Standard Build Quality & Features

We specialize in building our customer’s dreams. There’s nothing we can’t build at a very reasonable price. 

Foundation

  • Full 9’ basement poured wall. (10’ optional)
  • Footer drain tile– crush ratio drain tile with fittings inside and outside.
  • Inside drain tile with drain holes through footers for overload drain water.
  • 20-year waterproofing / foundation system.
  • All downspout drains, tile 2,000 lb. crush capacity.
  • Support ledge and re-bar for all concrete areas where settling may occur, to help concrete steps and stoops not to sink or fall away from foundation.
  • Premium fill in all concrete areas to prevent settling.
  • Vapor barrier under basement floor to prevent damp concrete.
  • Center support beams are to engineered specs, used to eliminate shifting and minimize drywall nail pops and movement.
  • 36” x 24” vented glass block basement windows or tilt in windows.

Structural

  • #1 grade 2×6 studs for framing  exterior walls.
  • 7/16 OSB on all exterior walls for  stronger house instead of wind bracing.
  • Anderson Silverline windows to owner’s specs with lifetime warranties.
  • Huber water repellent OSB ¾” tongue  and groove glued and nailed subfloor.
  •  Seamless 5” and 6” aluminum gutters  and downspouts piped to underground storm sewer system.
  • PEX/HDPE plumbing supply lines.
  • 200 AMP incoming service panel.
  • Minimum one (1) G.F.I. exterior  receptacle next to each exit door.
  • R-19, R-40 minimum insulation with  caulk and seal package with Packed fiberglass insulation around all window and door frames and blown
  • R-40 in all flat ceiling areas.
  • 90% and above efficiency furnace with  air conditioning.
  • Curtain rod and towel bar blocking  in walls.
  • Micro-lam beam above all garage  headers to eliminate sagging over garage doors.

Finishes

  • Drywall screwed and glued to walls and ceilings; nails used to start hanging.
  • Thirty-year architectural design shingles with ice and water shield in all valleys, saddles, and adjoining roof areas.
  • All cabinets and built-ins Custom or from preferred supplier, built according to owner’s blueprints and/or homeowner design.
  • Fan/light or light only ceiling mounts/ boxes installed in all areas.
  • All custom-built fireplace mantels, bookshelves, and light boxes, if applicable.
  • Wayne Dalton raised panel garage doors per plan.
  • All countertops with wide choice of granite, quartz or Corian.
  • Choice of door panel design; paint or stain grade.
  • If painted woodwork, 2 coats of lacquer, any color, with acrylic hardener. Hand rubbed between coats.
  • All casing areas are biscuit joined and pinned for form fit.
  • Our standard size is oversized 5” baseboard, 2 ¾” casings and two-piece 6” crown molding (3 ½” by 1 ½” thick).
  • Kitchen tile back-splash to bottom of top cabinets.
  • Recessed can lights, any location. (Number depends on contract)
  • Drywall (Rolled Texture) finished garage. Insulated Garage.
  • One-piece acrylic tub and shower for less maintenance/cleaning application.
  • All Moen Eva upgraded faucets.
  • All Kohler or Mansfield water toilet with comfort height design.
  • Flooring- Standard is calculated on house size, with premium materials per homeowner selections.
  • Floor drain with hot and cold water in garage and 2 outside faucets.
  • Three-foot front doors.
  • All homes finish graded.
  • Customer will make all exterior and interior color choices (stain, floors, paint, etc.) with 5 color choices for paint (more can be discussed).
  • Stone is done as an allowance and picked out by the customer.
  • Premium Super Polymer “Provia Heartech” Vinyl siding resists fading, cracking and thermal