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Sample Materials Package

POST & BEAM PACKAGE SPECIFICATIONS CEDARBUILT HOMES LTD.

SUBFLOOR SYSTEM - First & Second Floor

  • 2x6 treated sill plate & gasket Solid Douglas fir beams or built-up floor beams
  • 2x10 floor joists with cross-bridging
  • 3/4" tongue & groove (T&G) plywood
  • Sub-floor adhesive,joist hangers

2. EXPOSED POST & BEAM STRUCTURAL FRAME

  • All timbers are select West Coast Douglas fir (air-dried or re-claimed timbers)
  • Post & Beam timbers vary in size up to 18", depending on engineering and design
  • Connections are test fitted, with most joists being housed (mortise & tenon or dovetail joints)
  • All timbers are shop sanded

3. WALL SYSTEM timber home materials package components

  • Exterior walls are 2x6 stud frame construction 16" on centre.
  • 7/16" O.S.B. wall sheathing & weather barrier
  • Interior partition walls are 2x4 studs at 16" on centre
  • Top and bottom plates, lintels, doubles and back-framing

4. ROOF FRAMING SYSTEM

  • 2x12 roof rafters at 24" on centre
  • 2x4 cross strapping at 16" on centre
  • Outlookers, blocking and soffit framing
  • 7/16" O.S.B. roof sheathing

5. LOFT FLOOR SYSTEM

  • 2x6 tongue and groove Douglas fir decking to be installed over the floor timbers (planking will be exposed on both sides to provide a finished ceiling to the rooms below and finished floor upstairs)

6. INTERIOR STAIR SYSTEM

  • Timber frame or hardwood stairs as per quote

7. EXTERIOR WINDOW AND DOOR PACKAGE

  • All windows are Loewen brand
  • Glazing is thermal pane, low-e, argon-filled glass
  • Window styles can be casement, double-hung or awning Frames are solid wood, Douglas fir with extruded aluminium exterior cladding (choice of standard colours); 6 9/16" jambs
  • Interior hardware has a concealed, multi-point locking system
  • Velux skylights and flashing kits, if applicable
  • Entry doors are solid Douglas fir, pre-hung ncluding hardware
  • French, terrace and patio doors are Loewen brand, solid Douglas fir with exterior cladding

8. EXTERIOR SIDING & TRIM

  • 1 1/2 x 1/2 batons to allow breathing gap behind wood siding
  • Western red cedar siding (choice of bevel siding, board & baton, cedar shingles, etc.)
  • Frieze boards and belly bands included
  • Inside and outside corner trims in western red cedar
  • 2x4 window and door casing in western red cedar
  • Required flashings for windows and belly bands
  • Cedar fascia boards, nominal 2" thick
  • 1x6 soffit finish in T&G pine, finished with cedar stain

9. HARDWARE & MISC.

  • Specialty fasteners
  • Siding nails
  • Touch-up paint
  • Post & Beam layouts
  • Detailed framing layouts

NOTE:

  • Home design, design drawings and construction drawings are included
  • All framing lumber is west coast spruce-pine and is kiln-dried
  • Specifications are subject to change
 

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