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Kitchens	Part of your reservation process is normally a visit to our local builders merchant to choose worktops and doors. There are display boards nearby for choosing kitchen and bathroom tiles and bathroom suite colours. Our standard units are similar to those shown in the bottom photos. When buying a house there is often enough space to design an individual kitchen with each customer. You can normally switch to other units if you prefer. It all depends on the stage of construction. If we have no purchaser to hand we will choose units ourselves to keep the building work on schedule.	click on any picture to enlarge it


Cooker/Hob	For houses we provide a built in double oven and a ceramic hob as standard. These are now AEG. They come with a cookerhood which is ducted to outside. The hob is fast acting.
Fridge	Our standard fridge is an Indesit model . You can have this as a larder fridge (RG1140 capacity 4.9 cubic ft) or with an icebox (RG1141 split 4.3 cu ft fridge, 0.5 cu ft icebox). Quite often people pay extra to uprate to a fridge-freezer. If you are bringing your own we credit you with the cost of the standard fridge.
Carpets	We have previously made an allowance for carpets in the price. However currently we have decided to discontinue this. We do have a carpet layer who we have used who can visit you and from whom you can chose carpets if you wish.
Fencing	Hartland is quite windy. Fences could blow away unless sturdily built. We have devised a very strong type of fence which is built of 4" square posts set in lots of concrete with substantial timber rails, 6" nails and thick boarding fixed vertically. The boarding is a type called feather edge which is very strong. This fence can be built 6' high in long runs and it is used where a high screen is needed. For all properties we now use this type of fence to separate the rear garden from its neighbours. Front gardens are unfenced.
Fencing
Fitted Cupboards	You will find we provide built in cupboards throughout all our house types. You can fit much more in this way that if we leave you to add a wardrobe later - there is lots of wasted space around above and below a freestanding wardrobe. We generally use sliding doors in pairs, one side of the cupboard in a bedroom would be fitted with shelves and a rail set for hanging shirts, the other would have a shelf and higher rail for dresses. We have switched to white doors and mirrored doors for cupboards and the picture here is awaiting updating.
Sockets etc	How tiresome it is when builders save a few pennies by not putting enough in. We put in lots - for example 15 sockets (7 doubles and one single) in a Mark 10a living room. We are now including a TV point in the master bedroom as well as in the living room with a signal booster in the loft as standard. We are also including several telephone points, for example 4 are provided in the Mark 10a as standard. Ask to see our electrical drawing for specific properties - we are pretty sure you'll find it acceptably well appointed.	click on any pic to enlarge
Fire & surround	We have in the past provided a 3 KW top up fire in the living room in a timber surround as in the top picture. However, we don't supply these any more. We can buy for you a fire and suround from a firm called JRG. The lower photo shows a JRG fire & surround. If you may like this kind of fire please ask and we will let you have a catalogue and price list.
Fire & surround
Roof	Verges are not bedded in cement like in the old days but fixed positively so that the wind can't get under each tile. A much better job. From 2001 on we are providing a dry ridge too to lessen the risk of wind damage to ridge tiles.
Bathroom cabinet & heater	You get a small cabinet above your toilet in the bathroom which is useful for medical and other items. You also get a heater which blows hot air downwards, as a top up in case the room is chilly.
Shavalight and towel rail	We provide a light above the mirror which has a socket for shavers. You also get a towel rail at the end of the bath.
Rotary Clothes line	We provide one in the garden. If you are fussy about where it goes please let us know in good time.
TV Aerial	Provided, just plug your TV into the socket in the lounge. We also now put in ducts and wiring to make digital satellite TV easy to install later on. We also include a TV point in the master bedroom and to ensure a good picture a signal booster in the loft.
Smoke Alarm	Provided, this is a requirement under the building regs these days.	click on any pic to enlarge
Ceilings	We used to artex all ceilings but have switched to white painted flat ceilings which cost us more but we think look better.
Front Doors	These are now steel which has many benefits. The supplier is IG Weatherbeater and the door has an attractive glazed feature panel set into it. The main plus is that the door does not bend, this means when shut the door presses evenly on the draught seals all the way around making it much more draught proof. Its also warmer because the core of the door is a high insulation material. Steel doors are harder to break into - but this isn't significant in Hartland which is a very low crime area.
Patio doors	These are upvc and double glazed with a very wide airgap.
Upvc windows & fascias	Upvc frames, double glazed, low e thermal glass, and of course they save on painting costs for years ahead.
Satellite TV	No we don't put dishes up at standard, but we do install a duct to the garden ready for your fitter. Inside we put an extra BT socket in where the TV will be as this is required for all digital services. All this makes it reasonably easy to add satellite TV and if you know you want it we can find you a local installer.
Brick Drives	The drives to your garage will not be tarmac but brick paved. This means less maintenance in the long run and it makes the front of the house very attractive. See photo under windows above.
Finishes	Standard finishes are magnolia walls, flat white painted ceilings, white gloss skirtings and architraves, white panel internal doors, staircase white gloss, internal door ironmongery satin anodised aluminium. These can be changes as desired but often at an extra cost.