. The man who replaced the glass on my slidding glass door told me that everything is given to the lowest bidder when the homes are built. He installs glass doors on new homes and talks to other contractors, so I guess he should know.

[Bogie Shooter]

Back then you said that you heard that the homes weren't built too good. So now that you've been here for a while, but maybe not long enough, I wonder what you think now?

I bought my "new" home (It was less than a year old when I bought it.) around the end of 2004. And here's a run down of some of the problems I have encountered.

1) The roof had defective shingles and had to be replaced.

2) All of the outdoor lighting looked great (stylish) but was made of plastic when metal would have cost only a little more. From exposure to the sun, they became weak and crumbled.

3) The air conditioner needed to be completely rebuilt after only 7 years and I needed a new thermostat.

4) A relatively small thing, but weird, is that the faucet on the tub turned out to be plastic. It looked like chrome so I always thought it was metal. One day it looked like it needed some adjusting so I grabbed hold of it and it crumbled in my hands.

5) The carpet began to wrinkle, or maybe I should say bulge, (in places) after only a few years. Very annoying. (Don't anyone tell me I can have it stretched because I know all about it.)

6) The double insulated glass on my slidding glass door turned out to be defective and had to be replaced. $400.00.... The warranty wouldn't cover it because I am not the original owner. I bought the house when it was about 9 months old.

7) This one happened accross the street from me: The whole house got flooded. I later learned that this happens from time to time because of the PVC pipes that run under the house. It was something about the way the pipes were glued together.

P.S. The man who replaced the glass on my slidding glass door told me that everything is given to the lowest bidder when the homes are built. He installs glass doors on new homes and talks to other contractors, so I guess he should know.

Some are just luckier than others.............

[57ChevyFI]

The sad part is it only costs the builders an average 120,000 to build a designer home.

[jblum315]

The sad part is it only costs the builders an average 120,000 to build a designer home.

Why is that sad? If you buy a raincoat at Macy's for $150, Macy's paid about $50 for it. Business is business.

[graciegirl]

The sad part is it only costs the builders an average 120,000 to build a designer home.

I don't understand the meaning of this post and the use of the word "sad".

Selling at a profit is how people make money in business.

The shirt that you are now wearing cost the store half what you paid for it. That is called margin, or markup or profit.

Where did you get the information on the average net cost of a designer? There are many designers; the smaller ones start at about 1600 square feet and the larger ones, the stretched ones, are over 2000 square feet.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

The sad part is it only costs the builders an average 120,000 to build a designer home.

Does that incude the price of that land, the cost of selling, the advertising etc?

[jblum315]

oh, give the OP a break - he/she is new here

[rubicon]

I believe there are some folks here that are too obssessed with the Developer and his family. Its like those groupies that follow Paris, Kim and Lindsey:wave:

[zcaveman]

oh, give the OP a break - he/she is new here

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[jblum315]

????

only 20 posts

[Challenger]

In our second home in Tv since moving here in 2009. First was a CYV in Altamonte Villas. Several very minor issues. The "builder" suggested that I report them to the warranty people. They were all fixed in within two days. They were so minor that in previous homes , I would not have reported them. Now in second CYV in Biscayne Villas for two years. Only issue was a refridgerator replacement by Whirlpool.
Have had seven previous homes and non were as well built as the two we have owned in TV.

[Pturner]

oh, give the OP a break - he/she is new here

????

only 20 posts

Um jblum, look again. The OP is GG. :a20:

[Pturner]

The first thing I noticed is how polite and nice everyone was in the discussion. The second thing I noticed was that is was a very well written article that Muncle posted by Theresa Burney. Both seem to be lost arts.

I agree on both counts. The article was fabulous! GG, thanks for reviving this thread!

[senior citizen]

Above is the exact title of a thread I started in 2008. I was looking for information on the 2007 tornado for Senior Citizen this morning and ran across this old thread. I want the people who think I was always a fan to read what I had to say in the "beginning".

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/what-there-know-about-developers-havent-heard-much-good-12971/

It is a good reminder for me to be patient with new posters.

That's before you drank the Kool Aid.....

Seriously, all one has to do is drive all over Florida from coast to coast to see other mass developements that were begun and have literally "gone nowhere"....with here a single house..........there a single house......and nothing in between.........there are such places.

WE've even seen ones with canals that go nowhere......

Streets that have weeds taking over the empty lots....with a single home built........and a partially, but never completed rec center.

Not just the developements that went bust in the last economic turndown.
We've been visiting Florida since 1965 and there are places that just never "got off the ground"..........so I'd say The Villages developers are doing something right.......and the place is a magnet for retirees.........just by word of mouth.