The Melco Difference
| Melco Construction | Many Builders/Contractors |
|---|---|
| 2”×6” exterior walls with 7/16th wafer board sheathing & R20 insulation. | 2”×6” with tentest or drywall sheathing or 2”×4” walls w/Styrofoam sheathing & R18 insulation. |
| 25 year IKO shingles with metal valleys. | 15- or 20-year shingles with paper valleys. |
| Maintenance-free exterior including windows and capped door & garage doorframes. | Wood exterior at window & door frames which requires maintenance to minimize rotting & regular painting. |
| Superior Seal Gold Series windows throughout with decorative bars at all elevations. | Casement or single-hung windows front elevations, metal sliding windows sides & back. |
| Floors glued and screwed. | Floors nailed. |
| All drywall applied with screws. | Applied with nails or nails & screws. |
| Bull-nosed outside corners. | Traditional metal corners. |
| Interior walls finished with Pratt & Lambert top-quality Accolade Velvet—choice of colours. | Standard builders’ white. |
| Swing doors on all bedroom closets. | Standard bedroom closet sliders. |
| 45-ounce broadloom with heavy density underlay. | 35-ounce broadloom with regular density underlay. |
| 5/8” baseboards & trim. | 3/8” baseboards & trim. |
| Antique nickel finished interior hardware. | Brass look interior hardware. |
| 3-piece white molded bathtubs & showers. | Ceramic tiles—requires caulking & may leak if not properly maintained. |
| Cultured marble basins & vanity top with pop-up drains. | Vanity basins with chain & plugs in laminate vanity top. |
| Oak or maple bathroom vanities. | Melamine bathroom vanities. |
| Re-grade & sod areas affected by project. | May not be graded or sodded. |
Custom upgrades and downgrades are available!