CONTRACT TO DIG

·         Professional One-On-One Design and Customization Services

·         Site Evaluation & Lot Development Assistance

·         Builder Preconstruction Meeting

·         Temporary Electric Pole Set

·         Building Permit Submittal and Pickup

EXCAVATION

·         Lot Staking

·         Excavation of Basement

·         Rough Grading of Disturbed Soils with Positive Drainage Away from House

FOUNDATION

·         8"x16" Capillary Sealed Concrete Footers

·         Full Basements (Per Plan)

·         8’ Poured Concrete Foundation with Engineered Steel Rebar Reinforcement per Soil Conditions

·         TUFF-N-DRI® 2 3/8" R-10 Waterproofing System with 30 Year Transferrable Warranty

·         Interior and Exterior Drain Tile, Floor Drain and Sump Pump

·         Two Dalaco Insulated Operable Basement Windows

·         4" Thick Concrete Slabs over 4" Gravel Prep. Garage is always filled with gravel, never soils

·         6 Mil Basement Poly Vapor Barrier

·         STICK-BUILT CONSTRUCTION

·         Borate Treated 2x4/2x6 Sill Plates with Sill Sealer Anchored to Poured Wall 2’ on center

·         2x10/2x12 Dimensional Floor Joists Sized Per Plan

·         3/4" Oriented Strand Board (OSB) Structural Panel Tongue-and-Groove Subfloor Glued and Nailed to Reduce Squeaks

·         2x6 Hem Fir or SPF #2 or Better Grade Solid Wood Studs at 16" on center with double top plates and 3 ply headers sized per opening

·         Full 8’ High Ceiling

·         2x6 SPF Subfacsia with Full 12" Overhangs

Shingled Eave Returns with Gutter Wrap

·         Fully Sheathed OSB Exterior

·         Raised Heel Engineered RoofSystem with 7/16" OSB Sheathing and Clips

FRONT PORCHES (most plans)

·         Built on Poured Concrete Wall (Not Treated Posts)

·         2x6/2x8 Treated SYP Deck Joists

·         5/4x6 Premium Grade Treated SYP Decking with Painted Wood Skirt Board

·         Custom Built 10x10 Square Painted Wood Front Porch Posts

·         Tall Painted Wood Wrapped Traditional Porch Beam

EXTERIORS

·         Andersen 200 Series® LowE Double Hung Wood Windows with Screens and Internal Grilles on Front Elevations

·         Andersen 6’ Permashield® LowE Sliding Glass Door

·         Jeldwen/PlastPro Fiberglass Insulated Entry Doors (Not Steel)

·         Maintenance Free Heartland HeartTech® .044" Thick Super Polymer® Vinyl Siding with a Lifetime Transferable Warranty

·         Dinesol Vinyl Shutters (Lifetime Warranty) or Aluminum Window Wraps per Plan on Front Elevation

·         Wayne Dalton 9100 Series Insulated Overhead Garage Door

·         GAF/ELK 30 Year Timberline® Dimensional Shingles over 15 lb Felt Underlayment with Closed-Cut Shingle Valleys

·         Ice Guard Membrane at Eaves to Prevent Ice-Damming

·         AirVent ShingleVent® II Ridge Vent and Perforated Aluminum Soffits Provide Roof Ventilation

·         Seamless Aluminum Gutters and Downspouts

INSULATION AND SEALING

·         Housewrap On All Exterior Walls

·         Premium Air Infiltration Reduction Package - Including foam sealant at all windows and doors, and caulked joints in critical exterior wall framing members

·         R-10 TUFF-N-DRI® Basement Insulation Panels

·         R-40 Blown Fiberglass Attic Insulation

·         R-19 Kraft Faced Batt Insulated Exterior Walls

ELECTRICAL

·         200 Amp Service Panel

·         NEC Compliant Wiring Throughout

·         Garage Door Outlet and Opener Sensor Wire

·         GFI Outlets in Garage and on Front and Back

·         Smoke Alarms at Every Level and in Each Bedroom - Hardwired with Battery Backup

·         Circuit for Well Pump Included

·         Circuits for Gas Furnace and Air Conditioner

·         Two Phone Jacks and TV Outlets

·         Washer and Dryer Outlets

·         Front Door Bell

·         Kichler Light Fixtures or Allowance

HEATING AND COOLING

·         Lennox 95% Merit® M195 High Efficiency Gas Furnace

·         Lennox Merit®14 Seer 14ACX Air Conditioner

·         Energy Saving Programmable Thermostat

·         Custom Design and Hand-Built Mastic Sealed Duct Work

·         Whole House Auto Dampered Fresh Air Ventilation System

·         Exhaust Vent for Electric Dryer