Brookside Homes Features

Brookside Homes Features
Items Noted with are Brookside Homes Distinctive Standard Features!
Revised June, 2008

Basement	Interior
Energy-Saving Features	Electrical
Framing	Plumbing
Exterior	General

Basement
Advanced Concrete Superior® XI (R-12.5) basement walls with interior steel studs
  -OR-
  12-course 10" block wall parged with Fiber-Bond® , using a solid
  cap block with anchor clips on top course, with poured cores and rebar
  on an 8" x 20" footer using Form-A-Drain® form
Engineered laminate basement beam (reduces posts; is a Green Building practice)
• Concrete floor poured to meet code over stone & vapor barrier
• Basement walls parged with Fiberbond® (on block walls)
• Solid cap block and anchor clips (on block walls)
• Vinyl-clad basement windows with screens
• Sump hole or floor drain
• Pipe up through basement floor for future radon mitigation
• Full basement under all living areas of standard plans (no crawlspaces)
Basement egress with sliding window, window well with built-in ladder and poly cover.

Energy-Saving Features
Insulation:
    - R-49 NuWool® blown ceiling
    - R-21 NuWool® exterior walls
    - R-19 floor
3 Year Nu-Wool® Energy Guarantee
Pressure treated 2" x 10" insulated sill plate
Proshield® or Simonton® Low E thermopane tilt windows with full screens and grilles in the air space, in all windows (some plans require casement windows on second floor)
Low E clad (or vinyl) thermopane wood patio doors with screens, many models
Smoothstar® fiberglass insulated exterior doors (Customer to paint) Steel fire-rated door between house/garage
• Switches and receptacles on exterior walls gasketed (choice of white or ivory)
Thermal integrity caulking and sealing package
• Exterior house wrap on exterior house/garage area

Framing
• Quality kiln-dried lumber.
2" x 6" exterior walls (house only) using Premium Grade Studs (House Only) - 16" O.C.
- exterior walls to be covered with 7/16" wood sheathing,
and House Wrap on all exterior walls
2" x 4" interior walls using Premium Grade Studs - 16" O.C.
• 2" x 10" floor joists - 16" O.C.
• Double header over all exterior window and door openings
• Engineered tongue and groove wood flooring, glued and nailed
Roof ½" O.S.B. with H-clips on roof with 15-lb. tar paper
• Metal bridging between floor joists.
8' x 10' wood deck on bilevels.
• Choice of gable overhang (12" maximum)

Exterior
• Vinyl siding with a minimum 50-year warranty in many colors and styles
• Color-coordinated exterior light boxes
• Decorative round gable end vents, color coordinated
• Maintenance-free aluminum fascia, seamless gutter, and downspouts (8 color choices)
• Vinyl soffit
• Ice guard on eaves and valleys
• Brick front, some models, with choice of standard or oversized brick
• Shingle over ridge vent and gable end vents over heated areas
• Colonial trim around front door, most models
Architectural 30-year fiberglass shingles
• Deadbolt locks on all exterior house doors
Vinyl porch posts and railing, many models

Interior
• Drywall - ½" glued and screwed, 5/8" drywall at truss ceiling location
½" drywall on common wall between house and garage and 5/8" fire-rated drywall on ceiling of garage,
taped with one coat of mud
Interior walls and ceiling of house painted one coat primer, one coat washable flat paint (two color choices)
• Colonial 6-panel Masonite® interior doors
• Colonial 6-panel Masonite® bifold closet doors with wood jamb and casing
• Distinctive colonial-style casing and baseboard (stain grade). Stain allowance included
• Wall-to-wall carpet over 6-lb. bonded pad
• Congoleum® or Mannington® vinyl floor
• ¼" Ultraply® underlayment under all vinyl areas
Dale Wolfe custom kitchen cabinets, with choice of oak or maple; choice of finish color;
& raised panel door style
• Choice of cabinet hardware and countertop color
• Lazy susan corner base cabinet
Maytag® 30" smoothtop ceramic cooking surface with glass in door electric self-clean range (choice of color)
Maytag® "Quiet Pack Sound Package" dishwasher or 24" base cabinet.
Maytag® "Precision Cooking System" spacesaver range hood with recirculating fan (choice of color).
• Wood railing on stairs, many models
• Vinyl-covered steel closet shelving with clothes bar
Wood windowsills throughout finished areas

Electrical
• 200 amp. panel box.
• Electric baseboard heat with individually controlled thermostats - some models priced with heat pump (optional heating systems available)
• GFI circuit for all exterior, bath, and some kitchen receptacles
• Exterior weatherproof receptacles on front and rear
• Bath fan/light combination in full and ¾ baths, vented to exterior - ½ bath has fan
• Front door chime
• Outside lights at all exterior doors (or lighting allowance)
• Smoke detector direct-wired to all bedrooms, one each living level including basement with battery backup
• Recessed light over sink
• Light in attic and basement areas
Three phone and three TV jacks, all models (CAT 5 phone wire and RG6 cable TV wire)

Plumbing
8" deep stainless steel double-bowl sink with hand sprayer
• Balancing valve to maintain water temperature in tubs and showers
• Moen® single-lever fixtures throughout
• 50-gallon electric energy-efficient water heater
• Complete washer/dryer hookups, with vent and shut-off
• Fiberglass one-piece tub/shower (color choice)
• Oak or maple vanity and medicine cabinet
Maintenance-free cultured marble vanity top (color choice and choice of styles: swirl, granite style, or solid color)
• Choice of copper supply lines or PEX® with Manabloc® plumbing system
• Front and rear exterior frost-proof spigots
• Shut-off valves to all toilets, sinks, and vanities
• Water-saver 1.6 GPF toilet
• Recessed waterline at refrigerator for icemaker

General
• One-year warranty on materials and workmanship
3rd party 12-year Structural Defect Warranty
Preliminary drawings at no cost and without a deposit from Customer
Site visit with Owner to confirm sitework costs prior to start of construction
Automatic 60-day service call after you move in
Automatic one-year service call
• Full-time service staff

*Brookside Homes is committed to building quality homes and continues to strive toward
maintaining that goal. Therefore, we reserve the right to add to or change the above without notice.