| Hobby Farm / House for Sale by Owner Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada  In summary, this is basically a "brand new" century home with extensive and meticulous renovations done over the past 7 years. We have architectural plans for the entire inside including the attic and addition and beautiful drawings of the exterior showing plans for a single car garage and numerous verandahs. House Specifications: • House 3300 sq/ft, double brick, built in 1902 by the Jack family. • A feature home in the book Historic Homes of Grey and Bruce Counties. • Interior designed professionally (all newly painted) by decorator and architect (drawings available). • Open concept layout without compromising original character (eg. original trim and wood flooring). • Infloor radiant heating throughout house and outside front entranceway. Additional heating loops can be added as desired. • High efficiency Viessmann oil boiler. • New double hung thermal pane Arcor windows. • Entire house is insulated with polyurethane foam to near R2000 standards and has been evaluated by Energuide for efficiency. • Plumbing/ductwork in place for heat recovery ventilator and air conditioning. • All new electrical. 220 amps in house and driveshed/shop. • All new plumbing system (including submersible pump, charcoal filter, UV system, water softener, MOE well records and water test). • Buried electrical and phone service for security and aesthetics • Buried "Big-O" conduit to barn and four other property locations - provides any service easily and without costly excavations.• All rooms wired for coax, phone, ethernet and speakers. • Two-way broadband internet. • Central vacuum. • ADT Alarm, Fire, Emergency Service • Large spacious bedrooms with lots of closet space: 3 upstairs and potential for 2 in attic, 1 on main floor and 1 in basement. • New tub/shower unit, toilet and wood cabinetry in upstairs bath. • Beautiful basement (lots of head room with infloor heating and totally dry). • To ensure a dry basement and a solid foundation, the perimeter was excavated, walls repointed and insulated, footings have "Big-O" tile to roadway ditch and plenty of gravel. • Meridian phone system fully featured with intercom, 3 way conference, plus many more. Outbuilding Specifications: • Driveshed is post and beam construction with electrical and phone services. A conduit to the house can be used to easily "fish" additional services. Excellent workshop potential. • Barn is post and beam construction currently with water only, but wired for electrical and phone that can easily be reconnected. Has 4 horse stables plus one full bay at lower level for machinery, cattle etc... Property Specifications: • 10 acre square property. • Beautiful view of the Queen's Valley. • Virtually no stinging/biting insects • Rolling landscape. • Many possibilities for fishing or swimming ponds. • Original 1850's log cabin stone foundation located on property. • Clay loam soil. • Just outside the Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) boundary. • Great garden: rhubarb, asparagus, apple, pear, cherry trees (both standard and dwarf), blueberries, raspberries, currants, garlic. • Recent septic system. • Primary well is drilled 347' deep with an endless supply of good quality water. • There are two hand dug secondary wells. One is connected to the house, the other to the barn. Both have deep concrete foundations recently constructed to protect water quality. Either one is suitable for a windmill or well house. • Legal survey is included as well as a scaled landscape inventory of all present features. Area Attractions: • 1 minute to Big Head River for excellent fishing or canoeing. • Many excellent golf courses in the area. • 5 minutes to trails at the expansive Bognor Marsh Conservation Area, the Bruce Trail on the Niagara Escarpment and many other multi-use, year-round trails. • 10 minutes to Meaford. • 15 minutes to Owen Sound, Inglis falls, etc... • 20 minutes to Thornbury and the Beaver River Valley for canoeing, hiking, alpine skiing. • 35 minutes to Collingwood, Intrawest, Ontario's best alpine skiing, etc... • 35 minutes to beautiful Sauble Beach. • 90 minutes to Toronto International Airport. Asking price: $425 000 (includes a 1 year warranty on workmanship of mechanical systems). Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Call Rob or Joy Black at 519-371-4920. Last Modified: |