Landscaping
Homes will be graded, topsoiled and sod installed in front and backyards. Trees will be planted as per plan.
Walkway from driveway to front door to be decorative slabs.
Two concrete slabs and if required concrete steps to be placed at all patio doors.
Paved driveway to street line.
For a more appealing streetscape all services are underground.
Concrete
Poured 8? concrete basement walls reinforced with rebar.
Exterior of foundation walls will be finished with Delta Wrap & Spray.
4? weeping tile covered with clear 6? of crushed stone around foundation walls.
Exterior
Each home, designed and built by Starward, emphasizes the creation of distinctive elevations, utilizing brick and siding as per plan. All elevations are under architectural control by Starward Homes (Heritage Point) Limited. Coordinated exterior packages are pre-selected.
All windows to be white vinyl with thermapane insulated glass Low-E, with a 25 year limited sealed glass warranty. All operating windows to have screens in habitable areas.
Exterior entrance door to be insulated, metal-clad door with half lite insert.
Facia, soffit and eavestrough to be pre-finished metal, as per plan.
Roof to be 25 year self-sealing shingles.
Non-insulated, pre-finished metal garage door.
Drywall and Insulation
All finished rooms are drywalled, taped, sanded, primed and painted.
Exterior walls will have R19 insulation and attics will have R40 insulation.
Basement walls will be wrapped with Basement Blanket R12 insulation to within 14? of slab floor.
To minimize truss uplift, metal channels are screwed between ceiling drywall and trusses.
Textured white ceilings have bordered trim (slope ceilings and basement area excepted).
Kitchen, bathroom and laundry room have flat ceilings.
Garage is fully drywalled, with rough coat tape only.
Grade permitting, a man door is included in every home for direct access from garage to hour for your convenience.
Acoustical Fire Batt between living areas of adjoining units. See Sales Representative for further details.
Electrical
100 AMP Electrical Service, with circuit breaker panel.
Convenient heavy-duty electrical hook ups are provided for stove and dryer.
All copper wiring.
Electrical outlets as per Electrical Safety Authority specifications.
Exhaust fan to be installed in all bathrooms, vented to exterior.
Switch for principle exhaust fan (90 cubic fee per minute) to be conveniently located adjacent to thermostat on main floor.
Smoke detector on all levels to government standard (U.L.C.) approved.
Carbon monoxide detector to government standard (U.L.C.) approved and installed on all bedroom levels.
Light over kitchen sink (depending on plan) will be a pot light or fluorescent light.
White range hood (where possible) is vented to exterior.
Two (2) weatherproof ground fault plugs: one (1) on front porch and one (1) in rear.
One (1) electrical plug for garage door opener in garage ceiling.
Door chimes included.
Light fixtures will be installed in all rooms (where applicable). Living rooms will have a switch plug instead of overhead lighting. The light fixtures will be selected by the Vendor. Model homes may have upgrades, please see your Sales Representative.
Electrical receptacle with breaker provided for future dishwasher hook-up.
Total of 8 locations for any combination of telephone, cable television or CAT5e Data. the exact mix and location to be chosen by the purchaser at the time of contract.
All light switches and plate covers to be Decora; colour is white.
One gang electrical receptacles provided at the service panel location for convenient hook-up of future security or A/V systems.
Heating
The furnace is a brand name high efficiency, forced air natural gas unit.
The gas hot water tank is a rental unit. Purchaser agrees to assume hot water tank rental agreements.
Dryer vent connection to the exterior.
Decorating
We at Starward Homes cordially invite you to visit our state of the art Design Studio to preview the grand selection of our interior finishes and start the personalization process of your new Starward home. Included in your contract are 2 selection appointments with a Starward Design Consultant. Appointments will be weekdays at either 9am or 1pm and will last for a maximum of 3 hours. If required, additional appointments can be purchased at a rate of $300 per appointment.
All walls to be painted one coat primer, one coat flat latex standard colour throughout (from Builder’s included samples).
All interior trim and doors to be painted white.
Six panel smooth doors.
Plate glass mirrors in all bathrooms.
All door handles and hinges to be Satin Stainless Steel.
Tile and Carpet
Main bathroom to have 3 piece ceramic accessories – towel bar, paper holder and soap tray.
Choice from Builder’s standard samples for ceramic tile in tub/showers.
Front entrance, kitchen, bathroom and ground floor laundry area floors to be ceramic tile from Builder’s included samples.
Choice of carpet, one (1) colour, from Builder’s Standard 32 oz nylon or Berber samples.
Woodwork and Stairs
4 1/8? baseboards and 2 3/4? casing paint grade finger joint pine.
All open basement staircases to be carpet grade with oak spindles, stringer and railings.
Basement staircase is utility grade stairs.
Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinets
A choice of Oak Veneer, Maple Veneer, MDF or white vinyl coated (thermofoil) flat panel kitchen and bath cabinets from Builder’s included samples.
A wide selection of colour coordinated laminate counters from Builder’s included samples.
All kitchen cabinets to have an opening for a dishwasher.
Flush mount breakfast bar is included.
Plumbing
Main Bath and Ensuite
Maax Casa acrylic 30? x 60? bath tub.
American Standard drop in china basin.
Moen Chateau chrome single lever faucet with pop-up drain.
Moen Chateau chrome pressure balancing shower control (single control) and head.
American Standard Evolution toilet.
Plumbing colours are white.
Other
Double stainless steel ledgeback sinks in kitchen with Moen single washerless faucet and vegetable sprayer.
Free standing plastic laundry tub with chrome faucet as per plan.
Two lawn water supplies will be installed. One in garage and one offering backyard access.
Drain “T” for future dishwasher and hot water supply.
Sump pumps as required.
In General
Kiln dried floor joists.
Interior walls to be 2? x 4? or better.
Wafer board sub-flooring will be sanded, screwed and glued into position on all floor joists.
Deadbolt locks on all exterior swing doors.
2? x 4? (or better) exterior wall construction with R19 insulation.
Partition walls are double stud, 1 hour fire rating with Acoustic Fire Batt between adjoining walls.
