Standard Custom Home Building Features
Each custom home built by Beaver Builders is egineered, inspected and tested by qualified engineers to ensure their energy efficiency and structural integrety. A partial list of home features follows.
ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED
BURGESS CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS INSPECTED
Foundation
- Geo-Tech soil analysis is conducted for each location
- Professionally engineered foundation design and prepour inspection
(designed for each home at each location) - Engineer inspection on concrete for foundations include slump and break testing
- Minimum 3000 psi concrete
- Anchor bolts on exterior walls
- Offer 10 year structural warranty
Plumbing
- Vurn PEX water piping
(copper available upon request) - Hot water pipes insulated in slab
- No water piping joints in slab
- All gas whenever available
- In-home fire sprinkler systems available
Electric
- All copper wiring
- Home prewired for cable and phone
- Category 5 wire for phone & computer lines
- Home prewired for security, upon request
HVAC
- Engineer designed and load rated for each home
- Programmable thermostats
- Units are a minimum rating of 14 SEER
- Fresh air intakes
- 4″ media filters
- Duct blast test on air distribution systems
Framing
- Modern framing technigues for energy efficiency
- Wolmonized base plates in contact with foundation
- 100% of outside wall sheathing is OSB plywood
- Outside walls wrapped with house wrap
- Radiant barrier decking on non-conditioned attic spaces
- Hurricane straps used to tie rafters to outside walls
- Insulated Concrete Forms ( ICF ) available for increased structural integrety and energy efficiency
- 3rd party inspections prior to sheetrock
Roofing
- Shingles nailed (not stapled)
- 90 # rolled roofing in valleys
- Metal drip edge around entire perimeter
- Metal, slate, or other roof coverings available
Cabinets, Trim, Countertops
- All wood custom cabinets
- Raised panel doors in kitchens
- Minimum 3¼ base board in all rooms
- Large variety of interior and exterior trim options
- Custom built bullnose shelves in closets
- Garage trimmed out
- Variety of countertops including granite, Silestone, tile, concrete, stainless steel etc…
Insulation
- Homes thermosealed at doors and windows
- Minimum R-19 in 2×6 exterior walls
- Minimum R-13 in 2×4 exterior walls
- Minimum R-38 in attics with R-19 in vaults
- Foam encapsulation and conditioned attic spaces available
Safe Rooms
- Built to Federal Emergency Management Agency & Texas Tech University’s Wind Engineering Research Center Specifications
- Dupont storm room with KEVLAR®
- ICF concrete storm rooms with steel doors
