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re: DR Horton files plans for a large development in Baker
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:44 am to member12
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:44 am to member12
Why?
While people need homes, who wants to buy in Baker given the state of the area and the school system?
Doesn’t even go into the flooding problem the area has which was highlighted by the 2016 floods. Lots of land well below the highway with houses on it that flooded out then.
Edit - Oh... THAT development.
shite place for it between being by an active prison and being on a fairly busy highway in 964 (Old Scenic) which is only 2-2.5 lanes wide.
School district is good for now but they have to be outstripping their capacity. The schools are set up to where the lower grades are 1-2 grades per school with a few having schools to themselves.
If they expand too much more, they are going to have to split some of the lower schools or expand the middle school and high school.
While people need homes, who wants to buy in Baker given the state of the area and the school system?
Doesn’t even go into the flooding problem the area has which was highlighted by the 2016 floods. Lots of land well below the highway with houses on it that flooded out then.
Edit - Oh... THAT development.
shite place for it between being by an active prison and being on a fairly busy highway in 964 (Old Scenic) which is only 2-2.5 lanes wide.
School district is good for now but they have to be outstripping their capacity. The schools are set up to where the lower grades are 1-2 grades per school with a few having schools to themselves.
If they expand too much more, they are going to have to split some of the lower schools or expand the middle school and high school.
This post was edited on 4/12/21 at 8:48 am
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Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:50 am to teke184
Or raise property taxes again to pay for more construction, which the natives will be furious about.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:51 am to member12
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350-acre property
Downright spooky how often this number turns up.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:51 am to LSUengr
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It is not in the City of Zachary. It is in East Baton Rouge Parish. Zachary city limits end at Cedar Bend Subdivision just south of Copper Mill. The City of Zachary will make a recommendation to the Baton Rouge Planning Commission and Council since it is in the Zachary zone of influence. Schools and fire protection will be provided by Zachary. They will recommend to BR to deny since that it is what they do with all applications that are in the zone of influence and will not annex into the city.
And Metro Council will laugh in their face. They give zero shites about Zachary Council or Schools.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:52 am to member12
1 mile from the city dump.
1/2 mile from where they send murders who are under 18.
Talk about convenience.
1/2 mile from where they send murders who are under 18.
Talk about convenience.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:52 am to member12
You'll be able to pick up the first round of foreclosures within 365 days of the first house being sold. 2 years later, ghetto fab.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:53 am to T
Latter is wrong.
Now it is where they send teachers who frick students, amongst others.
Now it is where they send teachers who frick students, amongst others.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:55 am to BabyTac
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I would honestly like to know the expected life span for a DR Horton home. I’d guess maybe 25-30 years?
The guts of a DR Horton house arent bad. They are up to all codes.
They cut corners on finishes and save cost by building in volume
And your average DR Horton homebuyer is cheap and wont maintain their house
This post was edited on 4/12/21 at 8:56 am
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:57 am to BabyTac
everyone talks shite abotu DR Horton Homes, but after Hurricane Laura, those were the homes with the least amount of damage in many places.
The ones I have been in use contractor grade materials on a lot of things but are nicer than most 60-70 era homes and built much better.
The ones I have been in use contractor grade materials on a lot of things but are nicer than most 60-70 era homes and built much better.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:00 am to teke184
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Latter is wrong.
Now it is where they send teachers who frick students, amongst others.
Guess I’m not up to date on who’s in what prison now. The neighborhood is still 1/2 mile from a prison though.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:02 am to lsu777
DR Horton has a bad rep because their early work was actually bad. It seems they really have their process down now.
Like mentioned, the problem lies with who is buying these homes. The buyers are too cheap to really be buying and probably should be renting. They don't maintain or they end up bankrupt/foreclosed. A good example is driving through and looking at the landscaping after a short period of time. That is the first thing to go.
Like mentioned, the problem lies with who is buying these homes. The buyers are too cheap to really be buying and probably should be renting. They don't maintain or they end up bankrupt/foreclosed. A good example is driving through and looking at the landscaping after a short period of time. That is the first thing to go.
This post was edited on 4/12/21 at 9:03 am
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:02 am to stout
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can't remember which one but either DR Horton or DSLD put drywall under their soffit for "fire-blocking purposes
I’ve seen quite a few DSLD houses in various states of construction and have never seen this. though I can tell you that DR Horton cuts corners like crazy. Not the least of which is 24” oc studs and they like to omit the osb sheathing in favor of foam or cellulose.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:05 am to T
That prison had been abandoned for several years before they moved together women’s prison there after the 2016 flood.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:11 am to RockinDood
My first house was DSLD new construction. Lived there for about 4 years. The only issues I had after moving in were a couple of doors that needed to be readjusted. Construction quality seemed good all around. Good homes as long as you don't mind every house on the street looking alike
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:16 am to member12
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DR Horton
Such ugly, plain, cookie-cutter houses they make.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:17 am to RockinDood
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I’ve seen quite a few DSLD houses in various states of construction and have never seen this. though I can tell you that DR Horton cuts corners like crazy. Not the least of which is 24” oc studs and they like to omit the osb sheathing in favor of foam or cellulose.
you are full of shite. the damn things have to be inspected and that will not pass any inspection.
Stop just making shite up. and no i do not live in a dr horton home nor would i ever.
yall talk so much shite when you have no fricking clue what you are talking about. every dr horton home has to meet the new codes and I can promise after hurricane laura they did much better tahn the houses you dumbasses like to prop up as being "built better"
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:20 am to Tiger Prawn
I was stupid and bought a DR Horton home years ago. We were only in it a few years before things started going wrong. The A/Cs went first. The insulation was so bad that it went from being energy efficient when we moved in to costing $400 a month in utilities in the hot part of the summer about 4 years later. Then we flooded and eventually moved back to an older built house. Never again.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:32 am to LSUengr
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The City of Zachary will make a recommendation to the Baton Rouge Planning Commission and Council since it is in the Zachary zone of influence
To my knowledge there hasn't ever been anything turned down because of Zachary opposing it. The Zachary School board and Deville are so weak they won't oppose anything.
I have lived in Zachary since 2003. The wife and I are talking about moving. There are way too many track building going up. The City tightened up their code so that the track builders would have to build better housing so they move outside the city but buy up land in the school district.
The city is also very poorly run. There isn't a cohesive plan to deal with traffic, the land outside the city limits but effecting the school district, brining in new business, or downtown.
The city council approves about anything that comes before them because 3 of the members plan on running for mayor next cycle and don't want to piss off donors.
This post was edited on 4/12/21 at 9:48 am
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:34 am to TygerTyger
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DR Horton homes, so you can say you don't live in a trailer.
I'd rather live next to a Horton community than a trailer park. But it's a more difficult decision than it should be.
Real question is if they will include apartments along the front end, which is what planned unit developments typically have. That will accelerate the decline.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 9:43 am to RockinDood
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though I can tell you that DR Horton cuts corners like crazy. Not the least of which is 24” oc studs and they like to omit the osb sheathing in favor of foam or cellulose.
Doubtful. No one has been able to get away with 24" OC studs in decades so tell me how DR Horton is able to get past the code enforcer?
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