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Wooden Houses

Hello All, I am looking to buy a house in Jupiter Farms, I want to know is buying a wood house in Florida is such a good idea. Everyone I have spoken to says never buy a wood house, but nobody knows why it is bad. Can anyone help me by telling me the problems with owing a wood house, i.e. more maintenance, subterranean termites, etc. Thanks. Allegra

2006-09-18 22:06:48 | Author esther_4

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5 Responses to Wooden Houses

  1. george_1 on 2006-09-19 07:26:03.815445

    Hi Allegra... After living in Florida for 3 years my guess would be either termites or hurricanes or both. Jupiter is on the east coast, yes? ML *~*~*~*~*~*~ "We are coming after you -- and the fury of hell is coming with us...." (Rep. Charles Norwood, Georgia )

  2. esther_4 on 2006-09-19 06:12:37.503196

    Hey ML, It is about 10 miles inland from the east coast of florida. Have you had any problems with the wood rotting or needing to be replaced? Is the maintanence higher or is that a myth? Thanks. Allegra

  3. george_1 on 2006-09-19 23:28:39.296116

    *~*~*~*~*~*~ "We are coming after you -- and the fury of hell is coming with us...." (Rep. Charles Norwood, Georgia )

  4. george_1 on 2006-09-20 09:28:25.660131

    Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... my 1st email went out by mistake.... I lived in a rental property that was deplorable to begin with. I didn't notice any termite damage. I lived in Melbourne, also about 10-ish miles inland. ML *~*~*~*~*~*~ "We are coming after you -- and the fury of hell is coming with us...." (Rep. Charles Norwood, Georgia )

  5. esther_4 on 2006-09-21 05:30:31.720397

    I subed a framing crew for Jim Walters Homes some 20 years ago in Jacksonvill and I can tell you they were good then and probubly better today. J-vills code book was enormus. The avrege R valu of abrick or block house is like 2. And power bills are nuts. Every house will have problums, it's what you want to work for that matters. Mike

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