Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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We live in the Grand Rapids area and we also have only had sided homes. Hopefully, TV will be in our future.
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Less maintance on stick, more wind protection with block, although once a window or door goes then the wind could lift the roof off on either. You pay quite a lot less for stick and that's what I have after living the last 58 years in nothing but block in S. Florida. We don't have the strick wind codes that they have in S. Fla. so I guess they figure we have less of a chance of getting a catagory 3 or higher hurricane.
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We moved into our poured concrete wall CYV in July and we found setting our A/C on 81 degrees was perfect. On occasion if I just came back from riding somewhere in the open golf cart on a hot day I might turn it down to 80 for a few minutes and I never put it on 79 because that was too cold. My electric bills in Maryland were $300 to $400, so my $90 to $130 bills here have been nice.
Vinyl siding I hear is an attraction for snakes, they like to slither up inside the space between the vinyl siding the the plywood walls. Although most snakes are harmless, I still wouldn't care to see one crossing my yard when I'm walking my dog. That's one reason I bought a CYV was for the fence and the protection from other creatures. Also as someone wrote, I had a vinyl siding home up north and stucco looks more Floridian to me. |
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what I was told
The salesman I was with , told me that you can have termite damage with a cement or block home...the termites can eat the roof rafters ,So the lesson here is to get termite protection...I too thought termites would not harm a cement house.
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For those that don't know, the vinyl siding is ATTACHED TO the plywood walls.
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Termites eat wood. A block home will have furring strips nailed to the wall that holds the wallboard inside. Most of the walls have metal studs, but mine has some wood studs. Of course the roof is all wood.
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Decision
It is something you will go back and forth with for quite awhile. And maybe why many Villagers move three times we have been told?
Gracie and Bill spell out the reasons for both quite well. Some people have no option for a Block Home only the Frame is available. I talked to several builders before deciding. My curb appeal heart was leaning toward Block but my Garage and my wife's Lani requirements had us end up with a frame. Remember Block or Frame. The roofs can both be ripped off just as easy if the force is strong enough. When I asked my builder to double the Hurrican strapping he re - assured me that was not necesary. With the strapping codes now required if they fail then we should not be any where near or in that home. Bugs will get into any home! As will mice and other critters. Pest control is a fact of life and will protect any home is done properly and on time. It all comes down to budget space and curb appeal. My saleperson, God Bless his sole was so helpful in our decisions. One thing I did was upgrade to stronger two sided coated steel doors with 1/3/8 solid foam centers. Herv |
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The code in S. Fla. says all exterior doors must open OUT. Regardless what they are made of, if the door isn't supported by a frame all around it on the inside as an outside opening door it will only be held from blowing in by the latch. The first thing I noticed when we bought our house was the door opened in unfortunately.
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Hi fellow Michigander! I have a granddaughter that lives in the Grand Rapids area, we're just outside of Detroit. Have you been to TV yet? I see you just started posting so welcome to TOTV!
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Thanks for the welcome. We were at TV two weeks ago and loved it. I'm ready to move but my wife has a little more time before she can retire. We're still trying to get as much information as possible before we make the move.
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