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Don’t substitute the quality of your home for price! Our prices may be higher than other area home builders, but we try to provide a turn-key home, including everything needed to meet or exceed the minimum required by county or city building code.

For information on floor plans, available options, or city and county fees required to develop your property, email us, call (305) 872-9520, or stop by the office on the corner of Key Deer Blvd. and Pond Lane, Big Pine Key.

Basic Specifications

Standard Energy Features

System Building

System-Built vs Mobile

Base Price Includes
FOUNDATION	8 ft. x 16' x 16' Solid Poured Concrete Columns with Four #6 Reinforced Steel Stainless Steel Anchor Plates
FLOOR	Triple 2" x 12" Pressure Treated Rim Joists 2" x 10" Pressure Treated Floor Joists Nailed, 16" On-Center ¾" Plywood Nailed 16" On-Center
WALLS	2" x 6" Exterior Wall Construction Nailed 16" On-Center ½" Finished and Painted Drywall 2" x 4" Interior Walls Nailed 16" On-Center Owens Corning® R-19 (6" Thick) Fiberglass Insulation in Exterior Walls
ROOF & CEILING	30 lb. Felt Paper and Certainteed® Architectural Shingles with 30 Year Warranty Owens Corning® R-30 (9" Thick) Fiberglass Insulation in Roof Engineered Vaulted Truss System with 5/8" Plywood Sheathing (Not OSB, Oriented Strand Board) and Vapor Barrier Vaulted Ceilings Throughout on Most Models 155 mph Wind Loads per County and City Building Code Continuous Soffit and Ridge Vent Exceeds Code Requirements for Ventilation
EXTERIOR	¾" Plywood (Not OSB, Oriented Strand Board) and Vapor Barrier 4 ft. Wide Landing and Staircase of Inland Red Cedar, Resists Termites and Warping Pre-Finished White Fascia and Soffit 3 ft. Concrete Cantilever and 3.0 Ton Air Conditioner Alcoa® Maintenance Free Dutch Lap Vinyl Siding, 190 mph Wind Resistant Hurricane Panels (Corrugated Aluminum Panels) Street Tree and Swales 1-Hour Fireproofing Under Home (5/16" Fiber Cement Panels)
INTERIOR	Finished Drywall, Carpentry, Plumbing and Electric Carpet and Vinyl Flooring 30" Electric Glass-Top Range with Ductless Range Hood 18 Cubic Foot Refrigerator with Ice Maker Dishwasher White Glass Sliding Door, Windows and Trim According to House Plan Therma-Tru® Fiberglass Entry Door Merillat® Spring Valley Maple or Oak Cabinets in Kitchen and Baths, Including 5 Year Warranty Water Heater WilsonArt® Solid Surface Countertops in Kitchen and Baths Moen® Monticello Satin Nickel Faucets and Bath Accessories Marble Windowsills
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Standard Energy Features

Owens Corning® Fiberglass Insulation — 6" or R19 in the 2" x 6" Exterior Walls and 9" or R30 Ceiling Insulation
Therma-Tru® Fiberglass Entry Door
Vapor Barrier in Ceiling and Walls
Doors and Windows Exceed National Requirements for Air Infiltration Standards
Caulking at Windows and Doors to Reduce Air Infiltration
Windows and Patio Doors are Insul-Glazed Double Paned Argon Filled (Screens Included)
Polystyrene Air Baffles in Rafter Spaces to Provide Air Flow in Attic (Only 3-5/12 Roof Pitch)
Continuous Soffit and Ridge Vent Exceeds Code Requirements for Ventilation
Caulking at Wall to Floor, Wall-to-Wall and Wall-to-Ceiling Connections to Reduce Air Infiltration
Energy Saver Ductless Range Hood
Energy Saver Water Heater
Water Saver Faucets, Shower Head and Water Closet

System-Built Home Construction

The main benefits of System-Building are:

The builder is better able to control costs for the homeowner.
Homes are completed faster.
Homes are built in a controlled environment minimizing
weather damage and theft at the job site.

The building process begins by engineering the home on a 3D computer system. Our engineers analyze the home to make sure it is structurally sound. The 3D engineering system interfaces with our order management system to order all of the material needed to build the home.

A typical system-built home is comprised of two to four units. System-built homes are built following local building codes and use proven building techniques. The first step is to build components in our state of the art production facilities and assemble them into three dimensional units. We complete most of the exterior and interior of the units in our plants. On the exterior of the units we install the windows and most of the siding, shingles and other architectural details. On the inside of the units we install all of the wiring, plumbing, insulation and sheet rock. After drywalling is complete, we install plumbing fixtures, light fixtures, cabinets, counter tops, interior doors and trim.

The walls are assembled and attached.

Vapor wrap and windows and doors are installed.

Interior sheet rock and trim are installed and finished.

The units are loaded onto special trailers and delivered to the job site.

At the job site, the builder coordinates the placement of the units onto the foundation with a crane. After the units are in place, the builder seals up the roof. On the outside, the builder assembles the garage components and installs all of the siding, shingles and architectural treatments that were not installed at the plant. On the inside, the builder finishes off the connection between the units and coordinates installation of carpeting and other miscellaneous items.

System-Built Construction vs Mobile Home Construction

What is the difference between System-Built and Mobile Home Construction?
Mobile Home Construction refers to a building method where the home is built according to a national HUD code instead of the local building code. This code allows mobile homes to be built with different and often lesser quality standards than regular houses. The goal is to provide housing that is more affordable than regular housing. The main disadvantages of mobile homes are that they depreciate in value, they do not qualify for conventional mortgages and insurance costs are higher. The characteristic that is most unique to mobile homes is that the floor is a metal chassis with removable wheels that is used to transport the home to the job site.

The only similarities between the two methods of construction are that the homes are built as units and they are both built in factories.

Many mobile home companies also produce modular homes in the same factory. These modular homes built by mobile home companies are built according to local building codes but often contain the same lesser quality materials and are built with the same lesser quality standards as mobile homes.

Wausau Homes does not build mobile homes and only uses high quality materials and standards in our system-built homes. The Wausau homes that Sweetwater Homes, Inc. builds meet or exceed all Monroe County, FL building codes and guidelines.