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Plans & Drawings
- Architectural preliminary & final blueprints included
- Build our models or yours
- Changes are almost unlimited
Footer/Foundation
- 24' x 10" with 3 rows of 5/8" bar
- French drain installed with stone backfill
- Foundation consists of 13 courses of block; Foundation walls are grouted with concrete when exterior fill exceeds 5'
- Foundation damp proofing and insulation
- One 6' sliding door or one awning window for basement based on grade
- Stone and dirt back fill on foundation walls
- Garage door openers installed with sensors and 2 remotes & key pad
- Drywall in garage with masonry splashguard on attached garages
- Electric/ phone cable in conduit pipe (not direct buried)
- Minor voids are filled with fiberglass insulation
Concrete
- Concrete driveway, front porch, 40" front sidewalk
- Driveways 4" thick with wire mesh & rebar
- All exterior concrete gets sealed
- Sidewalks 4" thick mesh & rebar
- Basement floor 4" thick with poly film (vapor barrier)
Framing
- Steel I beams and lintels are primed with a rust preventative paint
- 30 year dimensional shingles with color choices
- 3/4 tongue & groove osb floors
- 7/16 OSB sheathing exterior walls with Tyvek installed
- All Rafters- ceiling & floor joists 16" O.C.
- No prefabricated walls or trusses
- Tray ceiling in the master bedroom, a vault in the master bath, and cathedral ceilings installed (as per plans)
- PELLA ENCOMPASS windows with screens and grills between the glass
- Pella Carbonite Fiberglass 6 panel entry system with direct set glass sidelights
- All windows and doors to be caulked
- R15 Insulation- wall insulation
- R-38 Insulation- ceiling insulation
- Roof overhangs on every model
- ½" drywall interior with smooth walls and knockdown texture on the ceilings, not stipple
- 6' sliding door in the rear of the house with screen and grills between the glass
Exterior Surfaces
- Brick to be used on 80-90% of the house
- 10 brick color choices
- Weep holes for all brick work
- #30 felt paper & architectural dimensional 30- year shingles with color selection
- Aluminum gutters, downspouts, soffit & fascia
- Two part ventilation system in the attic using a ridge vent and soffit vent
- Roof overhangs and shingled returns are included in every model
- Insulated raised panel garage doors by CLOPAY
Electrical
- 150 main amp electric service
- Electric hook-ups for stove and dryer
- 220 volt A/C circuit
- Dishwasher circuit
- Disposal circuit with switch
- 4 recessed light fixtures
- Front entry doorbell
- 4 cable TV outlets using RG6 cable for high-speed internet connections in customer locations
- Front light post with dusk to dawn sensor
- 2 Paddle fans included assembled & installed
- 4 telephone outlets using category 5 wire
- Smoke detectors on every level & every bedroom
- A light will be included for each exterior door
- Security pre-wire package is provided if monitoring contract is signed
- 4 outside lights installed
- 2 weatherproof outside receptacles
- 2 exterior spotlights
- Overhead lights in all rooms and hallways
- Bathroom exhaust fans, GFI's outlets to code
- Custom electrical walk through with electrician
Plumbing/Kitchen & Baths
- Large master shower with door
- 3/4" copper supply water lines
- Laundry tub with a faucet
- Washing machines drain built into the wall
- Vanity tops are cultured marble
- Custom cut mirrors are installed above vanities in bathrooms
- (3) Hose bibs to hook up your hoses to
- Custom designed kitchen by Customer & Designer
- Project suitable electric and plumbing allowances
- Maple raised panel kitchen cabinets with hidden hinges and dovetail drawer connections
- Gas hook ups for the stove and dryer
- Garage sewer drains, basement sewer drain
- Stainless steel sink & garbage disposal
- Rough-in plumbing for future basement powder room
- Water line for dishwasher & refrigerator
- Flood saver under the washing machine on 1st or 2nd floor
- ABS plastic pipe used for all drains
- PEX plumbing lines
HVAC
- 92% efficiency TRANE forced air gas furnace and whole house air conditioning +4" filter
- 13 SEER Trance High Efficiency air conditioning
- Metal ductwork in basement (supply & returns)
- High and low returns on the 2nd floor in all bedrooms
- 50 Gallon High Efficiency gas hot water tank
Interior Trim
- 6 penal doors with nickel finish on the knobs and hinges
- 1 coat of primer, 2 coats of quality stain finish Sherwin Williams paint on the walls and ceilings, trim is white semi-gloss
- Baseboards and casings are painted with pure white semi-gloss paint
- Stained oak railings with painted spindles
- Schlage knobs are locks in nickel finish
- 3/8 plywood underlayment for ceramic tile
- Ceramic tile in foyer, powder room, kitchen & bath areas. 3-1/4" oak hardwood or 18 x 18" ceramic entry, hallway, kitchen, breakfast area and bathrooms.
- Frieze style carpeting family, dining, bedrooms, halls & stairs
- Knockdown textured ceiling throughout the finished areas of the home
Miscellaneous
- Complementary one year paint and drywall touch up after occupancy
- Radon pipe included and piped to the roof
- Limestone address stone included
- Surveying package for the building is included
- Temporary utilities and soil erosion controls will be paid by contractor
- One set of attic pull down stairs
Custom Features
- Custom trim work available
- Many proven home plan designs to chose from, or sit down with our home plan designer at the same total cost
- Many upgrades are available to make the best out of the chosen lot, such as pools, landscaping, fire pits and ponds
- A scheduled meeting with our electrician takes place to help in your electrical planning
- Much information and research can be gathered by using our website
- A scheduled meetings with our construction manager before construction of drives and walks
- We are able to assist in turning your ideas into reality when building your new home
Custom Features Available
- Review the window order before it is purchased at the Pella Windowscaping Center
- Make any modifications to your entrance doors at the Pella Windowscaping Center
- Select the brick color on your own or with designer
- Decide if standard garage doors are sufficient height and style
- Selection of the shingle color from our 30-year dimensional collection
- Finalize stair and railing choices with a Costa Associate
- Select plumbing fixtures with the help of a designer
- Choose from numerous cabinets, top styles and colors
- View the finalized kitchen design on a dimensional drawing before ordering
- Many low voltage options are available such as home theater, central vacuum and structured wiring
- Select flooring with the help of a designer
- A trim and paint meeting is available for decorating ideas using architectural trim work
- An on-site designer is aviaiable to meet you at your new home to help choose lighting fixtures
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