PO Box 9411 Bolton, CT 06043

www.srblanchardinc.com
S.R.Blanchardweb@gmail.com
860-550-4479

New Home Specifications 2-18-2022

12 Sunrise Drive
3300 Square Foot colonial
Columbia, CT

-All building permits as well as the certificate of occupancy.

-All survey work including as-built certified to the Town.

-Septic system as per engineer design.

-Excavation, drains, backfill, and final grading as per engineered plan.

-Trees on lot to be cut to as per the Town requirements and posted by engineer, any
additional trees buyer wishes to cut beyond Town posted limits will be buyer’s
responsibility post closing. Brush chipped and stumps buried in lot/hauled away.

-Concrete foundation cast 8/10" thick. Any shrinkage cracks in the concrete will be left
unless water permeates through then a resin epoxy will be injected into the crack to
eliminate any water from entering the basement.

-Cellar shall contain two 3050 Double hung windows.

-Waterproofing shall be asphalt patch and rubberized foundation coating.

-All framing material to be either spruce or fir and will consist of the following:
2x6 pressure treated sill plates
2x6 walls 16" on center 9’ 1st Floor 8’ 2nd floor
2x6 garage walls 16” on center
2x10 floor joists 16" on center
Truss Roof System
exterior sheathing to be 1/2" osb plywood
subfloor to be 3/4 t&g osb plywood
rakes and soffits to be maintenance free

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-Roof pitch to be:
____x_____9/12 and 5/12
__________12/12
__________12/12 and 5/12
__________As per plan

-Cellar exit to be a six foot French door at walk out

-Cellar floor to be cast 4" thick on top of 12" of stone and piped around perimeter with a
gravity fed or pumped drain. Garage floor cast 4” thick on top of compacted soil.
Shrinkage cracks will occur and be treated similar to wall shrinkage crack.

-Roof shingles to be GAF Charcoal architectural style on top of ice & water barrier at
eves and #15 pound felt with continuous ridge vent.

-Front door to be 30x68 solid insulated fiberglass painted white.

__x___With Sidelites

-Side door from house to garage is to be 2868 insulated steel painted white.

-Garage door to exterior to be 2868 six panel steel Man Door.

___x____Included
________Not included
________As per plan

-Windows in home are to be:

______3050
______3032
______3030
______Feature___________________________
______Skylight__________________
______Vinyl double hung low E with tilt sash, screens, and grills.
__x___Patio door to be Vinyl Slider
__x___Vinyl double hung low E with tilt sash, screens, and grills as per plan.

-Fireplace flush to floor is to be:

______Not included
______Masonry with red brick and half face inside with 5/4 mantle and bluestone hearth.
__x___Gas with direct vent with mantle painted white.

-Siding to be Norandex Cedar Knolls with buyer's choice of color from builder's samples.
All exterior trim to be white. Siding treatments in front of home to be:
______Mantels
______2-¼” wide trim
__x___Wide corner posts
______Shutters

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______Front door mantle
______As per plan

-Whole house wrap is used behind siding in heated area.

-Plumbing to consist of all pex water pipe and ABS drain pipe. Tubs to be one piece
fiberglass with standard Delta valve and trim. Fixtures to be white. No shower doors,
rods, or toilet paper/towel bars included. If builder is to provide fixtures they are as
follows with allowances:
4-Gerber oval lav @ 80.00
3-Gerber oval toilets @ 100.00
4-Delta single lever lav faucet @ 80.00
1-Delta kitchen faucet @ 140.00
0-Garbage disposal ready

Master shower to be:

_______White fiberglass shower/tub combination
__x____White fiberglass
_______Ceramic tile with an allowance of 7.00 per square foot with fiberglass base
_______Ceramic tile with an allowance of 7.00 per square foot with ceramic tile base
_______With shower door allowance________________

There are two exterior frost free water spigots. There is no set tub included in price of
new home. If jaccuzi is included front treatment to be bead board painted white with
access panel to motor. Water to refrigerator is included.

-Heating to consist of:

_______Oil fired steel boiler with domestic hot water and 275 gallon oil tank in cellar
and flu through interior of house.
__x____Hot air propane fired direct vented furnace and electric water heater.
__x____With 14 seer central air

-Propane tank location to be:

__x____ Above ground against rear of garage and leased from propane company
_______Buried below ground and leased from propane company
_______Buried below ground and owned by buyer

-Electrical will have 200 amp overhead/underground service. All plugs in and out of
home to meet state building codes (minimum space six feet). Wire for dining light, sink
light, kitchen light, foyer light, hall light, two lights in each bathroom, one light outside
by each door, two lights by front door, five keyless fixtures in basement, wire furnace,
dishwasher, range, and dryer. Either overhead lights or switched plugs in bedrooms.
Wire each bedroom and living room with CATV and telephone. CATV company to put
covers on CATV outlets. There will be two exterior plugs and one plug in basement and
two in the garage.

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-There will be ___6______recessed lights included in the home at __0_____per light.

-There will be ___2______bath exhaust fans included in the home at __0______per fan.

-Insulation to be R-21 in exterior walls, R-49 blown in attic, R-21 in basement ceiling.

-Sheetrock to be 1/2" throughout home with three coats of compound. Sheetrock to be

5/8” fire rated in garage on common wall unless finished bonus room over garage then all
walls in garage to receive sheetrock. Garage to include one coat taping and no paint.

-Ceiling finish to be:

______Fine spray texture
___x__Flat painted white

-Inside trim to be six panel colonist doors with paint grade jams with brushed nickel
hardware. Interior locksets and front door handle to be round Schlage with deadbolt.
Closets to be wood shelf and pole. Casing and base to be paint grade colonial.

-Cabinets and vanities to be White Shaker Style with soft close doors and drawers
__x___As per plan
__x___With six foot island
______Kitchen top to be formica with choice from builder’s samples
__x___Kitchen top to be Tier I granite with under mount sink.
______Tile backsplash
______Bath tops to be formica with choice form builder’s samples
______Bath tops to be custom granite
_x____Bath tops to be pre formed beige marble

-Stairs to be 5/4 stringers with 5/4 oak treads and colonial balusters made of poplar.

-3/8" underlayment to be installed in the baths and the kitchen area.

Floors to be as following:
______Vinyl in _________________installed from builders sample.
__x___Tile in ___Baths, Laundry & Mudroom_________at an allowance of $9.00 per
square foot.
__x___3.25 inch Pre-finished Hardwood in 1st Floor, staircase to 2nd floor, upstairs
hallway, with three coats of poly. Note: Oak Harwood flooring is a natural product and
humidity will shrink hardwood in the winter and produce small gaps between the boards
and in the summer the hardwood will tend to cup).
___x__Carpet everywhere else installed from builder’s samples.

-Buyer to install bath mirrors.

-Walls to be painted one color of buyer’s choice. Wood trim to be painted white. Front

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door to be painted white.

-No appliances included. Builder will not install any appliances except buyers non
vented Hood/Micro and Dishwasher.

-Final grade and landscaping to be completed to the approved site plan to consist of
topsoil existing on lot to be spread in disturbed areas then raked and seeded. Buyer is
aware that the seller has no control of any stones or roots located in the soil or of any
poor seed germination and minor puddling. It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to
fertilize and water the lawn. It is the sole financial responsibility of the buyer if they
wish to purchase any screened or additional top soil or fill for the lot. Additional top soil
allowance______0______. Buyer to remove Erosion Control after lawn established.

-Electrical fixture allowance to be $800.00.

-Front steps to be:

_______Pre cast concrete with wrought iron railings if required by height of the platform.
_______Pressure treated with covered front porch on pier footings, vinyl ceiling with:
_______Pressure treated decking and rails if required by height of platform
___x___Vinyl decking and rails if required by height of platform

-Water supply to house to be:

__x_____Drilled well. Seller has no control and will be held harmless to any high levels
of items such as silt, manganese, iron, hardness, color,etc. It is the financial responsibility
of the buyer if they wish to purchase a treatment system for the well.
________City Water

-Driveway to be bank-run gravel/2” tailings and capped with:

______Bank run gravel
______Processed gravel
______1-¼“ stone
__x___2“ nominal pavement. Seller has no control over New England weather
conditions which may accelerate cracking or minor puddling in the surface of the top
coat.

-Front walk to home to be:

____Stone
____Processed gravel
_x__36” brushed finish concrete
____Stamped concrete

-White seamless gutters:

__x__Included
_____Not included

-Garage Overhead doors to be side load stamped raised panel steel painted white:

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x___With opener
____Without opener

-Pressure treated deck to be 10x18 from patio door. Deck Surface and rails to be:
___x___Pressure treated
_______Vinyl
_______Not Included

Bonus room is to be:

____Not included
____Rough framed unfinished with electrical pig tails and T at Duct work
____Finished
____Full rear dormer
____Eye dormers
_x__As per plan

-House to be built with the following modifications:

-Any deviations or discrepancies between specifications and plans, the specifications will
prevail.

-Any additions or changes will be documented with written change orders and be paid
upon acceptance.

-The seller will not be responsible for any escrow amount at closing.

-Any and all repair work to be done on the home in the first year warrantee period will be
presented to S.R. Blanchard, Inc. in writing and categorized by contractor (i.e. painter
trimmer, flooring, etc.) as to expedite and continue to maintain a continuity of quality
and responsiveness in order to complete the repairs.

-The real estate commission for this property will be five per cent based upon the contract
price to be paid by seller.

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 SCHEDULE OF CONSTRUCTION

1. Seller will order the plot plan from the engineer with 48 hours from the
commencement of the contract and as soon as that is completed by the engineer the Seller
will immediately file application for the building permit.

2. Actual Start Date will be within ten days from the issuance of all and final building
permits from the Town. Seller will notify Buyer with actual Start Date.

3. The closing date will be 150 days from the actual Start Date. If there are any delays
unforeseen from weather or Acts of God, the seller will request an extension in writing
immediately.

-Seller hereby gives notice to Purchaser that Purchaser may be contacted in the future by
prospective customers of the Seller concerning the quality and timeliness of Seller’s new
home construction work. In the event that Purchaser does not wish to be contacted by
such prospective customers, then Connecticut Law requires that the Purchaser notify the
Seller in writing at the time of execution of this agreement that Purchaser does not wish
to be contacted.

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 NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR

REGISTRATION NOTICE

A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AS A NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR

DOES NOT REPRESENT IN ANY MANNER THAT THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER PROTECTION ENDORSES THE QUALITY OF THE CONTRACTOR’S NEW
HOME CONSTRUCTION WORK OR THE CONTRACTOR’S COMPETENCY TO ENGAGE IN
NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION.

ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE ADVISED TO:

(1) REQUEST FROM THE CONTRACTOR A LIST OF EACH INDIVIDUAL OR THE

FIFTEEN MOST RECENT INDIVIDUALS, WHICHEVER IS LESS, FOR WHOM THE
CONTRACTOR HAS ENGAGED IN NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION IN THIS STATE DURING
THE CURRENT AND PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR.

(2) CONTACT SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS ON THE LIST TO DISCUSS THE QUALITY AND
TIMELINESS OF THE CONTRACTOR’S NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION WORK, AND

(3) CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION TO VERIFY THE

REGISTRATION INFORMATION PRESENTED BY THE CONTRACTOR AND TO
ASCERTAIN THE CONTRACTOR’S COMPLAINT HISTORY WITH THE DEPARTMENT.

IN ADDITION YOU ARE ADVISED TO DISCUSS WITH THE NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTOR:

(1) WHETHER THE CONTRACTOR HAS A CUSTOMER SERVICE POLICY AND IF SO,
THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED TO ASSIST YOU IN RESOLVING ANY
COMPLAINT ABOUT THE CONTRACTOR’S WORK, AND

(2) WHETHER THE CONTRACTOR WILL HOLD YOU HARMLESS FOR WORK
PERFORMED BY ANY SUBCONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE CONTRACTOR.

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONTAIN AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF THE INQUIRIES YOU
SHOULD MAKE BEFORE CONTRACTING WITH A NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTOR. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ASSIST YOU IN YOUR SELECTION OF
A NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING
THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION.

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 CURRENT LIST OF REFERENCES

-Kim & Orland Donald 32 Quail Run Road Mansfield, CT

-John & Kristin Braz 558 Dunn Road Coventry, CT
-Barbara & Hilary Dombrowski 550 Dunn Road Coventry, CT
-Donna Roberts 365 Swamp & 271 Skyview Drive Coventry, CT
-Mike & Kelly Klecka 955 Merrow Road Coventry, CT
-Matthew & Diana Grindle 216 Skyview Drive Coventry, CT
-Megan & Mike Michalski 244 Love Lane Coventry, CT
-Mark & Theresa Bryant 66 Skyview Drive Coventry, CT
-Gus & Susan Shearer 136 Dunn Road Coventry, CT
-Gert Bzdyra 260 Dunn Road Coventry, CT & 93 Tolland Road Bolton, CT
-Sheila & Geoff Roderick 9 Wolf Hill Road Drive Coventry, CT
-Steve & Charlotte Lasek 300 Dunn Road Coventry, CT
-Kristin & John Braz 550 Dunn Road Coventry, CT
- Michael & Kristin D’Alfonso 156 Skyview Drive Coventry, CT
-Christine Rooney 12 Appian Way Coventry, CT
-James & Illona Grace 173 Skyview Drive Coventry, CT
-Karl & Karen Koenig 92 Appian Way Coventry, CT
-Karen & Craig Stearns 654 Dunn Road Coventry, CT

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