When you walk into your brand new home, you want to feel that it is yours. At Hanover Homes North Corp. we understand the importance of building your custom home to fit your lifestyle and budget. To accomplish this, we offer two levels of specifications––Select and Premier––that meet, and often exceed, industry standards. No matter which level you choose, your home will be built with our commitment to quality. You want the best –– and we believe you deserve it.

Our sales staff would be happy to discuss each of our series in detail with you at our home office, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Please select your desired model series specifications to view details.

Select Specifications:

The Select Series demonstrates our commitment to quality construction. Although our most "basic" level, it includes benefits and features that minimize utility costs while maximizing the livability of your home. Features our homeowners have come to expect such as a full basement with R-10 Thermax Insulation for entire inside perimeter walls, R-22 Insulation in the exterior walls, plenty of Andersen or Pella windows, and your choice of oak, maple or cherry cabinetry in the kitchen. And these are only the beginning of what we offer.

A Registered Architect/Professional Engineer makes all design and aesthetic changes to our blueprints

Registered Professional Land Surveyor prepares the building layout and elevation of the house placement on the site within the required setbacks
Excavation for Foundation and Frost Wall Trenches
Backfilling and Rough Grading using on-site materials

8” x 20” 3000 P.S.I. Concrete Footings

12” Masonry Block Foundation Parged to Top of Wall; 12 Courses High with Reinforcing for Front Foundation Wall and Foundation Wall Adjoining Garage using #7 Steel Rebar, Fully Concrete Grouted at 48” on center, tied to Concrete Footings

Tremco “Watchdog” Basement Foundation Water Proofing to Grade

Full Basements for Ranch, Two Story and Split-Level Models (full basement also included under the family room of two story and ranch models; not a slab or crawl space).

Basement Egress System—Escape Well

Frost Wall Protection (also known as Frost Footer) for 2/3rds of Bi-Level Models and Entire Lower Levels of Split-Level Models (many builders do not include in their pricing this deeper foundation that is intended to protect the main structure from frost penetration)

Foundation Anchor Bolts (not foundation straps)

Semi-Solid Top Course of Block for Foundation with Sill Seal for Top of Foundation

6’ Long Vinyl Sliding Basement Windows with Low E Glass

8” Steel Support Beam with Steel Support Columns

Drain Tile with Tail Ditch up to 50 lineal feet to day light or Drain Tile run to Basement Sump Pump

R13 Rigid Foam Insulation Installed 4’ Vertically on inside of Standard Sub-foundation Frost Walls on All Bi-Levels & Split Levels and walk-out basement doors (where applicable, helps prevent cold penetration beneath concrete slabs)

R-10 Foil Insulation for Entire Inside Perimeter of Basement Walls

3500 P.S.I. Concrete Floors (nominal 4” thick)

4” Gravel and 6 mil. Plastic Vapor Barrier beneath Concrete Floors

Fiber Reinforced Concrete in Garage Floor

Garage Floor Drain

Pre-cast Concrete Front Stoop with up to Two Steps mounted on a foundation base (except where front porch is included)

2” x 6” Exterior Walls at 16” on center with R-19 Fiberglass Insulation (Excluding garage walls which are 2” x 4” at 16” on center non-insulated)

½” Insulated Sheathing(R-3.5) over Plywood Sheathing (excluding garage)

½” Douglas Fir Plywood Exterior Wall Sheathing (no Oriented Strand Board (OSB) or Yellow Pine used)

½” CDX Douglas Fir Plywood Roof Sheathing (not OSB)

¾” T & G Douglas Fir Plywood Sub-flooring (glued, nailed and screwed to floor joists)

Additional Layer of ¼” Plywood Underlayment under Linoleum

2” x 10” Floor Joists at 16” on center (Floor Joists 12” on center under Linoleum Flooring and Ceramic Tile)

2” x 4” Interior Walls at 16” on center

2” x 6” Ceiling Joists at 16” on center (2” x 8” or 2” x 10” to span Garage Ceilings)

2” x 8” Roof Rafters at 16” on center (not 2”x 6” or 2”x 4” on center trusses)

Structural LAM Beams used where required

“A” Gable Roof Design

Owens Corning Self Sealing Limited Lifetime Architectural Roof Shingles

Two Layers of Ice & Water Shield under Roof Shingles

Roof Ridge Vent with Continuously Perforated Vinyl Soffit Venting for Proper Attic Ventilation

R-38 Fiberglass Batt Insulation for Attic (not blown in)—Equivalent to R-49 by modified frame design

Building envelops air tightness measured by “Blower Door” equipment testing to confirm that the air sealing and insulation do not exceed 7 ACH (air changes per hour)

Exterior Wall in Finished Areas Wrapped with Plastic Vapor Barrier under Drywall

Vinyl Siding with 3/8” Shelterwrap behind Siding and Vinyl Perforated Soffit and Aluminum Fascia

Seamless Gutters and Downspouts

Aluminum Wrapped Overhead Garage Door Jambs

Andersen® 200 Series Double-Hung Tilt-Wash Low E Glass Windows with Perma-Shield® Exteriors and Choice of Pre-Painted White or Clear Pine Interiors OR Encompass by Pella® Vinyl Double-Hung Tilt-In Sash Windows with InsulShield® Low E Glass

White Grilles-Between-the-Glass for all Double Hung Windows

Vinyl Flat Picture Window, where applicable

Vinyl “Silverline” by Andersen® Sliding Patio Door

Screens for All Windows and Patio Doors

Steel Insulated Garage Exit Door and Steel Insulated Door between Garage and Living Area

Therma-Tru Smooth-Star Front Entry Door

12” Sidelight to Match Door Design

Steel Insulated Overhead Garage Door with choice of Baked Enamel Colors

Raynor “Corporal” 1/2 HP Garage Door Opener with Electrical Circuit and Outlet

½” Drywall, Glued, Taped, Spackled (3 coats) and Sanded

5/8” Fire-Rated Drywall between Garage & Living Area and for Entire Garage Ceiling

Clear Select Stain Grade Trim Moulding (Colonial or Ranch Designs)

Clear Select Stain Grade Moulding & Sills to Trim Windows (not just drywall returns)

First Floor Trim Cased Openings (wood mouldings installed around openings for a finished look)

Masonite 6 Panel Interior Doors or Birch Interior Doors (3 hinges to prevent warping)

Levered Interior Door Handles

Oak Railing with Turned Balusters (where applicable)

Wall to Wall Carpeting with 6 lb. Padding

Pre-finished Engineered Hardwood Floors for Kitchen, Foyer, and Powder Room Adjacent to Foyer

12” Ceramic Tile for Bathroom Floors over Concrete Board & 12” on-center Floor Joists under Tiled areas

No Wax Linoleum Flooring for Laundry room, Hallway to Garage, & Powder Room Adjacent to Hallway

Front Door Bell

200 AMP Service and Electrical wiring to National Electrical Code Standards

Carrier High Efficiency Heat Pump with Air Conditioning (One Zone)

50 Gallon Electric Water Heater

Lighting Fixture Package (including fixtures at exterior doors and recessed lighting for kitchen and baths)

Hard-Wired & Interconnected Smoke Detectors with Battery Back-up (one in each bedroom, hall outside bedrooms, basement, main floor of two story, bi-level and split level models)

Interconnected Heat Detector with Battery Back-up for Garage

Two Exterior Outside Ground Fault Electrical Outlets

3 Telephone & 3 Cable TV Jacks

Hose Connections for Front & Rear of Home

Laundry Connections with Hot & Cold Water Lines, Drain, 110 volt Line for Washer, 220 volt
Line for Dryer and Dryer Vent

“PEX” Flexible Cross Linked Plumbing Supply Manifold and Feed Lines

One Piece Easy Clean Fiberglass Tub Enclosure

Kohler Plumbing fixtures including Pedestal Sink for Powder Room

Delta Single Lever Bathroom Faucets

Stainless Steel Single Bowl Kitchen Sink

Whirlpool Dishwasher, Self Cleaning Electric Range with ceramic glass cooktop and Space Saver Microwave Hood over Range (vented to exterior)

Merillat Essentials or Legacy Cabinets Maple, Oak or Cherry Kitchen Cabinetry and Bath Vanities

Easy Reach Corner Base Cabinet

Wilsonart or Formica 180fx Laminate Kitchen and Vanity Countertops in a wide selection of colors and patterns.

4” Laminate Kitchen Backsplash

Vanity Mirrors

Exhaust Fan Vented to Exterior for All Baths

Vinyl Covered Wire Shelving for Closets

Built to National Association of Home Builders’ Model Green Building Guidelines at the Bronze Level*

FLEXIBLITY NOTE: Our specifications can be upgraded and/or customized. Please discuss any changes you are considering with a salesperson.

These specifications meet or exceed the Pennsylvania Statewide Building Code known as the PA UCC/Act 45. The specifications may not include local municipality, utility company, federal building codes, requirements and regulations and/or state building codes which may later be adopted.
*Using the guidelines and contingent upon site location when using the standard.

All information is subject to errors, omissions and change at any time without notice.

Select Series Specifications 01/01/2013

Premier Specifications:

The Premier Series builds on the specifications of the Select Series by offering additional choices, such as a power vented or tankless water heater, granite kitchen countertop, and ceramic tiled backsplash in the kitchen.
What else? We're glad you asked—our full list follows below.
A Registered Architect/Professional Engineer makes all design and aesthetic changes

Registered Professional Land Surveyor prepares the building layout and elevation of the house placement on the site within the required setback boundaries
Excavation for Foundation and Frost Wall Trenches
Backfilling and Rough Grading using on-site materials
8” x 20” 3000 P.S.I. Concrete Footings

12” Masonry Block Foundation Parged to Top of Wall; 12 Courses High with Reinforcing for Front Foundation Wall and Foundation Wall Adjoining Garage using #7 Steel Rebar, Fully Concrete Grouted at 48” on center, tied to Concrete Footings or 8” Poured Concrete Foundation at 8’-0” in Height (excluding Bi-Levels and Split-Levels)

Tremco “Watchdog” Basement Foundation Water Proofing to grade
Full Basements for Ranch, Two-Story and Split-Level Models (full basement also included under family room of our two-story and ranch models—not a slab or crawl space)
Basement Egress System - Bilco Entry System (Up to a ‘D’ Sized Units) or Escape Well Radon Piping

Frost Wall Protection (also known as Frost Footer) for 2/3rds of Bi-Level Models and Entire Lower Level of Split-Level Models (many builders do not use this deeper foundation that is intended to protect the main structure from frost penetration)

Foundation Anchor Bolts (not foundation straps)

Semi-Solid Top Course of Block with Sill Seal for Top of Foundation

6’ Long Vinyl Sliding Basement Windows with Low E Glass

8” Steel Support Beam with Steel Support Columns

Drain Tile with Tail Ditch up to 50 lineal feet to day light or Drain Tile run to Basement Sump Pump

R-13 Rigid Foam Insulation Installed 4’ Vertically on inside of Standard Sub-foundation Frost Walls on All Bi-Levels & Split Levels and Walk Out Basement Doors (where applicable, helps prevent cold penetration beneath concrete slabs)

R-10 White-Faced Thermax Insulation for Inside Perimeter Basement Walls

3500 P.S.I. Concrete Floors (nominal 4” thick)

4” Gravel and 6 mil. Plastic Vapor Barrier for beneath Concrete Floors

Fiber Reinforcement in Garage Concrete Floor
Garage Floor Drain

Pre-cast Concrete Front Stoop with up to Two Steps mounted on a foundation base (except where front porch is included)

2” x 6” Exterior Walls at 16” on center with R-19 Fiberglass Batt Insulation (Excluding garage walls which are 2” x 4” at 16” on center non-insulated)

½” Insulated Sheathing (R-3.6) over Plywood Sheathing (excluding garage)
½” Douglas Fir Plywood Exterior Wall Sheathing (no Oriented Strand Board (OSB) or Yellow Pine used)

½” CDX Douglas Fir Plywood Roof Sheathing (not OSB)

¾” T & G Douglas Fir Plywood Sub-flooring (glued, nailed, and screwed to floor joists)

Additional Layer of ¼” Plywood Underlayment under Linoleum

2” x 10” Floor Joists at 16” on center (Floor Joists 12” on center under Linoleum & Ceramic Tile Flooring)

2” x 4” Interior Walls at 16” on center

2” x 6” Ceiling Joists at 16” on center (2” x 8” or 2” x 10” to span Garage Ceilings)

2” x 8” Roof Rafters at 16” on center (not 2” x 6” or 2” x 4” 24” on center trusses)

Structural LAM Beams used where required
Choice of “A” Gable or HIP Roof Designs

Owens Corning Limited Lifetime Self Sealing Architectural Roof Shingles

Two Layers of Ice & Water Shield under Roof Shingles

Roof Ridge Vent with Continuously Perforated Vinyl Soffit Venting for Proper Attic Ventilation

Sunken Living Room or Family Room (where possible)

R-38 Fiberglass Batt Insulation for Attic (not blown in) Equivalent to R-49 by modified frame design

Building envelope’s air tightness measured by “Blower Door” testing to confirm that the air sealing and insulation does not exceed 7 ACH (air changes per hour)

Exterior Wall in Finished Areas Wrapped with Plastic Vapor Barrier under Drywall

Vinyl Siding with 3/8” “Shelterwrap” behind Siding

Vinyl Perforated Soffit and Aluminum Fascia

Seamless Gutters and Downspouts

Aluminum Wrapped Overhead Garage Door Jambs (no painting required)

Andersen® 200 Series Double-Hung Tilt-Wash Low E Glass Windows with Perma-Shield® Exterior and Choice of Pre-Painted White or Clear Pine Interiors OR Pella® Proline Double-Hung Tilt-In-Sash Wood Aluminum Clad Exterior with Primed Interior Windows with InsulShield® Low E Glass

White Grilles-Between-the-Glass for all Double Hung Windows

Andersen® Flat Picture Window, where applicable

Andersen® Sliding Patio Door or Therma-Tru Single Swing French Patio Door

Screens for All Windows and Patio Doors

Therma-Tru Steel Insulated Garage Exit Door

Therma-Tru Fiberglass Smooth Star® Front Entry Door with Thumb-latch Handleset

12” Sidelight to Match Door Design

Therma-Tru Steel Insulated Door between Garage and Living Area

Single Cylinder Deadbolt Locks for all Exterior Doors

Raynor Decade Showcase™ Insulated Steel Overhead Garage Door with choice of Baked Enamel Colors

Raynor “Pilot” ½ HP Garage Door Opener with Electrical Circuit, Outlet, and Exterior Keypad

Your Choice Front or Side Entry Garage

½” Drywall, Glued, Taped, Spackled (3 coats) and Sanded
5/8” Fire-Rated Drywall between Garage & Living Area and for Entire Garage Ceiling

Clear Select Stain Grade Trim Moulding (Colonial or Ranch Designs)

Clear Select Stain Grade Moulding & Sills to Trim Windows (not just drywall)

First Floor Trim Cased Openings (wood mouldings installed around door openings for a finished look)

Decorative Wood Chair Railing for Dining Room

Masonite 6 Panel Interior Doors or Birch Interior Doors (3 hinges to prevent warping)

Levered Interior Door Handles

Oak Railing with Turned Balusters

Wall to Wall Carpeting with 6 lb. Padding

2 ¼” Solid Hardwood Floors for Kitchen, Foyer, and Powder Room Adjacent to Foyer

12” Ceramic Tile for Bathroom Floors over Concrete Board and 12” on center floor joist under tiled areas

No Wax Linoleum Flooring for Laundry Room and Hallway to Garage and Powder Room adjacent to Hallway

6” Ceramic Wall Tile for Kitchen and Vanity Backsplash and 6” Ceramic Tile around Cast Iron Tub Walls (excludes Fiberglass Tub)

Front Doorbell

200 AMP Service and Electrical Wiring to National Electrical Code Standards

Carrier 92% AFUE High Efficiency , Two Zone (for Two-Story Models), Gas Forced Hot Air Furnace “Energy Star” Rated with 13 S.E.E.R. Central Air Conditioning or Carrier High Efficiency Heat Pump with central air

Condensate Pump & Electrostatic Air Cleaner for the above system

Tankless Water Heater for models with gas heat or 50 Gallon Electric Water Heater for models with heat pump system

Sea Gull Lighting Fixture Package (includes fixtures at exterior doors and recessed lights in kitchen and baths)

“Decora” Light Switches and plates

Hard-Wired & Interconnected Smoke Detectors with Battery Back-up (one in each bedroom, hall outside bedrooms, basement, main floor of two story, bi-level and split level models). Interconnected Heat Detector with Battery Back-up for Garage

Two Exterior Outside Ground Fault Electrical Outlets
5 Telephone & 5 Cable TV Jacks

Hose Connections for Front & Rear of Home

Laundry Connections with Hot & Cold Water Lines, Drain, 110 volt Line for Washer, 220 volt Line for Dryer and Dryer Vent

“PEX” Flexible Cross-Lined Plumbing Supply Manifold and Feed Lines

Water line for your refrigerator ice-maker

Kohler Plumbing Fixtures

One Piece Easy Clean Fiberglass Tub Enclosure or Cast Iron Tub

Cultured Marble Vanity Tops with Integral Oval Bowls

Vanity or Pedestal Sink for Powder Room

Delta Single Lever Bathroom Faucets

Stainless Steel Single or Double Bowl Undermount Kitchen Sink

Whirlpool or G.E. Dishwasher, Self Cleaning Electric Range with ceramic glass cooktop and Space Saver microwave/hood over range (vented to exterior) in Stainless Steel

Merillat Classic® Maple, Oak or Cherry Spring Valley Kitchen Cabinetry and Bath Vanities

Granite kitchen countertop

Matching Wood Medicine Cabinets for Bath Vanities with Drawers in Vanity Base, if design allows

Exhaust Fans Vented to Exterior for all baths

Vinyl Covered Wire Shelving for Closets

Built to Energy Star® (2.0) Standards and National Association of Home Builders’ Model Green Building Guidelines at the Bronze Level*

FLEXIBILITY NOTE: Our specifications can be upgraded and/or customized. Please discuss any changes you are considering with a salesperson.

These specifications meet or exceed the Pennsylvania Statewide Building Code known as the PA UCC/Act 45. The specifications may not include local municipality, utility company, federal building codes, requirements, and regulations and/or state building codes which may later be adopted.
*Using the guidelines and contingent upon site location when using the standard.

All information is subject to errors, omissions, and changes at any time without notice.

Premier Series Specifications 01/01/2013