Hi all! We live in Charlotte's Meck county and am looking into moving into Cabarrus county (around Concord area) with our family. We know the Highland Creek area is the place to be for growth, development, schools and resale values around northeast Charlotte area. I already checked quite a few properties out around Concord area. I like the Winding Walk area layout for Shea homes that has good appeal since most of them have a brick front, and will be checking out St. Lawrence homes near the Concord mall area this evening. Assuming the floor plans I saw were good in both Shea and St. Lawrence and the plan is to go for an unfinished basement home, the question is....
1) Which one of these 2 areas would you consider better in appeal and value - Shea's Winding Walk, or St. Lawrence Homes in Highland Creek?
2) Who is considered better in construction?
3) Which one of these builders is bang for the buck as far as standard and upgrades go?
4) Anything to watch out for as far as 'empty' promises go from either one?
5)
Do any of them take energy-efficient home requests like asking for energy-star windows and doors, and tight duct construction throughout? (I noticed that St. Lawrence homes have better insulation (R-15) for the walls than Shea's R-13 based on the webpage info). Dang, I wish Centex made some homes in the area where I was looking for since they are all tightly constructed by default...
6) Which one has a better finish in the interiors based on feedback or personal experience?
....I know its a lot of questions, but anything to help me will be much appreciated. I'm sure there are others out there wondering the same.
THANKS!