FOUNDATION:
TYPICAL WALL SECTION
Pier & Beam Foundation/Sided
Exterior
Concrete Slab Foundation/Masonry
Exterior
Concrete Slab: Steel reinforced engineered concrete slab
Typical 3000 psi concrete mix - 4 mil. poly vapor barrier - foundation
elevation 10” (min) from ground level with #6 rebar @ grade
beams and #4 rebar matted 16” o.c. @ top
Pier and Beam: 10” drilled and poured concrete pier footings,
doubled 2”x 10” treated Y.P. sill beams and 2”x
8” floor joists 16” o.c. with 4’ x 8’ 3/4”
tongue and groove plywood subflooring
INTERIOR WALLS:
2’’ X 4” studs #2 or better SPF 16” o.c.,
8’ plate heights -
(9’ optional)
EXTERIOR WALLS:
2”x 4” studs #2 or better SPF 16” o.c. - 2”x
6” headers and double top plates, 8’ plate heights throughout
- (9’ optional) - (2”x 6” exterior wall framing
optional)
EXTERIOR SHEATHING:
Sided Walls: 4’x 8’ Thermosheath insulative sheathing
w/ TYVEK HomeWrap moisture barrier
Masonry Walls: 1/2” moisture proof gypsum board w/TYVEK HomeWrap
EXTERIOR SIDING:
1” X 6” kiln dried tongue & groove cedar w/#8 aluminum
ring shank nail fastening or Hardiplank fiber-cement lap siding
EXTERIOR TRIM:
2”x 6” rough cedar facia, window and door trim 1”x
4” rough cedar
FIREPLACES:
Full masonry: 42” Heatilator firebox with all masonry constructed
flue and natural stone veneer chimney and interior facing
Insert firebox: Deluxe 41” insert w/native stone veneer
facing and chimney
CEILING JOISTS:
2” x 6” #2 or better SPF 16” o.c.
ROOF RAFTERS:
2” X 6” #2 or better SPF 16” o.c.
ROOF DECKING:
Metal Roofs & Composition Shingle Roofs: 1/2” CDX
plywood w/30# felt overlayment (Radiant
barrier roof decking is optional)
ROOFING MATERIALS:
Metal Roofs: 29 gauge 5-V Crimp galvanized steel or 26 gauge galvalume
steel standing seam
Composition Shingle Roofs: 240# -30 year dimensional fiberglass/asphalt-Elk
Prestique II or equivalent
ROOF VENTING:
Soffit, ridge and gable vents
WINDOWS:
Single hung aluminum - divided lite, double pane, Low “E”
glass with half screens - Color: Owners’ choice
EXTERIOR DOORS:
6’8” x 1 3/4” insulated metal or wood with aluminum
threshold with weather-stripping and deadbolt locks for security
- sized per plan
INSULATION:
Standard: Exterior Walls - R-13 fiberglass batts - 3 1/2”
thickness
Ceilings: R-30 fiberglass batts - 10 1/2” thickness
Polycell foam caulk at all windows and exterior
penetrations.
Interior walls - R11 batts at all bath and laundry walls not adjacent
to closets
ELECTRICAL:
200 amp service 40 breaker panel box, 220 V. circuits. All copper
wiring - all bedrooms prewired for ceiling fans - includes TV
and telephone prewire
(Does not include meter loop)
PLUMBING:
40 gallon water heater, lavatories & water closets, PEX water
lines and p.v.c. drain lines, Aqua-glass tub/shower stalls or
cast iron bathtubs/showers with ceramic tile walls - finish fixtures
include stainless steel kitchen sink and all Moen or equivalent
bathroom fixtures
HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING:
Forced air, insulated ductwork, auto thermostat, Trane High Efficiency
equipment, 14.00 SEER or better, includes duct work to all walk-in
closets and bath areas
INTERIOR DOORS:
Standard: Stain grade birch with stain grade jambs
Optional: Stain grade 6-panel pine with stain grade jambs
INTERIOR WALL FINISH:
Standard: 1/2” drywall taped and floated with Monterrey texture
- 5/8” at ceilings
Optional: 1” x 6” rough sawn or smooth finish kiln dried
tongue and groove cedar walls
INTERIOR TRIM:
1” x 4” custom cedar/pine base and door trim - window
stools
to match - or mill run pine colonial style trim - paint or stain
grade
KITCHEN CABINETS & BATHROOM VANITIES:
All wood knotty pine, hickory or oak door fronts and all wood
base units, sized per plan
COUNTERTOPS:
Kitchen drainboards and baths: Laminate counters and backsplashes.
Ceramic tile, Granite, Silestone and Solid surface also available
FLOOR COVERING:
Owners’ choice per allowance
FINISH LIGHT FIXTURES/ BUILT-IN APPLIANCES:
Owners’ choice per allowance
Pier & Beam Foundation/Sided Exterior
