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Our Construction Standards

The specifications outlined below are above industry standards, serve as a guideline only and can be customized to suit your needs as required.  All show homes follow these guide lines with multiple options included.

Framed Construction:

  • Outer Walls - 2 x 6 Spruce @ 16" center

  • Bearing Partitions - 2 x 4 Spruce @ 16" center

  • Floor Joists – Silent Floor Truss Joist System, open web on self contained models

  • Roof Trusses - Approved Roof Trusses @ 16" on center

  • Roof Sheathing – 7/16" Exterior Sheathing

  • Wall Sheathing – 7/16" Exterior Sheathing on exterior and interior of all load bearing walls.

  • Subflooring - T & G 23/32 O.S.B., T & G Fir (optional)

Flooring Structure

Roofing:

  • Limited Lifetime Warranty Fiberglass Shingles

  • Roof Trim - Pre-finished Aluminum Fascia and Soffit

Siding:

  • Typar weather shield wrap

  • Vinyl Siding

  • Rock, shakes, baton siding, hard board siding, window cladding are all optional

Windows:

  • PVC Lo-E with Argon Gas, PG Rating determined by Zone, Triple Glaze

Doors:

  • Front - 3'-0" x 6'-8" x 1 3/4" Insulated Steel

  • Rear - 2'-8" x 6'-8" x 1 3/4" Insulated Steel

  • Interior Doors - 13/8" HC

  • Frame - 15/8" Jamb

Insulation:

  • Exterior Walls - 5 1/2" R24 Fiberglass Batt

  • Ceilings – R60 Loose Fill Insulation, R50 Batt on slope ceiling.

Plumbing:

  • Three Piece Bath plus shower over tub with additional plumbing where specified.

  • Wirsbo pressure lines and ABS discharge lines

  • Additional bathrooms (optional)

Electrical Service:

  • 100 Amp - 60 Capacity with 220V Range Wiring

  • LED Lighting

Interior Partitions:

  • Walls - 1/2" Drywall, Painted

  • Ceilings - 1/2" C.D  Drywall, Textured

  • Paint - Premium Latex eggshell finish

Floor Finishes:

  • Customized to individual plan

Kitchen Cabinets:

  • Customized to individual plan.

Empire Construction Standards Above Industry Specifications:

  • Only premium grade materials.

  • All load bearing walls for each module are constructed with an exterior layer of wall sheathing and one on the interior for rigidity and strength, plus your drywall.

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  • The first row of exterior wall sheathing on all load bearing walls is stapled and glued for rigidity and strength.

  • Roof trusses are built 16” apart as opposed to 24”, which makes the roof system stronger and supports a greater snow load.  

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  • All interiors are finished with drywall.

  • Minimum  R24 insulation in your walls and a minimum of R50 insulation in your ceilings.

  • Led lighting fixtures.

  • Moen plumbing fixtures.

  • Top grade cabinetry with soft close drawers and doors.

  • Triple pane windows are our standard.

  • All tradespeople are all certified and ticketed with over 25 year relationship with Empire.

 

*Empire Modular Homes reserves the right to substitute items of equivalent or better quality in the event that specified materials are unavailable at the time of construction.

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