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41+/- acres down Private drive leads to 2 houses, 2 ponds, Carport/Large Workshop, Barn w/paddock, Garden shed w/electricity & water, overlooking fenced garden w/various fruit trees. Main house is 2984 sf of living, 3344 under beam, 4 bedroom, 2 full baths. Cedar siding exterior. South facing deck roof overhang prevents summer sun from striking windows (to minimize heat gain in summer). 11 north-facing casement windows at roof peak provide light and minimize heat gain. Old Chicago brick entrance steps on four sides of house. All Pella entrance doors and windows are double pane glass. Cedar beams in master bedroom, study and kitchen. 25' Cathedral ceiling in living room. Cedar walls in living room and study. Custom sinker cypress cabinets with granite counter tops in BR, Kitchen has longleaf pine counters and hand-crafted custom cypress cabinets. Downstairs Jack-n-Jill BR has custom pine cabinets with granite counter tops. 4 wall-mounted propane mantle lamps in the home. All pine wood floors on second floor. Outdoor shower on deck outside master bedroom. Decks/porches off every downstairs bedroom. Ceiling fans in all rooms. New 5 ton Rheem central AC, blower unit and electric heat strip. Propane kitchen range, washer/dryer. 1,336 sf Carport/Workshop with electrical and window unit AC/heater. fenced paddock. 518 sf Gardener’s Shed with electrical and water. Fenced garden area with various fruit trees (fig, blueberry, persimmon). Water spigots throughout. Main House unique features: House utilizes "thermal mass" design for earth-coupling to maximize efficiency of HVAC system. Thermal mass features include: 1) Old Chicago brick hearth in living room; partial brick walls in kitchen + 2 BR. 2) House is built on a 4" thick concrete slab. 3) Slab is on metal roofing supported by custom steel beams. Beneath the slab a 4-foot high Plenum is a conditioned airspace. Air blower sends conditioned air through plenum into house (ductless system). 4) perimeter chain wall of concrete-filled concrete blocks. 5) Mexican Tile floors throughout bottom floor. Vermont Castings Defiant catalytic woodstove in living room. Two refrigerators: one 24v DC and one propane. Bosch tankless propane water heater. Solar panel array featuring dual-axis tracking system pole-mounted in front yard. Trace Engineering 4000 watt sine wave inverter/charger. Battery bank consisting of 12 Trojan L16 deep cycle batteries. Onan Marquis 7000 propane back-up generator in shop. Two water well pumps, one AC and one DC. Bonded Lightning Protection lightning rod system on both houses + shop. Upstairs thru-wall auxiliary propane heater. (See special document on electrical system for more details)
Guest house is 1586 sf of living, 2102 sf under beam, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths. All Pine exterior. Raised home, with extensive storage underneath. Covered front porch with lights and ceiling fans across entire front facing pond. Wood floors throughout, except tile in kitchen. 18 ft vaulted ceiling in living room. Sun Room. Spacious primary bedroom/bath with large walk-in closet with shelves and drawers. 3 Ton Electric central AC, propane central heat. Electric water heater. Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Range, microwave. Custom pine kitchen cabinets.
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