APPEALING EXTERIOR FEATURES & STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
• 5/8” tongue and groove sub-flooring with sanded joints, glued and fastened with screws for additional stability.
• Advanced floor joist system utilizing upgraded “Engineered Floor Joist Technology”.
• All exterior walls with 2”x 6” framing.
• All homes feature 9’0” ceilings on the ground and second floor, 8’0” ceilings on the 3rd floor, except mechanical systems require a dropped ceiling.
• Prominent usage of architecturally selected and controlled colour coordinated detailing. Colour, style, materials, and elevations are pre-selected and architecturally controlled to achieve a variety within the streetscape.
• Durable, maintenance free, pre-finished aluminum or vinyl soffits, fascia, eavestrough, down pipes, and siding – all colour coordinated.
• Flat roofing.
• Prominent insulated entry door with upgraded brush nickel grip set and deadbolt, featuring 1/2 panel glass inserts to all front entry door features, as per plan.
• Aluminum railing for porch (where required by Building Code) and decorative applications.
• Quality colour coordinated, Energy Star® vinyl thermo pane casement windows throughout (with low ‘E’ argon gas filled), complete with screens. Applicable Design to receive sliding doors as per plan. All exterior doors include weather stripping.
KITCHEN & BATHS
• Quality designed cabinetry with standard granite counter tops (from Builders’ Standard Samples) within kitchen (dishwasher space provided).
• All bathrooms to come compleste with laminate (from Builders’ Standard Samples).
• Extended kitchen upper cabinets throughout all designs. Pantries, breakfast bars & serveries, as per plan.
• Kitchen faucet to be single lever faucet with pull out veggie spray.
• All bathroom tub to receive “mould resistant drywall”.
• Mirrors over vanities in all bathrooms.
• Top mount sinks in all bathrooms
DESIGN CONSCIOUS INTERIOR FINISHES
• Smooth ceilings in kitchen, laundry, bathrooms and kitchen dinette.
• Spray textured stippled ceilings with 4” smooth border throughout balance of home.
• Colonial trim with 4” baseboard and 2 3/4” casing to all doorways, windows, and doors. Interior doors to be two panel style.
• Lever type brushed nickel hardware with complimenting hinges. All low walls are trimmed and painted.
• All homes to receive an oak staircase - natural finish (veneer risers and stringers) with oak handrail, wood pickets and newel posts to finished areas, as per plan.
• Thoughtful storage considerations with well appointed Linen and Pantries closets, as per plan.
• All interior trim and doors are painted classic white. The interior walls to be painted from your choice of 1 premium paint colour. (From Builders’ standard samples).
• Professional home cleaning prior to occupancy
MECHANICAL & PLUMBING SYSTEMS
• Flexible water pipe solution using PEX (polyethylene) to reduce noise and eliminate solder contaminants within plumbing system.
• Hi-velocity combi-boiler system with air handler.
• Ductwork, in basement, to be sealed for better air flow. All duct work is sized to allow for future central air conditioning.
• Energy Efficient Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) for fresh air exchange, energy efficiency and a healthier home.
• Energy Efficient exhaust fans installed in all finished bathrooms.
• Kitchen stainless steel hood fan over stove vented to the exterior.
• Durable stainless steel double ledge back kitchen sink.
• Provisional rough-in for future dishwasher (electrical run from panel to underside of subfloor located at sink).
• Two exterior hose bibs are provided, one at rear (or side) and one in garage.
• All shower areas to receive the comfort of pressure balance control valves.
• All sink basins and plumbing fixtures to include the convenience of separate shut-off valves.
• Low flow shower heads and faucets aerators are designed to conserve water while helping the environment.
CONVENIENT ELECTRICAL APPOINTMENTS
• Black exterior coach lights on front and rear elevations.
• 100 amp electrical service with breaker panel.
• Weatherproof exterior electrical outlets, one at rear of home and one at the front porch.
• 220 volt Heavy-Duty receptacle for stove and dryer.
• Ground fault indicator receptacles, as per building code.
• The security of hard wired visual smoke detectors on all floors and each bedroom, including lower level, and carbon monoxide detector as per code.
• White Decora light switches and receptacles throughout.
• Contemporary ceiling fixtures in all bedrooms, hallways, side halls, foyer, kitchen, eat-in kitchen, living room and family room, as per plan.
• Bathrooms to receive a strip light fixture over the vanity and/or ceiling fixture (excluding powder room – to receive ceiling fixture only).
• Rough-in for future central vacuum system with dedicated plug within garage (termination of pipe may be in basement, garages or both – as determined by Vendor).
• Energy Star® CFL light bulbs where applicable, helping reduce the greenhouse effect.
FLOOR COVERINGS
• Upgraded Laminate Floor throughout all levels, excluding tiled areas (as per Builders’ standard samples).
• A wide assortment of contemporary ceramic tile flooring in foyer, kitchen, eat-in kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry room from Builders’ Standard Samples.
HOME AUTOMATION
• Principal bedroom and Family room are pre-wired for cable TV, and the home is pre-wired for 2 telephone locations. All above referenced rough-in locations are predetermined by the Builder.
WARRANTY
• Purchaser(s) accepts that the number of steps to front entrance and rear entrance and side entrance, if applicable, may be increased or decreased depending on final grading.
• The Purchaser acknowledges that finishing materials contained in any model home or sales office display, including broadloom, furniture, mirrors, fireplaces, electrical fixtures, drapes, ceramic/porcelain flooring, vinyl flooring, hardwood flooring, marble flooring, upgraded kitchen and vanity cabinets and countertops, stained staircase and railing, painting, wallpaper, etc., may be for display purposes only and may not be of the same grade or type, or may not necessarily be included in the dwelling unit purchased herein, unless expressly called for in this Agreement.
• Corner lots, townhome end units and priority lots may have special treatments which may require window changes and interior modifications to balance and improve the elevations of the house exposed to the street. The Purchaser accepts such changes as constructed or as necessary.
• When the Purchaser is buying a house already under construction, Purchaser acknowledges that there may be deviations from the floor plan, elevation or layout of this model and Purchaser agrees to accept such changes as constructed or as necessary.
• House types and streetscapes are subject to final Architectural approval of the City of Brampton, or the Developer’s Architectural Control Architect and final siting, and approval of the Vendor’s Architect.
• Variations from Vendor’s samples may occur in exterior/interior materials, due to normal production process, availability or site condition.
TWO YEAR WARRANTY PROTECTION
• The home is free from defects in workmanship and materials pertaining to caulking windows and doors so the building prevents water penetrations.
• The home if free from defects in workmanship and materials within the distribution of electrical, plumbing and heating systems.
• The home is free from defects in workmanship and materials, resulting in the detachment, displacement or deterioration of exterior cladding.
• Violations of the Ontario Building Code’s Health and Safety provisions.
WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE TARION CORPORATION PLAN ACT.
SEVEN YEAR WARRANTY PROTECTION (MAJOR STRUCTURAL)
• A Major Structural Defect is defined in the TARION Corporation Plan Act as;
• A defect in workmanship and materials that result in the failure of a load-bearing part of the home’s structure, or any defect in workmanship or material that adversely affects your use of the building as a home.
