Originally Posted by Juliewaters (Post 1940218)

We have a Gardenia model and need to add a closet to the 3rd bedroom as it does not have one.
Has anyone hired a contractor to do this?
If so, can you please provide details cost and contact details of the contractor.
Thank you very much
Julie

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1940389)

Lots of bedrooms here do not have closet.

We are in a 3 bedroom Begonia and front bedroom is closetless.

Originally Posted by tuccillo (Post 1940396)

It’s not a 3 bedroom home. It is a 2 bedroom plus a den.

Originally Posted by shut the front door (Post 1940383)

How can they sell you a 3 BR home if a bedroom doesn't have a closet? I thought that was a requirement to call it a 3BR.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1940389)

Lots of bedrooms here do not have closet.

We are in a 3 bedroom Begonia and front bedroom is closetless.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1940389)

Lots of bedrooms here do not have closet.

We are in a 3 bedroom Begonia and front bedroom is closetless.

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 1940571)

Realtor license school references Section 200 of the Florida Building code.

What is a Bedroom as Defined by Florida Building Code?

but then again, if the TV marketing reps aren't licenses realtors, then they can call it whatever they want, as they have no code of ethics. . .

legal guy who stayed at a Holiday Inn last night :popcorn:

Originally Posted by shut the front door (Post 1940383)

How can they sell you a 3 BR home if a bedroom doesn't have a closet? I thought that was a requirement to call it a 3BR.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1940389)

Lots of bedrooms here do not have closet.

We are in a 3 bedroom Begonia and front bedroom is closetless.

Originally Posted by davem4616 (Post 1940746)

It's not marketed as a 3 BR....it's marketed as 2BR, 1 den or (2-1-2)

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1940474)

from where i’m from, that floor plan should be called a 2 bedroom plus den. A bedroom should have a closet to be called a bedroom. Right???

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1940534)

Decided to pull out the info that came with the house and see what we actually purchased.

The literature that was put out by a properties of the Villages sales rep says the house is 3 bedroom and 2 bath. The reps picture is even on the literature.

The Begonia floor plan does say what we thought was the third bedroom is actually a den. Strangely enough the third bedroom (as we will continue to call it) is actually a drop bigger than the second bedroom (which does come with a closet).

Not going to do anything about it but wow were we misled.

Originally Posted by Juliewaters (Post 1940218)

We have a Gardenia model and need to add a closet to the 3rd bedroom as it does not have one.
Has anyone hired a contractor to do this?
If so, can you please provide details cost and contact details of the contractor.
Thank you very much
Julie

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1940554)

Oh well. Just keep enjoying your room and don’t give its name another thought.

In one of the houses we have had up north, the office/den/no-closet room was called a bedroom by not only the real estate agent, but also by the property tax site. I knew it was not a bedroom, but we liked the house and it had enough bedrooms — and the last thing I wanted to do was rattle the tax guy’s cage to try to get the assessment to list fewer bedrooms. The room became my office and was used by me to type many a TOTV post.

(Btw, yes, like somebody here said, this thread might be slightly off track — but that’s OK. My people call this kind of thing a nice conversation. And nobody is mad at anybody over closet/no closet — although, the evening is yet young. )

And, now, for a segue into TOTV history — about threads jumping the track:

Many years ago when the room here was small because the site had just started, threads would get a little sideways into conversations.

There were those who would holler, “Hijack!” It was hollered in good fun — well. . .usually in good fun.

Anyway, that was when the long-running “Girl Talk” thread was started by Barefoot. “No Boys Allowed” — because everybody knows that women can follow at least 3 — maybe more — conversations at one time — and participate in all of them — and there will be no complaints about staying on topic.

Haven’t any of you guys ever noticed that when you are out to dinner with a woman, she can talk with you while filtering conversations from another table and/or the booth behind you — and fill you in. We can’t help it.

The “Girl Talk” thread is in the Feminine Forum. There you can see the archives of TOTV. It goes way back, jumps from topic to topic, and everybody involved does just fine. (I have not looked at the thread lately. I hope it is still up and running. Maybe I will go check.)

Anyway, thanks for the conversation, and for the OP, I wish all the best with the closet project.

Boomer

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1940789)

Ours was marketed as a 3 bedroom. Even had villages real estate person picture on her offering.

We will still use it as a combo office/bedroom.

The Village Sun has a couple of pages of real estate and almost all houses are listed as 3 bedrooms when the agents know that it is not really true in most cases.

Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 1940853)

Gotta love TOTV... OP asks for referrals for a project.
65 (66 counting this useless post) posts later, OP has received two direct answers, and 40 posts arguing about whether or not the room in question is a bedroom or a den,

now a handful and one posts about threads jumping the track,
and of course, the mandatory handful of "No you don't want to do that, do what I did"s...

I'm going to make this post slightly less useless, I have no first hand knowledge, but I have three close friends who swear by Doc's, as mentioned in a previous post.

I have a Gardenia, myself, with no closet in what I refer to as the "Music-Exercise-Business Office-Guest Room-but not a Bedroom Room". I hope to hear, and see some pictures of your finished result.

Good Luck.

Originally Posted by G.R.I.T.S. (Post 1940732)

Actually state real estate regs say bedrooms must have closets.

Originally Posted by Barborv (Post 1940940)

I'm looking to expand my closet in my master bedroom. I made a appt. with T and D construction, Wickham construction , Gingerich construction. I figured I need a construction company because they will have to break open to the outside of house and expand on the side. We had a closet built in our garage last year by Greg Corne . 352-212-4850

Originally Posted by dhsmith (Post 1940419)

ESP installation (Jordan)386-344-2447
5 years ago the price was $1000.00
Did a great job.