Standard Construction Features

Each R J Hirsch home is built to meet the individual needs of your family. We pride ourselves in quality construction and offer the following standard features with each home. Feel free to contact us to go over the details!

Excavating & Foundation
Dig and backfill basement
Pour concrete footings and 7' - 9' basement walls

Concrete Flatwork
Basement floor, 3" with vapor barrier
Garage floor, 4"- six bag with mesh
Service walk, front door to drive
Stoops and porches as indicated

Framing
Sill sealer installation
Treated sill plate
Floor joists, 2x10 Douglas fir-16"o/c
Exterior wall studs, 2x6-16"o/c
Interior wall studs, 2x4-16"o/c
Garage wall studs, 2x4-16"o/c
House wall sheathing, 7/16" OSB
Garage wall sheathing, 7/16" OSB
Weather resistant house wrap
Roof trusses, 24"o/c
Sub floor, 5/8" CD fir plywood
Roof sheathing, 5/8" CD fir plywood

Siding
Double 4" vinyl siding
Aluminum fascia and soffit

Roofing
15 pound roofing felt
90 pound rolled roofing in valleys
Roof vents
30 year raised profile shingles

Windows
Andersen - 400 Series Perma Shield windows
Combination storm and/or screen
High performance insullating glass
Vinyl grills in all windows
White, Terretone, Sandtone or Forest Green

Exterior Doors
Steel insulated exterior doors
Andersen Frenchwood patio door
Dead bolt locks

Insulation
Basement walls - 1" styrofoam
House walls - 51/2" fiberglass batt
House ceiling - 6" fiberglass batt
House ceiling - 6" blown fiberglass
Box sill - 6" fiberglass batt

Interior Walls & Ceilings
1/2" wallboard on walls
5/8" wallboard on ceilings
Thin coat plaster, sand finish

Doors & Trim
Flush oak solid core interior doors
Colonial oak casing & base

Cabinets & Vanities
Merillat Seneca Ridge Oak square
Formica counter tops
Allowance for cabinet door pulls

Basement Stairs
2x12 stringers
Pine treads and risers
Both sides of stairs enclosed

Decorating
One coat primer on exterior trim
One coat paint on exterior trim
One coat paint on interior walls
Inside of closets painted white
Stain and lacquer interior trim and doors
Antique inside of exterior doors

Finish Floors
5/8" particle board underlayment under carpet
5/8" underlayment plywood under vinyl floors
Finished floors allowance

Baths
Oak frame around vanity mirror
Chrome paper holder in each bath
2 chrome towel bars in full bath
Chrome shower curtain pole

Heating System
Lennox Elite Series Natural Gas Furnace
Metal vent for water heater
Cold air returns in all Bedrooms

Electrical
200 AMP electric service
Range hood-vented
Door chime
Exhaust fan in each Bath
Light fixture allowance

Basement Plumbing
Drain for future stool
Floor drain
Two exterior hose bibs
Single laundry tub
State Centsable 40 gallon water heater-natural gas
Hot & cold hose bibs for washer
Stand pipe for washer drain
Gas pipe or 220 wiring for dryer

Kitchen Plumbing
American Standard Silhouette sink
Delta chrome faucet
ISE Badger #5 garbage disposal
Gas pipe or 220 wiring for range

Bath Plumbing
White Fixtures
American Standard Cadet stool
American Standard Rondalyn lav
Delta chrome lav faucet
Lasco 60" fiberglass tub/shower with cap
Delta chrome tub faucet

Miscellaneous
Steel insulated garage door
Gutters and downspouts
Vent clothes dryer to outside
Basement window wells
All insurance during construction
All utilities during construction
One year call back service