[stadry]

oddly enough rebldging was stick instead of icf -devastation will strike again! in 1992, we put 2 addns on a church in aiken sc using icfs terrific stuff !!!

[graciegirl]

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[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

The Villages are not being shady. When I first discovered this place, my, our, first reaction was that it was TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

Just spend a month or so walking through homes under construction. I would choose a block stucco, just simply because we live in a hurricane prone peninsula of Florida and it gets HOT. ASK to talk to one of their builders. I don't know if that will be feasible because they are really working hard and on schedule and they don't have to SELL anything.

They build to code. Get a copy of Code for Sumter County. They do NOT build custom homes but will accommodate SOME choices. The Premier homes have some different selections, base moldings were higher as a dumb example...I can't think of others right now, because that one stood out to us at the time. Our moldings were all silicone sealed. As I have said before, I thought they did a danged good job and we are not strangers to having homes built for us.

They do a few models over and over.

My memory is not serving me. What do the readers say is the most commonly chosen designer? The one with the kitchen in the front and pillars inside. That was our first home. Wonderful plan. Then the biggest designer is very popular...cannot think of it's name.

Somebody tell this guy what YOU chose. We have a Seabrook now. LOVE IT.

Somewhere, I can't find them we had pictures of the lumber and metal braces as it was built....all you have to do is walk through one of the block and stucco under construction.

OH RATS. I meant this to belong to the post I did above it. I haven't had coffee yet. I wish the OP would just ask WARRANTY and look for himself/herself.

[stadry]

As 1 should refrain from including 'fine dining when discussing tv eateries we should also add 'quality building methods /materials.

Vinyl sided homes are 2x4 wood stick construction on 16" centers. Stucco homes are cinder block outer walks with interior walls 2x4 wood stick construction.

Both will have a small number of steel 2x4 or 2x6 studs. Roof trusses are wood and fabricated off site at a factory and trucked in.( n plants off siteormally byuit in offsite places its a specialty

Craft construction? Not really. A reasonable job done to meet building code. Yes, sometimes there are mistakes made and not corrected. Neighbor's 1-year inspection revealed cracked trusses in the attic insufficiently dried lumber (?)


9/0.

[wlasowicz]

My builder for the villa I bought 5 years told me the interior walls were 24 on center steel studs
There's nothing wrong with steel studs as the long the gauge used is strong enough and horizontal bracing is used. In my job as a carpenter doing commercial/industrial framing we used steel stud framing upward of 16 to 20 ft to ceiling deck. Double 5/8" drywall on both sides. Yes there are areas wood still needs to be used.

[Toymeister]

Question for the OP:

Why does it matter?

Think about it, most of the 'quality of construction' will manifest itself as energy savings.
Hurricane protection only matters if a strong hurricane hits. The quality of the plumbing shut off valves only mater when you change fixtures and so on.

Energy costs in TV will exceed homes in OTOW perhaps in the 10-15% range. So perhaps 200.00 - 250.00 annually for a couple in a 1,900 SQ ft designer.

Is this amount a deciding factor in home selection for you? No attack intended but I am curious.

[stadry]

looked at new homes today s of 44 -some had both steel & wood studs - no uniform spacing - measured random

[wlasowicz]

no uniform spacing that's not good if that is true. your sheet goods such drywall and sheathing goods are designed to work with proper framing standards 16" or 24" OC.

[Papa_lecki]

I dont know, all the houses are built to county code. In my opinion, OTOTW needs to give you specs and ask you if you can get the specs from The Villages (know you can’t).

You’re buying the lifestyle, it happens to come with a very nice, quality home.

As was posted above, if you are going to make a decision based on saving $500 a year because OTOTW has more insulation, go for it. There is no shortage of buyer in TV.

[Altavia]

Ran across this CONSTRUCTION
&
DEVELOPMENT
MANUAL SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA

May be more like this out there...


https://www.districtgov.org/document...19P00104000000