Learn what comes standard with a new construction home, including finishes, appliances, upgrades, warranties, and features offered by builders.
40 articles from National House Search
"A new construction home warranty is a written promise from the builder to fix certain problems for a set number of years. It comes in layers: a short one for small workmanship problems, a longer one…
"Hurricane impact windows are windows with special glass that is tested to take a hit from flying debris in a storm. In Miami-Dade County, the test is strict: the glass must not let the test object…
"Lennar Everything's Included is Lennar's way of saying that certain features come in the home at no extra cost. Lennar says this covers things like smart home tech, modern finishes, energy-efficient…
"The hurricane impact windows cost question has a simple answer at Parkland Royale. Lennar lists impact-resistant glass windows and doors in the features that come with every home there. That means…
A new home at Whitmore Estates comes with a long standard feature list. Lennar calls the program "Everything's Included." In the Kensington Collection that covers quartz counters with a full…
If you are looking at new construction townhomes in Port St Lucie, here is what comes with Central Park Townhomes by D.R. Horton. Every home has three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and a one-car…
Every home at Hendrix Reserve, across all six floor plans, is backed by DiVosta's Pulte Protection Plan - a 1, 2, 5, and 10-year transferable limited warranty—and comes with the same core Classic…
A concrete block house is a home whose exterior walls are built from concrete masonry blocks stacked and mortared together, usually with steel and poured concrete inside the hollow cells, and then…
PEX plumbing is a water supply system that uses flexible plastic tubing called cross-linked polyethylene, or PEX, instead of rigid copper or CPVC pipe to carry hot and cold water to every sink,…
"The D.R. Horton Express Series is one of the builder's home series, and it is the one used at Hadley Place in Florida City. Its features sheet lists masonry walls and a roof with hurricane clips and…
"Hurricane shutters are covers that protect a home's windows and doors from wind and flying debris during a storm. The most common types are storm panels, accordion shutters, roll-down shutters,…
A washer and dryer hookup is the set of connections a laundry spot needs: hot and cold water valves, a drain for the washer, a power outlet for the dryer, and a vent that carries dryer air outside.…
