TYPICAL HOUSE SPECIFICATIONS
FOUNDATON & CONCRETE
House Footing & foundation: 3000 psi poured concrete. Footer will be keyed for walls over 5' high
Foundation waterproofing: Asphalt based coating applied to house foundation
Foundation drain: 4" perforated black ABS pipe around outside perimeter of house footings
Radon/Venting pipe: 4" perforated black ABS pipe around inside perimeter of footings with 1 end capped above floor
A minimum of 6" of crushed stone underneath concrete floors & control joints where needed
Garage floor: 5" thick 3500 psi poured fibermesh concrete
Basement floor: 4" thick 3500 psi poured concrete over a 6 mil polyethylene vapor barrier
Porch floor: 4" thick 3500 psi poured fibermesh concrete
Sidewalks: 36" wide x 4" thick 3500 psi poured fibermesh concrete
Concrete patios: 4" thick 3500 psi poured fibermesh concrete
Concrete stoops: 3'x 3'x 4" thick 3500 psi poured fibermesh concrete
FRAMING
Basement steel beam with 4" diameter concrete filled steel posts
Framing lumber: All lumber to be dried, #2 or better
Sill plates: 2"x 6" pressure treated fastened with ½" galvanized anchor bolts
Floor joist: 2"x 10" Hem/Fir, 16" o/c, with 1"x3" bridging
Subfloor: 3/4" tongue & groove Advantech, glued & nailed
Walls - 2"x 6", 16" o/c, & 8'-1" or 9'-1" high with 1/2" SIS sheathing
Garage exterior walls: 2"x 6", 16" o/c, & 8'-1" high with 1/2" SIS sheathing
Interior walls: 2"x 4", 16" o/c, & height to match corresponding floor exterior walls
Roof framing: Ceiling joist & rafters, 16" o/c with 1/2" CDX plywood sheathing
Attic access opening: Framed in walk-in closet ceiling
Roof overhangs: Eave = 18", Gable = 12"
Windows, doors, & SIS seams sealed with flashing tape
INSULATION
Foundation sill plate: Super Sill seal foam
Exterior walls: R-21 Kraft faced fiberglass batts with R-3 SIS
Common walls: R-21 Kraft faced fiberglass batts
Ring joist: R-21 Kraft faced fiberglass batts
Garage ceiling: R-30 Kraft faced fiberglass batts
Ceiling: R-42 blown fiberglass with ventilation spacers
Exterior electrical boxes seal with styrofoam blocks with gasket tape
Air sealing: Gasket tape on exterior wall top, bottom plate, & interior top wall plate
Garage Exterior walls: R-19 Kraft faced fiberglass batts
EXTERIOR FINISH
Ice shield under valleys & bottom 3' of shingles
Synthetic felt paper applied over the roof sheathing
GP Everest lifetime warranty fiberglass asphalt self sealing shingles with closed valleys
Aluminum drip edge & flashings
Shingled over ridge vent
Alcoa Ovations .42 mil double 4 1/2" dutchlap
Overhangs: Alcoa Protech vinyl soffit
Faceboards, garage jambs, porch/patio beams: Covered with aluminum
5" K-type seamless aluminum with hidden hangers
2"x 3" aluminum downspouts
5"x 5" Superior vinyl posts & rails
Manufactured stone veneer
Viwinco Signature Series vinyl tilt windowswith low-e glass, grids, & full screensShutters: Mid-America raised panel
Steel insulated exterior doors
Kwikset leversets & deadbolts
9'x 7' Gadco 7400 white steel panel garge doors with vinyl door stops
Liftmaster 1/2 H.P. overhead garage door openers
INTERIOR FINISH
1/2" & 5/8" fire rated drywall glued, perimeter nailed & field screwed, spackled (3 coats), and sanded
Bear Premium paint: 2 coat sprayed on walls, primer plus 2 coats on doors & trim
Hollow core 6 panel doors with Kwikset leversets
5" baseboard in main areas & 3" baseboard in other areas, 2 1/4" casing on doors, cased openings, & windows
Windows to have wood sills
Linen & pantry closets: (5) 3/4" particle board shelves prefinished white with 1"x 2" cleats
Bedroom & coat closets: (1) 3/4" white vinyl wire shelves with built in hanging rod
Kitchen: Wolf or Merillat cabinetry with laminate, solid surface, or granite counters
GE appliances
Range & dryer ducted to outside
Bathroom: Wolfe or Merillat cabinetry & culture marble or granite tops with oval bowl(s) or Gerber pedestal sink
Bathroom paper dispensers & towel bars
Stairways: Oak and/or paint grade with oak railings & newel posts with paint grade balusters
Finish flooring: oak, tile, laminate, vinyl, and carpet
HVAC
Carrier minimum 15 SEER, 8.7 HSPF electric, oil, gas heat pumps,
Carrier Varispeed air handler
1 1/2" Fiberglass insulated main trunk system with metal branch supply ducts & dampers
High & low return in all main rooms & perimeter floor supplies
Hart & Cooley grilles & diffusers
Programmable thermostat
Carrier 5 year labor program, 10 year parts warranty
ELECTRICAL
200 amp main service Square D circuit type 40 breaker box with copper wiring
Switches, AFCI & GFCI tamper proof receptacles
Post light wiring package & black post
Outdoor weathproof receptacles
Fixtures & lights
Bath fans vented to exterior
Smoke & CO2 alarms, interconnected, AC-powered with battery backup
Separate circuits for range, refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, water heater, jetted tub, washer, dryer, septic, HVAC, well
Doorbell buttons & wiring
TV & telephone outlets
Underground electric trenching, screenings, & coreflow conduit,
PLUMBING
Vanguard piping system with Manibloc control system
3/8 hot & cold water lines home run from each fixture to Manibloc
PVC drainage pipes with vents as required by code
Recessed drain & water hookups for the washer
2 antifreeze outside faucets
Moen kitchen & bath faucets
Plumbing connections for adjacent dishwasher
Gerber toilets with EZ clean molded seat/lid
Aker fiberglass tubs & showers with pressure-balanced Moen faucets
Bradford 50 or 80 gallon fast recovery water heater with expansion tank
Mustee molded plastic wall hung laundy tub with Gerber faucet
SITEWORK
Septic tank & drainfoield to township requirements
Roof drain pits
Central water hookup & meter or well & pump
Water line trenching & backfill
Blacktop driverway with 2A base stone
Lawn hydroseeding
