Learn what comes standard with a new construction home, including finishes, appliances, upgrades, warranties, and features offered by builders.
81 articles from National House Search
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…
"Impact windows are windows made with laminated glass, built to stand up to flying debris in a hurricane. If something hits the glass, it may crack, but it is made to hold together in the frame…
"The real difference in laminate vs vinyl flooring is what the plank is made of. Laminate has a wood-fiber core with a printed wood look and a hard clear top layer. Vinyl plank is made mostly of…
"What is a smart home? It is a home where the lock, lights, thermostat and doorbell are connected. You can check and control them from a wall screen or a phone app. The devices can also work…
"A new construction home warranty is a written promise from the builder to fix certain problems for a set number of years. It comes in layers: a short one for small workmanship problems, a longer one…
"Hurricane impact windows are windows with special glass that is tested to take a hit from flying debris in a storm. In Miami-Dade County, the test is strict: the glass must not let the test object…
"Lennar Everything's Included is Lennar's way of saying that certain features come in the home at no extra cost. Lennar says this covers things like smart home tech, modern finishes, energy-efficient…
"The hurricane impact windows cost question has a simple answer at Parkland Royale. Lennar lists impact-resistant glass windows and doors in the features that come with every home there. That means…
A new home at Whitmore Estates comes with a long standard feature list. Lennar calls the program "Everything's Included." In the Kensington Collection that covers quartz counters with a full…
If you are looking at new construction townhomes in Port St Lucie, here is what comes with Central Park Townhomes by D.R. Horton. Every home has three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and a one-car…
Every home at Hendrix Reserve, across all six floor plans, is backed by DiVosta's Pulte Protection Plan - a 1, 2, 5, and 10-year transferable limited warranty—and comes with the same core Classic…
A concrete block house is a home whose exterior walls are built from concrete masonry blocks stacked and mortared together, usually with steel and poured concrete inside the hollow cells, and then…
