Engineered foundations with PE stamped drawings and letter of certification signed by professional engineer

Home and associated construction is inspected on a regular basis by certified professional engineers to ensure Jim's Custom Homes, Inc., quality is maintained throughout

Compacted foundation pad per ASTM D 698

2 x 6 exterior walls--provides room for R-19 insulation and the additional 2 inches provides a much stronger home exterior

Metal hurricane strapping on rafters for additional roof stabilization during extreme storms

Steel joist hangers to provide additional tie strength for ceiling joist and weight-bearing supporting of construction

Decorative oversized 8-1/2" window sills with crown molding rather than the flat under window sill trim

½ inch sheetrock on walls and 5/8 inch sheetrock on ceilings

In wet areas of the home we provide WP Greenrock, Hardi-backer concrete board or Wonder board

As an option an engineered home lightning protection system is offered and installed for our customers.  Please visit our Lightning Protection website for additional information.

A minimum of 4 Exterior water faucets

We have begun to provide our customers 8ft. high garage doors rather than 7ft. high garage doors.  What this does is provide them with a garage door that will accept the newer vehicles such as the larger pick-up trucks and SUVs.

As an option, we provide a tornado proof and family protection security room.  (Master bedroom closet constructed to function as a safe room to help protect owners physically from both tornadoes and break-ins by criminals)

We provide and install a well known product made by DuPoint called "Tyvek".  This product
is in reality an exterior house wrap.  It's used on the exterior of our custom homes to establish
one of the best weather barriers that can be provided.  This product is an infiltration barrier
used to shed water and reduce air infiltration.  I chose Tyvek for its many features and qualities.