Anonymous
Post 02/24/2021 12:03     Subject: Re:Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For the people buying the Orchards- how much distance is between each house?


20' from wall-to-wall.

Also, to the poster that commented on the poor construction of the homes... DH is in home improvement and knows construction. He said the Toll Bros build was good compared to some of the other builders we toured. Re the comment on the bounce of the floors is the amount of rubber on the bottom of the engineered hardwood. It's waterproof and good for sound/shock absorption. Here's some info on that: https://www.rubberflooringinc.com/buyers-guide/underlayment.html



While there is some bounce due to type of flooring, the bounce you see in these homes is due more to the construction of the floor joists (distance bw) them and the lack of adequate cross bracing. Unfortunate, building code has changed over the many years to allow for this. I have seen this in the Lennar type of homes and the same homes with engineered hardwood that I’ve seen do not have this bounce. In other words, I have been in homes with EHW and don’t see any of the bounce I see in the TB homes.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2021 11:46     Subject: Mt Prospect in North Potomac
The TB agent, I swear, provides more regular updates here than they do to their actual customers who have put down a deposit.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2021 11:40     Subject: Re:Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Only 1 Orchard left!!
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 03:54     Subject: Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'd view this thread (frequented mostly by the listing agent) and the homes with great skepticism. The finishes are subpar, below average builder grade. Further, anyone who wants public school options is going to be sorely disappointed when the boundary study results in the neighborhood being moved out of the Thomas Wootton school pyramid.


I totally agree with Both points.


Believe it or not, a lot of families prefer Quince Orchard to Wootton if you are making a prediction on the outcome of the Crown HS boundary study which is years from now. Also, a lot of people are excited about Crown HS when it is built, which like I said is years from now. Many people buying here probably won't ever see their kids moving out of the Wootton cluster.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2021 20:20     Subject: Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'd view this thread (frequented mostly by the listing agent) and the homes with great skepticism. The finishes are subpar, below average builder grade. Further, anyone who wants public school options is going to be sorely disappointed when the boundary study results in the neighborhood being moved out of the Thomas Wootton school pyramid.


I totally agree with Both points.


+1
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2021 19:46     Subject: Re:Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For the people buying the Orchards- how much distance is between each house?


20' from wall-to-wall.

Also, to the poster that commented on the poor construction of the homes... DH is in home improvement and knows construction. He said the Toll Bros build was good compared to some of the other builders we toured. Re the comment on the bounce of the floors is the amount of rubber on the bottom of the engineered hardwood. It's waterproof and good for sound/shock absorption. Here's some info on that: https://www.rubberflooringinc.com/buyers-guide/underlayment.html



Thank you!! 20' does not seem bad. It kind of looks a lot closer based on the quick delivery homes being built. There are these light and dark blue ribbon markings on the lot. Is the boundary from the light or dark blue ribbon?


It's probably max=20.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2021 12:31     Subject: Re:Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For the people buying the Orchards- how much distance is between each house?


20' from wall-to-wall.

Also, to the poster that commented on the poor construction of the homes... DH is in home improvement and knows construction. He said the Toll Bros build was good compared to some of the other builders we toured. Re the comment on the bounce of the floors is the amount of rubber on the bottom of the engineered hardwood. It's waterproof and good for sound/shock absorption. Here's some info on that: https://www.rubberflooringinc.com/buyers-guide/underlayment.html



Thank you!! 20' does not seem bad. It kind of looks a lot closer based on the quick delivery homes being built. There are these light and dark blue ribbon markings on the lot. Is the boundary from the light or dark blue ribbon?
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2021 12:18     Subject: Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'd view this thread (frequented mostly by the listing agent) and the homes with great skepticism. The finishes are subpar, below average builder grade. Further, anyone who wants public school options is going to be sorely disappointed when the boundary study results in the neighborhood being moved out of the Thomas Wootton school pyramid.


I totally agree with Both points.



Yeah, beware the home sales professional who keeps boosting this thread over and over and do your own research.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2021 11:13     Subject: Re:Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Anonymous wrote:For the people buying the Orchards- how much distance is between each house?


20' from wall-to-wall.

Also, to the poster that commented on the poor construction of the homes... DH is in home improvement and knows construction. He said the Toll Bros build was good compared to some of the other builders we toured. Re the comment on the bounce of the floors is the amount of rubber on the bottom of the engineered hardwood. It's waterproof and good for sound/shock absorption. Here's some info on that: https://www.rubberflooringinc.com/buyers-guide/underlayment.html

Anonymous
Post 02/21/2021 20:14     Subject: Re:Mt Prospect in North Potomac
For the people buying the Orchards- how much distance is between each house?
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2021 20:11     Subject: Re:Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are there places nearby to go sledding? Did not see any hills nearby the community?

Not really. Most people go to Bretton Woods. Not close but not too far either.
. Thank you!
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2021 20:09     Subject: Re:Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Anonymous wrote:Are there places nearby to go sledding? Did not see any hills nearby the community?

Not really. Most people go to Bretton Woods. Not close but not too far either.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2021 20:03     Subject: Re:Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Are there places nearby to go sledding? Did not see any hills nearby the community?
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2021 13:17     Subject: Mt Prospect in North Potomac
This is such a strange thread but it tickles me for some reason
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2021 13:12     Subject: Mt Prospect in North Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'd view this thread (frequented mostly by the listing agent) and the homes with great skepticism. The finishes are subpar, below average builder grade. Further, anyone who wants public school options is going to be sorely disappointed when the boundary study results in the neighborhood being moved out of the Thomas Wootton school pyramid.


I totally agree with Both points.

Buyers don't care about your opinion!