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Specifications

Design Homes exceeds “stick-built” specifications. Build a home that you know is built to last, and save money!

Major Brands

  • Kohler Plumbing fixtures and faucets
  • Certainteed Limited Lifetime vinyl siding
  • Mohawk Revwood plank flooring
  • Certainteed Landmark Architectural shingles
  • Shaw stain resistant carpeting
  • Pella Vinyl Windows (Upgraded Pella & Andersen clad-wood windows optional)
  • Taylor exterior doors
  • Aristokraft Cabinets
  • Aker tubs and showers and Kohler  toilets
  • Optional Whirlpool appliances
  • Kohler whirlpools

Standard Features

  • 16″ Ceiling Insulation:   R-55
  • 2×6 Exterior Walls:   R-21
  • Mohawk Revwood Plank Floors
  • 20″ Eave Overhang (approximate)
  • Shaw 10-year stain resistant Carpets With Pad
  • Certainteed “Landmark” Architectural shingles
  • Bathroom Vents and Range Hood
  • Aristokraft Cabinetry
  • Pionite & Wilsonart Kit. Countertops
  • “Marble-Top” Vanities
  • Kohler Plumbing Fixtures and Faucets
  • Inside and Outside Electrical Fixtures
  • Prefinished Oak Trim and hollow-core oak Doors (6-panel solid Oak Doors Optional)
  • 200 Amp Square-D Electrical Panel
  • All Gypsum Board with Texture Finish
  • Certainteed Limited Lifetime Vinyl Siding
  • Pella Vinyl Windows
  • Crane Work onto Foundation
  • On-site Finishing – Some restrictions may apply. Applicable State Tax.

Standard Specifications

FLOORS

  • Floor Joists 16″ on-center in all homes
  • Center Beam:  4-Ply & LVL on all Homes
  • Sill Plate:  2 x 8
  • Double Rim Joists
  • 3/4″ APA Rated T&G LP TopNotch 350 Decking

WALLS

  • Full 8′ Ceiling Height
  • Double Top Plate Exterior and Interior Walls
  • 2 x 4 SPF Interior Stud Grade Studs–16″ on-center
  • 2 x 6 Exterior Walls–16″ on-center
  • 7/16″ APA Rated Sheathing
  • House Wrap

INSULATION

  • Exterior Walls:  1/2″ Textured Gypsum Board (screws)
  • Interior Walls:  1/2″ Textured Gypsum board (nails)
  • (Interior Walls plaster spray textured w/primer)
  • Maintenance Free Vinyl Siding Standard

CEILING & ROOF

  • 5/8″ Fireshield Gypsum Board (tape & plastered & spray textured)
  • 2 x 4 Truss Rafters–24″ on-center (16″ OC optional)
  • 1/2″ APA Rated Roof Sheathing
  • 2-Ply 15 LB. Felt Underlay
  • Self Seal Contractor Shingles
  • 22″ Eaves Overhangs (approximate–may vary with home type)
  • R-19 Batts & Blown Cellulose Insulation
  • Prefinished Rolex Aluminum Fascia and Soffit

MILLWORK

  • Hollow Core Oak Doors
  • Trim:  Prefinished Oak Moldings
  • Exterior Doors:  Steel Insulated and Weather-stripped
  • Pella Vinyl Windows w/Screens & Prefinished Jambs

PLUMBING

  • PEX Water Lines and PVC Plastic Drain Lines
  • Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink
  • Fiberglass Tub/Shower Unit
  • (Plumbing Through Floor Only)

ELECTRICAL

  • Wired According to National Electric Code
  • Light Fixtures Installed
  • 200 Amp Power Panel Standard with Home
  • Smoke Detectors Installed in Bedrooms & Hall
  • Bathroom and Outside Ground Fault Receptacles
  • All Copper Wiring Used (Type NM-B)
  • Some on-site Electrical work Included (if allowed by local code)

 

(No on-site electrical work in Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota.)

(Power, fuel line, and furnace initial start-up completed by others.)