Custom Home Standard Specifications

Standard Specifications

Strip topsoil on lot, dig basement, install sewer and water laterals, (up to 35 feet).
Garages are backfilled with stone to prevent settling.
Rough grade stone driveway and sidewalk to front door.
Silt fence and erosion control, (up to 300 feet).
Trucking, (up to 20 loads of fill in/out if required).
Topsoil from lot re-spread for customer. Rough grade subsoil to pitch away from home.

FOOTINGS: 8″ high by 16″ wide minimum (3000 psi).
WALLS: 8″ wide by 4′-0′ minimum high, anchor bolts or approved foundation straps every 6′ maximum. (Full basements at 8-0″ wall height per plan. ) Basement walls have an interior brick pattern for aesthetic appeal. Steel rebar per plan. All garage walls will be 6″ wide by 4′-0″ high minimum.
WATER-PROOFING: Water-proofing membrane applied on exterior of foundation walls, (exterior basement walls in contact with sub-soil only-not garage walls common with full basement walls.) Insulation applied over all water-proofed walls and inside garage wall common with home. Application is from the top of the foundation down to the footings.
- This includes a 30-YEAR DRY BASEMENT WALL MANUFACTURER WARRANTY.
DRAIN TILE: Exterior and interior Forma-Drain tile system running continuously around interior and exterior of all living areas to a sealed sump pit with crossovers per code.
SUMP PUMP: Electric sump pump, connected to the drain tile, and discharged to outside or to the storm sewer where applicable.
WINDOW: Single, cast-in-place 30″x16″ sliding vinyl window . Bottom of window is 8″ below top of wall.

BASEMENT FLOOR: The basement slab is 3″ of poured concrete, (3000 psi), with a hard-trowel finish. There is a minimum 4″ stone base with 6 mil. vapor barrier. (Control joints as needed.)
GARAGE FLOOR: The garage floor is a 4″ poured concrete slab, (3000 psi), over 4″ minimum compacted gravel base, (tooled control joints are required, 2 min).

BEAMS: LVL beams over 3-1/2″ steel teleposts.
WALLS: Superior Built 3 Layer Exterior Wall System with 16″OC studs (site built), 7/16″OSB plywood for strength and safety, 1″ insulated sheathing for continuous thermal break, and Tyvek home wrap to sustain R-value and prevent water infiltration. Compare this to our competitors ….Did you know that many homes are built so you can kick or cut through the outside walls?! And 30% of the outside walls can have no insulation?!
FLOORS: Engineered I-joist floor system (spans and spacing per plan) with treated sill plates secured on top of foundation over sill sealer. Subfloor is 3/4″ tongue and groove sheathing glued and screwed.
TRUSSES: Engineered per manufacturer’s specifications, 24″ on center with pitch per plan. Overhangs around home, including gable ends.
RAFTERS: Conventional rafters which are sized and spaced per plan.
CEILING HEIGHTS: 8′ – 0″ ceilings are standard.

SIDING: 0.042″ thick, maintenance-free vinyl, 4″ double lapped siding, available in 15 colors. UV Protected. Aluminum fascia & soffit. Aluminum skirting to cover exposed foundation Styrofoam around home.
TRIM: Pre-primed garage door trim, and front porch details per plan.
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS: Seamless 5″ .032 gauge, 2″ x 3″ downspouts with turned extension to min. 36″ length.

BASEMENT: R-7.5 or better foam sheathing, applied to foundation warm walls, per plan.
EXTERIOR WALLS: R-13 fiberglass batt insulation with 4 mil poly vapor barrier, and 1″ insulated sheathing on exterior. R-19 rating of all exterior walls.
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