Features

St. Andrews Walk residences have been thoughtfully designed and finished by an award-winning design team. Choose from two design schemes, each featuring exquisite floor coverings and high-end custom finishes. Common features between both The Links and The Sands design schemes include:

Architectural/General Features

• Professionally landscaped grounds
• Underground parking
• Concrete & wood frame structure, highly insulated walls between suites to assist acoustic privacy
• Generous balconies with dramatic golf course or mountain views
• Located within a 2 minute walk to the Bear Mountain Village, Conference Center, amphitheatre, Bear Mountain Clubhouse, and spa facilities
• Secure entrance controlling access to the building
• Nine and ten foot ceilings
• Fireplaces with mantel
• Energy efficient double glazed windows

Flooring

• Lyptus engineered pre-finished hardwood floor, colour-stone
• Porcelain tile floors
• Nylon precision cut/uncut corduroy pattern with multi colour overprint

Walls

• Ceramic wall tiles
• Bali Beach Pebble insert
• Manchester Tan paint
• Decatar Buff colour (feature wall paint in master bedroom)
• Bavarian Cream (trim colour)

Appliances

• Double sink - Kitchen
• Single sink - Bathroom
• Standard, under counter - KitchenAid dishwasher (Stainless Steel)
• Standard size, 17 cubic foot - KitchenAid fridge with freezer (Stainless Steel)
• Combination microwave/hood fan - KitchenAid (Stainless Steel)
• 30” full range with oven - KitchenAid (Stainless Steel)
• Stackable washer/dryer - Whirlpool

The following features are what distinguish these two design schemes from one another, and allow you to add your own personal touch to your new home:

Counter Tops

Backsplash

Cabinets

Sample Images

Construction Details

Structural

• Designed for seismic and wind loads to meet the BC Building Code 1998 requirements: (1:30) 0.55kpa (11.5psf)
• Concrete conforms to the requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA A23.1.M94 “Concrete Materials and Methods of Concrete Construction”
• Reinforcing steel, 10M and larger, conforms to the requirements of CSA Standard G30 18-M92 “Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement”
• Hollow concrete masonry units conform to the requirements of CSA Standard CAN3-A371-M84 “Masonry Construction for Buildings”
• Microlam and Parallam beams are manufactured in conformance with CAN/CSA 086.1-M94
• Structural timber is graded and stamped in accordance with the NLGA Standard Grading Rules for Canadian lumber
• Timber design is in accordance with CAN3/CSA 086.1M94. Framing, nailing and bridging conforms to Part 3 of the BC Building Code 1998
• The design of built-up wood roof trusses conforms to CSA Standard CAN/CSA.086.1-M94

Electrical

• Emergency lighting battery units are manufactured in accordance with CSA
• Standard C22.2 No. 141 “Unit Equipment for Emergency Lighting”
• Fire alarm system components are listed by ULC and installed in accordance with CAN/ULC-S524,
  Section 32 of the Electrical Code, and the BC Building Code 1998
• The fire alarm system is a 2 Wire Electronically Supervised, 24V DC, Type 2 Class B, Single Stage,
  Zoned, Non-Coded
• Acoustically separated remote electrical sub-station
• Hard-wired smoke detector(s) in each suite

Plumbing/ Mechanical

• Plumbing installation and materials conforms to the BC Plumbing Code 1998
• Natural gas piping installation and materials complies with CAN/CGA-B149.1 and the BC Gas and Safety Branch Bulletins
• Fully sprinkled building in conformance with NFPA 13 Standards using Quick Response Sprinklers in residential areas
• Copper cold and hot water main piping to each suite with IPEX distribution piping within the home
• Solid shower bases made from a moulded composite material
• Individual cold and hot water shut off to each suite
• Parking areas provided with a complete dry sprinkler system, complete with dry pipe valves and an air compressor to prevent freezing
• Complete wet stand pipe system zoned floor by floor in stair-wells to feed sprinkler systems for common area and individual suites
• Heated corridor ventilation

Sloping Roof Detail

• Fire treated fiberglass, asphalt shingles
• One layer of asphalt saturated 15 Ib. roofing felt and pre-finished metal flashing at eaves
• 1/2” fir plywood sheathing exterior grade
• Engineered wood trusses in vented roof space
• R-40 batt insulation
• Six mil polyethelene vapour retarder
• One layer of drywall
• Combed face wood fascia
• Pre-finished aluminum soffit

Typical Exterior Rain Screen Wall Detail

(listed exterior to interior)

• Cement board siding
• 1” x 3” vertical wood strapping 16” o/c
• 2 layers 30 minute building paper
• 1/2” treated plywood sheathing
• 2” x 6” wood studs at 16” o.c.
• R20 F.F. fibreglass insulation
• 6 mil. poly vapour retarder
• 5/8” or 1/2” gypsum wall board

Party Wall System

• STC rating 57
• 1 hr rating between suites construction
• 5/8” fire rated GWB
• 2” x 4” wood studs at 24” o.c.
• Mineral wool insulation
• 1/2” air gap
• 2” x 4” wood studs at 24” o.c.
• 5/8” fire rated GWB