FEATURES OF THE NEARLY EMPTY NEST MODEL
- 2809 conditioned square feet
- 3 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths
- 3 car + Attached Garage
- Partial basement
- 1 Acre (+/-) lot
- All Brick Exterior
- 2 Covered porches plus patio
- Optional Screened in Porch
- Optional Hot Tub Porch
- 10' and 9' ceiling height on first floor
- 9' ceiling height on second floor
- Coffered ceiling in Living room, crown moldings, chair rail, wide door window
and baseboard detailing.
- All Oak Staircase with stained wood wainscoating
- High Beadboard wainscoating in Dining Room with plate rails
- Special nooks with built in cabinets, table leaf storage under bay window seat in dining room
- Stained glass and beveled glass accent windows and glass door knobs
- Massive all masonry Rumford wood burning fireplace
- Interior pocket doors with glass
- Solid oak flooring and polished concrete floors on first level
- Oak flooring and ceramic tile on second level
- Kitchen features cherry cabinets with Silestone quartz counters, walk-in pantry, breakfast bar
- 2x6 construction, with all brick exterior
- Superior insulation R-values
- Pella double hung windows
- Zoned Geothermal (Geo-Comfort) hydronic radiant floor heating on first floor
- Zoned Geothermal forced air heating and air conditioning
- Geothermally produced hot water system, with gravity recirculating loop for always hot water
- Non-electric sump pump
- Ceiling fans in every room
- Fluorescent light fixtures and CFL compatible fixtures
- Motion sensor lights on exterior and in closets
- Solar Photovoltaic roof laminates (grid-tied, no batteries) produce most of the power used by the home
- Passive solar orientation and thermal mass on the interior, and natural ventilation patterns and
convection currents in the home greatly reduce the use of HVAC seasonally
- Durable, energy saving metal roof
- Passive radon reduction system, recommended by US EPA
- Passive fresh air ventilation system
- Barrier- free first floor and handicap accessible entrance in garage
- Eco lawn - slow growing fescue lawn grass, looks like a regular lawn, less maintenance
- Versatile floor plan, elevator, sun room extends living space with 12' opening "Nana Walls" glass doors
- Multiple zones of HVAC allow for comfort and energy savings whether the home is occupied by 2 or 10, one generation or three.
