Southwynn Homes combines high-quality construction, attention to detail and exceptional customer service in all our new home and home renovation projects. We make sure our client's dream home becomes a reality.
Southwynn uses only the most experienced subcontractors and quality materials so that your new home is built to last. We provide these sample building specifications to help establish a starting point in planning your new home construction.
Custom Homes Sample Specifications
• Eight foot six “ high foundation walls complete with Poured in Place Concrete Friction Piles 16” X 25’
• Professionally designed steel reinforced 9”-25 MPA, concrete foundation walls, complete with damp proofing
• Steel Structural Beams and engineered adjustable Teleposts over poured in place piles
• Buckshot beneath 2X12 spruce suspended wood structural floor with poly groundsheet and radon seal
• Excavation sloped to ensure proper drainage
• Engineered 11 7/8” JS120 silent floor joist system at 16” on centre for the main floor
• 5/8” fir T&G plywood subfloor for lower level, and 5/8” for the main floor glued and screwed every 6 “
• Engineered trusses or framed on site roof system
• Roof sheeting is 3/8 “ Spruce plywood complete with “H” clamps
• Asphalt roof shingles, 25 YEAR WARRANTY complete with roof vents
• Poured in place piles under garage grade beams
• Garage grade beams are 9 x 24 “ reinforced 25 MPA concrete
• Garage slabs are 6” 30 MPA concrete steel reinforced
• Jeld wen Triple Glazed ES7000 casement windows
Large oversized windows, Power window coverings, Beautiful durable Engineered Hardwood Floors
Garage to lower level entry
Spray foamed floor joist cavity, 6 mil poly vapour barrier
Oversized basement windows, Engineered floor Joists, Fir T&G plywood sub Floor" 6 mil ply vapour barrier
- 3/8th” spruce plywood
- 2 x 6 kiln dried spruce studs at 16” on centre
- Jeld wen Triple Glazed ES7000 casement windows
- Insulated steel entry doors
Transom windows naturally transfer light from one space to another.
• 2 x 4 kiln dried spruce studs at 16” on centre
• Drywall - Bullnose corners, 1/2“ on the walls, 1/2 “ special ceilings drywall all screwed
• Jeld wen Metal Clad insulated steel entrance doors
• Exterior wall insulation R20 Fiberglass
• Ceiling insulation is R50 blown Fiberglass insulation
• Acoustical sealant is applied to top and bottom plates, double stud seams, wiring and plumbing openings and for overlapped vapor barrier
• 6-millimeter vapor barrier overall exterior walls and ceilings-caulked at overlays
• Basement is 2x4 construction (24“ on centre) with R20 insulation to the floor complete with 6-millimeter poly and caulking
• Roof venting through pre-painted aluminum soffit, gable and roof venting as appropriate to maximize air movement efficiency
• Gas fired forced air high-efficiency furnace with fresh air intake
• Hot and return air ducts to developed rooms in the basement, if applicable
• Copper wiring complete with owners choice plug, switch and light location
• Permanently wired electric smoke alarm and ground fault exterior outlets
• 3/4“ water mains to 1/2“ lines and A.B.S. sewage and drainage systems
• Roughed in plumbing in the basement, with backwater valve-sump pit and pump
• Complete plumbing for laundry tub in the utility room
• Septic tank and municipal sewer and water connection to house from property line
• 60-gallon electric hot water tank • Vented down and out exhaust fans in all bathrooms through H.R.V.
• Venting out for dryer and electrical plug, 7 days set back thermostat
• H.R.V. unit complete with humidistat
• Zero clearance fireplace c/w mantle and hearth
200 Amp Electrical Service and Panel
Retractable hide a hose vacuum system
Heat Recovery Unit, 3/4 inch water lines, custom sized head ducts
Radon Venting
Custom suspended Cloud detail, Upgraded Kitchen finishing.
• Custom MDF paint grade finishing ie: 31/2“ casings, and 3 1/2“ baseboards
• Custom railing to basement, stub wall with cap
• Custom cut mirrors overall vanities
• Chrome bath accessories - towel racks, paper holders
• Painted ceilings in all rooms, 1 color as selected by owner
• Pre-selected off-white color throughout, 2 colors as selected by owner
• Satin chrome door hardware including bathroom and master bedroom privacy sets
• Choice of hollow core door style
Large oversized windows, Power window coverings, Beautiful durable Engineered Hardwood Floors
Beamed ceilings, oversized door, large entry
Custom designed stair railings
upgraded hardware, solid core doors, beautiful acrylic paint
Custom designed and custom built wood closet organizers
• Stucco work on the exterior as per plan, 2 colors as fine as possible
• 1 only 16 x 7 overhead doors, with torsion springs
• 1 only – Lift master garage door opener, with exterior keyless entry system, and 2 remote control units
• Keyed the same exterior door entry system with deadbolts, Corsair design or Galiano
• All garbage is removed prior to backfilling and leveling
• All City or Municipal elevations are considered when setting the house and garage grades
• The lot is rough-graded to the engineer's specifications
• Basement window drains to foundation and proper weeping tile and drainage treatment around all foundations and basement floor
• All allowances are specified and available either through the builder’s suppliers at the builder’s cost or at the owners choice
• Maple Kitchen Cabinets and countertops, vanities and tops, medicine cabinets
• Flooring based on square footage of the home. Vinyl, carpet, Hardwood, ceramic
• Ceramic tile for jetted tub surround
• Glass entry wall allowance
• Plumbing fixtures, electrical fixtures based on industry standards
• Closet Organizers • Electrical Fixtures • Other allowances as required
Garage to lower level entry
Custom suspended Cloud detail, Upgraded Kitchen finishing.
Beamed ceilings, oversized door, large entry
Tray or Coffered Ceiling
Beautiful finishing, backsplash, cabinets, and daylight windows
Sloped "lofted " ceiling with transom window
Custom Ceiling Detail
• Friendly, professional advice and free alternative pricing
• Frank, willing and helpful discussion and flexible possession dates
• Builders trade warranty and 5 year New Home Warranty Program registration
• Consistent quality through the use of the same tradespersons and suppliers
• Wood Structural Lower Level Floor
- • Heated crawl space
- • Heat targeted to specific lower level rooms
- • Suspended Plumbing
- • Accessible for future development
• Ten-foot-high foundation walls
• Foundation Wrap
• Brick or stone veneer exterior face
• Upgraded shingles
• Metal clad TSA windows
• Insulated and drywall garage
• Semi-solid or solid core interior doors
• Lofted, coffered, or barreled ceilings
• Transoms over interior doors
• Decorative bulkheads and niches