Premiere Line Standard Features

Exterior Materials and Specifications 

Please look carefully as we have italicized areas that True Built Home hands down gives you more than our competitors.

FOUNDATION

Steel Reinforced 2’ Foundation Wall

6” x 12” Footings

EXTERIOR SIDING

Whole house Hardi Cemplank Horizontal Lap Siding. Our standard siding is our competitions upgrade.

Board and Bat Siding on Gables

EXTERIOR DOORS

Fiberglass  Insulated 6-Panel Entry Doors with glass. Others use metal, and while nice, the front door often dents during construction..

Man Doors and any other exterior doors as upgrades to metal

WINDOWS

Front of home windows are boxed wrapped, side and rear flush with siding.

Vinyl Windows-Client to install Screens

FRAMING

2”x 6” HF (Hemlock Fir) Exterior Stud Walls At 16” o.c.

7/16” Structural Exterior Grade Panel Sheathing

Owens Corning Wrap or comparable wraps

2”x 4” HF Interior Stud Walls At 16” o.c.

23/32” OSB (Orientated Strand board) Edge Gold Floor Decking

Engineered Wood I-Beam Floor Truss System at 19-1/4” o.c.

ROOF SYSTEM

Engineered Roof Trusses Spaced 24” o.c. with a 4/12 Pitch 30 year architectural roofing, Ridge Vent

Gable Ends Overhang 12”, Tail Ends Overhang 16” 2” x 4” Out-lookers At Gable Ends For Strength

7/16” OSB Roof Sheathing Stapled To Trusses

RAIN GUTTERS

White Seamless Aluminum With Downspouts-E. of Mts as Upgrade

CONCRETE GARAGE

4” Garage Floor Slab

EXTERIOR PLUMBING

Two Frost-Free Hose Bibs

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Per Code, a light at exterior doors

2-Canned lights in porches (if called for in plan). Some of our competitors charge as extra. 

Interior Materials and Specifications

HEATING

Electric Wall Heaters–can upgrade to Propane, Natural Gas or Electric HVAC

ELECTRICAL

Electrical Rough-In To Code

200-Amp Service With Main Disconnect

Two Telephone Outlets

Two Cat 5 Outlets

Two Cable TV Outlets

Microwave Outlet. Others charge as much as $175.00 

Decorator Light Fixture Package Satin Finish-3 choices standard. Others charge as much as $1,000 for our standard. 

Ceiling Lights and Outlets Per Code

Smoke Detectors Per Code

GFI’s In Kitchen, Baths, Garage, and Two Exterior Outlets

Recessed Lights in kitchen and covered porch if part of plan (typically 5-6)

Garage to code

VENTILATION 

Kitchen, Utility, and Bathroom  Fans Venting To Exterior

Attic Space Has Vent Blocks/Bird Blocks Installed In Eaves At Every Truss Space. No Code Require for caulk.

CABINETS 

Kitchen and Bath Cabinets Brand: Merillat available in 5 finishes. Birch Cabs

Master Bathroom-36” cabinets; Guest baths 30’’ vanities Kitchen 36’’

Tile Backsplash In Kitchen and Bath(s) Others use wood, and offer an upgrade to tile. 

Hardwood Self Edge included

FLOOR COVERINGS AND HARD SURFACES -Upgrades available

Vinyl Areas –  Kitchen, Baths, and Utility (TBH Chosen Vendor)

Carpet Areas – Living Room, Family Room, Dining Room, Bedrooms, Halls and Entry (TBH Chosen Brand)

8 lb. carpet pad. Others  offer 6lb standard and an upgrade to an 8lb pad.

Formica –  All Counters Formica Laminate Matte High Def Finish Self-Edge( Bull Nose Available upon request as upgrade)

PLUMBING-Upgrades available-one sink per bathroom. Double vanities available upon request

Plumbing Rough-In and Finished

Per Plan: Moen, true ceramic inserts. We refuse to use plastic faucets and you should too.

Kitchen Sink– 8” Deep stainless steel or white. You will pay up to $250 from our competitors as an upgrade. 

Toilets TBH Choice

Water Heater (50 Gal. Gallon Electric)

All Pex Water Lines

ABS Plastic Waste and Vents

Inside Main Water Shut Off

INSULATION

Insulation To Code: R-49 Ceiling R-21 Exterior Walls R-30/38 Floor

Voids Around Windows/Doors Filled With Foam Insulation

GARAGE

Semi-Insulated metal Garage door with glass. Others are non-insulated and will charge you several hundreds of dollars for upgrade.

Garage Electrical-Our standard garage wiring come with either 2 or 4 additional plugs. Expect to pay as upgrade from others.

Garage door opener included. It will be an upgrade compared to our competition as much as $450.

Man Door with exterior light standard. Others charge for man door, up to $875.

WOODWORK

Trim: 2 1/4 Colonial Style Solid Wood Stained to match cabinets. We give you real wood, not photo finish. An upgrade worth several hundreds of dollars.

Doors: Hollow panel Pre-Painted White or acceptable Sherwin Williams Color in either 2/4/5/6 panel. This upgrade alone is worth a $1,000 or more dollars.

DRYWALL

½” Drywall and Texture Complete With Orange Peel Finish

PVA Primer (polyvinyl acetate also know as “white glue”) at Exterior Walls

Garage Firewalls Hung and Taped To Code

FINISHING HARDWARE

Mirrors Per Plan

Schulte, Powder Coated Steel with Lifetime Warranty; As per plans; All hanging shelves are Open slide

Round or Lever Doorknobs Satin Finish Kwickset

Towel Bars, Shower Rod, Toilet Paper Holder TBH Selection

PLAN CHANGES Completely customizable. Redrawing fee applies

At True Built Home, we started with a simply philosophy. Don’t charge for things that the client will almost always order to begin with. While our competition advertizes prices to good to be true, they are often too good to be true. You will likely have to add $20,000 to their standard home to be remotely close to our standard home. After you do the math, you’ll have saved nearly that much on the house when done. That’s why True Built Home is A Great Way To A Great Home.