Grounds
- 8.3 acres
- Adjacent to 32 acres of preserved grounds
- Formal gated entrance with custom iron gates, stone walls & accent lights
- Gated service entrance with stone piers & accent lights
- Custom western red cedar fence lines property
- Stone driveway lined with 95 year old Beech trees
- Landscaped grounds with many mature & new trees
- Computer controlled irrigation system on separate well
- 40' x 12' storm water seepage pit
- Custom built garden shed to match house
Construction
Built for the Next Century
- Poured concrete foundation walls 8"-12" thick with waterproofing & mira board
- Drainage pipe installed on inside & outside of footers
- Exterior walls of the addition insulated with R-30 insulation
- Exterior walls in original house insulated with blown in insulation
- All into walls insulated with R -11insulation
- All ceilings insulated with R-19 insulation
- 3/4" plywood sheathing on exterior
- Plywood roof sheathing with ice and water shielding
- All vent stacks penetrate the roof on the back of the house
Quality Materials
- Engineered lumber floor joists with steel & laminated beams
- 3/4" Advantek sub flooring
- 2 x 6 wall studs througout walls
- 2 x 12 roof rafters with laminated ridge beams
- Engineered Simpson ties, hangers & hurricane straps
Doors and Windows
- Bluestone front and rear porches and patio
- Replicated custom wood sash with weights, chains & pulleys in main house
- Custom Pella Architectural series windows throughout the rest of the home
- 2 custom mahogany entry units with Rocky Mountain hardware
- Restored front door unit on existing house
- Balance of exterior doors is from Pella
- Mahogany door at lower level areaway entry
Exterior
- 100 year Vermont non-fading grey slate roof with ridge venting
- Custom western red cedar gable vents
- Custom Spanish cedar trims
- Lead coated copper soffit vents
- Western red cedar siding
- 6" copper gutters, 4" downspouts tied into seepage pit
- Copper flashing & water table caps
- Copper standing seam roofs on Dining room, Logia, Porches & overhangs
- Custom cupola on garage roof
- Custom Spanish Cedar wood columns
- Custom Spanish Cedar wood shutters
- Stone walls with raised ribbon pointing
- Custom wrought iron stair and balcony railings
- Bluestone Logia with gas fired fireplace & log storage
- Fenced mechanical pad
- Original date stone on existing chimney
- Custom name stone by existing front door
- Surge protected lightning rod system
- Top of the line Benjamin Moore exterior paint
- Hanover exterior lanterns
Interior
- All solid 1 3/4" thick interior doors
- 7 pocket door openings
- Custom poplar crown molding, baseboard, window & door trims
- Solid 3/4" thick quarter sawn white oak, tongue & groove, flooring, sanded and finished in place
- Baldwin hardware on all doors
- All window & door hardware is oil rubbed bronze
- 5 fireplaces, 3 with gas connections, all true masonry and certified
- All closets with custom millwork
- 2 Powder Rooms on the 1st floor
- 2 Laundry Rooms with deep sinks; Ion the 1st floor with 2 washers & dryers, and 1 on the 2nd floor with 1 washer & dryer
- 5 secondary bedrooms
- 4 secondary bathrooms, one as a Jack & Jill with a bath tub
- Fonnal Living Room & Dining Room
- Office / Den on 1st floor
- Kitchen & Bar
- Custom made cabinets with 1" thick doors and 5/8" thick multi-ply drawers
- Large island with bar seating
- Custom made pot rack over island
- 4" thick end grain butcher block top at end of island
- Marble tops in kitchen with recessed top on the island
- Porcelain fann sink in the kitchen
- Breakfast eating area in the kitchen
- Custom coffered, T &G, ceiling in the kitchen and eating area
- Wood top in the bar
- Leaded glass in the upper cabinets doors in the bar
- Sub Zero, Miele, Wolf, Viking and Sharp appliances
- Tile backsplashes in both
- Family room with custom T.V. cabinet and remote starting fireplace insert
- Large open room above garage with massage room
- Master Suite
- Sitting room with balcony
- Spacious bedroom with 360 degree views and high ceiling
- Master Bathroom with custom cabinets & wall paneling, marble floors & countertops, steam shower and separate toilet room
- Dressing area with custom cherry bench and make-up area
- Spacious walk-in closets with custom cherry built-ins and full length mirrors
- Large main stair tower with wrought iron balusters and bronze handrail
- Lower Level includes separate rooms for boilers, electrical, data and storage
- The Wine room in the lower level is lined with white oak planking and has storage for several hundred bottles
- There is a large multi-purpose room in the lower level
- The Theater in the lower level includes a 120" curved screen, top quality speakers, ceiling mounted projector, A.V. cabinet, universal remote, auto dimming lights and custom reclining leather seats
- Handicap accessible, hydraulic, elevator from the lower level to the 2nd floor
- 4 bay garage with epoxy coated, heated, floor in 3 bays and a wood floor in the show bay with a full basement underneath
- Also included in the garage is a tile dog/utility shower
Mechanical
- Central vacuum on all levels with self storing retractable hoses
- Fully wired for media and data with layout for all wire locations
- State of the art hydronic radiant floor heating with 24 zones
- Air conditioning is provided by a central chilled water system with 12 zones
- The domestic hot water is provided by the same boilers as the radiant floor heating and stored in a 120 gallon storage tanle This system also utilizes recirculation pumps to provide hot water very quickly to all locations.
- The heating and air conditioning systems are controlled by sensors which are connected to the concealed thermostats .
- 800 Amp electrical service
- 12 gauge wiring throughout with metal boxes
- Prewired for Lutron Homeworks
- Lightolier low voltage recessed lights throughout with Lutron dimmers
- Screwless plates on all switches and receptacles
- 200 Amp generator
- All utilities are run underground
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