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New
vs. Used:
Before you buy a home - any home - now
is the time to ask yourself, "what are the advantages of owning
a new home versus a pre-owned home"? The answer is that there
are many advantages, and as advancements continue to be made in
building practices and technology - the advantages become more and
more apparent. The Frame Works Group is committed to utilizing
and offering as many of these advancements as possible in order
to make your new home experience as enjoyable as possible.
| Advanced Technology |
Engineered Designs and Products |
Low Maintenance Products |
| Customer Care |
Financing Your Mortgage |
Modern Designs and Features |
| Energy Efficiency |
Health and Safety |
Personalize Your Home |
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Advanced
Technology
State-of-the-art appliances are
typically offered as standard or as an upgrade in our homes.
With all of the advancements that have been made in the design
and functionality of appliances - the difference between today's
appliances and those of yesteryear are immeasurable.
Many of our homes are wired to support digital home theatre
systems, high speed Internet access, multiple telephone lines,
alarm systems, time controlled sprinkler systems and many
other convenient features - all of which can be added into
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Customer
Care
With a pre-owned home, it may be
difficult to tell the quality of components that are behind
the walls or the level of maintenance that occurred to the
home over the years by the previous owner.
With a new home, you can find out exactly what materials were
used in the home and possibly watch the construction of your
home occur - giving you a better level of comfort for the
overall quality of your home.
A six-year warranty program is available with most of our homes
and in most of our communities. Please see your New Home Consultant
for details.
Having the comfort of knowing exactly what your warranty program
is at the point of purchase and having a builder that will
stand behind that warranty program can be a big stress reliever
when making the largest purchase of your life. |
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Energy
Efficiency
New homes consume much less energy
than pre-owned homes due to energy efficient features such
as high grades of insulation in walls and ceilings; double-paned,
thermal-insulated or tinted windows; advanced heating and
cooling systems with high SEER ratings; and advanced air filtration
systems.
With many of today's homes being designed with large expanses
of windows, integrating these energy saving features is a
real benefit. |
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Engineered
Designs and Products
Engineered, post tension cable
foundations, finger-jointed studs and roof venting are just
a few items being used today in many new homes that are not
predominant in many pre-owned homes.
Durable products such as fiber cement siding, vinyl siding
and truss beams are other products that may be used in your
new home that improve the overall structure and durability.
Many of our builders are finding new and better ways to protect
the environment while at the same time strengthening our homes
through using products that are safe for the environment.
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Financing
Your Mortgage
With a
new home, many times you have the option of including your upgrades
and options into your purchase price so you don't have to pay
for added features out of pocket.
Many flexible and attractive financing options are available
to you through our mortgage company, Universal American Mortgage
Company. Please contact your New Home Consultant for more information
on UAMC or check out the Financial Services portion of our web site.
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Health
and Safety
Over the years,
health hazards have been an issue in older homes. Lead and asbestos,
which can cause physical and mental problems and respiratory
diseases, have now been eliminated or greatly reduced in new
homes.
A new home is safer than ever before with: building codes requiring
more electrical outlets preventing the need for extension cords;
wiring systems have been improved and are less likely to cause
fires; central heating systems eliminate the need for space
heaters that can start fires; and tempered glass in exterior
doors and bathtub enclosures allow glass to crumble upon impact
instead of breaking into jagged pieces causing serious injury.
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Low
Maintenance Products
Features
requiring less maintenance than those built in the past are
being used such as vinyl siding or fiber cement siding, windows
and trim that rarely need painting or replacing, windows that
are less prone to leakage and roofing products that are better
designed for the weather than ever before.
In addition, many wood decks are being built using pressure
treated lumber that resists rot and insects. |
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Modern
Designs and Features
Today's
homes often include: open kitchens and family rooms, home offices
that are designed for today's computers and used by multiple
family members, private master retreats separate from secondary
bedrooms, media rooms designed for today's large-scale TV's
and over-sized garages large enough for your SUV.
Features and surfaces such as granite or solid-core surface
kitchen countertops, whirlpool tubs, stainless steel appliances,
glass block windows, remote control fireplaces, and an array
of designer flooring are just a few of the new items available
today that were not available or affordable in the past.
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Personalize
Your Home
When you purchase
a new home, it can be personalized to your tastes. Depending
on which of our home builder brands you buy from - you may have
the opportunity to select cabinetry, flooring, lighting, plumbing
fixtures, decorative hardware, appliances and more.
And if your new home is purchased in advance of a predetermined
selection stage, you can take pride in fine-tuning the details
and choosing colors that will match your own furnishings and
tastes.
Personalizing your home during the construction process is much
easier than going backwards and making repairs, remodeling and
living amongst a construction zone for months at a time.
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