Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Rango had it right on the first response. I've owned both siding and stucco, I'll stay with stucco 100% of the time. Sometimes I could hear my neighbors next door in the siding home, the stucco is very quiet. The siding does weather a bit and get dull too, don't think it doesn't. Yes, the stucco will need a paint job, but it's just all around the winner - and not much more costly, I'd say minimally.
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Block housing with stucco is much stronger than a wood frame with vinyl siding. During hurricanes, you want block and stucco construction. Also make sure the roof meets hurricane standards. Not only does this make you safer, but you get better insurance rates. Insurance companies know block house are stronger and hurricane rated roofs stay on.
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#34
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I have a poured concrete home covered with stucco. I feel more confident in the event of severe weather. Siding can be torn off a home in heavy winds, ie hurricanes and tornadoes (heaven forbid).
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Phillips Villas in The Village of Mulberry are poured concrete with metal rod supports, not wood.
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It is a personal choice. Block / Stucco cost more to buy and cost more in the long run. The stucco coating cracks and need to be filled and it needs to be painted every 6 - 8 years or so. Both styles need pressure washing about every 9 months since the north facing walls will get mildewed due to lack of sun. Some people believe a block house is stronger and safer. Walls may be stronger but when the roof gets torn off in a hurricane (wood roof attached the same exact way as a stick built/ sided house) you are left with an "above ground pool"! Purely comes down to personal choice and how much you wish to spend.
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I bought a stucco house. When shopping for houses I felt the siding was pretty cheap looking and feeling. But what really did it for me was the reports I read about critters like snakes living behind the vinyl siding. That did it for me.
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#39
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It's a personal choice! If you like a layout of a certain home, it may only come in vinyl, like the designer I own. Vinyl is sturdier now than the older ones. Stucco does look better but Village realtors told us that stucco should be painted about every 5 yrs. but I can tell you right now just from driving around, you can see where some of the stucco homes have had cracks repaired. That doesn't make them bad, but just making my point, they'll need painted. Buy a home that you like, either one it'll be a home to enjoy for years to come!
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Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in south Florida the vinyl homes were dispersed all over Dade county, in pieces, but the slabs remain. Block homes did much better with less damage. I would not consider vinyl or wooden homes after seeing that! The roofs are all strapped now which should help keep them attached. Considered moving back to Ft. Lauderdale, but insurance is hard to come by and expensive. A tornado, like the one that roared through The Villages destroyed everything it touched, regardless of construction. Goodbye Mallory CC and the weeks of blue tarps on damaged roofs.
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#41
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Stucco needs to be painted. Vinyl will get green algae on it and will need to be cleaned. Stucco homes are often more desirable and will command a higher resale price over vinyl
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#42
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Having always previously owned either brick, premium wood siding or stucco houses, it was an adjustment at first when we found the perfect house/in the perfect location (for us)...but it had vinyl siding.
I still chuckle thinking of my wife's comment shortly after moving in, where she was ecstatic, but commented; "I never imagined I would be so happy...living in a plastic house." ![]() Almost seven years later now...no regrets whatsoever. ![]() |
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We are too far inland to worry if a frame house or block house will survive. They both will.
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One more note - IF you do stucco - remember - if there is any settling - every crack will show up - sometimes really large. Look around - especially in the older sections that had time to settle. In the long run - stucco will cost you more - but usually looks more attractive. Personal choice - I've had both - I've had my siding re- painted and it looks like new. Yes I have to have it cleaned about every 6 months - at a cost of $60.
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