IHSF – Sequoia

Property Description

Available to build in Charlotte County and North Port areas.  Beautiful one-story Florida ranch with open floor plan and optional covered Lanai.  The price shown is a current estimation for construction and labor and does not include land or the cost of land preparation (which is additional).  This price may change at any time based on market conditions.

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Military Buyers—Attractive Financing and Builder Incentives May Apply

This home comes with the following:

• Full engineered plans and permit fees
• Standard scrape of lot plus 2 ft fill (no stem wall included; can be configured separately as will be lot specific)
• Double pane, Low E windows and sliders with a full shutter package
• Wood cabinetry
• Stage 1 Granite countertops
• Standard chrome plumbing fixtures
• Non-insulated garage door(s) and opener per plan
• Porcelain tile in main areas, carpets in bedrooms
• Water/sewer connection fees (if lot doesn’t have water & sewer, a credit will be issued and applied to the well and or septic needed)
• Concrete driveway/walkway
• Bahia Sod up to 8000 sq ft allowance
• $5500 allowance for county impact fees (Charlotte County FL)
• All appliances and lighting fixtures are by owner

Detailed Specifications

1. Permits, Fees, General Conditions 

Building Permit  

Tree Permit 

Final Surveys (house, spot)  

County Utility fee 

County Impact fee 

Water/Sewer connections fees or well/septic  

Compaction tests 

Builder’s Risk insurance  

Debris removal/Dump fees 

2. Site Clearing/Fill/Grade 

Grading of site in preparations for house pad, sod, landscaping, walks, and driveways  Clearing all trees required for construction 

Fill site to proper elevation for house floor and provide proper drainage  

Shall be engineered 

3. Slab/Foundation 

Exterior door areas recessed 

Footing detail as required by structural engineer  

4” thick, 3,000 PSI concrete slab with fiber mesh 

6 mil visqueen vapor barrier under all house slabs including garage  

Vapor barrier to extend beyond footers 

All penetrations through visqueen and slab to be sealed with tape/mastic or combination to prevent  infiltration. 

Termite soil treatments spray 

4. Masonry Walls 

Per code, 8”x16” poured CMU beam with 2 #5 rods top and 2 #5 rods bottom or lintel as per  engineering 

8 x 16 Concrete Masonry units for exterior walls 

Vertical reinforcement with #5 rebar from footing to perimeter beam (spaced per engineer)  Truss anchors poured into concrete beam (location as per truss engineering) 

5. Framing 

Roof: 

Roofing felt paper 

½” 4-ply CDX plywood sheathing with ply-clips 

Engineered wood trusses (spaces, installations, and bracing per engineer)  

Interior Partitions: 

1×2 fire stop along top of all masonry walls  

Bearing Partitions: 

2×4 #2 studs at 16” O.C.  

2×4 #2 double top plate  

Jacks per code 

2×4 PT bottom plate 

Anchor bolts and metal fasteners as per code.

6. Insulation (subject to change per HVAC requirements) 

R-30 ceiling insulation 

R-9 wood frame wall or per code 

R 4.2 All foil insulation on concrete block walls 

7. Roof 

Aluminum roof vents installed per plan/code 

Plumbing stacks penetrating roof are flashed with lead “boot”  

Aluminum flashing installed as required 

30 year dimensional shingles 

Aluminum drip edge at all eaves (color to match fascia) 

8. Fascia and Soffit 

6” aluminum over 2×6 #2 sub-fascia  

Vented aluminum soffit (white or as noted) 

9. Windows/ Sliding glass doors (subject to change per HVAC requirements) Sliding glass doors to have interior lock with safety latch 

Aluminum windows and sliding glass doors (sizes and types per plan) in white finish or bronze  Interior window sills shall be marble carrera 

Tempered glass installed where required by code 

10. Drywall/ Wall Materials 

Knock-down texture on ceilings 

Rounded corner bead at vertical corners in main living area  

Tape reinforcement at all inside corners and seams 

Approved joint compound finish over all corner beads and taped seams  

Cement wall board installed in showers 

11. Plumbing 

Wood bath vanities with under-mount bowl sink  

PVC drain lines with vent stacks as required by code  

Hose bibs as per plan 

Elongated toilets  

Garbage disposal 

12. Electric 

Smoke detectors adjacent to all sleeping areas (per code)  

All wiring to be copper 

Standard toggle type switches 

Ground-fault circuits provided at all baths, garage, and exterior outlets (per plan)  Bathrooms to have wall mounted lighting 

Circuit breaker panel (Square D or equivalent)  

Doorbell with button at the entry door 

Recessed lighting as per plan (trim finish to be white)  

TV cable pre wires 

200 Amp electric service (back to back with FPL meter)  

3 telephone pre wires 

13. Air conditioning/ Heating (subject to change per HVAC requirements)  Air return with equalizer grilles to each room (zoning of system per job requirements)  Copper Freon lines with insulation

High efficiency 14 SEER, sized per energy code  

Dryer vented to outside 

White aluminum supply and return grilles  

Manual thermostat located for best efficiency 

Upgraded mutli-speed air handler (designed for system)  

Duct system to be insulated and “flex duct” 

14. Stucco/ Exterior wall finishes 

All exterior walls have stucco finish (see note below)  

Stucco hand texture finish except at decorative bands which are to be sand finish  

Decorative banding 

Walls shall receive paint finish after stucco 

NOTE: the term “stucco” when used in these specifications or on any plans refers to a decorative  cementitious coating applied either directly to masonry wall or over wire lath, 15# asphalt felt, ½ OSB  plywood, and “built up” layers of cement over frame walls. 

15. Trim and millwork 

Interior Doors/Trim: 

Colonist 6-panel interior doors with 3, 3×3 hinges  

5-1/4” FJ Colonial baseboard or per model 

Insulated door between house and garage with vinyl seal and aluminum threshold  

2-1/4” FJ Colonial style casings 

Bedroom closet doors (bifold and bypass) to be 6-panel Colonist style 

Exterior Doors/trim: 

Side garage doors to be insulated steel 

All exterior doors to be insulated steel with 3- 4×4 standard butt hinges 

All hinged exterior doors to be painted in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications  Entry doors shall be steel 6-panel style with glass (size per plan) 

16. Hardware 

All doors shall have protective bumpers installed to protect walls (where appropriate)  Owner shall receive 2 sets of keys at final closing 

All door locks shall be keyed alike  

Entry lock set to be on active door only 

Closet and passage doors to be non-locking (passage type)  

Bedroom and bathroom doors to be locking (privacy type)  

All interior door hardware to be S-lever type 

All hinged exterior doors shall have deadbolts with turn knob on inside  

Garage door to house to have keyed entry lock 

17. Garage 

Garage door opener with push button switch and remote openers  

Masonry walls to have a knockdown finish with white paint  

Overhead door to be non-insulated steel (size per plan) 

Floor to be concrete

18. Front Exterior Entry  

Floor finish to be concrete  

Ceiling finish to be drywall  

Wall finish to be stucco 

19. Paint/ Wall finishes 

Interior woodwork to have 1 coating primer and 1 coat of builder-gradeis paint  

All ceilings will be painted with white ceiling paint 

Exterior woodwork to have 1 coat primer and 1 coat builder grade paint  

All interior walls to be painted with builder-grade paint 

20. Cabinets/ Countertops 

Granite countertops in kitchen  

Bathroom countertops shall be granite 

All hinges shall be European style (concealed), self-closing type  

Cabinet doors and drawer fronts shall be raised wood panel 

All upper cabinets shall have adjustable shelves 

21. Bath Tile 

Tile will cap at 7’ above floor, even with adjacent walls or at ceiling (whichever is lower)  Porcelain tile will be matte or glaze finish for walls  

Porcelain tile to be installed in shower and tub areas 

22. Mirrors 

Mirrors will be plate glass type 

23. Shelving 

Ventilated steel shelving in all closets 

All closet shelving to be steel construction with baked-on white epoxy finish; installed as per plan 

24. Floor Covering 

Porcelain tile floors (standard selections) shall be installed in Kitchen, Utility, Foyer, and bath wet areas  Carpet shall be builder’s standard selection, wall to wall per plan 

25. Driveways/ Walkways 

All exterior concrete shall be 3-1/2” 2,500 PSI concrete with broom finish 

Walkway from entry to driveway – concrete 

Driveways and walks shall have control joints to aid in the control of cracking 

26. Landscaping 

Select areas shall be sodded with Bahia sod, up to 8,000 square feet. Landscape package means we buy out tree points from the county. Any additional landscaping is by owner. 

27. (Optional Upgrade) Irrigation – 

Minimal irrigation shall be professionally designed and installed, per special features in contract Irrigation time control shall be managed by a time clock 

Standard lot allowance $2800.00