Riverside South

Focusing on the way families live today, HN Homes and award-winning architect Simmonds Architecture have incorporated many unique design features usually found only in custom homes into our collection of models at Riverside South. | EXTERIOR DESIGN FINISHES | - Exterior colour packages, designed by award-winning architect Simmonds Architecture | - Architectural roof shingles with a limited Lifetime Warranty and synthetic shingle underlayment | - Architectural clay brick at both the front and rear of the house, with premium fiber-cement siding and panels, and precast concrete sills | - Insulated metal front door with glazed panel (sidelights and transom panels, model dependent) | - PVC windows coloured at exterior surface, with Low E. Argon filled and sealed glazing units | - PVC patio doors coloured at exterior surface, complete with glazed panels and screens where possible | - Insulated steel door from house to garage | - Pre-finished insulated garage door with Wi-Fi enabled, belt driven overhead door operator | - Linear cedar soffit finish at the underside of all front porch ceiling areas (model dependent) | - Pre-finished aluminium fascia and soffit, as per exterior colour package | INTERIOR DESIGN FEATURES | - 3-1/4" pre-finished, select and better stained or natural oak hardwood with no VOC finish in all main floor areas, except for main floor bedrooms and tiled areas (as per plans) | - Tiled foyers, laundry rooms, mudrooms and bathrooms (as per plans) | - Stained or natural oak hardwood stairs from the main floor to second floor with signature glass panels and oak handrails to match | - 9’ ceilings on main floor, excluding dropped ceilings and bulkhead areas (model dependent) | - Smooth finished painted ceilings throughout (except for gypsum board finish in the garage) | - Raised ceiling detail in master bedroom (model dependent) | - Modern linear gas fireplace in architectural enclosure, complete with fan kit | - 3 ½” wood baseboards and 2 ½” wood casings with modern profile and modern flush panel interior doors | - 40 oz. carpet with high density underpad in all upper hallways, bedrooms and finished basement areas | - Laundry rooms on first or second floor include cabinetry and stainless steel sinks (as per plan) | - Lever handle door hardware at all interior doors | - Swing doors with modern profile on all closets unless shown otherwise | - Finished basement space provides additional multi-purpose living area (as per plan) | - Choice from one of 4 standard designer paint colours with Benjamin Moore Regal wall paint throughout the home | KITCHEN DESIGN AND FINISHES | - 1 ¼” thick quartz or granite countertops on lower cabinets and island from builder standard selections | - Selection of kitchen door styles and no VOC stain finishes from extensive collection of builder standards | - Custom designed kitchens with 41” upper cabinets built out over refrigerators with soft-close hardware throughout and a spacious family-sized island (Model dependent) | - Pot drawer and under-counter microwave cabinet in all models | - Bank of drawers and pantry units (model dependent) | - LED Valance lighting and tiled kitchen backsplash | - Stainless steel under-mount double bowl sink with integral single lever pull out spray faucet | - Waterline rough-in for refrigerator | ENSUITE AND BATHROOM DESIGN AND FEATURES | - Single lever chrome faucets in all bathrooms, powder rooms and ensuites | - Master ensuite vanities to include quartz or granite countertops complete with under-mount sinks and a bank of drawers (as per plan) | - Main bathrooms and secondary ensuite vanities to include quartz or granite countertops complete with under-mount sinks and a bank of drawers (model dependant) | - 5’ soaker tubs set in tiled tub deck with chrome tub filler, double sinks and molded shower base with sliding tempered glass doors and tiled shower walls in ensuite (model dependent) | - Acrylic bathtubs with tiled surrounds in all bathrooms and secondary ensuite bathrooms (as per plan) | - Pedestal sinks in powder rooms | - Pressure balancing mixing valves and upgraded chrome finish shower heads in all showers | - Low water consumption, two piece toilets with elongated bowls in the powder room, all bathrooms and secondary ensuite | - Dual flush “Right Height” elongated bowl toilet in ensuite | - Floating mirrors and wall mounted linear LED vanity lights in all bathrooms and ensuite | - 3 piece basement bathroom rough-in | - Shut off valves at all accessible plumbing fixtures | - 2 exterior hose bibs, one in the garage and one on the rear wall of the house | - Drain water heat recovery system | ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATION FEATURES | - Category 6A structured cable wiring complete with network switch, located in communications cabinet | - Wireless Access Point (Wi-Fi hub) for increased performance speed and coverage within the home (ceiling mounted with in-home setup included) | - Rough-in conduit for future car charging station from garage to unfinished basement space | - LED lighting included throughout the entire home | - Draft protected electrical outlets at all exterior walls | - LED Recessed pot lights in foyer, stairwells, kitchen, upper hall, shower and tub enclosures (as per plans) | - Decora light switches and electrical outlets throughout, with light switches installed at designer height of 43” | - 2 exterior weatherproof electrical outlets | - Fiber optic cable service available to each home | - Rough-in for central vacuum system to basement, piping to underside of ground floor, connection by others | - Interconnected smoke detectors on all floors with carbon monoxide detectors on second floor hallway and in all bedrooms | - Conduit from attic to basement for future solar, electrical, sound or networking use | INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND MECHANICAL FEATURES | - 96% high efficiency gas furnace with ECM motor | - Air-conditioning with factory built coil enclosure and 16 seer condensing unit | - High efficiency media air filter, 13 MERV rating | - Heat Recovery Ventilator installed in bypass configuration | - Wi-Fi enabled programmable thermostat with voice activation option | - Flow-through plate humidifier | - Gas BBQ outlet rough-in at rear wall of house with quick connect fitting | - Gas outlet rough-in for gas stove including 120V outlet | - Soil Gas and Radon Gas under-slab vent system rough-in | - Single Family Homes & Semi-Detached Homes: Tankless, natural gas, rental hot water heater | - Townhomes: 50 gallon tank high efficiency, natural gas, rental hot water heater | CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS | - 20 MPA concrete foundation walls with steel reinforcement | - 3/4" enhanced OSB floor sheathing at all framed floors | - All basement perimeter walls fully framed at 16" on center | SUPERIOR INSULATION LEVELS | - R60 attic insulation, blown or batt as required, R40 in sloped ceilings | - R22 wall insulation in all exterior ground and second floor framed walls with R5 laminated OSB/foam sheathing at all living areas | - Spray foam insulation at ground floor header locations and around all door and window openings | - R12 batt insulation and R12 rigid insulation at the interior side of all foundation walls except as required at interior stairs or other details | - Fully insulated garage with R12 batt insulation in all exterior garage walls, R20 where exterior wall framing consists of 2” x 6” framing | - R40 batt insulation at garage ceiling below heated plenum at underside of second floor finished areas and spray foam insulation at cantilevered floor areas | - R20 batt insulation above all unheated garage ceiling areas | - Air Barrier Membrane System complete with membrane protection at window and doors sill and jamb locations | - R8 rigid insulation below the entire home | LOT DESIGN AND MATERIALS | - Boulevard landscaping and trees as per City-approved landscape plans | - Paved asphalt driveway and unit paver walkway from driveway to the front porch | - Sodded front and rear yards, wood rear step or stairs to patio stone landing