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Quality and Inspections

 

Welcome to the “Quality and Inspections” section of our website.  We hope, after reading this information, you will be much more familiar with the rigorous inspection process that each of Chesmar’s homes goes through, including yours.  We hope to explain the importance of each inspection, and to describe how each inspection contributes to the overall quality of your new home.  The Construction Manager is not allowed to proceed with the construction of your new home without successful completion of each of these inspections.

Pre-pour Slab Inspection:
Once the Construction Manager receives the start date for your new home, he will schedule the form to be set, the plumbing grounds to be installed, and the beams to be dug followed by the installation of the post-tension cables.  The beams and cables must be installed per the plans which have been designed by an engineer.  After everything has been completed, the Construction Manager orders the pre-pour inspection.  A licensed inspector, who verifies that your new home foundation form has been constructed to meet the engineering specification, performs this inspection.  This inspection is one of the most important because it confirms that the home will be built on a strong foundation.


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Slab-Pour Inspection:
This inspection takes place during the actual placement of concrete into your new home’s foundation form.  Prior to the actual placement of the concrete, the licensed inspector will verify all repairs noted during the “pre-pour inspection” have been completed.  The inspector also confirms the correct strength of concrete being used, as well as, the quality of the concrete.  If the inspector suspects a problem with the quality of the concrete, he will not allow it to be added to your new home’s foundation.  This inspection coincides with the “pre-pour slab inspection” to ensure your new home’s foundation is correct.

Frame Inspection:
After the foundation has been poured, the Construction Manager will schedule the frame to be constructed, the cornice material to be installed, the roof to be installed, as well as the first phase of plumbing, electric and HVAC.  After this is complete, a licensed inspector will perform the “frame inspection”.  During this inspection, the inspector confirms the framing has been completed per the engineer’s requirements, as well as code compliance with the mechanicals installations.  This critical inspection encompasses a large portion of the overall construction of your home.  This inspection ensures the overall soundness of the structural integrity of the home.


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Insulation Inspection:
After the frame inspection, the Construction Manager will have the “batt” insulation installed.  The batt insulation is the insulating of the exterior walls, as well as some areas of the ceilings.  It also includes the placement of the foam poly-seal around the bottom plate and all windows and exterior doors to ensure a good quality seal from the exterior elements.  Once again, the Construction Manager must have a licensed inspector confirm this stage has been completed correctly.  This inspection ensures your homes overall insulation at this stage which equates to lower energy costs for our new homeowner. 

Final Quality Assurance Inspection:
After the insulation inspection, the Construction Manager is allowed to hang the sheetrock and complete the construction of your new home.  Once complete, the Construction Manager must schedule the home for its final inspection.  This inspection confirms complete code compliance as well as general aesthetic appearance.  This is the final inspection your home goes through and confirms the overall quality of your new home. 


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Thank you for taking the time to learn about the inspection process that each Chesmar home goes through.  Chesmar chooses to perform these inspections because we truly want to ensure your new home is constructed to higher standard when we hand you the keys to your new home.


Energy Efficient Building Practices

 

Chesmar Homes Energy Efficient Building Practices

The building of an energy efficient home requires the proper combination of three basic elements:

  1. A well constructed and tightly sealed thermal envelope with appropriate ventilation
  2. Proper design and installation of heating and cooling systems
  3. Energy efficient doors, windows, and appliances

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Thermal Envelope

The thermal envelope consists of three major components:

Air Sealing      Insulation        Ventilation

 

Air leakage can account for over 50% of a home’s heating and cooling costs.

To prevent air leakage and provide a “tight” home, Chesmar Homes takes the following steps:

  1. Foam seal along bottom plate during construction
  2. Seal windows and doors into rough opening
  3. Seal wiring, plumbing, and HVAC penetrations at top of bottom plates, ceilings and floors

Insulation serves two purposes.  In the summer we want to keep
the heat out and the cold in, and visa versa in the winter. 

To insulate your new home Chesmar Homes uses a combination of materials:

  1. Batts – Sheets of fiberglass insulation places in the exterior walls and cavities
  2. Blown - The “cotton candy” looking insulation that is placed in the attic
  3. Radiant Barrier Roof Decking – The plywood used on the roof has a reflective coating that prevents the sun’s radiant heat from entering your home.

Houses need controlled ventilation.

 

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