Table of Contents Introduction Top 10 List I The larger Picture 1. Architectural Styles Adirondack A-Frame Bungalow Cape Cod Chateauesque (Picturesque Eclecticism) Craftsman Style Federal French Colonial Style Georgian Gothic Revival Greek Revival International Italianate Mission Style Moderne or Art Moderne Style Prairie Style Pueblo or Adobe Style Queen Anne Ranch Shingle Style Spanish Colonial Stick Style Tudor 2. Types of Construction Stick Building Steel Construction Modular Log Construction Post & Beam/ Timber Frame SIPS Strawbale Construction Panelized Concrete - Insulated concrete form (ICF) - Concrete Masonry - Removable forms - Precast Concrete - Tilt-up - Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Geodesic II Exterior Components 3. Roofs Roof Parts Considerations Steep Roofs - Asphalt - Wood Shingles & Shakes - Synthetic Roof Shingles - Metal - Naturally Weathering o Aluminum o Stainless Steel o Copper o Zinc o Titanium - Metals - With a base Coat of Steel o Stone coated steel o Terne Metal o Galvanized & Galvalum - Slate - Tile - Fiber cement shingles Low Pitched Roofs - BUR - Single Ply - Polymer-Modified Bitumen - Sprayed polyurethane foam-based roof systems (SPF) - Flat seamed metal panels 4. Siding Criteria for selecting Wood - Solid Wood o Boards o Wood shingle & shakes - Other Wood Sidings o Plywood o OSB o MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) over plywood Vinyl o Exterior Wood Composite Paneling Vinyl Fiber Cement Sheet Metal - Painted Steel, Galvanized Steel, Galvalum - Zinc, Copper, Stainless Steel, Titanium & Tern Coated Stainless Steel - Aluminum Panels Stucco - Traditional three-coat system - Thincoat or fiber reinforced stucco (FRS) - Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) Brick - Full Face Brick - Thin Brick Systems - Mortarless brick siding system - Fiber cement brick Stone - Natural Stone o Full thickness Stone o Split stone - Manufactured stone veneer (MSV) o Individual stones o Component systems New Innovations 5. Windows Types of Windows - Fixed Windows - Windows that open o Casement windows o Double or single hung windows o Awning windows o Sliding windows o Hopper windows o Tilt-turn windows o Rotating windows o Jalousie windows o Clerestory windows o Transom windows o Glass Block - Projecting windows o Bay Window o Box window o Bow Window o Greenhouse - Skylights Secondary Decisions - Glazing Options o Single, double or triple glazing o Argon and krypton gas o Types of glass - Frame Material - Spacers - Divided Lites - Hardware - Additional options - Warranty - Energy Efficiency - New Innovations 6. Exterior doors - Patio doors - Entrance doors - Fire-rated doors 7. Garage doors - Criteria - Openers - III Interior Components 8.
Flooring Criteria for selecting Hard Floors - Brick - Natural stone - Reclaimed terracotta and stone - Manufactured stone o Terrazzo o Engineered stone - Tile o Ceramic Terra cota Quarry Glazed Porcelain Encaustic Photographic o Mo.