Photo of a custom kitchen.

Home Specs

Home specs (or specifications to be technical) outline the materials we typically use in the homes we build. But, as with nearly everything we do for you at Wellnitz & Sarow, we'd be happy to make alterations based on your request. Some of the most common options can be found here as well.

Structure - Utilities - Interior - Miscellaneous - Options

Structure
  • Digging and back-filling of foundation
  • Poured concrete footings and foundation walls
  • Poured concrete basement and garage floors
  • Five bag mix on all concrete
  • Steel I-beams and support columns
  • 1" Styrofoam sheathing on exterior foundation walls to footer
  • 7'9" Basement walls (with 2"x6" treated sill plate)
  • I- joist floor system on 16" centers
  • 3/4" T&G plywood sub-floor
  • 2"x4" Wall studs on 16" centers
  • 2"x4" Engineered truss roof rafters
  • 1/2" Five-ply roof sheathing
  • 1" Styrofoam sheathing on exterior house walls
  • Tyvek® wrap on exterior house walls
  • Vinyl siding (aluminum fascia and soffit)
  • Shingle-vent roof ventilation
  • Soffit vents
  • CertainTeed XT25 shingles
  • Aluminum gutters and downspouts
  • Window wells if needed
  • 6" Batt insulation in ceiling plus 6" blown cellulose over all R38
  • 3 1/2" Batt insulation in exterior house walls
  • 3 1/2" Batt insulation in sill
  • Andersen vinyl-clad high-performance 400 Series windows (with low-E glass)
  • 5/8" Ceiling board and 1/2" wall board
  • Thin coat plaster
  • 1/2" Underlayment or 1/2" particle board top of floors

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Utilities
  • State "Censible 5" 40-gallon gas water heater
  • Hose bib and stand pipe for washer
  • Rough-in for future stool in basement (when possible, except tri-levels)
  • Floor drain in basement
  • Exterior frost-free hose bibs (2)
  • Gas or electric outlets for stove and dryer
  • Vent for dryer
  • Exterior weatherproof electrical outlets (2)
  • LENNOX™ forced air gas furnace with Aprilaire media air cleaner
  • Supply and return air registers in all bedrooms
  • Smoke detectors wired per code
  • 100 amp electrical service

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Interior
  • Merillat® "Spring Valley Oak Square" cabinets
  • Oak trim and oak veneer hollow-core doors
  • Jambs and casing on closet doors
  • All interior and exterior painting
  • Three-step stain-seal-varnish on interior woodwork
  • Western insulated steel entrance doors
  • Full mirror over bath vanity
  • Formica vanity top with Gerber round self-rim china lavs
  • American Standard toilets
  • Aker fiberglass tub/shower module
  • Delta® faucets
  • Shower curtain rod
  • Chrome paper holder
  • Double kitchen sink with "Badger V" garbage disposal
  • Formica countertops in kitchen
  • Door bell & chime
  • Broan® range hood
  • Light fixture allowance
  • Locking knobs on bedrooms and bath entry doors
  • Clothes chute to basement (when possible, except tri-levels and first floor laundry set-up)
  • Floor covering allowance
  • Weiser Locks®

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Miscellaneous
  • C.H.I. Insulated overhead garage doors
  • Building permit fees
  • All clean-up of home while under construction
  • All insurance and utilities while under construction
  • Full one-year builder warranty
Options
  • 2"x6" Exterior house walls
  • High efficiency furnace
  • Lennox™ 13 Seer central air
  • SUPERIOR fireplace
  • ADDIE water softener
  • LiftMaster® garage door opener
  • Dish washer allowance
  • Merillat® medicine cabinets
  • Colored bath fixtures
  • Floor drain in garage
  • Second clear water meter for outside hose bibs
  • Upgrade to "Alcan Cedarwood" alumninum siding
  • Upgrade in Merillat® cabinets
  • Cabinet hardware (pulls/handles)
  • Six-panel pine or oak doors
  • 200 amp electrical service

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