Just bought a lot in St. James
 

We just purchased a lot in St. James on Capstan Court. Currently we plan to build an Iris model on this lot. Also, plan to stretch home in the following areas - lanai 4 ft., front bedroom 2ft., garage 2ft. and maybe the garage width 4 ft wider. I'm looking for any comments or suggestions as we work our way through the selection process. Also any opinions on having granite done through the villages or install later from an outside vendor (home depot or lowes).

Thanks in advance for some help.

David

If you can't have a golf cart garage I would stretch the garage as much as possible, makes it so much easier to manuver in the garage....gn

Hi David,
We put a deposit on Lot 95(Yankee clipper Run) in St. James a couple weeks ago. We will be building a Gardenia with a side golf cart garage in Oct. 2011. Congratulations on your purchase. We will be choosing our interior and exterior features next April. The back of our home will face the back of the homes on Capstan Court.
Bill

I agree wholeheartedly with golfnut. Though we're not homeowners in TV (yet!), it seems like a peeve for many is shortage of garage/storage space. We've gotten so used to the garage space we have in OH that I don't know that we'll ever be content with whatever we wind up with in TV. Anything you can do to grow the garage is nothing but a good thing IMHO. And consider having them put in the attic storage space over the garage as well.

And enjoy your new home!!! We're jealous! :)

Bill

Welcome to TV and TOTV, and congratulations on your new homes! St. James will be a beautiful community.

I agree with GN; you can't have too much garage space.

Best wishes. Hope to meet y'all one of these days.

:wine:

Welcome to you. You have made the right choice. The best is yet to come.
Congratulations and sincere wishes for at least a thousand years of happy livin' here in Paradise!:coolsmiley:

Welcome
 

I recently moved into an Iris in Buttonwood. Next door neighbors!!! We did not extend the garage or the front bedroom and I wish we had. We did extend the lanai 4 feet and are thrilled with that decision. We don't have any trouble fitting two cars and a cart into the garage but an extra 2-4 ft extension would be nice. We also have neighbors who had the Villages pour a 12 by 12 foot patio. The only reason TV would do it is because they still owned another spec home which had the patio. It is really nice. I was adamant that we get granite in the kitchen. I love it and would do it again. We also got the wine rack and are glad we did. The neighbors chose a stucco home and had a border put all around every window. This looks very sharp. I don't know if you said when you would be choosing colors etc but you might want to PM me and come over and see the extras in person.
You will probably never look back when you get here.:pepper2: My husband didn't but I still miss family, friends and coworkers quite a bit. :cryin2:

Not a direct response to this part of your post, but here's something to perhaps consider re: granite countertops - - -

We looked at granite and absolutely loved the look of it. Nothing beats the natural look it presents. The one thing we got hung up on was the need for ongoing maintenance of the surface - it needs to be sealed periodically. So we considered quartz countertops and ended up going with that. Not quite the natural look of granite as the quartz product is man-made with natural quartz minerals and resin (basically). But it doesn't require the maintenance/sealing as the surface is non-porous! That was a big plus in our minds. Heat, stain, and bacteria resistant as well. It's produced and marketed under several different brand names: Silestone, Zodiaq, CaesarStone, and HanStone are probably the most popular.

Just a thought..... :)

Bill

Just an FYI---we had to have our home in VA treated for radon, and were told that granite held radon. Never looked it up because we actually like the quartz better. But it is something to check on. Also, our home stager told us that granite was "on the way out". But so many people have it, I can't believe that, and it always looks good.

We purchased a lot on Allure Loop in Buttonwood in September; and plan to build in the near future.

:welcome:Welcome to you murfice 1! Glad to see another early riser posting on this forum. Have you been reading us quietly for awhile?

Glad you are joining us in The Villages.

Yes; this site is quite informative and helpful.

murfice1;

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to TOTV.

Best wishes for the future.

Allure Loop in Buttonwood neighbors
 

Signed the papers on a lot on Allure Loop in Buttonwood this morning. So the kids won't get an inheritance-Ha! They'll have a great place to visit until they get the whole house, right?

Cricket,
Congratulations and :welcome:. Your avatar is adorable, by the way. All best wishes!
:clap2::MOJE_whot::a040:

:coolsmiley: Great news. We are spending the kids inheritance, too. We just moved to Pennecamp a few days ago.

Nice avatar!!!

Oh, Congrats to you too Ajack! Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy!

:wine:

We also purchased a lot
 

Hi Bill and David,
We came down in October and also purchased a lot on Yankee Clipper Run. We are planning on moving there sometime in the early fall. We put $7500 down so we have till next October to start construction. My name is Linda and my husband is Sandy.
Our lot is #69, which is right down the street from from Bill. We are going with the Lily model. We are going to stretch the garage 4' to the side and 2' forward. We are also stretching the lanai 4' back. One other consideration is strecthing the front bedroom 2' forward. On the Lily model that front room is a nice size already, so we will see. We are not doing a golf garage, the only way we can fit it on this lot is with the Iris and we like the Lily more, we like the straight in entrance as compared to the angled one. We are going to downsize to one car, so our garage will work for us.
I look forward to going through this process with you all, the hardest part will be is moving away from our kids:(.
Have a great Thanksgiving!!
Linda

Sounds like you're doing some nice stuff with your houe plans! And I don't think I'd be too concerned about your kids - I'm sure they'll love to come and visit you!

Bill

Good morning Linda(neighbor),
We look forward to meeting you and Sandy and all of our new neighbors next Fall. We are also leaving our kids and grandkids but, are looking forward to this new adventure and leaving the cold winters of Ohio far behind.
We will be renting a Villa in TV next April and will select our exterior and interior options at that time.
We hope to start building next August or Sept.
Congratulations on your purchase and, once again, we look forward to meeting you.
Bill
Happy Thanksgiving to All

We purchased a lot in Buttonwood and will begin building next year. We also picked the Iris and made the same extensions as yours. We thought about purchasing the basic package and then adding granite, tile and whatever later. We discussed the various options, we came to the conclusion that we wanted to move into our home completely finished and start enjoying The Villages without being torn up or worrying about when, where and how these projects will turn out.

So we loaded our home with granite, tile, tub in master bathroom, kitchen upgrades. We are so excited about moving into our new home and playing. Dang we have worked hard all our lives and now it's time to be comfortable and free of building projects. Plus the Villages guarantee their work.

You'll make the right decision.

Enjoy and hope to see you next year in The Villages.

We bought Lot 90 on Capstan Ct and will move in in mid January. We streached our Holly as much as we could.

We hope too be down there in Aug. 2011. We're on the corner of Allure Loop and Graves Place. 162-50:thumbup:

Sorry that's in Buttonwood, We're looking at the Iris or the Lilac. One thing I didn"t know was that vinyl was standard in a designer.

Hi Neighbor: We are currently building a Lilly on Allure Loop (162-66) and are scheduled to close Jan. 19th. Looking forward to meeting everyone soon.

We have granite up north in our kitchen and all the baths. It has never needed sealing. We cut on a cutting board, simply because it can be put in the dishwasher and sanitized.

We clean the granite by washing with hot soapy water and drying with a clean cloth. We have Black Galaxy in the kitchen and it shows smudges and handprints.:shrug: When we get our forever home in TV, I hope to get a lighter color of granite or Silestone.

All granite is is sliced polished rock. I love that you can take stuff out of the oven and put it right down.

Very pretty and thousands of years old..lol.

I also love the Silestone with sparkling metallic flecks in it. Beautiful!

So many choices.

cricket1:

Welcome to TOTV.

After the kids come for a visit, they will be begging you to keep the house so they will have a place to retire to!!!

It's an excellent investment for you and their future.

Congrats on your purchase and best wishes.

We are building on Oakcrest Path so we will see you soon .

See this thread for more info on Granite. And I highly recommend Ty Duncan who is a sponsor on this site.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...hlight=granite

Hey Crickett

We will be neighbors in Buttonwood. We bought a lot on Graves Place just off Allure Loop. Our home is on the market and waiting for a buyer. I heard our Village has some awesome people.

I'm very happy for you, see you in Buttonwood.

Hi! We bought a lot on Ashville Ave and are headed down tomorrow to meet with the design team. If we don't like any of the granite choices we are going to choose the least expensive laminate and have an outside vendor immediately go in after passing and put granite in. We have gone with the Lily model and we can't wait to be in my new home.

See you all soon!

Norm and Gisele

Granite and tile
 

That's a great idea! I have Zodiaq quartz in this house. I wanted a light color because I have cherry cabinets.......and the granite choices were ugly. In my TV house, I want light and bright.......white cabinets and I'll probably have to go with a dark granite for contrast.

Advice: I have ceramic tile floors in laundry, bathrooms. I had the tiles glazed and I would NEVER do that again. The floor is very slippery and I fell and sustained a concussion last year. :( When I visited TV models in January, hardwood was not an option so I'll probably stick with the tile in kitchen, bathrooms, etc. However, not glazed. Oh yeah.....another piece of advice.......don't slip on the ice under the snow while walking the dawg....causing another concussion. Oh............guess I won't have to worry about that in TV!:icon_wink:

Is it possible to get the counters without any covering at all and then have someone come in to do the granite or Silestone? Hmmm I guess that would involve faucets, etc. but it would better for the outside contractor. Has anyone heard anything on this?

Unfortunately no - the counters need to be installed for a CO.

We ordered our home in January and hardwood was an option. We had hardwood put in the bedrooms and living/dining. They put the hardwood in the closets as well. All other rooms have tile placed diagonal. I have only seen pictures but am pleased with what I see. Looking forward to the week of April 17th as we will finally get to see out home and bring down "some stuff". We plan to move in the first week of June.

Closing on our Lily this Friday 4/8 with the movers picking up furniture in the afternoon and delivering to TV on Saturday morning. The wait is almost over. We had Zodiaq quartz light color counters on darker cabinets. Tile everywhere but bedrooms and closets are carpeted. Internet and newspaper delivery Friday, Custom closet and blinds Saturday,Golf cart being delivered Monday. Better get back to the last bit of packing.

:welcome: JeffBorn,

I'm excited for you!

It's easy to forget what an exhilarating experience it is finding a home here, we purchased our home here 6 years ago, so happy you found your dream home, ENJOY, the journey has just begun....gn

Oh my...a neighbor..HELLO! We are on Oakcrest Path lot #80 where are you. If all goes as planned we will be down in May to start our build. Looking forward to meeting you. Stop by for a cold one. :welcome:

Hardwood
 

Was this in a Designer Home? I would love hardwood....but my sales rep said it wasn't an option. Thanx!