What Sets us Apart?
Midwest Design Homes
Typical Builder
Site Work
- Staked by Engineer
- Site work and Excavation by Us
- Staked by Builder
- Any Excavator
Framing
- 2x6 Exterior Walls
- Focus on Energy Inspected
- Window Sealed by Professional Window Installer
- Silent Floor
- Framing Walk-Through Inspection
- 2x4 Exterior Walls
- No Energy Inspection
- Standard Window Install
- 2x10" Floor System
Garage & OH Doors
- Steps To Basement Opton:
- Keyless-entry pad
- Floor Drain
- Smart Garage Door Openers
- Maintenance-Free Clad Jambs on Doors
- Insulated Overhead Door with Liner
- No Steps To Basement
- No Floor Drain
- Painted Brickmold
- Non-insulated Overhead Door
Doors and Windows
- Lifetime Hardware
- Solid Panel Interior Doors
- Alliance/Anderson/Pella Windows
- Larger Window Sizes
- Cased Windows
- Custom Base and Casing
- Fiberglass Exterior Doors
- Superstore Hardware
- Flush Hollow-Core Doors
- Sub Par Windows
- Minimum Code Required Windows
- Plaster Return
- Colonial Standard
Mechanicals
- Vented Outside Range Hood
- Power Vented Water Heater
- Sealed Radon Pit
- Plumbing for Future Bath
- Higher CFM Bath Fans
- Customer Electrical Walk-Through
- Recirculating Range Hood
- B-Vent Water Heater
- Non-sealed Pit
- No Plumbing for Future Bath
- Regular Bath Fans
- Standard Electrical per code
Insulation
- 3rd Party Energy Inpection
- R50 Ceiling Insulation
- 3″ Foam Boxsills
- R-19 Exterior Walls
- 7" Energy Heel
- Caulk All Joints in Exterior Walls
- R38 Ceiling Insulation
- Batt Boxsills
- No Energy Inspection
- No Energy Heel in Roof Trusses
Siding and Roofing
- Upgraded Siding 0.42 Thickness
- Lifetime Warranty Dimensional Shingle
- D4 or D5 Siding
- Standard Siding 0.40 Thickness
- 20-Year 3-Tab Shingles
- D3 Siding
Flooring
- Upgraded Designer Series
- Large Selection
- Builder Grade
- Minimal Selection
Cabinets
- Custom Maple Cabinetry
- Locally Built
- Hard Wood
- Box-Superstore
- Fixed Dimensions
- Pressed Wood
Lighting
- Upgraded Lighting
- Standard-Superstore
Driveway
- 25′ Length
- Width of Garage
- 20′ Length
- Width of Garage Doors Only
Overall
- Only Use Fully Insured Trade Partners and Suppliers
- Design Center/Easy Sections
- Upgraded Driect Warranty
- Customer Care & Warranty Contact
- Fully Licensed and Insured
- Design Services
- Full Office Staff
- 500-Point Walk-Through at End of Build
- MDH Sales Team to Help Guide You Through Building Your Home
- Over 25 Years in the Industry
- Member of NAHB, WBA, HBAFC and BCHBA
- Weekly On-Site Meeting
- Underinsured Sub-Contractors
- No Design Center
- Standard Warranty
- No Customer Service After the Build
- Uninsured