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Before you start to decide on what builder to go with, ask yourself, "What can I never do in the future? What will give me more value and equity?" This is what we asked when setting out to create Craftsmanship Homes. We believe we can offer a better structure, more bedrooms, more bathrooms, 2 laundry rooms, multiple walk in closets and more square foot and cubic foot than our competitors. This page is that presentation.
Enter a Home Depot or Lowes (big box store) and see what a mirror, light fixture, faucet is going for. This is what these items are valued at. If a builder is charging more than what the Home Depot is offering you the value is not there. Not many builders can manage selections and create value like the big boxes, builders don't have the purchasing power. However Home Depot can not remove your roof add a foot to the second floor and place your roof back on. The value in a builder is what the big box can not do.
Lets start with ceiling heights, First we build on 9' poured concrete foundations walls. We have no wood load bearing walls in the basement, everything is held up by steal or concrete beams and columns (except stairs area). Next we have 10' first floor walls. We add 8' tall doors, 9' tall arches and 6' tall windows all standard. This gives the perception of additional height to the first floor. Lastly is a 9' second floor ceiling height.
We offer multiple colors and styles of counter tops. all in a single upgraded price. There is no second, third or fourth upgrades like other builders. Other builders "Nickel and dime" you.
We then also use real Tyvec Home Wrap instead of a generic home wrap. Tyvec by Dupont is a patent technology, there is no company like it! The barrier allows for no moister to pass through the front, yet it allows venting from the rear. You can easily see the plywood through the generic home wrap, it does not perform the same.
Even with heavy rains during construction we get zero or next to zero swelling of this product. It is heaver and has almost no squeaking in the floors for over 50 years (per manufacture) "Squeak Free Guarantee". We use hundreds of sheets of Advantec floor boards VS OSB.
2x12's only have a span of 12 feet, a Wood I-Beam can go uptown 20'. A Wood I-Beam(WI40) is engineered to be stiffer, less prone to cracks, no bows, and no squeaks. The top flag is wider so that it takes in nails, screws and glues better with more space.
Notice this floor is built with 2x12's the strength of the floor is not on the top or the bottom, it is evenly distributed. So the holes that are cut into the 2x12's quickly weaken the floor. See how this floor has holes all in the 2 x12's. With wood I-Beams the top and bottom flang make the strength of floor system, they are never cut into, keeping the floor strong.
Often builders use standard 2x4's to build there trusses on site. We have engineered pre fabricated roof trusses that have to be built out of 2x6's as a minimum.
You will notice on our floor plans we focus on bedrooms, number of bathrooms, number of laundry rooms, number of walk in closets all standard with the home.
Two laundry rooms are crucial, you will enjoy doing a load upstairs and a load down stairs at the same time. No need to haul stuff up and down the steps. most all plans have two laundry rooms standard.
We focus on value engineering, this is our main identity. We may not have large two story family rooms, we would rather give you more square feet. We do not have crazy roof lines, we would rather give you taller ceilings. We may not have odd shaped homes with multiple bump outs, we would rather figure out how to give you more square feet for less money, and our competitive price for a strong home should prove that to you!
Not just talk, see line by line how we have improved the Frame, roof and foundations over our past homes and our competitors.