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Met a retired builder over the weekend--he had built $20million estates in S.Fl and most of the houses in Sunrise. He told me if you really followed all the installation guidelines of the materials manufacturers--it would take 2 years to build a house

Examples--concrete slab should be wet cured for 7 days
stucco should cure for several months before
being painted
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Met a retired builder over the weekend--he had built $20million estates in S.Fl and most of the houses in Sunrise. He told me if you really followed all the installation guidelines of the materials manufacturers--it would take 2 years to build a house

Examples--concrete slab should be wet cured for 7 days
stucco should cure for several months before
being painted
I think TWO YEARS is a gross overstatement.
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Met a retired builder over the weekend--he had built $20million estates in S.Fl and most of the houses in Sunrise. He told me if you really followed all the installation guidelines of the materials manufacturers--it would take 2 years to build a house

Examples--concrete slab should be wet cured for 7 days
stucco should cure for several months before
being painted
How Long Does Concrete Take to Cure? | Hunker
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Met a retired builder over the weekend--he had built $20million estates in S.Fl and most of the houses in Sunrise. He told me if you really followed all the installation guidelines of the materials manufacturers--it would take 2 years to build a house

Examples--concrete slab should be wet cured for 7 days
stucco should cure for several months before
being painted


Now that's funny.
Should be over in the Joke Thread.
I've built millions of SF of space all over the USA.
Industrial, Warehousing, Office and Residential.
I would suggest finding someone else to talk to.

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Old 07-23-2018, 10:40 AM
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Met a retired builder over the weekend--he had built $20million estates in S.Fl and most of the houses in Sunrise. He told me if you really followed all the installation guidelines of the materials manufacturers--it would take 2 years to build a house

Examples--concrete slab should be wet cured for 7 days
stucco should cure for several months before
being painted
My husband was a builder for many years and in an ideal world this is absolutely true. Unfortunately it rarely happens. Time and money rule.
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Different mixes of concrete cure at different rates. There are also different types of stucco.
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We have had eleven homes built in our lifetime. We were corporate gypsies.
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I'll try this again (prior one deleted).

I've built millions of SF of buildings all over the USA.
Constructed Industrial, Warehouse, Office & Residential.

The two year statement is a joke.

(I think I'm within the guidelines)

I see it. I thought several of mine were deleted too, this morning. I could see my name but I couldn't see the post.
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But I guess it too Noah almost 100 years.
Wasn't deleted something funky going on with the site. It is not refreshing properly.
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Now that's funny.
Should be over in the Joke Thread.
I've built millions of SF of space all over the USA.
Industrial, Warehousing, Office and Residential.
I would suggest finding someone else to talk to.

I agree. I think a lot of things posted are just to get someone riled. Especially the people who love it here and think well of how the builder builds.
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There is a big difference between a multi level multi room estate and a single level 2000 sq ft house. I am pretty sure a 20 million dollar estate would require this amount of time if it was to be built well. That being said even a 2000 sq ft house being put up in a month is cutting a lot of corners.
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I see it. I thought several of mine were deleted too, this morning. I could see my name but I couldn't see the post.
I C it now.

I've been bad before.

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There is a big difference between a multi level multi room estate and a single level 2000 sq ft house. I am pretty sure a 20 million dollar estate would require this amount of time if it was to be built well. That being said even a 2000 sq ft house being put up in a month is cutting a lot of corners.
Our last home here took about two months..little more than two months. We watched it being built day by day. I don't think they rush. I think they are carefully organized and have precise planning, but they do allow for corrections;the builder ordered the backsplash tile taken down in the kitchen, (we didn't see anything wrong with it) and redirected a few other things. What they do well, is have things ordered and ready to go and have teams who just do each type of work. They have a team of foundation builders and a team of rough in carpenters and a team of roofers, and a team of finish carpenters and of course electricians and plumbers. They have the needed material and the team is ready to work on the day scheduled. There are not pauses of days and days like on other homes we had built. I was most amazed to see a team of women caulkers who sealed the baseboards throughout the home. I think they do a good job.


Naturally there are not just one team for each, they employ myriads of experienced workers.
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What the person I met said IF, you followed all the guidelines to a T, it would almost be impossible to build a house under 2 years--no --one does
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