Improvements

General Highlights:

  • Hardwood floors throughout the entire house
  • Custom woodwork throughout the entire house
    • Chair rail and wall frames in first and second-floor common areas
    • Custom crown molding in first and second-floor common areas (around the ceiling and door headers)
    • Dining room: frame and panel columns, chair rail, coffered ceiling
    • Downstairs bedroom: custom hand-made built-in desk and shelving with hand-turned solid walnut knobs and lighting for a workspace
    • Passive radon abatement system (only a few homes in the neighborhood have this)
    • Upstairs:
      • Stair treads planed, sanded and refinished
      • Crown molding in hallway, loft, and bedroom
      • Custom frame and panel library with 3 window seats for seating and storage 
        • Window seats include recessed cast brass seat pulls
  • Nest thermostat 
  • Hot water heater replaced (2014-2015 range)
  • 200-amp electrical service with 2 subpanels (1 for workshop and 1 for solar panels/EV charger)
  • Solar panels (2017)
  • Fenced-in raised-bed vegetable gardens
  • 800-series Bosch dishwasher (2014) (this is a high-end dishwasher that currently retails in the $1100-$1300 price range)
  • All smoke/carbon monoxide detectors replaced (2015)
  • Wooden steps on back lanai rebuilt and replaced (2018)
  • Landscaped with low-maintenance perennial plants (most are native plants)
  • Saltbox solid cedar shed built by hand for garden tools and supplies (new steps, planter box, and paint 2020)
  • Basement improvements:
    • ½ is finished
      • Includes space that is framed for a ½ bath
      • Recessed lights
      • Pipes rerouted to enable a drywall ceiling instead of a drop ceiling
      • Plumbed and prepped for a flueless fireplace 
      • Hardwired for cable and internet connection
    • ½ is a workshop with electrical service for its own 100-amp sub-panel
    • Separate utility room for storage
    • Furnace and hot water heater enclosed in a separate room with custom hand-made pine door with black strap hinges
  • Garage:
    • Storage/shelving above the garage bays
    • Four LED shop lights to brighten the garage for a workspace
    • Garage door springs replaced (2019)
    • Wiring for level 2 charger for EV car in the first bay of garage (2017)
    • Epoxy floor professionally installed (2015)
    • Improved rollers and belt-driven garage door system for smoother and quieter operation (2018)