HIGHLIGHTS AT A GLANCE
CONTEMPORARY LOCATION
- In Old Ottawa East,
- An established residential community, an exceptional opportunity,
- Evelyn Avenue at the corner of Main Street.
- Close to recreation and to business. Close to downtown, the market and universities.
- A block and half to the canal, a quick walk to Elgin Street and the Glebe.
- Ready access to transportation routes.
CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
- Striking architecture
- A strong, subtly detailed, exterior
- Architectural stone at the front and two sides of the ground floor
- Brick on upper front and side elevations
- Maintenance free by design
- Modified Bitumen rolled roofing with eaves trough
- Bright, large, south facing windows
- A terrace to watch the passing scene
- An urban garden
- Covered entranceway
- Recessed garage
- A second parking space
- Paving stone walk and driveway trim
CONTEMPORARY FINISH
- Open kitchen with Maple or Birch cabinetry and brushed steel handles
- Maple or oak hardwood in living, dining and kitchen
- Matching hardwood stairs from ground level to living floor
- Smooth ceilings
- Deep, rectangular profile contemporary baseboards and door casings
- Drywall return at windows
- Flat panel doors with brushed chrome lever hardware
- Contemporary wood handrail with steel balusters
- Custom ceramic and glass oversized shower in Master Ensuite
- Ceramic flooring and backsplash as noted
- Selected lighting fixtures
- Selected upgrade plumbing fixtures
- High efficiency natural gas furnace
- Air conditioning
SPECIFICATIONS
BUILDING EXTERIOR
- Maintenance Free Exterior
- Architectural precast stone at ground floor, front and side elevations of building
- Architectural selected brick on upper front and side elevations
- Architectural industrial steel siding on rear elevations
- Superior quality modified bitumen roofing
- Pre-finished eaves trough and down spouts
- Pre-finished flashings
- Insulating “Low E” “Argon Gas” double glazed maintenance free windows with operators as selected by vendor
- Insulated Metal entrance door with brushed chrome handset with deadbolt and peep-hole
STRUCTURE
- Reinforced concrete foundation walls
- Concrete garage and basement floors
- Exterior structure to be 2"x6" wood studs with exterior sheathing
- Engineered roof trusses with roof sheathing
ACCOUSTICAL AND INSULATION
- Party Walls- two staggered walls comprising :
(1st wall) one layer of 1/2" Type X (fire rated) drywall and one layer 5/8"Type X (fire rated) drywall fastened to 2" x 4" wood studs on 16" centers, batt insulation in wall cavity, a 1" separation space, a fire stop, (2nd wall) 2" x 4" wood studs on 16" centers staggered from the first wall, batt insulation in wall cavity, one layer of 5/8" Type X (fire rated) drywall and one layer 1/2"Type X (fire rated) drywall . - Exterior walls - will have 6 mil continuous poly vapour barrier, and R-20 batt insulation.
- Roof will have R32 insulation
- Exterior basement walls have R14 insulation
INTERIOR FINISHES
- Smooth ceilings throughout, not stippled
- Ceiling Height of 9' on living floor and 8' on sleeping and ground floors. Highlight ceiling, 8'6", in Master Bedroom
- Dropped ceilings, bulkheads and risers where required for Mechanical servicing
- Contemporary trim finishes
- Architecturally selected rectangular base boards
- Architecturally selected rectangular door casings
- Architecturally designed window surrounds
- Gas fireplace with granite mantle
- Smooth: passage doors, hinged doors, sliding doors and bifold doors as per plans
- Brushed chrome lever passage sets
- Oak hardwood strip floors in living, dining and kitchen
- Ceramic tile in entrance way, bathroom and powder rooms as shown on plans
- "Berber" carpet in family room, bedrooms, hallway(s), stairway from living to sleeping floor
- Stained Hardwood stairs and treads from ground to sleeping floor
- Paint grade stairs from ground floor to basement.
- Contemporary kitchen and bathroom cabinetry with birch or maple doors with brushed metal hardware
- Granite countertops on kitchen, island, main bathroom and ensuite
- Extended Kitchen uppers
- Cabinetry designed for over the range microwave exhaust (by owner)
- Valance below kitchen cabinets
- Full bank of drawers in Master vanity
- Medicine cabinet in Main bathroom
- Full width mirrors over bathroom vanities and powder room pedestal sink
MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING
- Gas fired hot water tank (rental)
- High Efficiency gas fired furnace
- Central air conditioning
- Exhausts for bathrooms and electric dryer
- Soaking tub in main bathroom
- Custom built over sized tempered glass shower enclosure with chrome hinges in Main bathroom or Master ensuite
- Upgraded plumbing fixture package selected by builder including,
pullout faucet in kitchen, double stainless steel kitchen sink, porcelain basins, 5‘ soaking tub in main bathroom, Moen Villeta chrome single lever, pressure balance combination shower and faucet, Moen Villetta chrome single lever faucets, white bathroom fixtures - Hook-up and drain for washer
- Frost-free hose bib in garage and rear garden
- Water meter
ELECTRICAL
- 100 Amp electrical service, circuit breaker panel
- Kitchen outlets on special circuits
- Roughed in outlet for dishwasher, to be supplied by owner and installed by others
- Outlet for electric range
- Electrical fixture package
- Wall switches to control bed side wall plugs, in lieu of ceiling fixtures
- Decora style white wall switches and plugs, locations provided by code
- Outlets for microwave/exhaust, washer and dryer
- Front door chime
- Smoke detectors as specified by code
- Outlet in garage ceiling and on garage wall.
- Exterior outlets on balcony, and at front entrance and rear garden
- Exterior lighting at front door and garage
- Exterior fixture at rear garden door
PAINTING
- All painted surfaces receive one primer coat and two finish coats
- Baseboards, doors and trim white semi gloss
- Ceilings flat white latex
- Bathroom and powder rooms semi-gloss
- All other surfaces flat or low sheen latex
- A selection of one light colour from builder’s samples
MISCELLANEOUS
- Central-vac rough in
- 5 telephone outlets
- 4 Cablevision outlets
LANDSCAPING:
- As designed by Landscape Architect and as approved by City of Ottawa
- Paving stone front walks.
- Asphalt driveways with concrete paving stone trims.
- Planting in accordance with landscape/site plan.
- Manufactured stone retaining walls in accordance with the landscape/site plan.
WARRANTY
- Tarion Corporation, formerly Ontario New Home Warranty Program
CODES
- All construction to meet or exceed Ontario Building Code or the requirements of any authority having jurisdiction
CHANGES
- The right to make changes to plans and specifications is expressly reserved to the builder without notice.
- Dimensions are approximate and may vary from plans due to site conditions.
- Dimension and location of mechanical chases, ducts, bulkheads, dropped ceilings etc. may vary due to site conditions; the right to make such variations is expressly reserved to the builder without notice. Wood and material dimensions may be nominal .
- Variations in the colour and texture of both natural and man-made materials may occur.
May 18 2007 E&OE