Erik Reuter wrote:
>
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 10:29:23PM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
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> > 2) the exterior of the house has to be 90% masonry (i.e., stone or
> > brick) and no more than 10% wood or other materials (and this is
> > something we can live with happily);
>
> Wow, that one surprises me. Most neighborhoods I've seen don't have
> nearly that much masonry. At most, they might have masonry on the front,
> then the side and back would be some type of siding (aluminum or some
> polymer). Not that it would bother me, I like a good brick or stone
> house built to last! Any idea how much more expensive an all masonry
> house is compared to an equivalent house with a lot of wood or siding?
This neighborhood is a little, well, upscale. Once you've paid for a
1-acre lot (or bigger), paying the extra for all-masonry exterior isn't
such a big deal. (There are 5-acre lots on the flood plain, as well,
which I think is a bad idea, but they didn't ask me. We're a good 40
feet of elevation above them, so we're *extremely* unlikely to get
flooded. We're a lot more worried about an F5 tornado hitting our
house.)
Oh, and one thing I didn't mention -- minimum house size. I think it's
something like 2000 square feet, but as we were planning on something at
least 3000 square feet when we bought the land, we didn't worry about
the exact minimum size. (I've forgotten how big it turned out to be,
exactly.)
Julia
possibly moving as soon as 76 days from now, whee!
