Traditional Brick Ranch - 2448 Square Feet with attached
Heated Two-car Garage plus Workshop – 736 Square Feet
17.623 Acres with Pastures, Woods, Streams, Springs and
Views of the Brushy Mountains
One+ hours from Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Hickory
Overall Features
- Home is Hypo-allergenic
- Traditional Brick Ranch – 2448 Square Feet
- Entrance Hall with 2 Closets
- 4 Bedrooms
- 2 Full Baths
- Screened Porch
- 9’ Ceilings through-out
- Open Living Space (Kitchen, Dining Area, Living Area) with Cathedral Ceiling
- Etched and Sealed Decorative Concrete Floors
- Passive Solar Design = House Faces TRUE South for Warmth in the Winter and Cool in the Summer
- Hallways are 4’ Wide for handicap and elderly-accessibility
- Doorways are 3’ Wide for handicap and elderly-accessibility
- Seer 16.5 Air to Air Heat Pump with ERV and each room has a cold air return for complete air exchanges resulting in better heating/cooling and eliminating dead air
- Well – 20 gallons per minute
- Septic System
- Electric Bills average $60 per month in light of unusually Cold Winter and Hot Summer
- Oversized 2-car Garage with Workshop
- Garage is Wired for a Welder and Air Compressor
- Home is wired for 400 AMP Service
- Prewired for future Photovotaic or Micro-hydro System
Interior Features
Doors and Windows
- Jeld Wen Casement Windows with Ideal High Solar Heat Gain Factors and Ideal Low U-Factors on South, North, East and West facing windows for North Carolina’s climate
- Matching eight-panel doors through-out the home
- Eight-Panel glass solid wood doors to allow light through-out home
- Eight-panel solid wood pocket doors for all but Hall, Linen and Pantry Closets
Walls, Ceilings and Floors
- All Interior & Exterior Walls are covered with no-fly ash drywall
- Paints, Primers, Caulking, Sealers, Glues are No or Low-VOC
- Neutral color paints on walls and ceilings to match decorative brick
- Etched and sealed decorative concrete floor
Fixtures and Appliances
- See-through Fireplace in Living Room and Master Bedroom, fed with outside unconditioned air through vent
- Fireplace mantles constructed of Ambrosia Maple
- Fireplace face constructed of same recycled brick used on outside of home
- Ceiling Fans in each room are Energy Star™ compact fluorescent bulbs
- Light Fixtures in each room are fitted with compact fluorescent bulbs
Bathrooms
- American Standard™ Dual Flush Toilets are High Efficiency
- Kohler™ Water Faucets are Low-Flow, WaterSense™ and High Efficiency
- Kohler Water Faucets meet ADA requirements
- Oversized two-person bathtub in the Master Bath
- Standard one-person bathtub - ADA compliant in Guest Bath
- Both Bathtubs are insulated to extend the time that the water stays hot
- Both Bathrooms are blocked for ADA compliance and are elderly-accessible
Kitchen
- Stainless Steel Whirlpool Gold appliances are Energy Star™ and High Energy Efficient
- Kitchen Counter is High Definition Wilsonart, locally produced with no-urea formaldehyde adhesives
- Kitchen Cabinets boxes are Pure Bond Columbia Forest Products, locally produced with no-urea formaldehyde adhesives
- Kitchen Cabinet Doors are Ambrosia Maple, locally produced with no-urea formaldehyde adhesives or finishes
- Kitchen cabinet drawers fully extend for easy access
- Two Farmer Sinks meet California Health Standards
- Recycle Center in one lower Kitchen Cabinet
Exterior Features
- Light-colored Recycled Brick Exterior and Roof to avoid Heat Sink Influence
- Hurricane Clips to secure roof
- 1,700 gallon Rain Catchment System captures run-off from north side of roof
- Rain Garden-Ready to capture run-off from south side of roof
- Outdoor Shower
- Non-Invasive Native Drought Resistant Plants, Shrubs and Trees/landscaped gardens
Additional GREEN Construction Features
- Footings contain NO Fly Ash
- 8” and 12” Foundation Block contains NO Fly Ash
- 6” Reinforced Concrete Floor contains NO Fly Ash
- Septic Tank contains NO Fly Ash
- Radon Remediation
- 1” Styrofoam Laid on Top of Gravel Subfloor
- Heavy Gauge Clear Plastic Covers 1” Styrofoam
- Exterior Walls Constructed with Finger Jointed 2”x6”’s
- Advanced Farming Techniques used for Framing Construction
- Exterior Walls are Insulated with Johns Manville Climate Pro (R-4.23/inch) between Studs (R-23.265)
- Exterior Walls are also insulated with Dow’s SIS 1” Blue board (R-5.5/inch) on Exterior Side of Studs
- Interior 2x4” Studded Walls are Insulated with Fiberglass R-13 Batts
- HVAC Ductwork is Constructed with Solid Galvanized Pipe
- HVAC Ductwork is Wrapped with R-8 Insulation
- HVAC Ductwork is Sealed with Mastic to Prevent Air Leakage
- HVAC System is Hooked Up to an ERV (Energy Recovery Ventilator)
- Self-regulating dryer vent
- Hot Water Tank is a Rheem Energy Miser
- Two Platinum 4X8 Solar Panels Supplying 85% of Hot Water
- Ideal roof pitch for maximum performance of Solar Panels
- Solar Hot Water System is a Closed Loop Glycol System
- Attic insulated to R-38
- Pull-down attic stairs
- Attic Blanket Seals Attic Access
- Plenty of storage space in Attic
- Bladder Tank, Hot Water Tank and Water Distribution Manifold reside in a conditioned attic space. Provides 132 Gallons of Water if electricity is interrupted
- Garage is conditioned by separate HVAC Unit
- Garage has a 3 Full Air Exchange Ventilation System
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