New House Specifications

Blueprint Specifications You Need for Your New Home

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The Instant Download document has multiple specifications in each of these Exterior categories:

Asphalt, Blacktop and Tar and Chip Driveways
Backfilling

Brick, Block or Stone Exteriors
Building Site - Lot
Concrete Driveways
Decks
Doors

Downspout Drainage Piping
Fencing
Footings, Foundations and Piers
Gutters and Downspouts
Housewrap
Painting and Staining
Plumb and Square
Retaining Walls
Roof Ventilation
Roofing Materials
Rough Grading
Sewer or Septic Drain Line
Sidewalks and Patios

Skylights
Structural Bracing
Stucco
Trim Lumber
Vinyl Siding
Water Service Line
Windows

These Interior topics are then discussed:

Attic Access Stairway
Bathroom Plumbing Fixtures
Below Slab Rough Plumbing
Central Vacuum
Ceramic Tile
Closets
Concrete Slabs - Basement, Garage, etc.
Dryer Vents

Drywall / Plaster
Electric Branch Circuit System
Electric Service Panel
Finished Flooring
Fire Sprinklers
Framing Connectors

Garage and Garage Doors
Heating and Cooling Systems
Insulation
Low Voltage Wiring for Door Chimes, Telephone Computers, etc.
Natural Gas or LP Gas Lines
Painting and Staining
Plumbing System

Roof Trusses
Rough Lumber
Staircases
Storm Shelter
Structural Steel

Termites
Vapor Retarders
Ventilation Fans
Wall Blocking
Wall Framing
Wallpaper
Water Heaters
Wood Subflooring Systems
Woodwork and Baseboards

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Do you need more convincing? Here are some specifications from the just the Exterior Concrete Slab section:

".....All poured concrete sidewalks and patios shall contain concrete that has a design strength of no less than 4,500 psi. No water can be used on site to make the concrete more plastic nor can water be used as a finishing aid.

All slabs shall be a minimum thickness of 4 inches. A 5-inch thick slab is preferred.

All exterior concrete shall contain 1/2-inch diameter steel reinforcing rods and these shall be placed at 2 foot centers in both directions. This steel should be in the lower third of the slab with a minimum of 1 and 1/2 inches of concrete between the steel and the compacted sub-grade. 42# mesh will also suffice for steel reinforcing.

Immediately after the final finish is complete, apply a clear-drying liquid curing compound to the fresh concrete.

Control joints shall be cut in all slabs to prevent random shrinkage cracks. These joints shall be a minimum depth of 1/4 the thickness of the slab. They can be saw-cut as soon as the concrete can withstand foot pressure and the action of the saw without harming the finished surface. Under no circumstances shall the joints be cut later than 24 hours after the concrete is hard enough to walk on without harming the finish. ..."

Or how about these specifications from the Interior Plumbing section:

".....Rough in basement bathrooms and utility sinks whenever possible to save money. Cutting into concrete slabs to create basement bathrooms at a later date is a very expensive proposition.

Water supply lines shall be sized to minimize water pressure and volume losses. Use 3/4 inch minimum pipe size to feed all fixture groups. Branch off this 3/4 inch pipe to each fixture with its own 1/2 inch pipe. Never serve two fixtures with a 1/2 inch pipe.

All shut off valves under all fixtures shall be ball valves.

To minimize noise in water supply pipes, consider using type L copper if copper is being used as your water supply pipe. Type L is thicker and absorbs turbulence much better than thinner type M copper. Larger diameter pipe sizes help to minimize water noise as the water flows slower through these pipes to satisfy a given fixture demand.

The primary water supply line serving the entire house shall be 1-inch diameter until it passes and serves the water heater and feeds the first major fixture grouping.

Large hot tubs or large capacity whirlpool tubs must be served with minimum 3/4 inch supply piping. These fixtures almost always require separate water heaters to produce the vast amounts of hot water required to fill these vessels.

Water hammer is eliminated by using the larger supply piping as mentioned earlier.

If copper tubing is used for water supply, all joints must be wiped clean of excess soldering flux. Wipe pipes with a rag soaked in mineral spirits until each joint is perfectly clean. Acid flux that is not cleaned from copper pipe can cause future corrosion that causes leaks.

Investigate if your area suffers from aggressive water. If so, be sure you use the correct water supply piping that will not suffer corrosion from the aggressive water.

If you plan to have a water softener installed, pipe outdoor hose bibs so they do not pull water from the water softener. However, one soft water hose bib should be installed in or near the garage. If you wash your car and rinse with soft water, water spotting does not happen...."

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