Windows
- Low emission windows.
- Double-pane windows.
- Vinyl frame windows.
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Plumbing
- The customer has a choice
between a Vanguard Piping System
or Copper. No PVC water supply
lines are used.
- Customized plumbing installation
such as hose bibs, shower head
height and placement, body spray
and fixture placement that is
designed on site with the customer.
- Stub out in the garage for
an easy water softener installation.
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Framing
- Maximum 16 inches on center
for all studs, joist, and rafters.
Some floor joist may require
12 inches on center to accommodate
the weight of an upstairs room.
- All plywood exterior walls
as opposed to foam board.
- Exterior plywood installed
on the bottom 2 feet of all
exterior walls to assist in
rot prevention.
- Sill seal under treated
plates to assist in sealing
off insects and moisture.
- High-performance DuPont™
Tyvek® HomeWrap®, the weather-resistant
protective barrier material
on all exterior walls.
- Vinyl window wrap around
all windows to prevent moisture
penetration and air leakage
around windows
- James
Hardie Hardisoffit® fiber
cement continuous-perforated
soffit panels.
- Harditrim® fiber cement
trim planks for exterior trim.
- James Hardie HardieBacker®
on all shower and tub walls.
- Minimum #2 Southern Yellow
Pine for all joist and rafters
unless long lengths dictate
the use of an alternate wood.
- Solid Fir Studs and top
plates as opposed to finger
joint wood.
- 4 x 8 x 1–1/8 inch tongue
and groove plywood sub-floor
glued, nailed and screwed as
opposed to 3/4” plywood that
is just nailed.
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Air Conditioning,
Heating and Ventilation (HVAC)
- Zoned HVAC designed based
on house floor plan with digital
thermostats.
- Minimum 14 SEER HVAC units
- 10 year warranty on
compressors and parts.
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Roofing
- LP TechShield® radiant barrier
plywood decking for the roof.
- Minimum 30 year composition
Elk Pristique Raised Profile
shingles that are nailed as
opposed to being stapled.
- Counter Flashing for all
roof and brick/stone intersections.
- Continuous Ridge Vent on
roof.
- 30 lb felt on roof as opposed
to 15 lb.
- Lead versus PVC roof jacks are painted
to match the roof.
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Electrical
- Minimum 200 amp service.
- Customized electrical installation
(lights, switches, plugs) designed
onsite with the customer.
- 4 inch Soffit Cans in the
front soffits to provide soft
illumination during night hours.
The quantity and placement is
dependent on house design.
- Minimum #12 electric wire
to all switches and plugs.
- Minimum 20 amp circuit breakers
as opposed to 15 amp circuit
breakers.
- All plug and switch wires
are connected to outlets and
switches using screw terminals
as opposed to the 'stab' process
on the back of the outlet.
- Phone and cable media panel
that can accommodate computer
routers. The media panel has
individual runs to each outlet
as opposed to all outlets being
looped together.
- Switched soffit plugs for
holiday lighting.
- Switched mantel plugs for
holiday lighting.
- Security system prewire.
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Insulation
- Formaldehyde free faced
wall and ceiling insulation
with expansion foam on all windows,
doors and base plates.
- Blown fiberglass attic insulation
as opposed to blown cellulose
- Air ventilation baffles
installed in ceiling slopes
to assist in air flow from the
continuous perforated soffit
vents to the continuous ridge
vents.
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Painting
- Sherwin Williams 25 year
warranty Super Paint on all
exterior.
- Sherwin Williams Promar
paints on interior walls. All
walls receive a minimum of one
sprayed primer coat and two
hand-rolled coats of paint.
- Sherwin Williams latex enamel
on all painted trim with a minimum
of two coats.
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Cabinets
and Trim
- Full Extension Drawer
Guides
- European Door Hinges
- On the job designed and
custom built cabinets and closets.
- Minimum 4 ½ inch baseboards
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- Minimum 3 ½ inch door trim.
- All wood trim, cabinets
and closet shelving as opposed
to MDF.
- Granite counter tops in
kitchen unless specified differently
by the customer.
- Cultured marble in all showers
and on all vanity tops unless
specified differently by the
customer.
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Miscellaneous
- ½ HP Overhead Brand garage
door openers with remotes.
- All garages trimmed out
with door casing, window sills,
and window aprons.
They are also painted to match
the interior colors of the house.
- Brick or stone mailbox with
address plate.
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General
- An eight page comprehensive
Specification Sheet outlining
every detail that is being included
in your home. This eliminates
any uncertainty as to what is
to be included in the construction
of your home.
- Project Timeline with vendor
list to assist customer in meeting
the deadlines for final selections
of fixtures, flooring, exterior
veneers, paint, appliances and
other required items.
- Personalized service from
the Dreams 2 Reality Custom
Homes team during all phases
of construction. From actual
construction supervision to
assistance in making selections
throughout the entire project,
the Dreams 2 Reality Custom
Homes team is there to lend
their knowledge and expertise
to our customers.
- One year bumper to bumper
warranty.
- Two year on mechanicals
such as plumbing, electrical
and HVAC.
- Ten years for Major Structural
Defects (MSD) on the foundation
and framing.
- In-House Interior Design
assistance to help customers
with the selection of
flooring, paint, fixtures
and countertops.
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specifications above are standards
installed by Dreams 2 Reality Custom
Homes. They can and will be further
customized by the customer during
the quoting process. |
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