Building Standards

5 Year National Home Warranty

Excavation

  • Rough grading around house
  • Gravel in driveway

Foundation and Slabs

  • Footings - 20"x8" with 32MPA SR concrete
  • Foundation walls-32MPA type 50 concrete with rebar as per code
  • 4" of weeping tile around footings and covered with 8" deep rock per code
  • Tar exterior wall to grade line
  • Backfill and final grading as required
  • Basement floor 4" deep 25MPA concrete
  • Garage floors 4" deep 25MPA concrete with rebar grid 2' o.c.

Framing

  • TJI floor trusses
  • 3/4" T@G OSB floor sheeting, nailed and glued
  • Exterior load bearing walls 2"x6" spruce studs, 24" o.c. and 2"x6" spruce single bottom plates and double top plates sheeted with 3/8" OSB
  • Interior walls 2"x4" spruce studs at 16" centre and 2"x6" single bottom plates and double top plates
  • Roof constructed with engineered wood prefabricated trusses including blocking, bracing, strapping and sheeted with 3/8 OSB, with aluminum H clips
  • Attached garage 2"x6" walls
  • Insulated garage doors with operators
  • Basement development-frame exterior walls, insulate and poly
  • Furnace room closed off per code
  • Rear deck as per plan with metal railings and vinyl floor covering

Exterior

  • Concrete poured front steps
  • Exterior walls covered with building paper and covered with vinyl siding or stucco per codes
  • Soffit and fascia aluminum
  • Eaves trough and downspouts aluminum and fastened to provide drainage
  • Cap overhead doors
  • Shingles - 25 year (minimum) fiberglass, nailed or stapled with roofing felt under all eaves, gable ands and valleys.
  • Windows- HP Low E/clear STD argon filled with white frame, solid vinyl with folding cranks (Ply Gem)
  • Exterior doors-fiberglass insulated with metal clad frame, Weiser handles and dead bolts per codes
  • Front door-Metropolitan ½ glass, other exterior doors 6 panel embossed
  • Weiser door locks and dead bolts all keyed alike

Interior Finishing

  • Insulation
    • R40 loose fill-main and attached garage ceiling
    • R20 batts-main and garage exterior walls
    • R12 batts-basement walls
  • Drywall
    • ½" finished with textured ceilings-main and attached garage
    • ½" f main floor, attached garage
  • Small Chamfered cornerbead throughout
  • Interior doors oak or white, window trim and baseboards 356 oak or white
  • Iron spindles with oak or white rails at stairwells
  • Flooring – owner’s choice
  • Painted MDF finishing throughout with embossed paintable doors
  • Closet shelving (MDF painted)
  • Door hardware - Weiser
  • Ceilings - splatter texture throughout
  • Paint - 1 undercoat and 2 finish coats of latex paint (2 colors )
  • Mirrors in bath along vanities
  • Towel and toilet paper holders supplied

Cabinets, Vanities and Counter Tops

  • Cabinets and vanities - oak or white panel doors, white melamine bases and shelving
  • Counter tops - flat lay arborite
  • Ceramic tile in kitchen between upper and lower cabinets and one row of tile around vanities and tub/shower units
  • Mirrors above vanities
  • Mini blinds (raise/lower) in garden doors

Plumbing

  • As Per code
  • ABS and polybutyl systems
  • 2 frost free hose bibbs
  • 5/8" meter with 1" service
  • On demand tankless hot water system or 50US gallon hot water tank
  • Fridge box
  • Gas lines to furnace, hot water tank, deck and garage
  • Plumbing fixtures - stainless steel double kitchen sink, toilet tanks and bowls, china vanity sinks, fibreglass tubs and/or shower units, glass shower doors, single lever Delta taps
  • All fixtures in compliance with codes
  • Basement - 3 piece rough in - drains and vents only

Electrical

  • As Per code
  • Panel breaker 100amp service
  • Exterior Christmas light plug in soffit
  • Kitchen hood fan and bathroom fans - white in color
  • Cable jacks in kitchen, living room and each bedroom
  • Telephone jacks in kitchen, living room and each bedroom
  • Rough in for satellite
  • Jam switch in pantry
  • Decor light switches, standard receptacles
  • Bedroom arc fault protected
  • Standard light fixtures included
  • Rough-in central vac

Heating

  • As per code
  • High efficiency forced air furnace
  • 1 General humidifier
  • Central air
  • Optional - Direct vent fireplace including fan kit

Changes, additions and upgrades are available

ALL WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED IN HOUSE FOR ONE YEAR

ALL WORKMANSHIP AS PER CODE