Buy a house or vacant lot?

[Bobby J]

My father is also a builder and he said if you are creative you can get a home built for under $150 sq foot! Lumber is a little high right now (up 25%). You can make up the difference with labor coming down. Anyway Pm if you need a good builder.

 

[Bob]

I've never understood the lack of cinderblock construction. It's much stronger than 2x6 and can be covered just as easily. Is it more profitable for stick-built?

 

[joho]

I've never understood the lack of cinderblock construction. It's much stronger than 2x6 and can be covered just as easily. Is it more profitable for stick-built?

When I moved to Fort Walton in 1963 most of the homes and shopping centers were built with cinderblock........it seemed to be what the contractors chose for for stability and longivity.

Some of the first homes built in Walton County were brick and cinderblock
(the "brickyard" in Blue Mountain Beach).

 

[Bobby J]

I've never understood the lack of cinderblock construction. It's much stronger than 2x6 and can be covered just as easily. Is it more profitable for stick-built?

the quality of cinder block construction here is very low... My father always has alot of problems getting quality layers. No room for error with block but in stick built it gets covered up with Sheetrock...

 

[Miss Kitty]

I've never understood the lack of cinderblock construction. It's much stronger than 2x6 and can be covered just as easily. Is it more profitable for stick-built?

I cinderblock houses.

 

[beachmouse]

If you get a chance, check out what O'Shea does with insulated concrete foam (ICF) construction. They'll have one or two of those kinds of homes in Parade every year. Great sound and noise insullation, and very resistant to high winds. It's definitely not your father's cinderblock home, and if we were building, we'd definitely go the ICF route.

One of the problems with the older cinderblock homes in the area is that many of them were built with flat roofs, which do not do well in high winds.

 

[DD]

When I moved to Fort Walton in 1963 most of the homes and shopping centers were built with cinderblock........it seemed to be what the contractors chose for for stability and longivity.

Some of the first homes built in Walton County were brick and cinderblock
(the "brickyard" in Blue Mountain Beach).

I cinderblock houses.

mr. dd's uncle built two cinderblock houses in FWB(Okaloosa Island) back in the early 60's. They're still there.

I love 'em too Miss Kitty!

 

[Mermaid]

I cinderblock houses.

Merman dreams of one day finding an old one on the beach that needs his brand of TLC. He's been dreaming a long time, but it's still a very good dream. :clap_1:

 

[flyforfun]

For the best insurance discounts, you need to consider following these guidelines and get it fortress approved. This is a little bit stronger than our current guidelines however insurance companies are taking notice and giving discounts for this type of construction.

http://www.ibhs.org/property_protection/results.asp?txt_zip=32459&btn_submit=Continue