Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Does anyone know why they built all of those mounds in there?
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They have to remove so much to ensure there is no foreign matter below the homes (peat field, piles of logs/trees, etc.) then move it back to establish a firm topsoil layer before building. This extensive work is why we hear of very few foundation cracking issues here in The Villages. My previous home in Haines City developed 1/2 in cracks in the slab the full length of the house within 3 years of construction that you could feel in the carpet due to settling, all my neighbors had the same problems. When I had tile put down after 4 years here there were only 2 hairline cracks about 6 ft long in the foundation, very little settling happens here. The mounds will be gone in a month or two and replaced by 5 or 6 sets of villas and a designer neighborhood along the golf course frontage .
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i'm always surprised @ how fast things go up here. last winter our neighborhood was a construction zone, 2day all the homes are sold! now we watch as the shopping plaza goes up, saw them leveling out the foundations over the wknd. i'd say they could if they wanted to. the huge bridge up now on 44 was done overnite while we all slept
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Just a small add to Don's comment, they are also using an isolation barrier under tile minimize risk of cracking. Just one example of the attention to detail for new construction quality.
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Don Wiley GoldWingNut (a motorcycle enthusiast not a gilded fastener) Village of Hillsborough www.goldwingnut.com YouTube –YouTube.com/GoldWingnut and YouTube.com/GoldWingnutProductions Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. - Thomas Paine, 1/10/1776 |
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Just wait................the South will rise, there will be a Civil War.
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If we are patient, we will see the North and the South combined.
But. There still will be a lot of old people.
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I believe you mean the war of northern aggression ;-)
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I know a berm was built along the turnpike in the Linden and Monarch Grove areas to reduce turnpike noise. Does anyone have an idea as to why a berm wasn't installed along the turnpike in Marsh Bend and up through to De Luna? Some of the homes are just as close to the turnpike in Marsh Bend (and soon De Luna) as they are in Linden and Monarch Grove.
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Ive thought about that as well, but when I drive down the turnpike and look over at the Marsh Bend area, its like a long vista billboard for the sales office, its really something to see as you roll by.
Possibly they put a berm in after Marsh Bend and Deluna are at capacity? |
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