Features & Finishes

Distinctive House Exteriors

  • Madison’s Cornell Rouge is a new home community inspired by the sense of neighbourhood. House sitings and exterior colours will be architecturally coordinated.
  • Distinctive elevations utilizing clay brick, precast stone, stucco, wood, vinyl, aluminum and other unique materials, as per applicable elevation.
  • Masonry detailing in brick or precast stone, as per elevations.
  • Low maintenance-aluminum soffit, fascia, eavestroughs, and downspouts.
  • High quality vinyl casement or fixed windows with low E-Argon thermopane glass, as per plan. Basement excluded.
  • Low maintenance structural vinyl thermo- pane basement windows, as per applicable plan.
  • Entire front and back of lot to be graded and sodded, except for paved areas.
  • Two exterior water taps. Location to be determined by Vendor.
  • Self-sealing roof shingles.
  • Precast concrete walk to front entry from sidewalk, as per plan.
  • Covered front porch, as per applicable plan.
  • Roll-up sectional garage door, as per plan.
  • Large contemporary windows on front elevations, as per applicable plan.
  • Poured concrete foundation walls.
  • Quality elegant hardware with security deadbolt on front and rear entry and custom designed municipal number.
  • Contemporary exterior light fixtures.
  • All exterior wood trim (where applicable) is primed and painted.
  • Driveway or garage apron surface, as per plan, to be paved by Vendor at Purchaser’s expense (subject to construction schedule).
  • Poured concrete front porch, as per applicable plan.
  • Poured concrete garage floor.
  • Direct insulated access door from garage to house with deadbolt and closer if grade permits and as per plan. Purchasers are notified that garage to interior doors or side doors to the house, if applicable, may be lowered, relocated, or eliminated to accommodate drainage as per grading, siting, or municipality requirements, if applicable.
  • Services included: paved roads, sanitary and storm sewers, individual water connections.

INNOVATIVE INTERIOR FEATURES

  • Approximately ten-foot (10’) high ceilings on first floor except in powder room and/or main floor laundry room and where architectural design, mechanical or duct work requires ceiling height to be lowered, as per plan.
  • Approximately nine-foot (9’) high ceilings on second floor as per plan, (subject to mechanical or ductwork bulkhead requirements).
  • Eight foot (8’) high interior doors on first and second floors, excluding entry doors, basement and garage access door;
  • Main staircase to be oak with stained finish from first to second floor, as per plan (basement stairs excluded).
  • Elegant solid oak handrails and pickets with stained finish or metal pickets from main to second floor as per plan (basement handrail and pickets excluded).
  • Smooth ceilings throughout home, excluding basement.
  • Gas fireplace complete with glass panel, gas log ignition switch with paint grade mantel, from Vendor’s standard samples, as per applicable plan.
  • Interior walls to be painted one colour selected from Vendor’s standard samples with premium quality latex paint.
  • All trim to be painted cool white.
  • Panel-style interior doors (excluding exterior door and sliding closet doors) as per plan.
  • Flat stock baseboard and casing for doors and windows.
  • All closets to have white wire shelving.
  • Satin-nickel finish interior door levers (exterior doors excluded).
  • Painted hinges.

SUPERIOR KITCHEN, BATHROOMS & LAUNDRY FEATURES

  • Custom designed, furniture finish kitchen cabinets and vanities in a wide choice of styles from Vendor’s standard samples.
  • Taller upper kitchen cabinetry (approximately 48” high), from Vendor’s standard samples.
  • Breakfast bar or kitchen island, as per plan.
  • Granite or quartz kitchen countertop from Vendor’s standard samples, as per plan.
  • Stainless-steel two speed exhaust hood fan in kitchen ducted to exterior.
  • Single stainless-steel undermount sink with single lever faucet in kitchen.
  • Shut off valves for all sinks and toilets.
  • Low flow aerators on all faucets.
  • Water saving toilets.
  • Low flow shower heads in all showers.
  • Pressure balance valve in all bath and shower enclosures.
  • Heavy-duty cable and outlets for stove and dryer.
  • Laundry to include single freestanding laundry tub, as per applicable plan, and dryer vent to exterior (location may vary from plans).
  • Hot and cold taps for laundry tub.
  • Primary ensuite includes a frameless glass shower enclosure and door with shower light fixture, and a freestanding tub, as per plan.
  • Freestanding tub will include a tub mounted faucet.
  • Quartz or granite countertop in primary ensuite with double undermount sinks, from Vendor’s standard samples, as per plan.
  • Separate shower stall with marble jambs and ceiling light, as per applicable plan.
  • Ceramic wall tile up to ceiling on bathtub enclosures in secondary bathrooms from Vendor’s standard samples, as per plan.
  • Cement “Wonderboard” on separate shower enclosure wall(s), as per applicable plan.
  • White square pedestal sink in powder room, as per plan.
  • Laminate bathroom countertops, excluding powder room and primary ensuite, from Vendor’s standard samples.
  • Secondary bathrooms will have a skirted tub, as per plan.
  • Mirror in all bathrooms.
  • Exhaust fan in all bathrooms.
  • Quality white plumbing fixtures in all bathrooms.
  • Privacy Locks on all bathroom doors.

HIGH QUALITY FLOORING FEATURES

  • Ceramic floor tile in rear entry, powder room, all bathrooms & first or second floor laundry room, from Vendor’s standard samples, as per applicable plan.
  • Quality broadloom in all finished areas (except hardwood or tiled areas) from Vendor’s standard samples. Includes one (1) colour choice of carpet.
  • Quality underpad in all broadloom areas.
  • All subfloor sheathing to be screwed to floor joists and joints sanded prior to finished floor installation.
  • 3 1/8” x 3/4” oak engineered hardwood flooring in stained finish on first floor including kitchen and breakfast area, excluding tiled areas, from Vendor’s samples, as per plan.

LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL FEATURES

  • 200 amp circuit breaker panel.
  • Rough-in for future electric vehicle. Location to be determined by Vendor.
  • Two exterior waterproof electrical outlets. Location to be determined by Vendor.
  • One electrical outlet in garage.
  • Electrical outlet in garage ceiling for future door opener.
  • One electrical outlet in unfinished area of basement at electrical panel.
  • Electric door chime with doorbell at front entry.
  • White Decora-style light switches, plugs and plates.
  • One smoke detector on every floor and in all bedrooms.
  • Carbon monoxide detector provided, as per Ontario Building Code.
  • Electrical light fixtures to be installed in kitchen, powder room, main and ensuite bathrooms, family room, home office/den and all bedrooms. Excluding living room/dining room.
  • Switch controlled receptacle in living room and capped outlet in dining room (ceiling location to be determined by Vendor).
  • Heavy duty cable and outlet for stove and dryer with dryer vent.
  • Two USB electrical outlets provided in kitchen and primary bedroom.
  • Ground fault interrupter protection in all bathrooms and powder room.

ENERGY EFFICIENT FEATURES

  •  Insulation in full conformity with the Ontario Building Code for conservation of energy.
  • Direct vented high efficiency furnace with electronic ignition, connected in conjunction with a heat recovery ventilator (HRV).
  • Tankless water heater, on rental as per lease schedule.
  • Ducting sized for future air conditioning.
  • Thermostat centrally located on main floor.
  • High quality vinyl casement or fixed windows with low E-Argon thermopane glass, as per plan. Basement excluded.
  • Screens on all opening windows.
  • Windows and doors sealed with top quality exterior caulking.
  • Front entrance to have metal insulated door with glass insert with weather-stripping, as per applicable plan.

ROUGH-INS

  • Rough-in for future central air conditioning.
  • Pre-wired category 5 telecommunication line in kitchen and primary bedroom.
  • Pre-wired category 6 telecommunication line in family room and primary bedroom.
  • Pre-wired cable TV for family room and primary bedroom.
  • Rough-in for central vacuum.
  • Rough-in for plumbing and electrical for future installation of a dishwasher in kitchen, as per plan.
  • Rough-in drain pipes for future 3-piece basement bathroom, as per plan. (Rough-in area is a proposed location only and is subject to change based on drainage requirements).

QUALITY CONSTRUCTION

  • Poured concrete foundation walls with heavy duty damp proofing and weeping tiles (excluding garage).
  • Basement “wrap” water proofing system to be installed on the foundation wall (excluding garage) to prevent water penetration into basement (as per applicable plan).
  • Poured concrete cold room with weather stripped solid core door and vents, as per plan, if grade permits.
  • Steel or wood beam construction in basement, as per applicable plan.

Warranty

  • Seven (7) year Tarion New Home Warranty Protection Program for major structural only. Purchaser agrees to pay Tarion enrollment fee on closing as an adjustment.
  • Madison Group warranty in accordance with the Tarion New Home Warranty Program.
  • Purchaser’s choice of interior colours and materials from Vendor’s standard samples if not yet ordered, installed or completed, provided that colour and materials are available from supplier and Purchaser agrees to select the colour and materials according to the Vendor’s schedule, otherwise the Vendor reserves the right to choose the colour and materials to complete the dwelling and the Purchaser agrees to close the transaction with Vendor’s choice of colour and materials.
  • Main floor front and rear entry and main floor laundry room floor, where applicable, may be lowered to accommodate entry door(s) at the Vendor’s discretion (unfinished basement ceiling height shall be lowered accordingly).
  • All plans and specifications are subject to modification from time to time at the sole discretion of the Vendor. The Vendor reserves the right to change the foregoing specifications without notice.
  • Purchasers are notified that the number of steps to front entrance, rear entrance and side entrance if applicable may be increased or decreased depending on final grading.
  • Purchaser agrees to pay on closing for installation of water meter and hydro installation.
  • The Purchaser acknowledges that finishing materials contained in any model home or sales office display, including broadloom, furniture, mirrors, electrical fixtures, drapes, ceramic flooring, vinyl flooring, hardwood flooring, marble flooring, upgraded kitchen cabinets, countertops, stained staircase and railing, painting, wallpaper, etc. may be for display purposes only and may not be of the same grade or type, or may not necessarily be included in the dwelling unit purchased herein.
  • Corner lots and priority lots may have special treatments which may require window changes and minor interior modifications to balance and improve the elevations of the house exposed to the street. The Purchaser accepts such changes as constructed or as necessary.
  • House types and streetscapes subject to final architectural approval of City of Markham or developer’s architectural control architect and final siting, and approval of the Vendor’s architect.
  • When Purchaser is buying a house already under construction, Purchaser acknowledges that there may be deviations from the floorplan, elevations or layout of this model and Purchaser agrees to accept such changes as constructed or as necessary.
  • Variations from Vendor’s standard samples may occur in exterior finishing materials, kitchen and vanity cabinets, and floor and wall finishes, due to normal production process.
  • Sheet goods may be seamed under certain conditions.
  • The Vendor will not allow the Purchaser to do any work and/or supply any material to finish dwelling before closing date.
  • All outside colours and materials pre-selected by the
  • Vendor are architecturally controlled.
  • Exterior elevations will be similar to pictures shown, but not necessarily identical. All furniture and landscaping features shown in renderings are not included.
  • Siting requirements may require the Vendor to site the dwelling as a reverse model, and the Purchaser agrees to accept the same.
  • Actual usable floor space may vary from stated floor area. location of furnace, tankless water heater, 3 piece rough-in bath and locations and number of posts and beams may vary from brochure and Purchaser is deemed to accept same.
  • Room dimensions, window and door configurations may vary with final construction drawings.
  • All ceiling heights are approximate and may vary.  some ceiling heights will be dropped to accommodate HVAC, plumbing, venting, electrical, mechanical, insulation, bulkheads and other structural requirements, which will result in areas of lower ceilings heights.
  • Drywall smooth ceiling finish may reflect surface variation due to lighting conditions, sheen of applied paint and may be more visible where treated joints, fastener heads or corner beads occur.
  • Prices, terms and conditions subject to change without notice. The Vendor has the right to substitute materials of equal or better quality.