The Summary of Cost Outline is the first stage in the package and shows the total cost per square foot for your chosen home in your zip code area and then breaks down that cost down into various categories showing the costs for building materials, labor and installation. This report includes three grades - Budget, Standard and Custom.
These reports allow you to evaluateyour building budget and compare the costs of busilding a variety of homes in your area.
This is also invaluable as the second phase of our package. It assists you in planning and estimating the cost of your new home. The material and installation (labor and equipment) cost is shown for each over 1,000 line items provided in the Mterials List, which is included when you purchase this estimating tool. It allows you to determine costs for specific zip-code area and for your chosen home design. Space is allowed for additional estimates from contractois and subcontractors, such as for mechanical materials, which are not included in our packages.
The blueprint package includes locations for all the plumbing fixtures, including sinks, lavatories, tubs, showers, toilets, laundry trays and water heaters.
However, if you want to know more about the complete plumbing system, these plumbing details will prove very useful. Prepared to meet requirements of the National Plumbing Code, these fact - filled sheets give general information on pipe schedules, fittings, sump-pump details, water-softener hook-ups, septic system details and much more. Sheets also include a glossary of terms.
The Blueprint package contains information an experienced builder needs to contract a particular house. However it does not show all the ways that houses can be built, nor does it explain alternate construction methods. To help you understand how your house will be built, and offer additional techniques, this set of Constructions details is used to depict the materials and methods used to build foundations, fireplaces, wasss, floors, and roofs. Where appropriate, the drawings show acceptable alternatives.
The locations for every electrical switch, plug and outlet are shown in your Blueprint Package. However, these electrical details go further to take the mystery out of ousehold electrical systems. Prepared to meet requirements of the National Electrical code, these comprehensive drawings come packed with helpful information, including wire sizing, switch-installation schematics, cable-routing details, appliance wattage, doorbell hook-ups, typical service panel circuitry and much more. A glossary of terms is also included.
These mechanical details contain fundemental principles and useful data that will help you make informed decisions and communicate with subcontractors about heating and cooling systems. Drawings contain instructions and samples that allow you to make simple load calculations, and preliminary sizing and costing analysis. Covered ae the most commonly used systems from heat pumps to solar fuel systems. The package is filled with illustrations and diagrams to help you visualize components and how they relate to one another.
Many of the homes in this book can be enhanced with a professionaly designed home Deck Plan. Those homes marked with a D have a complementary deck plan, sold separately, which includes a deck plan frontal sheet, deck framing and floor plans, deck elevations, and a deck materials list.