Quality Features - Murray Heights

Attention to detail, careful construction and effective design are essential to quality home building. Staikos Homes is proud to introduce Murray Heights, a community based on quality and value.

Exterior Subdivision Services including:

  • Paved road, curbs and sidewalks
  • Storm and sanitary sewers
  • Municipal water
  • Fully sodded lot including boulevard
  • Subdivision serviced by natural gas
  • High-speed internet available including fibre-optic
  • Two (2) exterior frost-free hose bibs
  • Pre-finished metal insulated garage door
  • The driveway and walkway to the front entrance are to be completed with crushed stone gravel
  • Exterior colour schemes controlled by the vendor

Construction

  • 9 ft interior ceiling height
  • All genuine clay brick or brick and stone front exterior
  • Maintenance-free horizontal vinyl siding on the sides and rear of the home
  • Maintenance-free aluminum soffit, fascia, eavestrough and downspouts
  • Poured concrete basement walls with waterproof membrane
  • Wood and steel beam construction
  • 2 x 6 exterior wall construction
  • 5/8″ T & G Plywood for subfloor  – glued and nailed
  • Self-sealing high-grade fibreglass architectural shingles with a limited lifetime warranty
  • Tyvek-wrapped exterior walls
  • R22 wall insulation
  • R60 ceiling insulation
  • Basement: foundation walls wrapped with R20ci blanket insulation with integrated vapour barrier
  • Sump pump supplied and installed with check valve

Interior Features

  • Luxury vinyl tiles in the front entry, laundry and bathrooms
  • Premium laminate flooring in all other areas of the main floor
  • Carpet grade stairs (two-story basement stairs unfinished)
  • One (1) primer and two (2) coats of quality paint
  • Two (2) coats of paint on woodwork trim
  • Partial rough-in central vac
  • Rough-in cable television outlets
  • Rough in telephone outlets
  • Space Age ‘Free-Slide’ Closet shelving

Kitchen Features

  • Quality kitchen cabinets with crown moulding (as per plans and Builder’s Supplier’s Samples)
  • Soft close cabinet doors
  • One set of pot and pan drawers
  • Double stainless steel kitchen sink with single lever faucet
  • Heavy-duty receptacle for stove installation
  • Rough-in for dishwasher
  • Island or peninsula as per plan
  • Quartz countertops with stainless steel under-mount sink

Bathrooms

  • Quality white plumbing fixtures in all bathrooms
  • China Basins
  • Main bathrooms have one-piece acrylic tub and shower unit with pressure balance tub and shower valve
  • Ensuite bathrooms have one-piece acrylic shower stalls with pressure-balanced shower valve
  • Laminate countertops
  • Soft close cabinet doors
  • Brushed metal towel bars and paper holders

Laundry Room

  • Single poly laundry tub with deck faucets (space permitting)
  • 4″ dryer vent ducted to exterior

Windows, Doors, and Trim

  • Maintenance-free coloured vinyl-clad “Low E” Argon thermopane casement windows to the front of the home
  • Maintenance-free white vinyl-clad  “Low E” Argon thermopane slider windows in the remainder of the home
  • Operating windows to have screens
  • Vinyl sliding glass patio door (8 ft tall)
  • Fibreglass insulated entry door(s)
  • Contemporary style doors and paint grade time
  • 2 ¾” casing with window sills and 4 ¼” baseboards

Heating and Cooling

  • Gas-fired high efficiency 2 state forced air furnace
  • Air exchanger heat recovery ventilation system (H.R.V.)
  • Natural gas tankless water heater – rental supplied by EnerCare Home Services
  • Central air-conditioning
  • Programmable digital thermostat
  • Drain water heat recovery system

Electrical

  • 200 amp service with circuit breaker, and copper wiring throughout, as per Hydro One standards and builder’s specifications
  • 100 amp sub-panel in the basement for future expansion
  • Exterior ground fault receptacles – front and back
  • Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors as per municipal requirements
  • Five (5) 4” LED Thin Line interior pot lights
  • Standard door chime kit
  • Light fixture allowance (see Staikos Homes for Details)

Customized Features

  • Colour choices from available samples of the following (unless already ordered or installed):
  • Brick/Stone front exterior
  • Siding colours and style
  • Kitchen cabinetry and countertops
  • Flooring
  • Paint – 3 colours from our selection
  • Hardware