This is a four bedroom, four and one-half bath weekend and future retirement home built on a large hillside site with panoramic views over the hills of Litchfield County. High ceilings with post & beam framing, tongue & groove pine ceilings, wide-board pine floors, and locally-sourced stone for two fireplaces contribute to the wonderful feel of this home.
Special Features
Open concept layout
Pine post and beam framing
8” pine tongue & groove ceilings
Wide-board pine floors
Two Rumsford wood-burning fireplaces made by Irish mason with local field stone
Custom kitchen cabinetry
Master bedroom with en suite bath
Three guest bedrooms with en suite baths
Fully equipped theater room
White cedar shingle siding
Red cedar exterior trim
Red cedar roof shakes
Extensive stone walls and landscaping
Green Building Approaches
Insulated concrete form foundation with 5” continuous EPS rigid foam
2” XPS rigid foamboard insulation under the concrete slab
1-1/2” EPS rigid foam board insulation above slab
Exterior walls are 6.5” structural insulated panels with 5-1/2” of rigid foam insulation
SIP’s completely eliminate thermal bridging
Roof is insulated with 5” total of polyiso rigid foamboard run continuously to eliminate thermal bridging
Canadian aluminum-clad wood double -glazed windows
Propane-fired condensing boiler
Three variable-speed air handlers for hydro-air space heating
