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Floor

 

 

Damp proof course

 100mm PVC

Wallplate

22 x 100mm treated whitewood

Floor joists

38 x 140mm stress graded treated whitewood regularised and x-cut to length

Floor dwangs

38 x 50mm treated perimeter dwangs cut to length

38 x 90mm partition dwangs cut to length

Flooring

22mm moisture resistant T & G chipboard, waterproof glue supplied

Insulation

100mm glasswool on netlon support

 

Walls

 

 

External panels

38 x 140mm treated whitewood. framing at 600mm centres

3   40 x 186mm treated whitewood lintels to opening, flitch plates supplied where indicated by engineer

9.5mm exterior grade sheathing plywood or BBA approved sterling board

Breather  membrane factory fixed to panels

150mm glasswool insulation between studs, 13mm vapour checked plasterboard

Load bearing partitions

38 x 90mm treated whitewood framing at 600mm centres

2 - 40 x 186mm treated whitewood lintols - two rows of dwangs

Cill plates

38 x 140mm treated whitewood

Head binders

38 x 140mm treated whitewood

Plumbing/Electrical

38 x 90mm treated whitewood and 22 x 100mm treated whitewood dwangs

Firestops

38 x 50mm treated whitewood

Pipe box framing

38 x 50mm treated whitewood

Internal partitions

38 x 63mm whitewood framing at 600mm centres with one row of dwangs

 

Roof

 

 

Roof

trusses at 600mm centres 30 or 35 degree pre-fabricated treated fink type or 45 degree

pre-fabricated treated attic type (countryside suitable houses have 35 degree pitch but

may need to be further increased due to planning requirements)

Insulation

250mm glasswool between trusses (150mm on sloping parts of attic type roof)

Gable panels

38 x 140mm whitewood framing at 600mm centres

9.5mm plywood or sterling board sheathing, breather membrane factory fixed

Gable ladders

21 x 132mm redwood bargeboard - factory fixed. 9mm WBP plywood soffit - factory fixed

Roof truss bracing

22 x 100mm whitewood offsaw

Sarking

9mm plywood or B.B.A. approved sterling board

Roofing felt

22.5kg reinforced roofing felt

Water tank stool

as BS 5268 detail

Bellcast piece

9mm O.S.B. - pre-cut

Fascia boards

20 x 197mm treated redwood

Soffit plywood

9mm WBP plywood with ventilation slots - mesh fitted

Plasterboard dwangs

38 x 50mm pre-cut

Counter battens

10 x 38mm treated whitewood

Tiling battens

25 x 50mm treated whitewood

 

Joinery

 

 

Windows

Redwood framed - severe exposure rated double glazed windows with night vents and

lockable handles fitted, by Gilje, complete with Low 'E' glass, U-Value=1.6 w/m2K

External doors

Front - Swedoor 'Georgian' type door set factory double glazed - letter box pre-fitted and

sidelight factory coupled to doorset. Rear - Swedoor 'Eaton' type door set factory double glazed

Internal screens

As shown on brochure - unglazed doors in redwood, pre-hung in screen frame

Internal door sets

Pre-finished sapele doors hung in frames utilising loose pin brass coloured hinges

Latches/bathroom locks factory fitted

Pre-mitred moulded redwood door facings

Sliding brass coloured frame mirror doors where shown to wardrobes, elsewhere sapele

Finishing

Moulded redwood skirtings, sills and apron pieces

Stair

Yellow pine stringers with MDF treads and closed MDF risers

handrails are hemlock with hemlock turned newels, mushroom caps 

and vertical colonial spindles providing enclosure

Sundries

Pre-fabricated ceiling hatch, meter board and hot water cylinder plinth

Shelving

Pre-cut shelving with brass tubular wardrobe hanging rails

 

Plasterboard Insulation Ironmongery

 

 

Plasterboard

12.5mm taper edged (vapour checked) to external walls. 12.5mm taper edged plain to walls and ceiling

12.5mm taper edged moisture resistant to shower walls and around baths

Coving

125mm Gyproc Cove to lounge and hallway

Insulation

150mm glasswool to external walls between studs

100mm glasswool to below floor. 60mm glasswool to bathroom walls

Structural

Stainless steel wall ties and nails

Galvanised truss clips, holding down straps, joist hangers  truss shoes (where required)

Door furniture

External - Swedoor brass coloured levers. Internal - polished brass lever ironmongery

 

Also included

 

 

     

Structural engineers design certificate for building warrant purposes and copies of

standard house plans for you or your agent to submit for planning and building warrant

We can at an extra cost, prepare plans and lodge them for you

and take care of all negotiations with the local authority. Please feel free to ask for a quote

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 Caledonia Homes is a trading name of Caledonia Homes (Scotland) Ltd. Registered No. SCO91842