Monday, August 10, 2009

Come On In!


Southern Living charm abounds in this William Poole designed Eastern Shore Cottage. Take a minute to see if this is a house that you might call home. With ammenities galore and a fantastic location, its hard to beat.

An aggregate walkway leads you past the manicured lawn to the deep front porch, which also boasts a durable, low maintenance aggregate floor. The front porch in cludes exterior speakers, hooks for your seasonal hanging baskets, and a romantic swing, perfect for those cool spring nights.





THE FOYER
Enter the house and you will step into the foyer which includes crown molding and chair rail, as well as a coat closet. This room leads you to the Dining Room and Living Room through beautiful archways, which are an architectural feature that is continued throughout the house.







DINING ROOM

To the left of the foyer is your dining room which also boasts two member crown molding and a chair rail. The custom window treatments convey should you so desire.


FAMILY ROOM


Pass through the arched openings and you will find yourself in the family room. This large bright room includes a vaulted ceiling, large gas fireplace, surround sound, and a large sliding glass door leading onto the rear deck.





KITCHEN
The family room flows seamlessly in the the breakfast nook and kitchen area. Here you will find all the ammenities that you would expect from today's luxury home. The custom cabinetry carry the granite countertops with ease. The stainless steel appliances are energy star rated, reccessed lighting, under cabinet lighting, smooth top range, even a huge pantry with custom wood shelving.


The first floor also includes two standard bedrooms, a full bathroom, large utility room, and a master suite.

FIRST FLOOR MASTER SUITE

The large downstairs master suite includes large windows, heated tile floor, walk in closet, in-wall speakers, large linen closet, a jetted tub, and a luxury five head custom shower.










Before heading upstairs, you should also swing by the man cave. This large room with a vaulted ceiling provides a great space for entertaining, watching movies, or the ultimate playroom.


Now it is time to head upstairs; there you will find the 4th bedroom, another full bath, and the second floor master suite.


SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM

The bedroom at the top of the stairs is currently serving as our nursury. This room accesses the full bath and the man cave.







A short walk down the hallway leads to the large upstairs master suite. This room features hardwood flooring, and recessed lighting.

SECOND FLOOR MASTER SUITE


The adjoining master bath features a HUGE custom shower, tile flooring, a clawfoot soaking tub, and a toilet/ urinal nook. The bath also leads to the large walk in closet which sports custom cabinets and shelving for your shoes and clothes.
















Other notable house features






Some other notable feaures of the house include:
-Generac 16kw whole house generator. Never be left in the dark! Direct connect to the buried propane tank and comes on automatically the instant the power goes out!
Generac site

-Conditioned crawl space. No need to ever worry about a musty, moldy crawl space. The conditioned crawl space is controlled by the home's HVAC system and maintains a constant humidity controled temperature.
Conditioned Crawlspace information

-Workshop area in the crawl space. Great place ot store your tools, bikes, etc.

-Extra 200 amp breaker panel for future expansion.










-Oversized two car garage with individual, insulated doors for each bay.

-Dual "instant on" tankless hot water heaters. Super efficient to save you money while providing endless supply of hot water.








-High effieciency, FOUR zone HVAC with dual fuel. What does that mean? Well....it means that you can independently control the temperature in four different areas of the house. The dual fuel option allows the electric heat pump to switch over to use propane gas on really cold days to boost the efficiency of the unit.
Dual Fuel system information

-Christmas Light circuit package. Flip one switch and all the holiday lights come on. Super convenient.

-"Light Up the Night Switch". Think that you heard something outside in the middle of the night? The light up the night switch allows you to turn on all four exterior flood lights simultaneously from one switch in the master bedroom to help you feel secure.



-The kitchen exhaust fan is a true vent to outside, not the typical recirculated vents found in most new construction houses these days.

-Solid core doors and R-19 insulation lines the interior walls surrounding the master bedrooms to reduce sound transmission, thereby adding privacy.












Sunday, August 9, 2009

Exterior of the House


The exterior of the house is wrapped in CraneBoard® 7, no builder-grade siding here!
Some of the features of CraneBoard® 7:
Smooth, locked edges, designed for “seam less” appearance
No painting. No scraping. True Maintenance Freedom.
R-Value up to 4.0 – 20 x the R-Value of fiber cement board
SmartCORE™ Insulation engineered to breathe and keep moisture out
240% more impact resistant than fiber cement
Quiet! Reduces noise up to 45%
Wind resistant up to 200 mph.
CraneBoard information

The house also features high efiiciency windows throughout. They are Low E windows with a emissivity factor of .34 per window. The windows combined with the insulated siding will provide significant savings on your heating and cooling bills.
M&W Window Information

Other exterior features of the house include:
-Oversized gutters and downspouts which include buried piping to carry run off far away from the house foundation.
-Fenced in back yard
-Front yard and back yard, 6 zone, 18 head irrigation system connceted to well. Water to your heart's content and it won't cost you a dime.
-A buckingham slate walk leads through the picket fence, under the trellis to the backyard.
-12x20 pressure treated deck with outdoor speakers.