[Marlo]

Originally Posted by janmcn

Slipping and falling on a tile floor can be more dangerous for elderly people.

If more and more people refuse to buy these spec homes with amenities they don't like or want, perhaps TV will go back to allowing people to design their own homes.

It wouldn't do any good when you build. We built a new home, they only allowed carpet in certain areas, they would only lay the wood OR tile floor where THEY wanted it not where I wanted it. We did vinyl because I wasn't going to put tile or wood where they wanted it because it would have ruined the flow and made the rooms look smaller. They wouldn't let me install wood in the kitchen or any other "wet" room only tile. We did carpet in the living/dining area and bedroom and when we're ready we'll replace it with hardwood. I hated having tile anywhere because it's so hard to remove if you want to install something else. Just the experience we went through and we were one of the last ones to be able to custom build. When you're building and paying for a home you would think the custom means the way YOU want it not the way TV say you have to do it. Regardless, we love it in TV, love the home and lot just wish we'd been able to have more say in the installation layout.

[NYGUY]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Steak-Ums. That's just funny!

I like steak-ums

[TheVillageChicken]

Originally Posted by PR1234

We've been in the process of looking for a new home. SO many of the homes have that awful ceramic tile in the entire home. WHY??? As many homes as we have looked at, I've never seen one of those houses that looks warm and inviting....even with rugs on them. I understand having it in the kitchen and baths, but the entire house...UGH!
My question....what do we have to do to put other flooring down? Does that have to be jack hammered up first?

I had the tile removed...no jackhammer required...came up easily.

[MSGirl]

graciegirl, I love your colors!! Where did you get your drapes or fabric for those drapes? LOVE!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by sunnyatlast

When buyers think carpet holds dirt, they've probably not really hand scrubbed the tile grout lines with a brush to see what kind of dirt grinds into grout and sits in it, even with weekly, meticulous washing of the floor by hand.

This home is three years old this month. Just shot a picture of the tile and grout lines unsealed in entry. Use a Swiffer after vacuuming. I think it is holding up well.

Sorry. I printed a sketch I am working on for art class too and it won't go away.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Marlo

It wouldn't do any good when you build. We built a new home, they only allowed carpet in certain areas, they would only lay the wood OR tile floor where THEY wanted it not where I wanted it. We did vinyl because I wasn't going to put tile or wood where they wanted it because it would have ruined the flow and made the rooms look smaller. They wouldn't let me install wood in the kitchen or any other "wet" room only tile. We did carpet in the living/dining area and bedroom and when we're ready we'll replace it with hardwood. I hated having tile anywhere because it's so hard to remove if you want to install something else. Just the experience we went through and we were one of the last ones to be able to custom build. When you're building and paying for a home you would think the custom means the way YOU want it not the way TV say you have to do it. Regardless, we love it in TV, love the home and lot just wish we'd been able to have more say in the installation layout.

I guess because "they" had to warranty it. PLUS...I have heard this dozens of times from the "old" times. They would allow many more choices and then the buyer had an unexpected cash reversal and the home didn't close and The Villages then owned the VERY individualized home that no one else would want. The Villages have learned as they've gone along.

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Deseylou

I hate carpet
I can't wait to put in tile or hardwood
If you've pulled up carpet and seen what lurks beneath!!!!

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I agree. Carpet fills with all kinds of fuzzy, gritty, furry things . I have a darker tile with same color grout and no grout cleaning needed.

[Shimpy]

To each his own. I've been in Florida most of my life and except for my first home in Miami all I've had is tile.......except for now here. I hated how tile would chip if something dropped on it, and especially how dirty the grout got in traffic areas. My last home in Boca Raton was to cost $1000 to restore the grout and it probably wouldn't have stayed clean for more than a year or two. I'll take the softness and warmth of carpet anyday. If you are new to Fla. and this is all new to you then you'll probably like tile. As they say......You pays your money and takes your choice.

[rubicon]

We have tile everywhere except our three bedrooms. I hate the traffic patterns and so we tossed back and forth as to what we were going to do with the bedrooms. Wood floors were out because of moisture concerns. I know hey can test and I know they can treat but its Florida My wife didn't want tile, I did. We compromised and did it my wife's way and replace carpet with carpet but installed top quality from the concrete up. Its holding up better.

We do not feel that tile is a problem maintaining and periodically call our tile guy to come in and give our tile a face lift.

it all works because we all make it work. enjoy your home

[rdhdleo]

Originally Posted by rubicon

We have tile everywhere except our three bedrooms. I hate the traffic patterns and so we tossed back and forth as to what we were going to do with the bedrooms. Wood floors were out because of moisture concerns. I know hey can test and I know they can treat but its Florida My wife didn't want tile, I did. We compromised and did it my wife's way and replace carpet with carpet but installed top quality from the concrete up. Its holding up better.

We do not feel that tile is a problem maintaining and periodically call our tile guy to come in and give our tile a face lift.

it all works because we all make it work. enjoy your home

May I ask who your tile guy is? Thank you!

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by rubicon

We compromised and did it my wife's way

Rubicon...........Compromised?????? You sound like me.

[PR1234]

Oh my other pet peeve looking at TV houses. Here they are called 'preserve' homes and you get charged extra. Back in Michigan we call them swamps!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by PR1234

Oh my other pet peeve looking at TV houses. Here they are called 'preserve' homes and you get charged extra. Back in Michigan we call them swamps!

YUP, we all went through that. It is an up charge to back on a street too..

The bottom line is that homes here are selling like hot cakes. And the prices are going up all the time. When we first came here seven years ago we saw a house we loved and dilly dallied around....for a half an hour. Poof it was gone. We bought the house next door to it and those folks became our best friends. But I still ALWAYS liked their house better than ours.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by PR1234

Oh my other pet peeve looking at TV houses. Here they are called 'preserve' homes and you get charged extra. Back in Michigan we call them swamps!

A lot of people will pay extra to back on a swamp with mosquitos and gators, rather than have a "kissing lanai".
There's a seat for every ass.

[Happydaz]

Some people like tile and have it in their whole house. Some people like wall to wall carpeting. Others prefer engineered hardwood or laminate wood floors. It is really a matter of personal preference. The one thing I notice about some people, particularly as they get up in years, is that they think their preference or opinion is the only correct one and they belittle other people's choices because they are different from theirs. Who says tile is bad? Who says engineered hardwood is no good?. Who says wall to wall carpeting isn't a good choice?