Tired of boring cookie-cutter home and duplex models that look and feel the same? Even unfinished? You will not find our homes and duplexes with gravel driveways with a 4' concrete apron from the road, (D.O.T. Minimum requirement) or huge, unsightly septic/drainfield mounds in the back and sometimes in the front. These, and many other questionable current building practices meet Florida's minimum code requirements, but are indeed minimum, and certainly not good enough for us, or our customers. Built start to finish to our higher standards, not "minimum" code requirements. Our beautiful, functional and sustainable "designed for South Florida" homes have elegant classic lines, incorporate the best products, latest construction technology & efficient design, are certified high quality and extremely low maintenance. Our preconstruction discount homes & duplexes make sense and work with the various elements specific to the S.W. Florida climate, and are designed for todays discerning and informed home buyers and real estate investors alike. |
| High Quality Homes and Duplexes for Sale in Lehigh Acres, Lee County, S.W. Florida |
Marcus Vitruvious Pollio "These (homes) must be built with due reference to durability, convenience and beauty. Durability will be assured when foundations are carried down to the solid ground and materials wisely and liberally selected; convenience, (functionality/comfort) when the arrangement of the home is faultless and presents no hindrance to use, and when each class of building is assigned to its suitable and appropriate exposure; and beauty, when the appearance of the work is pleasing and in good taste, and when its members are in due proportion according to correct principles of symmetry. "These are properly constructed, when due regard is had to the country and climate in which they are erected. For the method of building which is suited to Egypt would be very improper in Spain, and that in use in Pontus would be absurd at Rome: so in other parts of the world a design suitable to one climate, would be very unsuitable to another: for one part of the world is under the sun's course, another distant from it, and another, between the two is temperate." Marcus Vitruvious Pollio _____________________________________________________ Steelmann Building Corporation's "Systems Approach" to designing and building homes in South Florida that are safe, healthy, durable, comfortable, energy efficient and environmentally responsible. Building Shell Our exterior walls are concrete block and steel reinforced tie beam. We do not use "bond beams" or "U-Block" or have any wood framed exterior walls. Our photos clearly show our gable end walls are built in the same fashion, even though current building code in the S.W. Florida area does not require block and beam at gable end details. Concrete block walls have been used for centuries, are the best for this specific climate zone, and when constructed properly, are not an issue. Our exterior wall assembly is designed to "work as a system" being properly sealed against moisture intrusion on the exterior side, and properly insulated for thermal integrity on the interior side. It will not matter how energy efficient a home is, if you can't keep the roof on. Florida's building codes have changed dramatically in the last decade, and structural integrity is our #1 priority, followed closely by energy efficiency, architectural design and finishes. Our roof assembly and exterior walls are designed and engineered to exceed the states toughest structural standards. And the roof assembly's sealed attic design works with the wall assembly creating a completely sealed building envelope. The roof sheathing is 5/8 plywood (no particle board or 1/2' material ever used by us, minimum code requirements) and our PGT® brand windows and commercial grade structural aluminum 3- point locking french doors are state of the art for this climate zone, designed and manufactured specifically for Florida homes. We provide hurricane panels for all openings, or there is an impact resistant glass upgrade available, for state of the art structural integrity. The garage doors are ordered with insulated panels. The non-bearing interior walls are constructed of non-combustible, termite proof, galvanized, consistently straight, recyclable 25 gauge steel studs. Wood performs well in dryer and northern climates. I won't go into detail. (see 2000 year old note above regarding material selection) The insulation and air condition system design work harmoniously, with occupant controlled fresh air intake, supply and return air ducts in all the major areas, (no holes cut through the walls above the bedroom doors) ducts all joint sealed and tested for leakage, (test results provided to owner) creating a quiet, comfortable, extremely healthy and energy efficient interior environment. We guarantee it. We also guarantee the attic temperature will never be more than 5 degrees higher than the thermostat settings. And the same guarantee goes for the humidity level within the attic space. Guaranteed Real Quality features, along with premium finishes, built into every home.
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| phone: 239-340-8638 fax: 239-992-7995 e-mail: Save@SteelmannHomes.com |
