SPECIAL FEATURES & QUALITY CONSTRUCTION

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QUALITY CONSTRUCTION Starts with a QUALITY FOUNDATION & QUALITY FILL MATERIAL.

Hunter Homes ONLY uses Quality Processed Consistent FILL MATERIAL that was TESTED from a Reliable Source.

FIll Soil Material MUST be placed in LAYERS for PROPER COMPACTION RESULTS.  Each layer of most FiLL MATERIAL must be a maximum thickness of 12".  6ft thick (Tall) piles of fill dumped on the ground and driven across the top with a skid steer loader only has one thick layer and cannot be compacted properly.

FIll Soil Material MUST be placed in LAYERS for PROPER COMPACTION RESULTS.  Each layer of most FiLL MATERIAL must be a maximum thickness of 12".  6ft thick (Tall) piles of fill dumped on the ground and driven across the top with a skid steer loader only has one thick layer and cannot be compacted properly.  A Vibratory Roller is the required type of machine to achieve proper compaction.

FILL MATERIAL MUST BE TESTED IN EACH LAYERS.  THE TESTING EQUIPMENT CAN ONLY TEST UP TO 2ft OF MATERIAL ACCURATELY.   There is no way a typical Nuclear Unit can test the entire depth of a 5ft or 6ft pile of fill that was dumped all at one time.   

ALL Soil Tests are complied in a Final Report.

From testing of fill soil samples to testing of Virgin scraped ground, to compaction testing of each layer. 

House slabs built on improperly compacted & tested junk fill material will settle at around the 20 year mark and dramatically damage the value of your home by as much as $150,000.

See illustration showing what happens to your foundation when improper compaction is performed on poor & inconsistent fill materials.  The bottom areas as well as the un-scraped original ground will fail if not scraped and installed in compacted layers with Appropriate Soils. 

We install consistent PROCESSED fill material from a certified Supply Source that regularly tests their fill materials.

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Hunter Homes uses proper compaction methods & equipment.  Engineering standards tables call out the proper equipment with each material type.  Driving a skidsteer across the top of the piles is NOT OK by any standards.

Each layer of fill is properly spread, compacted with a vibratory drum roller 3 ways and tested before the next layer is installed.  We also test the original ground after the topsoil is scraped.  Do NOT settle for any other method.

All testing and reports are provided by a State Licensed & experienced Structural Soils Engineering firm with full documentation provided in the final report.

MIXING MULTIPLE TYPES OF UNTESTED SOIL FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES CONTRIBUTES TO UNEVEN COMPACTION AND SETTLING.  THIS WILL CAUSE THE HOUSE SLAB TO MOVE IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS CAUSING SLAB & WALL CRACKS.

PROPER FILL SOIL FOR  UNDER SLAB / FOUNDATION SHOULD BE CLEAN FILL PER THE BUILDING CODE.  CLEAN FILL IS REQUIRED TO BE VOID OF VEGETATION AND WILL NOT GROW PLANTS. 

DRIVING ACROSS THE TOP OF PILES OF DIRT WITH A TRACK SKIDSTEER LOADER WILL NOT COMPACT THE MATERIAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.  THE TOP MAY PASS COMPACTION BUT THE LOWER MATERIAL WILL NOT BE COMPACTED TO PASS TESTING.  THIS CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO SETTLING.  THE SOLUTION IS COMPACTING IN LAYERS.

SKID STEER TRACK LOADERS ARE NOT COMPACTORS AND NOT LISTED IN THE APPROVED LIST OF  EQUIPMENT TO PROPERLY COMPACT ANY TYPE OF MATERIAL.  VIBRATORY ROLLERS ARE THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR PROPER SOIL COMPACTION.

TESTING THE TOP LAYER OF THE FILL FOUNDATION SLAB PAD WILL NOT CONFIRM THE COMPACTION OF THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE FILL MATERIAL.  FILL IS USAULLY 3FT - 6FT.  EACH 1FT LAYER MUST BE COMPACTED AND TESTED TO BE ASSURED THE ENTIRE FILL WILL PROPERLY SUPPORT THE HOUSE.

We offer a wide range of features to make your experience with Hunter Homes unforgettable.  Framed structural U-shaped knee walls behind the kitchen island ensure a safe counter top that will not tip over and  also provides plenty of electrical outlets.

With Hunter Homes, 

With Hunter Homes, 

Sunny Florida Living can be enjoyed from the inside as well with the largest windows.   Hunter Homes is known for incorporating extremely large windows that let you enjoy the views and brighten any room with natural daylight.  Windows are coated for energy efficiency and protection. 

We offer the LARGEST COVERED LANAIS in the marketplace that include a summer kitchen w/ sink. 

With Hunter Homes, 

With Hunter Homes, 

With Hunter Homes, 

With Hunter Homes, you'll have PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT ONLY TIME-TESTED QUALITY BRAND NAME MATERIALS ARE USED IN YOUR NEW HOME SUCH AS:  MOEN, CARRIER, STATE, CWS, KWIKSET, GE CLOPAY, LIFTMASTER, ARISTOKRAFT, ETC.