Are there any track home builders that you like?

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I for one like the "tuscony stucco boxes" out in So. Cal. Just wish the lot was atleast 4x the size of the house.

Living in Texas, the lower priced homes have hardy plank sidings, the mid price homes have brick exteriors, and the higher price homes are Stucco. So I'm accustom to thinking that stucco=more expensive.



Just wondering if there are any track home builders that you guys like?

this forum seems to have a disdain for track homes in general.
 
[quote author="autox" date=1252964373]I for one like the "tuscony stucco boxes" out in So. Cal. Just wish the lot was atleast 4x the size of the house.

Living in Texas, the lower priced homes have hardy plank sidings, the mid price homes have brick exteriors, and the higher price homes are Stucco. So I'm accustom to thinking that stucco=more expensive.



Just wondering if there are any track home builders that you guys like?

this forum seems to have a disdain for track homes in general.</blockquote>


Earthquakes and bricks don't play nicely with each other, which is why you don't see any of it in new construction. The combination of rainy winters and dry hot summers tends to wreak havoc on wood siding material because the wood is usually from tree farms and not old growth forests; the speedy growth encouraged by farms allows more space between the rings, which translates into warping as the seasons cycle between dry and wet. Builders are left with a choice between non-wood siding or stucco, with TIC requiring stucco for it's uniformity and builders preferring it because unskilled day labor can apply it easily.



If the higher priced homes have stucco, it's because the builder is looking to squeeze every last dime of profit out of the place, not because it's a superior siding material.
 
[quote author="autox" date=1252964373]I for one like the "tuscony stucco boxes" out in So. Cal. Just wish the lot was atleast 4x the size of the house.

Living in Texas, the lower priced homes have hardy plank sidings, the mid price homes have brick exteriors, and the higher price homes are Stucco. So I'm accustom to thinking that stucco=more expensive.



Just wondering if there are any track home builders that you guys like?

this forum seems to have a disdain for track homes in general.</blockquote>
Toll Brothers
 
[quote author="USCTrojanCPA" date=1252991838][quote author="autox" date=1252964373]I for one like the "tuscony stucco boxes" out in So. Cal. Just wish the lot was atleast 4x the size of the house.

Living in Texas, the lower priced homes have hardy plank sidings, the mid price homes have brick exteriors, and the higher price homes are Stucco. So I'm accustom to thinking that stucco=more expensive.



Just wondering if there are any track home builders that you guys like?

this forum seems to have a disdain for track homes in general.</blockquote>
Toll Brothers</blockquote>


I like the Toll brothers models, but when I saw a couple of there homes which were not as "upgraded" and staged, they just look plain inside.
 
You can take Nude out of Southern CA but not Southern CA out of Nude. Eloquently statement on the stucco/wood/brick construction.
 
I'm not a fan of <span style="font-size: 14px;">Tract</span> houses. However, if one lives in Irvine it is difficult

to avoid the cookie cutter look.



<img src="http://www.fancyflours.com/fancyflours/images/items/cookie-cutter-house.jpg" alt="" />
 
The most valuable tool in Irvine:



<img src="http://www.hktdc.com/rsc?profile=productimage&subprofile=large&pid=655836&file=image_1.jpg" alt="" />
 
[quote author="autox" date=1252964373]I for one like the "tuscony stucco boxes" out in So. Cal. Just wish the lot was atleast 4x the size of the house.

Living in Texas, the lower priced homes have hardy plank sidings, the mid price homes have brick exteriors, and the higher price homes are Stucco. So I'm accustom to thinking that stucco=more expensive.



Just wondering if there are any track home builders that you guys like?

this forum seems to have a disdain for track homes in general.</blockquote>


Clean simple design can adapt material transition easier. As form get to be way too complicated only stucco is possible to skin the shape.



Simple design demand high skill like packing away all type of junks neatly into a single box like a jig saw puzzle. Bad design is when the same junks in a messy pile in random boxes of different sizes. Which method will take more time?
 
Tract homes are like cosmetic and perfume products. The money spent on packaging and marketing is drained from the quality and quantity of the contents.
 
[quote author="bkshopr" date=1253059789]The most valuable tool in Irvine:



<img src="http://www.hktdc.com/rsc?profile=productimage&subprofile=large&pid=655836&file=image_1.jpg" alt="" /></blockquote>
Correction:

<img src="http://i32.tinypic.com/2qjykoj.jpg" alt="" />
 
[quote author="profette" date=1253013395]I'm not a fan of <span style="font-size: 14px;">Tract</span> houses. However, if one lives in Irvine it is difficult

to avoid the cookie cutter look.



<img src="http://www.fancyflours.com/fancyflours/images/items/cookie-cutter-house.jpg" alt="" /></blockquote>


How many houses in Irvine is this pretty and balance with a door at the middle of a house with asymmetrical windows? Not too many.
 
[quote author="MojoJD" date=1253229139][quote author="awgee" date=1252994973]Taylor Woodrow</blockquote>


Agree. Taylor Woodrow - Mahogany



;)</blockquote>


kissing up to teacher? ;)
 
[quote author="acpme" date=1253248871][quote author="MojoJD" date=1253229139][quote author="awgee" date=1252994973]Taylor Woodrow</blockquote>


Agree. Taylor Woodrow - Mahogany



;)</blockquote>


kissing up to teacher? ;)</blockquote>


For the record: IMO Taylor Woodrow was a good builder. Notice I said WAS... Now that they are Taylor Morrison, they build crap. BK mentioned this a while back, and how they took on a bunch of rejects from KB and Ryland when the layoffs were in full force. IMO, I think they are headed downhill, and I do believe BK agrees. We know some of the people who went to go work for them, and their reputations are... well... their priorities are not with the homeowner... lets just leave it at that.
 
[quote author="bkshopr" date=1253077801]Tract homes are like cosmetic and perfume products.</blockquote>


in other words, asian are too in love with them? hmm, yeah actually its a great analogy.
 
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