The following is a list of the general, standard features that can be included in the design and construction of Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis's homes.

Interior

• Interior plumbing - tankless hot water heater (high efficiency) or standard 50 gallon hot water heater, Manibloc system using PEX piping
• Electrical - 200 amps service
• Security - doors are switched and windows are prewired
• HVAC - high efficiency furnace or GEO thermal system
• Drywall material - 1/2 drywall and 5/8 drywall per plan
• Drywall hanging/taping - standard 3-coat taping and sanded finish
• Flooring - 12"x12" ceramic tile in wet areas, wood laminate elsewhere
• Paint - egg shell on walls and semi gloss on all doors and trim (low VOC)
• Cabinets - Solid wood frames (light oak) with plastic laminated countertops
• Interior Doors - Six panel pre-hung doors
• Millwork - finger-jointed colonial 3" baseboard and 2 ¼" casing (paint grade)
• Hardware - standard polished brass finish on all knobs
• Light Fixtures - standard globe lights in bedrooms, chandelier in dining room, and flood and motion lights on exterior (compact florescent bulbs)
• Smoke and CO detectors
• Bath hardware - 36"x48" mirror and shower rod and chrome finish on the towel bar, toilet paper holder, and shower rod
• Energy Star appliances: refrigerator, dishwasher
• Electric or gas range

Exterior

• Flatwork - slabs are at min of 4" thick six sack mix
• Water/sewer - per plan
• Brick or Nova Brik, with cement fiber siding façade on all other sides
• Gutters/Downspouts - aluminum gutters
• Exterior doors - insulated six-panel door with peep hole and DBL Bore

Building Envelope

• Foundation - precast insulated foundation (R-10)
• Gravel - 3/4" clean gravel
• Steel - 15 LBS steel beam or per plan
• Roofing - 25 Year 3 tab shingle
• Lumber - 2x6 advanced framing panelized built construction using finger jointed studs for interior walls, sub floor sheathing 3/4", wall 5/8 Osb roof sheathing 7/16"(foil backed)
• 1" and 2" Blue Board, house wrap, and air sealants - caulk and sealants along with blue board are used to create air tight House
• Trusses - energy trusses provides higher R-Value
• Insulation - R-38 in the ceilings and R-28 in the walls along with 1" and 2" Blue Board on the outside (R-10 - 15)
• Windows - single hung low "E" glass (high efficiency) argon filled
• Passive Radon system