Home Building Specifications

The Following Home Specifications are used to construct homes built by Elite. This is a starting point in understanding how each Elite home is constructed.

Concrete Footing With ½” Reinforcement Bars Per Code (3000 to 3500 PSI)
9’ High By 10" Thick Poured Concrete Foundation Walls With ½” Reinforcement Bars
4” +/- Thick Concrete Basement Floor With Stress Control Strips
4” +/- Thick Concrete Garage Floor (3000 PSI)
8” Of Type 2B Stone With A Vapor Barrier Under Basement Floor
Asphalt Coated Moisture Proofing Foundation Walls To Grade
Anchor Bolts Securing Foundation Treated Sill Plate
3” Diameter Steel Support Posts
Painted Steel I Beam (Main Support Points)
Radon Remediation Piping From Beneath Basement Floor To Roof Attic (Fan Not Included)
4” Perimeter Foundation Drain or Sump Pit to Daylight or Lift Tank.
Basement Egress Code Required, Bilco Door or Walk-Out Basement (Conditions Apply)

Framing Lumber Type: SPF #2 (Spruce Pine Fir Hybrid)
2" x 10" Floor Joists 16” OC For Spans Up To 15’, 8” (As Required For Wider Spans)
2" x 4" Interior Wall Studs 16” OC
2" x 6" Center Bearing walls 16” OC
2” x 6” Exterior Walls 16” OC
2” x 4” Garage Walls 16” OC
Wood Cross Bracing Between Floor Joists on 1st & 2nd Floors
Treated Sill Plate On Foundation Wall
Pre-Engineered Roof Trusses And/Or Stick Built SPF #2 Trussing (As Needed Per Plan)
3/4" Tongue & Groove Huber Advantec OSB Floor Sheathing With Sealed Edges or Equal
1/2" Plywood Roof Sheathing With “H” Clips
1/2" OSB Exterior Sheathing on Whole House
2” x 4” Interior Basement Wall Framing With ½” Insulation Board

30 Year Tamko Or Elk Self Sealing Architectural Overlay Fiberglass Shingles (Choice Of Colors From Standard Selections)
30 Lb. Felt Paper water and ice shield in valleys and eves.
All Aluminum Drip Edge
Fully Flashed With Aluminum
Low Profile Shingle Ridge Vent
Soffit Venting (Choice Of Colors From Standard Selection)

Thermatru Fiberglass, Front Door and Sidelights (Per Plan) (Allowance Based)
Upgraded Brass Front Door Handle W/Deadbolt Lock Set (Allowance Based)
All Other Exterior Man-Doors Are Thermatru Steel Insulated Doors
All Exterior Sliding Or Swinging French Patio Doors Are Andersen 400 Series
Andersen 400 Series Double Hung, Low e, Tilt-in, Finelite grilles between glass (Per Home Plan)
All Applicable Door Hardware Is Included, Schlage Standard Plymouth Knob, Brass finish W/Deadbolt Lock Sets For Exterior Doors
Solid Core 6 Panel Interior Doors With 3 standard brass Hinges
Solid Core 6 Panel Bi-Fold Doors (Where Applicable Per Plan)
Screens & Air Space Grilles Included On All Functional Windows
All standard Applicable Window Hardware Included
Raynor American Classic Series Garage Doors, insulated raised panel (Single or Double Per Plan) (Windows optional)
Raynor 1/3 HP Garage Door Openers (One Garage Door Opener Per Door)
All Electrical Hook-Ups W/Sensor Wiring For Garage Door Openers Included

High-Efficiency Direct Vent Gas Warm Air Heating Unit 90% Efficiency
Central Air Conditioning Compressor
Insulated Trunk Line In Basement if unheated basement
Metal Ducts Throughout Home
Low Profile Floor Vents
Hi-Low Returns Where Applicable
Electrostatic Air Cleaner Filter
Aprilaire Humidifier
On Sites With No Natural Gas Hook-Up We Advise The Use of LP (Propane) Gas Heating Units With a 1,000 Gallon Burried Tank (Tank Owned By Customer)- Other Options Available

200 Amp Electric Service With Circuit Breakers
2 Waterproof Exterior Receptacles
Pre-wired for (6) TV Cables & (6) Phones (All Cable & Phone Wiring Is Category 6 Approved)
GFI Safety Outlets (Garage, Bsmt., Sink, & Vanities)
Fan / Light Combination In All Baths
Hardwired Smoke Detectors With Battery Backup
Meets or Exceeds National Underwriting Code
Custom Lighting Package (Normally Includes Recessed Lights And Other Built-In Lighting Amenities- Decorative Fixtures Are Allowance Based) (Per Home Plan)

1/2" Drywall Glued and Screwed
Interior Wall Paint Color From Our Standard Selections, Flat Only, Sprayed and Back rolled
Wall Color Per Selection / Ceiling Color White
Trim Painted Semi-Gloss White
All Garage Walls Dry walled Painted & Trimmed
Garage Warm Walls, 5/8” Drywall

Colonial Trim Accents Throughout Home (Paint Grade)
5 ¼” Baseboard Molding On 1st & 2nd Floors (Paint Grade)
3 ¼” Trim Cased Openings (Per Plan) Beaded Edge (Paint Grade)
Window Sills on Double Hung, Casement Windows Trim is Picture Framed
Main Stairs, Oak Stained Hand Rail, Base plate, Step Treads, and Newels. Painted Stringer, Spindles & risers
Boxed Steps Yellow Pine to Basement

Paved Driveway (2” Airport Mix With Fine Binder)
Municipal Water Service (Where Available) Other Options Discussed With Customer
Municipal Sewer Service (Where Available) Other Options Discussed With Customer
Custom Colored Concrete Front Walkway (Front Door To Garage Area) (Allowance Based)
Underground Electric, TV, Phone Cable (Where Available) Other Options Discussed With Customer
Grading & Seeding (Allowance Based)
Wood Shelving Systems In Closets (Allowance Based)

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