Energy Efficient Features
That Save You Money
- Foundation blanketed system with R-value 13 unfaced batts
- Carrier air conditioning
- Carrier direct vent, 90% efficient, automatic, gas-fired, forced air furnace with
individual cold air returns (per plan)
- Energy-efficient 50 gallon water heater
- Living common wall insulation R-13, attic and flat ceiling R-11,
and R-38 combination batt and blown per specs
- Tyvek insulating house wrap on whole house
- Weather-stripped exterior doors and windows
- Raised panel insulated garage door
- Sill sealer at exterior foundation plates to prevent air infiltration
- Individual, mushroom style, pod roof ventilation)
Interior Features
- Choice of ceramic tile or hardwood flooring in foyer
- Six panel Colonist doors and trim
- Colonial oak railings at main staircase
- Structured wiring includes wiring for phone/video jacks which includes:
(5) category-5 telephone wiring and (5) RG6 digital TV wiring
- Solid brass designer light fixtures (per plan)
- Schlage premium polished brass hardware with front entry deadbolt
- Honeywell digital programmable Clockstat thermostat
- Hardwired smoke detectors (with battery backup) in each bedroom and on each level
- Plush wall-to-wall carpet and bonded pad
- Lighted closets with space-saver coated wire shelving
- Doorbell and chimes
- Volume ceilings (per plan)
- Spacious walk-in closets (per plan)
Kitchen Features
- G.E. appliances including 30" gas self-cleaning sealed burner range, multi-cycle
dishwasher, range hood vented to outside and garbage disposer
- Furniture quality hardwood cabinets with crown mouldings and hidden hinges
- Self-edged laminated countertops
- Armstrong easy care, no-wax flooring sheet goods
- Double-bowl stainless steel sink
- Moen lifetime finish chrome faucet with sprayer
- Water line to refrigerator
- Kitchen island
- Built-in butler pantry (per plan)
Bathroom Features
- Armstrong easy care, no wax vinyl flooring
- Chrome towel bar, paper holder and soap dish (per plan)
- Deluxe soaker tub with ceramic tile surround in master bath (per plan)
- Separate shower with Moen anti-scalding chrome faucet in master bath (per plan)
- Oasis tub/shower module with Moen anti-scalding chrome faucet in hall bath
- Furniture quality hardwood cabinets with hidden hinges in master and hall baths
- Cultured marble vanity tops
- Double bowl in master bath with beveled mirror
- Pedestal sink in powder room
- Exhaust fan (per plan)
- Moen lifetime finish chrome faucet
- Bevel-edge recessed medicine cabinets in master and hall bath (per plan)
- Extended height master bath vanity (34" vs. 30")
Exterior Features
- Brick (per plan)
- Insulated front and garage entry doors with deadbolt
- Decorator brass kickplate on front entry door
- Sidelights at entry door (per plan)
- Patio doors with insulated glass and screen
- Exterior light fixtures (per plan)
- Roof: Owens Corning Supreme self-sealing, 25 year fiberglass shingle with 15 lb.
felt over exterior grade roof sheathing, ice and water shields in valleys
- Vinyl double 4 or dutch lap style siding
- Insulated vinyl low E double-pane glass windows with thermo break and screens
- Aluminum gutters and downspouts
- Asphalt driveways
- Two frost-proof water faucets (per plan)
- Two weatherproof ground fault protectors
- Garage address numbers
- No maintenance aluminum fascia and soffit
- Sodded front with seeded rear and side yards
- Parkway shade trees
- Architecturally designed low-maintenance exterior trim with 2 coat process
General Construction
- 2-4 car garage, partially drywalled and insulated (per plan)
- 9' ceilings on first floor
- Damp proofed foundation
- Full or partial basement (per plan)
- Crawl space with 2" concrete floor (per plan)
- Conduit pipe electrical installation (instead of Romex)
- Screwed and glued drywall
- Glued and nailed Weyerhaeuser Edge Gold sub foor
- 7/16" OSB roof sheathing
- 15/32" OSB corner sways
- 1/2" insulated sheathing R-Board
- Individual 200 AMP 220 volt service
- Underground utilities
- Separate storm and sanitary sewers
- Passive radon system
- Rear concrete stoop
For Your Peace of Mind
For almost 50 years, Wiseman-Hughes has been building some of the finest residential communities in all of Chicago. All Wiseman-Hughes homes are 100% compliant with FHA and VA requirements. In addition, all Wiseman-Hughes homes are protected by a 10-year warranty awarded by The Professional Warranty Corporation. Our contract partners are selected for their quality workmanship and dependability.
We offer many options to personalize your new home. If a feature you desire is not listed, or if you would like to modify our existing plans, please speak with our sales consultant.
All information and features are accurate at the time of printing. However, at Wiseman-Hughes, Inc., we maintain a quality review program to ensure our homes are the finest and most current possible. Due to this quality commitment, we reserve the right to make changes in specifications, equipment, landscape plans, dimensions and/or prices without notice. Please speak with your sales consultant for more specific detail.
Updated 4/2008