$460,000 - Spacious 5-BR, Custom-Built, One-story Home
Kalona, Iowa

This is a good quality, custom built, spacious one story home with ample lighting through high quality Marvin Windows. Exterior walls are 6 inches with wet blow-in cellulose insulation providing R-19 in the walls and R-40+ dry cellulose in the ceiling creating efficient and very quiet living. 9 ft. ceilings on first floor and lower level with 10 ft. ceiling in the great room and cathedral ceiling in the front bedroom. The main floor consists of a large kitchen with great cabinet space, island and eating peninsula as well as a walk-in pantry. There is a large dining room with built-in china hutch and ample room to stretch a large dining table for entertaining. The main floor also has a great room, master suite with walk-in closet, Jacuzzi tub and shower, double sinks and two additional bedrooms, full bath with double sinks, large laundry room with a half bath and laundry tub sink for the kids and adults to use when tracking in from the outside used as a mud room.

The lower level walk-out consists of two bedrooms with bedroom 5 having a large window just high enough to cause it to be considered non-conforming. There is a large family room and a large toy room that has also been designed for a possible office with large double closets with built-in shelving. The lower level also includes a full bath and a wet bar area with a space for a below the counter refrigerator. There is an insulated door entry from the wet bar to a fruit cellar or storm shelter below the front entry porch. There are two large unfinished storage room areas with one of them also having the mechanical equipment.

There are large closets in all bedrooms including a walk-in master closet as well as a coat closet inside the garage entry for all of the seasonal clothes including shoe shelf. There is a gas fireplace in the great room with custom built maple mantle and granite tile surround and floor hearth. There is a tray ceiling in the master bedroom with dropped crown molding and indirect lighting in the master bedroom as well as the great room. Maple trim and mission style cabinetry throughout with custom hook strap 4” base trim and 3” window and door trim.

18 inch ceramic tile floors are in the kitchen, entry foyer and garage entry with 12 inch tile floors in the main floor baths. A Red Birch wood floor is in the dining room with carpet in the great room, family room, bedrooms, toy room, hallways and open stairway and vinyl flooring in the laundry room and half bath, lower level bath and wet bar areas. There are granite counter tops in the kitchen with a corian counter in the master bath and laminate counters in the main floor full bath, laundry room, lower level bath and wet bar areas. An open porch over the front entry and an open porch with vaulted ceiling off of the dining room allows a chance for fresh spring or fall air. The rear open porch is ready to be screened in at any time. There is a large wood deck off of the rear porch facing the east with a great serene view of the neighboring farm fields where you can watch the cattle and horses grazing with a view of Highway 1 ¼ mile away. The deck has a stairway leading to the lower level walk-out area where there is a large concrete patio with patio doors leading to the family room and a walk-out door leading from the summer kitchen area.

There is an attached three car garage with three 9’ X 8’ overhead doors and an area with room for freezers, refrigerators or additional storage. There is a pull down stairs in the garage with an attic area above the garage with plywood floor for added seasonal storage if needed. The basement floor has in-floor hot-water heat with a 94% high efficient boiler for a heat source which creates a warm lower level for comfortable living. There is a separate zone for the hot water storage tank for hot water use which is more efficient than a gas water heater at less than 70% efficiency. A forced air furnace and air conditioner services both levels.

A 36’ X 54’ metal out-building is a great addition blending well with the house with an open wrap-around porch, two entry service doors, two overhead doors and an insulated split barn door on the south end. This building also has in-floor hot-water heat with a boiler with three zones set up but currently using two for a 14’ X 14’ office area and one for the rest of the area. The interior is metal lined with a 16’ X 10’ overhead door to the east and a 12’ X 12’ overhead door on the front side. A storage area over the office is accessed with a stairway. This building has separate electrical meters and is rough plumbed for a half bath and has floor drains for potential vehicle washing or shop work. There is a permanent dog kennel on the south side of the building with a dog door built into the wall. A higher ceiling inside allows for a possible basketball court or shop area. It can also be made into stalls for livestock if desired.

There are protective covenants with the Windmill Ridge Estates subdivision that have been designed to help maintain property values and create a desirable neighborhood for all to live which includes 7 lots on 35 acres. Two rear lots to the south are accessed by a driveway along the east property line which has not been constructed yet at this time. The seller is the developer and has ownership of the rear lots. Covenants allow limited numbers of livestock due to the smaller lot sizes. See seller for subdivision information.

Reserved items include work bench in the shop, refrigerators in the garage and summer kitchen, 2 chest deep freezers in garage.

Negotiable items include playground swingset, laundry machines, gas range in summer kitchen.

Propane gas in tank to be measured and charged for at time of closing.



Contact: 319-430-0132

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