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** Each home we build has these features included in the base price.  Options are available to upgrade in almost every area.  Please contact a Minks' Represenatative to price out your preferred options.


Energy Features


  • Built to category 1 energy code
  • Ceiling insulated with R-44 fiberglass insulation
  • Walls insulated with R-19 fiberglass insulation
  • Foundation walls insulated with Thermax insulation 
  • 90+% efficient Bryant furnace
  • 48 gallon electric water heater/ 80 gallon electric water heater for plans with oversized tubs


Utility Features


  • City sewer and water
  • Powerful 100 or 200 amp electrical service depending on the sq ft of the home
  • Passive radon exhaust system
  • Dryer vented to exterior 
  • All main ducts properly dampered
  • Water supply lines are Wirsbo tubing
  • One garage door opener outlet for future garage door opener


Bath Features


  • Sturdy fiberglass bathtub/shower surrounds
  • Chrome single lever faucets
  • Pedestal sink with oval mirror in half bath
  • Stylish laminate countertop with drop-in bowl
  • Square glass mirrors over sinks


Kitchen Features


  • GE dishwasher and stove in white
  • GE microwave in white
  • GE refrigerator in white
  • Polished stainless steel sink
  • Chrome faucet with sprayer
  • Custom oak cabinets with crown molding and mission style doors with adjustable melamine shelving; 30" upper cabinets in plans with 8' ceilings and 42" upper cabinets in plans with 9' ceilings
  • Hardware and hidden hinges in all cabinets
  • Your choice of laminate countertops 


Interior Features


  • Updated open floor plans designed for the way you want to live
  • Beautiful Princeton style oak trim
  • Schlage Plymouth door handles
  • Ceiling lights in the bedrooms
  • 3/4" tongue n' groove OSB flooring nailed & glued
  • Drain tile & sump basket ; sump pump in clay
  • Rough-in bathroom in basement 
  • Carbon Monoxide detector included for safety
  • Acoustical spray textured ceilings
  • Two phone jacks
  • Two conveniently located cable jacks
  • Woodwork finished with "natural" varnish
  • Interior walls painted with your choice of our available colors, 1 color included
  • Hardwired with battery backup smoke detectors on each floor and & in every bedroom for your protection
  • Spacious closets featuring wire shelving & rods
  • Half walls with wood tops in the stairway
  • Flush oak interior doors
  • Floor trusses on all levels
  • Generous flooring allowance 
  • Sliding patio door
  • Model light fixture package (Includes eight recessed lights with plans over 1800 finished square feet above grade)
  • Door chime
  • Tamper proof electrical outlets
  • Skirt boards on finished stairways
  • Privacy locks on all bedroom and bathroom doors
  • Air to air exchanger


Exterior Features


  • Foundation is securely waterproofed with waterproofing membrane
  • Foundation constructed of concrete block
  • Look-out foundation style (lot specific)
  • Asphalt driveway, 17 feet wide at street, tapering up (city lot)
  • Two city required trees 
  • Concrete sidewalk
  • Sod certificate for up to 1,100 yards of sod
  • Maintenance free vinyl siding with lifetime limited warranty
  • Maintenance free white Windsor windows with screens and with grids on front elevation
  • Maintenance free soffit & fascia
  • 15/32" OSB roofing sheathed with clips
  • Ice and water shield applied at roof overhangs and valleys
  • Aesthetic 25 year, three tab shingles
  • 2 x 6 studs, framed 16" on center, used for all exterior walls of the home
  • Fiberboard exterior wall sheathing
  • Steel raised panel garage doors
  • Schlage dead bolt lock on the front door
  • Utilities connected underground (where applicable)
  • Sheet rocked garage that conforms to fire code
  • Two external water faucets 
  • Cedar decking on front proch
  • Final grading of the home site (city lot)
  • Two weatherproof exterior electrical outlets 


*Minks Custom Homes Inc prints individual plans for each client. We will personally review all selections and options with you at a pre-construction meeting, an electrical walk-through, and a final new home orientation. Minks Custom Homes Inc is a member of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities and a member of the National Homebuilders Association.
** Included features are subject to change without notice.


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