What's Included in a New Minto Home at Westlake, Plus the Warranty

Every new home at Westlake comes with a published standard package straight from Minto's own included-features brochures—no guessing required. Here is the Minto Communities warranty and full features list broken down by what you actually get, collection by collection, plus where the Atlantic Collection's package genuinely differs from the rest of the community.

Standard Features Across Courtyard, Cypress, and Indigo

These three collections share the same included package. Kitchens and bathrooms get granite countertops with a 4-inch backsplash. Every main living area gets Daltile ceramic tile, with tile running to the ceiling in tub and shower enclosures. Cabinets are recessed-panel wood with soft-close hinges and a matching pantry. The appliance package is Whirlpool stainless steel: a side-by-side refrigerator with ice and water, a smooth-top electric range, a vented microwave, and a dishwasher. Every window, sliding glass door, and entry door is impact-resistant, as is the garage door. Construction is engineered steel and concrete-reinforced block on every story the home has.

What's Different in the Atlantic Collection

Atlantic Collection homes step up the finish level in three ways: quartz countertops instead of granite in the kitchen and baths, a Rinnai gas tankless water heater instead of a standard electric unit, and a Sentricon termite elimination system with a year of monitoring included. Cabinets in Atlantic are also a step up—full-access, frameless European-style construction with designer maple doors, rather than the recessed-panel wood cabinets in the other three collections.

Roofs Vary by Collection Too

Cypress, Indigo, and Atlantic homes all get a Boral concrete tile roof. Courtyard Collection townhomes get an Atlas Pinnacle shingle roof instead. Neither is better or worse—they are simply different roofing systems appropriate to each collection's construction—but it is worth knowing which one your plan carries if roof material matters to your decision.

Included Features, Side by Side

The Minto Communities Warranty, Explained

Every new home at Westlake carries a ten-year structural warranty program from Minto, backed nationally by 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, one of the largest structural warranty providers in the country. Kitchen and laundry appliances carry a one-year Whirlpool manufacturer's warranty starting the day you close. Atlantic Collection homes add the Sentricon termite system's one year of monitoring on top of that. The exact workmanship and mechanical-systems coverage periods that typically sit between the one-year appliance warranty and the ten-year structural warranty are set by Minto's national warranty program and can vary by trade—ask for the full written warranty schedule before you close so nothing is a surprise later.

What "One-Year Whirlpool Warranty" Actually Covers

The one-year appliance warranty is a manufacturer's warranty from Whirlpool, separate from Minto's own structural coverage. It typically covers mechanical failure of the covered appliances—the refrigerator, range, microwave, and dishwasher—for the first year from your closing date, the same way it would if you bought those appliances directly from a retailer. Keep your closing paperwork and appliance model numbers on file after you move in, since you may need them later to file a warranty claim directly with Whirlpool rather than going through Minto.

How the Ten-Year Structural Warranty Works in Practice

A structural warranty backed by the 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty generally covers major structural components of the home—the load-bearing elements that keep it standing—for a longer period than cosmetic or mechanical items. It is a separate, longer-running warranty from the one-year appliance coverage and from whatever shorter workmanship or systems warranty periods sit in between, which is exactly why getting the full written schedule before closing matters: it tells you which item is covered by which warranty and for how long, rather than leaving you to guess a year or two down the road.

Why the Included List Matters More Than It Sounds

Impact-resistant windows and doors, for example, are a genuine cost saver if you are comparing Westlake against a builder that treats hurricane-rated glass as an upgrade rather than standard. The same goes for engineered concrete block construction on both stories of a two-story home, rather than wood-frame upper floors. When you are comparing new construction options, ask every builder for their own included-features sheet and compare like for like, rather than assuming every builder's "standard" package means the same thing.

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See the full included-features list on the Westlake community page.

Comparing Included Features Across Builders

When you tour communities from more than one builder, bring the same checklist to each: countertop material, cabinet construction, flooring brand, window impact rating, roof material, and the exact structural and appliance warranty terms in writing. Two builders can both advertise "granite countertops" and "impact windows" while differing meaningfully in cabinet quality, warranty length or termite protection — the kind of detail that only shows up when you ask for the actual features sheet rather than relying on a sales presentation alone.

Common Questions

Want the full included-features sheet for a specific plan, or a side-by-side comparison against another builder you are considering? Call 561-704-0091 or schedule a visit at nationalhousesearch.com/schedule and we will walk you through it in person.