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Hey Meg, I pulled up the Commadore Home webpage and I was speechless. I'm at work and immediately showed my friend. My goodness the homes are beautiful. You know the more I look at these homes the more I am committed to mfh. I think this is the next California trend. I think most cali folks are stuck up about mfh like I was, but the way prices for house are here I think mfh are the wave of the future. My goodness I just couldn't believe my eyes. Meg from what I saw on their webpage you must have a beautiful home. Congratulations and many blessings in your new home.

What is the URL for the Commadore Home page, I keep getting the message that it can't be found.

In the search engine for the global network search engine.

It's COMMODORE instead of Commadore.

Here's my two cents worth! The 'commodore site' is undoubtedly the most attractive and complete I have seen, and, believe me
I've viewed a lot of them. BUT, while the floor plans are attractive, I have some reservations about a few items: 100 amp power lead in box,no mention of fastening electric outlets to studs, mention of 2/3 inch interior studs, and, last but not least, those skylights I see in some of the floorplans. Since I live in soggy Oregon, those don't set well with me. My friends and neighbors report too many leaks. However,I note that the pics of homes don't seem to show skylights, so some mid-westerners must agree with me. Guess it should not worry me, since I will never have the opportunity to live in the mid-west again!
Hubby says he's opposed to those vinyl covered gypsum walls, too. He feels that they would prove toxic in a fire.

We just ordered a Laurel House by Colony and my brother in-law works for an electric company and he said that 100 amp is more than enough for a single family and as far as the gypsum walls you can get wall board if that is what you want. The skylights are an option also. If you do not trust them do not order them.
We looked at alot of homes and i'll tell you that this one took my breath away it was so beautiful.

Does your Colony company have a web site? I, personally, have no problems with that 100 amp service but we have been warned against it and many of the west coast builders do provide the 200 amp. The gypsum board as well as wall board is another thing. Just the hint of dust from these two items sends me into coughing spasms. Luckily, I'm just in the research stage at this point. Guess we'll have to order our home and let it sit and air completely for a time
If nothing else, I am surely enjoying searching the various web sites, even for those companies not represented in our section of the country.

Regard web site for Colony homes. Colony homes are a division of Commodore home. Look to the upper right of the Commodore
web page and you will see Colony. Double click on Colony and you will see their floor plans. Good Luck.

Mike

Hello Everybody,

Commadore and Colony Homes are average homes at best. Any manufacturer that allows gypsum or 1/4" vinyl rapped sheetrock is cutting major corners. A 100 amp service is well below industry standards and a average family will use more then 100 amps, 2x3 interior walls are weak also. I am not going to mention all the other areas of construction this company is cutting. Bottom line...the home look good but are poorly built. Now after saying that... I can up-grade features to make the Commadore more appealing. Here are a few suggestions:

Energy saving installation packages
2x8 floors… not necessary but recommended
Plywood sheathing (If budget allows)
Headers above exterior windows and doors
2x6 top and bottom plates on exterior walls
30lb snow load roof or stronger
4-12 roof pitch or steeper
Eaves that overhang 12” or more
Electrical out-lets secured to wall studs not sheet-rock
Taped & textured through-out, ½” sheet rock or 5/8”
Quality plumbing fixtures with shut-off valves at each fixture
Solid wood cabinets, oak, maple or pine (If budget allows)

Hope this helps.

Randy Eaton

Randy you should be careful ,unless you are familiar with all of commodores product lines you should not make statments like that.5/16 not 1/4 vinyl wrapped gypsum is standard in most homes that use that product.as are all the other things that you mentioned.Now what about all the product lines that we build that have1/2 tape and finished dryall 2x4 interior walls 2x6 exterior walls 5/12 to 12/12 roofs,you should research a product before making remarks we have 5 plants of which i am proud to say i am the production manager of the Danville VA. plant please feel free to visit us and learn more about us .

PGAnn, I remember when Commadore Homes was in business in Utah, Oregan, and Texas. They built one of the cheapest homes in the industry. I would have said the same thing like Randy did!!! Now I am surprised that Commadore is in the highend market. Does the company still use the cheap paper board style siding that swells out when it gets wet? and the cheap fiberboard you all used as an underlayment for the shingle roof. I see some of the Commadore that were manufactured out of Texas with sagging roof lines and you can see where every roof rafters are and the cheap steel I beams that sag down like a piece of wire. Do you still produce your homes the same way? or are you cutting corners like the rest? Have a good day.