Hello everyone!

[Radman]

Yeah, house will have spray foam, even in the attic which will be conditioned. AC systems are 16 SEER but Lennox. Mid-tier brand from my previous experience with them but that's okay, just means I can expect to replace them within ten years. The house will have an air exchange system because of how tight spray foam houses typically are. Good idea on the weatherproof outlet. I switched the one near the tank to GFCI and it shouldn't be too hard to retro a weatherproof outlet in place of it and the one in the garage which was already GFCI. I may just look at using bulkheads at the drywall with some true unions on each side to facilitate cleaning and/or replacement. Or, I could just use a hole saw on a drill to match the plumbing size and rely on friction with unions on each side lol!

[Jim28fl]

Awesome. Sounds like your set up to succeed for sure. And as much work as a new construction house is, its peace of mind you did it the way you want it to be.

Keep us informed and make sure you go thru the whole house with a video recorder before they insulate and drywall for future use. Very very handy in future projects and locating lost or covered up stuff. If you can check on the house during the construction, thats great as well. Keep paper copies of everything exchanged with the builder to minimize cost run overs and extras in the end at the closing table which will be two months behind schedule at least, it always is I'm in the business lol..
I'm a big fan of led lighting thru out also.