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Two Story HouseStandard Specifications

Electric                                                                                                                         

  • 200 amp service
  • Copper wiring throughout
  • Door chimes at front door
  • Silent toggle switches and receptacles
  • GFI protected receptacles in kitchens & baths
  • (2) Exterior GFI’s
  • AC/DC smoke detectors per code
  • 100 CFM fan/light combination in baths
  • Chandelier in formal dining areas
  • Wired & vented for dryer (per print)
  • Programmable thermostat
  • Choice of prep for boot & registers, baseboard electric, or hot water baseboard

Plumbing

  • Individual water shut-off valves throughout
  • Plumb for washer and/or dishwasher (per print)
  • Exterior frost free faucet (spigot)

Bath

  • One-piece fiberglass tubs & showers (per print)
  • Exhaust fans with lights in all baths
  • China stools & tanks
  • Deluxe bath sinks with pop up drain
  • Chrome single-lever faucets (does not include Glamour tubs)
  • Anti-scald faucets at tubs & showers (does not include Glamour tubs)
  • 35” high vanities with false fronts
  • Medicine cabinets in all baths

KitchenKitchen

  • 30” raised panel oak cabinet doors with adjustable shelving
  • Oak stiles and concealed hinges
  • Base & center shelves in base cabinets
  • Heavy duty drawer guides
  • Rope crown moulding at overhead cabinets
  • Neutral interior cabinet liner in overhead and base cabinets & drawers
  • Cabinet over refrigerator area
  • Range hood over stove
  • Stainless steel sink with single lever faucet
  • High pressure laminate countertops
  • Light hard surface countertop edging and backsplash
  • Light hard surface countertop edging on kitchen island (per print)

Doors & Windows

  • Double-hung dual glazed vinyl windows with low-E Argon gas filled sashes & oak sills
  • Egress windows in each bedroom
  • Painted fiberglass front door (5 colors) (no storm door)
  • 6 Panel (white) steel front door (no storm door)
  • 6-panel pre-hung interior doors with 3-pinned mortise hinges, lever handles and privacy locks at bedrooms & baths
  • Floor mounted door stops

Floors

  • 2 x 10 Floor joists 16" O.C.
  • ¾ “ T&G floor decking
  • Shaw Ritzy trackless carpet with tack strip
  • 5# Rebond pad
  • Congoleum “Armorbrite” or “Legacy” vinyl flooring
  • Vinyl foyer entrance

Walls

  • 2x6 16” O.C. exterior wall ½” drywall glued & screwed to studs
  • 2x4 24” O.C. interior walls (non-load bearing) with ½ “ drywall glued & screwed to studs
  • 8’ side walls
  • Double marriage line 16” O.C., 2” x 3”
  • 7/16” OSB sheathing including 2’ of marriage line, top/bottom

Roof/Ceiling Assembly

  • 5/12 roof truss 16” O.C. 60# snow load
  • 12/12 roof truss 16” O.C. 60# snow load ( cape-cod & cape-chalet styles)
  • Continuous ridge vent
  • 30 year architectural fiberglass shingles- Owens Corning or comparable

Insulation

  • Kraft backed R-19 in exterior walls
  • Blown-in cellulose R-38 in ranches & 2-stories
  • Kraft backed R-30 between ceiling & floor decking on Capes ILO roof insulation

Exterior Materials

  • Dutch lap vinyl siding
  • 15” raised panel shutters (front only)
  • 6” aluminum fascia with vinyl vented soffit
  • White coach light at all exterior doors

Interior Finish & Materials

  • 8’ flat, smooth finish ceilings
  • Finished drywall throughout
  • Ceiling lights in bedrooms & walk-in closets
  • Deluxe white residential moulding- all interior doors, windows, exterior doors & baseboard
  • Closet organizer in master bedroom
  • Vented vinyl coated wire shelves over washer/dryer area & in closets & pantry

Warranty

  • One Year Limited Product Warranty
  • 10 yr. Major Structural Warranty Package

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