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Included Quality Features

Monarch Homes offers an impressive list of standard features that are included in every home.
 

Convenience and Protection
  • Full 1 Year Home Builders Warranty through Homebuilders Association of Greater Cincinnati

  • 6 hours of allocated time with our Professional Interior Designer to assist in color-coordinating all aspects of your new home

  • Personal Builder who is committed to creating a smooth homebuilding experience

  • Internet-based cloud system to coordinate selections and organize communication with Personal Builder

  • Meetings with Personal Builder throughout the building process—pre-construction, pre-electrical, and New Home Orientation (NHO) when home is completed

  • 88-point quality inspection done by Personal Builder prior to NHO

  • Foundation drain tile system connected to sump pump (if needed)

  • Sump pump connected to underground drain lines discharging away from foundation

  • Full 200 AMP electric panel with circuit breakers

  • 2 exterior electric outlets

  • Smoke/Carbon Monoxide detectors on each floor, hardwired with battery backup (per code)

  • 240 Volt outlets installed for range and dryer

  • Pre-wired for garage door opener

Energy Efficient Design
  • Advanced framing and insulation with 2x6 exterior wall construction and R-19 fiberglass wall insulation

  • R-40 blown fiberglass attic Insulation

  • Every home meets or exceeds ENERGY STAR standards

  • Jeld-Wen® double-paned Low E tilt-wash windows with grills between the glass on front windows

  • Goodman® 95%+ high efficiency gas furnace

  • Goodman® 13 SEER air conditioning system

  • Digital thermostat

  • Air returns designed for optimum temperature balancing and airflow

  • LED light bulbs in all light fixtures throughout

  • HomeGuardTM premium housewrap

  • 50 gallon American® quick recovery electric water heater

  • Air infiltration package installed in every home to prevent air leaks

  • Insulated ductwork in attic spaces

  • All ductwork is sealed air-tight at joints to prevent duct leakage

Elegant Interiors
  • Fully drywalled garages finished with a roll coat and baseboards—no bare stud walls

  • Walls, millwork, and doors painted with 2 coats of PPG PaintsTM with several colors to choose from

  • Satin nickel knobs and hinges with matching light fixture package

  • Textured ceilings throughout

  • Shaw® wall-to-wall carpeting

  • Armstrong® or Shaw® easy care vinyl flooring in Foyer, Kitchen, and Breakfast or Dining (per plan)

  • Cable jacks in each bedroom and Great Room

  • Phone Jack in kitchen

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Impressive Exteriors
  • Owens CorningTM Oakridge® dimensional roof shingles with Limited Lifetime Warranty

  • 10 ft x 10 ft concrete patio (or credit towards a wood deck if grade does not allow for a patio)

  • Curved sidewalk from front door to driveway

  • .040 thickness Alside® Conquest® easy maintenance vinyl siding exteriors

  • Landscape package with shrubs, topsoil, & mulch

  • Front, sides and rear yards graded to ensure proper drainage, rock hounded, seeded with fescue mix, and straw applied

  • Satin nickel deadbolt locks on exterior doors

  • 2 frost-proof exterior water faucets (per plan)

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Gourmet Kitchens
  • Recessed lighting including a separate recessed light and switch over kitchen sink

  • Formica® or Wilsonart® high pressure laminate countertops with no-drip edge and integrated backsplash

  • GE® smooth top Stainless Steel range

  • GE® stainless steel insulated dishwasher

  • GE® stainless steel range hood vented to the exterior

  • In-sink-erator disposal

  • Stylish wood cabinetry with crown molding available in multiple colors—30” wall cabinets with 8ft ceilings, 36” wall cabinets with 9ft ceilings

  • Moen® kitchen faucet with pull out sprayer

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Luxurious Bedrooms and Baths
  • Satin Nickel ceiling lights with alabaster glass in all bedrooms

  • Framed mirrors above sinks in all bathrooms

  • Vanity lights with frosted globes over all vanity sinks

  • Oversized easy care tub/shower in Owners Bathroom of 2-story homes, shower in Owners Bathroom of ranch homes with Basco® shower door (per plan)

  • Easy care one-piece AquariusTM tub/shower in hall bath

  • Stylish vanity cabinets available in multiple colors in all baths with cultured marble vanity tops

  • Water conserving Mansfield® elongated toilets, Moen® 2-handle chrome faucets, and Moen® chrome shower heads

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Superior Quality Construction Materials
  • Poured concrete footings and foundation walls

  • LP® Top Notch® 3/4” Sub-Flooring System

  • Solid OSB structural sheathing on all exterior walls and roof

  • 2x10 high grade lumber floor joist system installed 16” on-center

  • Premium Uponor ProPEX® hot and cold water supply lines

  • Ball valve shut offs at all sinks and toilets

  • PVC (schedule 40) drain lines

Signature Series - Additional Included Quality Features
  • Shaw® 3/4” Solid Hardwood Flooring in Foyer, Kitchen, and Breakfast or Dining (per plan)

  • Ceramic tile floors in Owners Bath and Bath 2 (per plan)

  • Granite countertops in kitchen with 4” Granite Backsplash

  • Ceramic tile walls in Owners Bath Tub/Shower or Shower with easy care fiberglass base (per plan)

  • Ceramic tile tub/shower walls in Bath 2 with easy care fiberglass tub (per plan)

  • Ceiling fan with light kit in Great Room

  • 12ft x 15ft concrete patio (or credit towards a wood deck if grade does not allow for a patio)

  • Kwikset® door lever handles on all interior and exterior doors & handleset on front door

  • Belt Drive garage door opener with 2 remotes and wireless keypad

  • 42” kitchen wall cabinets

  • Upgraded Landscape Package B

  • Over-the-range microwave vented to the exterior

  • GE® Appliances in choice of Slate or Stainless Steel

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