Kit of Parts

WHAT EXACTLY IS INCLUDED IN THE LV SERIES KIT HOME

The LV Series kit home comes with plans, instructions, and a kit of parts for the exterior shell of the home. Upon making your initial deposit you will receive the plans and instructions. Once you have made your final payment, you will receive the kit of parts. Below is a detailed description of what comes in your kit.

PLANS AND INSTRUCTIONS

Plans: These plans are a complete set that you can use to obtain a building permit, construction bids, and can be used as construction documents. The drawings included are: a title sheet, general notes, foundation plan, floor framing plan, basement plan, construction plan, electrical and finish plan, reflected ceiling plan, roof framing pan, roof plan, exterior elevations, cross section, longitudinal section, wall sections, details, interior elevations of bathrooms, window and door schedule, ramp and concrete steps, utility alcove drawings, cabinetry drawings, and structural plans.
Construction Binder: This binder contains instructions as well as information for your general contractor to build your LV Series home. Included within the binder are a: construction manual, materials list, construction schedule, and product specifications. The construction manual instructs your G.C. how to build the kit home; it consists of instructions and illustrations that outline all the steps required to properly build your home. The materials list is a list of all the materials for all the different construction phases. This list will come in handy for your general contractor when ordering the materials for items that are not included in the kit. The construction schedule outlines the timeline of the construction of the LV with all of the different subcontractors. The product specifications contain technical data with respect to the materials and products used in the LV Series. The product technical data includes the following: evaluation reports, product installation instructions and diagrams, product maintenance, and general product data.

KIT OF PARTS: consists of 1) Open wall panels 2) Materials 3) Exterior siding

1) OPEN WALL PANELS: Wall panels and Faux wall panels.

WALL PANELS are part of the structure. They define the exterior walls of your home, as well as one interior wall that is structural (it is the wall that separates the living room from the bedrooms). These wall panels are open wall panels, and consist of either 2" x 6" or 2" x 4" framing with ½" OSB nailed to the studs. The studs have predrilled holes along the bottom, so that your electrician can easily wire throughout. The wall panels do not have predrilled holes for plumbing, insulation, interior finishes, and sill and top plates. The panels are installed and fastened using standard construction procedures. All wall panels are labeled and correspond to the Wall Panel Layout.

FAUX WALL PANELS are multi-purposed. The faux panels allow the LV to be more energy efficient as they permit substantially greater insulation than is normally found in a home. If you add batt insulation to both the exterior panels and faux panels, your wall R-value will be R-38. The faux wall panels are parapet walls that conceal the ¼" roof slope created by tapered rigid insulation. Using this approach achieves an R-value of R-50. The two long faux wall panels on either side of the building house the downspouts and eliminate the use of exterior gutters. The upper faux panels act as an overhang and eave, protecting your windows and doors from rain as well as providing some shade. The lower faux panels add depth and make the LV appear to float. You can place exterior lights underneath the top faux wall panels to allow you to see outdoors at night while ensuring your privacy. Faux wall panels are open wall panels; they are built and installed in the same manner as the structural wall panels. All faux wall panels have prefabricated tapered top plates that have a slope that allows water to move away from your home.

2) MATERIALS: Post and Beam, Roof Structure, and Panel Materials.

Post and Beam consists of 4" x 4" Steel posts and glue lam beams; it is this structure that allows us to have large window openings. The 4" x 4" Steel posts are prefabricated posts with welded top and bottom plates. These plates have predrilled holes for connections to the foundation and to the roof beam. The glue lam beams are 5-1/2" x 11-7/8" and come in large 24' sections that can either be hoisted into place with a boom truck or cut to size as indicated in the plans and hoisted into place manually.

Roof Structure consists of I-joists @ 24', I-joist hangers, 4' x 8' - 5/8" CDX PLYWOOD. Installation of the roof structure is similar to normal stick construction. The roof package does not include nails nor 2" x 4" strapping that goes beneath the I-joists.

Panel Materials consists of tapered plate and OSB. These materials are used for the installation of the faux panels. The prefabricated tapered boards are installed on the faux panels at the parapet wall (at roof) so that water runs off your roof. The tapered boards are also installed next to every window and slider door so that water runs away from these openings. We pre-cut the OSB pieces so that they can easily be applied to the top of your faux wall panels. The OSB create certain depths on the elevation and they insure that your Kynar exterior package has a solid backing. The panel materials do not include nails nor top and sill plates for the wall panels.

3) EXTERIOR SIDING

Our standard package comes in the silver metallic Kynar 500 coated galvanized steel. You can also choose other Kynar colors, for more details see the options page. All of the Kynar is included in the kit: the flashing, the flat panels, and the corrugated metal. However, no door and window pans, nails, bolts, rivets, screws, and silicone are included. All the Kynar Flat Panels have hems on the back which hook into cleats. The hem gives the flat panels more rigidity and gives the metal a cleaner look avoiding the use of rivets for fastening. Applying Kynar flat sheet metal is a craft; therefore, we recommend you hire an architectural sheet metal company to install the Kynar flat sheet metal.