I&E Homes | Find Your Home | FAQs

Q: Do you have Builder's risk insurance during construction?
A: Yes, All our sites are fully insured.

Q: Are impact fees included in the prices?
A: Yes, all impact fees are included.

Q: Are the costs of building permits included?
A: Yes, permit fees are included.

Q: Is your foundation at 3000 PSI Concrete?
A: Yes, it is.

Q: Do you use a Vapor barrier? (Slab Visqueen)
A: Yes, Visqueen Vapor barrier is installed under the slab.

Q: Is the soil under the slab pretreated? Bait or bug spray.
A: Yes, the soil is pretreated against infestation.

Q: CBS-construction/tie-beam/steel-reinforced foundation?
A: Yes.

Q: Is the standard roof with 30 Yr. Architectural (dimensional) fungus resistant shingles?
A: Yes, our standard roof comes with 30 year architectural shingles.

Q: What type of exterior window sills are standard?
A: Concrete.

Q: What types of interior window sills are used?
A: Dupont Corian® Material.

Q: What types of interior ceilings are standard?
A: Different in each model: Cathedral Vaulted, Tray, and Coffered.

Q: Engineered roof truss system?
A: Yes.

Q: Are pull-down attic stairs included in the standards?
A: Yes.

Q: Is the ceiling insulated using an R-30 value?
A: Yes, all our homes are LCEC Good Cents Homes®.

Q: Are masonry walls insulated with R 6?
A: Yes, all our homes are LCEC Good Cents Homes®.

Q: Are inside garage walls finished and painted?
A: Yes.

Q: What height is the garage door?
A: 7 ft to 8 ft depending on model.

Q: Do you Pre-wire for an automatic garage door opener?
A: Automatic garage door opener is included.

Q: 200 AMP electric service?
A: Yes.

Q: All copper wiring included?
A: Yes.

Q: Is Manabloc Plumbing system included?
A: No, we do not install Manabloc Plumbing, only on request.

Q: What type of roof venting system?
A: Ridge Vent depending on roof.

Q: What type and what seer value A/C unit are installed?
A: We install 14 SEER HVAC Systems conforming to the LCEC Good Cents Home Package.

Q: Is the LCEC Good Cents Home® Package included?
A: Yes- All our homes are LCEC Good Cents Homes®.

Q: What size of hot water heater is installed as standard?
A: We install a 50 Gallon Water Heater as standard.

Q: Is a Heat-recovery system included?
A: Yes all our homes are LCEC Good Cents Homes®.

Q: What type of window finish?
A: White/ colonial front.

Q: Do you Pre-wire for fans?
A: Yes.

Q: Do you use double switches for lights/ fans?
A: Yes.

Q: What is the number of phone outlets?
A: 2

Q: What is the number of cable TV outlets?
A: 2

Q: Is there a wire for satellite TV also?
A: No we pre-wire the homes for cable TV.

Q: How many smoke detectors are installed?
A: We install sufficient smoke detectors to meet any code requirement.

Q: What is the number of exterior hose bibs?
A: 2

Q: What type of Landscaping is included?
A: We strive to offer attractive landscaping as per code requirements in the communities we build.

Q: What type of main entry door is installed?
A: Steel or fiberglass insulated.

Q: Is there any wind protection or storm paneling provided?
A: Yes, according to the applicable code.

Q: Do you grant floor covering allowances?
A: All standard flooring is included.

Q: Do you grant allowances for appliances?
A: All standard appliances are included.

Q: Type of Flooring? Where?
A: Tiles in entry, kitchen, dining room and bathrooms, carpet in all other areas- as indicated on the spec-sheets.

Q: Is crack suppression system used?
A: Yes.

Q: Is dense shield (concrete board) used as tile backing in wet (bathroom) areas?
A: Yes.

Q: Size/ type of front door?
A: 6 to 8 panel steel or fiberglass insulated door.

Q: Size/ type of interior doors?
A: 6 panel doors.

Q: Type of door casing?
A: 2 3/4 Colonial depending on model.

Q: Are washer and dryer hookups provided?
A: Yes.

Q: Is there a security system included?
A: Yes.

Q: Is an allowance for fixtures provided?
A: All standard fixtures are included, we use Moen Chateau.

Q: Aluminum fascia & soffits?
A: Yes.

Q: What is the number of interior paint coats?
A: 2/ epoxy finish.

Q: What is the number of exterior paint coats?
A: 2/ epoxy finish.

Q: What is the type of interior trim paint?
A: Latex, High Gloss.

Q: What type of kitchen countertops?
A: Corian® Solid Surface.

Q: What type & height of kitchen cabinets?
A: European 38" / 30" upper.

Q: What type of vanity tops?
A: Cultured marble.

Q: What type of bathroom cabinets?
A: European.

Q: Are there medicine cabinets? Where?
A: 3/ Master bathroom and guest bathroom.

Q: Are mirrors included? Where?
A: 2/ Master bathroom and quest bathroom.

Q: What type of closet shelving?
A: Ventilated.

Q: Type of fixture, kitchen (Standard)?
A: Moen Chateau.

Q: Type of fixture, bathroom (Standard)?
A: Moen Chateau.

Q: What appliances are included as standard?
A: Whirlpool.

Q: Cost of upgrading ceramic tile area?
A: On request depends on grade.

Q: Cost of upgrading floor carpeting?
A: On request depends on grade.

Q: Where will Gutters be installed?
A: To code, normally along the front.

Q: Is there an icemaker line to refrigerator?
A: Yes.

Q: What is the standard outside light package?
A: 6 fixtures.