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Stock reports strong first quarter sales at Quail West

- April 6, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

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Submitted Stock Development reported that 40 home, home and lot, custom new-build, and pended sales worth $50.8 million were processed at Quail West during first quarter 2014.

Stock Development reported that 40 home, home and lot, custom new-build, and pended sales worth $50.8 million were processed at Quail West during first quarter 2014. The strong first quarter sales activity continues the momentum established in 2013 when 112 sales worth $121,167,456 were executed at Quail West, a private golf course community in North Naples.

Stock executed 578 sales worth over $342 million companywide in 2013 in its award-winning communities throughout Southwest Florida, including Lely Resort, Black Bear Ridge, Quail West and Olde Cypress in Naples and Paseo in Fort Myers. The company is an established Preferred Builder in TwinEagles, Treviso Bay and Fiddlers Creek and last fall announced that Stock Signature Homes, its luxury estate homebuilding division, had completed the first of six furnished model residences being built in the prestigious Naples neighborhoods of Park Shore, the Moorings, and Estuary at Grey Oaks. Two models in Park Shore are currently under construction.

The aggressive approach to the construction of model and move-in ready residences taken by Stock and Quail Wests Preferred Builders was one of the keys to the communitys success during 2013 and continues to be equally significant in 2014.

Eleven fully-furnished model residences and two unfurnished move-in ready residences are currently open for viewing at Quail West. Eleven additional furnished models and six move-in ready residences are currently under construction. Another 11 models and two move-in ready residences are scheduled to begin construction between now and early June.

In addition to the model and move-in ready residence construction activity, 35 new build end-user homes are currently under construction at Quail West and another 16 are scheduled to start within the next 30-60 days. Taken in sum, a total of 52 end-user residences, furnished models, and unfurnished, move-in ready homes are now under construction at Quail West and 29 are poised to start construction.

Quail Wests diverse array of luxurious home choices is set in five distinctive neighborhoods that showcase the communitys beauty.

Escala is a luxury villa neighborhood by Stock Signature Homes offering five, three- and four-bedroom floor plans ranging from 2,822 to 3,239 square feet under air base-priced in the $700s. Stock recently introduced two new floor plans in Escala.

The new Oakdale plan offers 3,386 square feet under air and a total of 5,044 square feet. The plan includes four bedrooms, four baths, a study, formal living and dining rooms, a gourmet island kitchen, a family room, a screened covered lanai and a three-car garage. The Oakdale floor plan is base-priced at $789,990.

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Handyman Hints: Up we go

- April 6, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

This week we install our suspended ceiling. However, before getting to the matter of the perimeter moldings and cross tees, let's devise a plan.

Required tools? Pencil, graph paper, and tape measure. What goes on the paper? Any and all ceiling obstacles that will interfere with the regular installation of our main tees and cross pieces, including light fixtures, stairways, posts, windows valances, and ductwork.

Due to the fact the 12 ft. main tees support the entire weight of the grid system and tiles, our goal will be to have them extend from wall to wall with as few breaks, or separations, as possible. The only sure way to achieve this is to draw the grid on paper first, keeping in mind that your first main tee should run down the center of the room. Centering the first main tee will ensure equal spacing of the perimeter tiles, an esthetic must-have.

If an obstruction won't allow a center main tee, shift this center tee over by 6, 12, or 18 inches. Position the main tees 4 ft apart. Once the main tees are drawn in place, sketch in the 4 ft. and any 2 ft. cross tees. Basically, we want equal perimeter spacing, along with as wide a perimeter tile as possible. Tiles cut too narrow become brittle, and tend to break or crack as they're raised into the grid.

The only exception to this "avoid too narrow a tile" rule, is if for decorative or strategic purposes, your plan would benefit from a 6-9 inch perimeter. Such could be the case with the raised pattern of an elite series tile. Because elite, or premium series tiles, can have very intricate step down or wavy type surfaces, requiring the installer to painstakingly cut every tile edge to the matched specifications of the three other sides, which will add hours to the installation process, choosing a plain tile to act as a perimeter is not such a bad idea. A plain perimeter will not only provide a little formality to the ceiling space, but it'll save you a few bucks as well, a sort of "class without the cost" type of scenario, since plain tiles are only a fraction of the price of an elite series tile.

Next, ceiling height. For the easier installation of rigid tiles, be sure to place the perimeter molding at least 4 inches below the joists system. Allowing yourself 3 inches of the space to work with will be very frustrating, while dropping the tiles down only 2 inches may very well push you towards mental calamity. Understandably, something that's basically made of crushed paper, doesn't bend so well, or allows itself to be force-fitted, without you either breaking a corner, or scratching the tile's surface, two absolute issues that will challenge you every time you attempt to place a tile in position. What about beams or low hanging ductwork? Finish or box in the beams with ready to paint MDF or finger-joint pine panels, then attach the perimeter molding in the same manner you would against a wall.

If possible, re-direct ductwork to the perimeter of the room. Then box it in. Or, paint the ductwork white (to match the tiles), or black (for that contemporary, industrial complex look), then install a valence (made of 1x6 or 1x8 FJ pine) on either side of the duct, to which you will attach the necessary perimeter molding. Install the perimeter molding first, using either a hand held level, or better yet, laser level to guide you. Next, pull a mason's line along the center or the room, tucked under the perimeter molding, parallel to the joists. The mason's line, or string, will be essential to you setting the main tees in a level position. Check the drawing, then mark an "x" on the joist where the first main tee will cross, then mark a spot every 4 ft. on either side of the first "x", along the same joist. These points will indicate where the main tees will cross the room.

In order to avoid sag, main tees must be supported at every third joist (4 ft.). So, mark an "x" on these spots as well, then twist in an eye-screw, and about 8-10 inches of tie-wire, on every mark. Use tin snips to cut the main and cross tees (a hack saw will do a sloppy job) and pliers to fit and twist the tie-wire through the pre-cut slots of your main tees. After having installed a few cross tees, insert a tile or two to verify that everything is going up squarely.

Happy ceilings.

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