Comments on: Comment of the Day: What It Takes To Build at the Upper End http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-what-it-takes-to-build-at-the-upper-end/2012-10-17/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: TheNiche http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-what-it-takes-to-build-at-the-upper-end/2012-10-17/#comment-297330 TheNiche Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:49:04 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48609#comment-297330 The problem with stucco is that most homebuyers (and their agents) are fucking stupid and either don't know or can't tell the difference between stucco, EIFS, or even HardiePanel. Consequently, someone that builds a single-family home with stucco or anything that looks like stucco should typically expect a lower resale value. (On the plus side, ARB members are also fucking stupid, and so it makes a good argument for each year's property tax protest.) For my money, I like fiber-cement siding if it is properly installed on a structure that has been engineered for it. The problem with stucco is that most homebuyers (and their agents) are fucking stupid and either don’t know or can’t tell the difference between stucco, EIFS, or even HardiePanel.

Consequently, someone that builds a single-family home with stucco or anything that looks like stucco should typically expect a lower resale value. (On the plus side, ARB members are also fucking stupid, and so it makes a good argument for each year’s property tax protest.)

For my money, I like fiber-cement siding if it is properly installed on a structure that has been engineered for it.

]]> By: Patrick http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-what-it-takes-to-build-at-the-upper-end/2012-10-17/#comment-297207 Patrick Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:23:37 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48609#comment-297207 Oh yeah OKC & Little Rock are two places I Do NOT want to go to. All of the entities involved need to rethink their priorites! Oh yeah OKC & Little Rock are two places I Do NOT want to go to. All of the entities involved need to rethink their priorites!

]]> By: commonsense http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-what-it-takes-to-build-at-the-upper-end/2012-10-17/#comment-297193 commonsense Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:08:46 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48609#comment-297193 Not sure what Faux Stucco is, stucco is a cement based product which is natural. If you're referring to EIFS which IS an artificial product, it hasn't been used in residential construction in over a decade because of insurance issues and lawsuits. Stucco is actually a very good construction material... it's a good choice for wet climates like ours because it doesn't "hold" moisture like brick does and it actually adds structural rigidity to the wood frame unlike brick which merely stands a couple of inches away from it. Not sure what Faux Stucco is, stucco is a cement based product which is natural. If you’re referring to EIFS which IS an artificial product, it hasn’t been used in residential construction in over a decade because of insurance issues and lawsuits. Stucco is actually a very good construction material… it’s a good choice for wet climates like ours because it doesn’t “hold” moisture like brick does and it actually adds structural rigidity to the wood frame unlike brick which merely stands a couple of inches away from it.

]]> By: Jennifer Mathis http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-what-it-takes-to-build-at-the-upper-end/2012-10-17/#comment-297090 Jennifer Mathis Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:58:49 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48609#comment-297090 "Fauxcco" has officially become my favorite word for the day. “Fauxcco” has officially become my favorite word for the day.

]]> By: miss_msry http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-what-it-takes-to-build-at-the-upper-end/2012-10-17/#comment-296585 miss_msry Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:00:13 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48609#comment-296585 Heck, I'd take Hardi Plank over Faux stucco any day of the week. I've seen enough fauxcco houses in the River Oaks area having to be rebuilt from the outside. Heck, I’d take Hardi Plank over Faux stucco any day of the week. I’ve seen enough fauxcco houses in the River Oaks area having to be rebuilt from the outside.

]]> By: Commonsense http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-what-it-takes-to-build-at-the-upper-end/2012-10-17/#comment-296500 Commonsense Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:44:48 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48609#comment-296500 Without disagreeing that one CAN spend $300 psf to build, we are able to include all the items you mentioned and then some for around $175 psf builder cost. Ours was about 12k sq ft included clay tile roof, Cantera facade, custom mahogany windows and doors, hand distressed walnut flooring, travertine, Wolf appliances, etc. Without disagreeing that one CAN spend $300 psf to build, we are able to include all the items you mentioned and then some for around $175 psf builder cost. Ours was about 12k sq ft included clay tile roof, Cantera facade, custom mahogany windows and doors, hand distressed walnut flooring, travertine, Wolf appliances, etc.

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