[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by bark4me

Have you seen how these houses are built? After footers are dug, there is no compaction of the soil/sand or any gravel and rebar put down prior to pouring of concrete. The same with the driveways and sidewalks. I saw several homes being built in my previous neighborhood and was shocked to see that being done.

What sidewalks are you talking about? There are a very limited number of roads where there are any sidewalks at all in the Villages. Odell Circle has sidewalks. I have to think hard about any other residential neighborhood that has them.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

What sidewalks are you talking about? There are a very limited number of roads where there are any sidewalks at all in the Villages. Odell Circle has sidewalks. I have to think hard about any other residential neighborhood that has them.

Hillsborough Trail, Pinellas Place, Canal Street, and Bonita Blvd are a few streets that have sidewalks and are comparable to Odell Circle.

I don't recall seeing any problems with sidewalks or driveways or reading about any problems here but I suppose I haven't been paying too much attention to that.

[mraines]

Originally Posted by npwalters

Any civil engineers on this forum?

It seems like there is a report of some part of the drainage, ponds, and/or home foundations failing in The Villages quite often. Sometimes it is in areas only a few years old.

Is this normal? My neighborhood in Tennessee was over 70 years old and we did not have similar issues. Maybe it is just reported in the local newspaper more often but I really don't know. My gut says it is due to substandard building practices but I have no information to back that up.

I'd like to hear the thoughts of others with some experience in this arena.

Poor infrastructure. The developer does a poor job and then the residents have to pay for repairs. I lived in New Jersey, Ocala and LA and never saw anything like it is here.

[ThirdOfFive]

"When you read something or hear a rumor while enjoying this wonderful lifestyle, please take a moment to “fact check” before you become concerned or pass along misinformation. In a community this large, misinformation can be one of our biggest challenges. "

Bingo! As Sir Winston Churchill once noted: "a lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can get its pants on".

There are people who seem to live for that kind of thing.

[thevillagernie]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Did you attend the PWAC meeting today where this was discussed?

My understanding of what was explained is that the stormwater pipes installed at the time met the applicable code. Since then, perhaps due to failures, the code has been changed. I have no idea if this is true but that is what I believe I heard.

Tennessee, NY, and MD may have been built to different code, the water may be less corrosive, or they may not have the same amount of pipe in the ground waiting to fail. It also could be that the code in FL was lacking at the time and has been changed since. It is also possible that the Developer used pipe that was not up to code but with so many miles of pipe to fail and such a focus on Florida's Friendliest Home Town, that would seem to be a risk to the reputation of the Villages that he would be unlikely to take.

yea the water isn't too far away from you, beside and under

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by mraines

Poor infrastructure. The developer does a poor job and then the residents have to pay for repairs. I lived in New Jersey, Ocala and LA and never saw anything like it is here.

So, post #21 is full of lies?

[npwalters]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

So, post #21 is full of lies?

Post #21 was informative and had some good points. I did have to laugh at the "1 year warranty" given to us residents. I am not an expert but 1 year seems like a very short time when talking about underground utilities. My electric razor has a better warranty.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by npwalters

Post #21 was informative and had some good points. I did have to laugh at the "1 year warranty" given to us residents. I am not an expert but 1 year seems like a very short time when talking about underground utilities. My electric razor has a better warranty.

Since those pipes are the first thing done, they can be 3-5 years old before acceptance by the Districts and the warranty clock starts.

From a local/micro view it can seem the issues are excessive.

But if you drive around the Eastport area to see infrastructure work in progress, it's mind boggling.

There's a great view of the massive amount of with from the top of the Bexeley bridge.

I'm in awe how they manage it all simultaneously and how the thousands of workers building all this do as good as they do considering the scale.

[Number 10 GI]

A little bit of "fact" on sink holes and why it happens and the states where it happens frequently.

Which areas are most at risk for sinkholes? | American Geosciences Institute

Note this paragraph "The most damage from sinkholes tends to occur in Florida, Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania." Notice that Pennsylvania is the only northern state in this list.

I lived in Tennessee for 34 years, sink holes happened frequently. I lived in a subdivision outside the city limits in the county where there was a farm behind my property. Lived there for 20+ years and a sink hole opened up right on the edge of my yard in the farm owner's field. There were a few that appeared on streets in the downtown area where a street water drainage or potable water pipe broke. Because it didn't happen back home in a state not on the list, doesn't mean that faulty infrastructure in Florida is the reason it happens there.