Throughout the Home

Custom doors that are solid-core and extend to the floor, as the home does not have any carpet. This helps with sound insulation.

A dedicated upstairs unit and a dedicated downstairs unit, so the two floors are conditioned independently.

2 Ecobee smart thermostats for the two separate HVAC units, one upstairs and one downstairs. They also tie together the presence detectors and the door sensors throughout the home.

Allows the hot water to be instantly available even during the winter months.

An owned water softener, located in the garage. It is owned outright rather than rented, so there is no monthly service contract to assume.

Hard flooring throughout the whole home, with no carpet in any room.

Each room and common space has an Ethernet port connected by Cat6 cables. Wired connections are faster and more stable than Wi-Fi and do not degrade as more devices join the network.

7 Wi-Fi access points installed throughout the home and property. Each is wired back rather than repeating a signal, so coverage holds up in the garage, the yard, and the shed.

Every room and common space has pre-installed wiring for ceiling speakers. All speaker wires terminate in the back of the small closet in Bedroom 2 on the first floor, so whole-home audio can be added from one central point.

Most rooms and common spaces have Lutron smart lighting and fans. The switches also work as ordinary switches.

Many windows throughout the home were upgraded at the time of building to be larger than the standard plan specifies.

Many windows were added throughout the home that were not in the base floorplan.

Window trim installed on every functional window.

Every toilet is ADA height, and each has an outlet placed beside it for heated seats and/or bidets. The toilet in the primary bathroom already has a heated bidet seat installed. The outlets mean any of the others can be upgraded without electrical work.

Kitchen and all bathrooms. Applied consistently throughout the whole home for ease of use.

Front door, backdoor, and garage door have door sensors to alert when a door is opened or closed. This happens through Ecobee, so it works alongside the thermostats and presence detectors rather than as a separate app.

The blinds can be adjusted from the top and bottom, so you can let light in at the top while keeping privacy below. Air pockets in the cell structure provide insulation at the window.

Almost all the interior walls, where allowed, are insulated for sound and for heating and cooling efficiency. It is a large part of why the house is quiet room to room.