American Tradition Custom Homes: Standard Features
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Interior Features
- Tile floors at entry, kitchen, breakfast, utility, and all bathrooms
- Crown molding at entry, great room, kitchen, breakfast, and master bedroom
- Custom built Kent Moore Cabinets in kitchen and baths
- Granite countertops with undermount stainless steel sink in kitchen
- Tile kitchen backsplash on diagonal
- 8’ mahogany entry door with leaded glass, several design choices
- Rounded sheetrock corners throughout home
- Garage(s) finished with sheetrock, texture, baseboards, and completely painted
- Separate shower in master bath with tiled walls and floor, per plan
- Drop in Roman Tub with spa system at master bath
- Wood burning fireplace with 36” firebox & gas log lighter
- Fireplace mantle with tile surround
- Choice of Sherwin Williams wall colors
- Choice of trim colors for base, casing, and crown molding
- Choice of multiple styles of interior Masonite doors
- Kwickset door hardware in satin nickel, knobs or levers
- Full light or divided light windows at study french doors
- Cultured marble vanity tops in baths with Moen faucets
- Glass block window in master bath, per plan
- Pedestal sink in powder bath with Moen fixture
- Beveled or framed mirrors in the master bath and powder bath
- Five blade ceiling fans with light kits in great room, study, game room, and all bedrooms
- Designer Murray Feiss vanity light fixtures over all bath vanity tops
- Hanging Murray Feiss entry and dining room fixtures with dimmer in dining
- Recessed can lighting in kitchen, breakfast, master bath & closet, utility, and hallways
- Maytag 5 burner cook top, built-in oven and microwave, and super quite dishwasher
- Upgraded stain resistant carpet with ½” 8 lb. rebound carpet pad
- Smoke/carbon monoxide detectors in all bedrooms and hallways off bedrooms
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Exterior Features
- Divided light windows at front elevation
- 30 year raised profile composition shingles, choice of colors
- Ridge vents and continuous soffit vents around entire home
- First floor all Boral or Acme brick with pavers at front porch, per plan
- Hardi siding cement fiber siding (50 year warranty), per plan
- Mailbox at street matching home façade, per community requirements
- Coach lamps at entry and garage
- Raised panel steel garage door with garage door opener and two remotes
- Sodded front & side yard (up to 20 pallets) with landscaping across front of home
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Construction/Engineering
- Lot clearing, up to ½ acre clearing space
- Soil test and analysis on every homesite
- Personal and customized home design by Barreda Design Inc.
- Custom foundation and structural frame engineering
- Engineered conventional - steel reinforced monolithic slab with 3500 psi concrete
- All wall & rafter framing is 16” on center, ceiling joist per engineer
- Home is fully wrapped with 7/16” OSB and sheathed with Tyvec Home Wrap
- 2nd floor subfloors are 1 1/8” T&G plywood glued, nailed and screwed down
- Flow Guard Gold CPVC plumbing piping or Vanguard Pex & Manabloc System
- Aerobic septic system with sprinklers per community requirements, 2 years of basic maintenance included
- Driveway and sidewalk with 3000 psi concrete and #4 rebar throughout
- Four code inspections – Pre-foundation, on-site placement, frame, and final inspections
- All county permits, standard water tap fees, electric and gas hookup fees
- 2 Year mechanical warranty per Texas Residential Construction Commission
- 10 Year structural warranty per Texas Residential Construction Commision.
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Energy Efficiency
- 14+ SEER Air Conditioning System with fresh air damper, 5” media filter, and Honeywell digital thermostat with humidity control
- Return air or jump ducts in every bedrooms for even temperature and air flow
- 7/16” OSB roof decking with Tech Shield radiant barrier
- Energy Efficient gas furnace
- Sill Sealer below bottom plate
- Hot wall sheathing at drop ceilings and adjacent attic walls
- Vinyl Low e2 double pane insulated windows with tilt our sash– white or almond
- R-15 blown fiberglass insulation in exterior walls, R-22 insulation in sloped ceilings, and R-38 blown insulation in flat ceilings
- Foil back R-6 air conditioning and heating ducts
- Poly seal insulation at windows, doors, exterior corners and bottom plates
- 1-50 gallon high efficiency hot water heater, 2-50 gallon hot water heaters with three or more full baths
- Gas & electric dryer hookups
- Gas & electric cook top hookups
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Technology
- RG6 wiring and Cat-5 wiring for TV and telephone jacks in all bedrooms, study, great room and game room
- Pre-wire for surround sound in great room with 16 gauge speaker wire
- Active security system with motion detector, 2 keypads, and siren in soffit covering all doors and operable windows
- Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) outlets in all wet areas
- Arc Fault circuitry in all bedrooms
- Two holiday light outlets in front soffit on dedicated switch
