With the arrival of some sunny weather, it’s a great time to think about doing a little Spring home maintenance. Travelers, our warranty provider, makes the following recommendations for spring upkeep:
Happy Sunny Spring!
Add up all the cracks, gaps and other openings in your house and chances are the total air leakage area is about the size of a dart board. That means you are spending a lot of cash heating the outdoors!
Each Sonbuilt home is tested for air leakage using a fan door test. Our homes always test less than 1.5 air changes per hour. The average home built by most builders is 6.2! By using an HRV (heat recovery ventilator), we keep fresh air circulating but not escaping through numerous cracks.
Has your garage become your workshop?
For many families the garage is a multipurpose area for vehicle parking, storage, and Saturday afternoon projects. When we design your home, we will ensure your garage is designed and built in a way that is adequate for your needs.
Achieving the best living environment starts with a solid foundation.
We use ICF (insulated concrete forms) to produce a more comfortable, quiet, and energy-efficient home than those built with traditional construction methods. ICF is a must to reduce on-going heat loss.
Our foundations are waterproofed, not damp-proofed. A waterproofed foundation will limit the potential for moisture to seep in through the foundation and fuel mold and mildew growth within interior finished basement walls. We wrap our foundations with a tough, durable, and non toxic material to ensure water stays out of your basement.
A dry, solid foundation is the beginning of a comfortable home!