Originally Posted by genobambino (Post 2327151)

There are a lot of homes like that in the Spanish Springs neighborhoods, Chula Vista area, Delmar etc.

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy (Post 2327149)

I'm guessing it's an older home, because there are few stick built homes around. Perhaps there are only a few because the stick built homes didn't do well in the Florida humidity and the only ones who liked them were termites.

Originally Posted by Snakster66 (Post 2326885)

This is NOT another stucco vs vinyl debate. I wanted to try to get that straight out of the chute.

I know it is relatively rare, but apparently there exists homes in TV that are stucco, but not block. They are stucco on wood frame houses. I have come across a listing, in my continuing search, of just such a house.

So I am seeking information of anyone who owns or has owned one of these rarities and can give insight into pluses or minuses for these down there. I know here in PA, when we bought our current house 4 years ago, our agent was pretty adamant about avoiding stucco homes (most stuccoed over wood frame) as they are apparently notorious for issues up here.

Again….thats stucco on wood frame. I have no issues, or questions, about stucco on block. Or stick vs block construction per se, unless it is direct relation to the exterior.

If this devolves, I tried.

Originally Posted by jjombrello (Post 2327169)

The Villages offered wood frame with stucco up until about 1998 when they discontinued this construction. We built in 1998 and were seriously considering wood frame/stucco as it gave the additional interior space with good outside cover. When we came to build we were informed that the wood frame/stucco was no longer an option. I could be that there is more movement with a wood frame home which caused cracking to the stucco. I had a block/stucco home in Minnesota that cracked but was easily patched and was not a big problem. If you find a home built with wood frame/stucco, it has to be 25 plus years old.

Originally Posted by Snakster66 (Post 2326885)

This is NOT another stucco vs vinyl debate. I wanted to try to get that straight out of the chute.

I know it is relatively rare, but apparently there exists homes in TV that are stucco, but not block. They are stucco on wood frame houses. I have come across a listing, in my continuing search, of just such a house.

So I am seeking information of anyone who owns or has owned one of these rarities and can give insight into pluses or minuses for these down there. I know here in PA, when we bought our current house 4 years ago, our agent was pretty adamant about avoiding stucco homes (most stuccoed over wood frame) as they are apparently notorious for issues up here.

Again….thats stucco on wood frame. I have no issues, or questions, about stucco on block. Or stick vs block construction per se, unless it is direct relation to the exterior.

If this devolves, I tried.

Originally Posted by jjombrello (Post 2327169)

The Villages offered wood frame with stucco up until about 1998 when they discontinued this construction. We built in 1998 and were seriously considering wood frame/stucco as it gave the additional interior space with good outside cover. When we came to build we were informed that the wood frame/stucco was no longer an option. I could be that there is more movement with a wood frame home which caused cracking to the stucco. I had a block/stucco home in Minnesota that cracked but was easily patched and was not a big problem. If you find a home built with wood frame/stucco, it has to be 25 plus years old.