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Features And Benefits of Home In Idaho Falls, Idaho

 

Key features of the home at 4977 South 11th East, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404

The home is almost 6,700 square feet in size, and sits on 5.6 acres of landscaped property.  It was built in 1993, and received a major update in 2010.  It was built by a doctor, and then purchased by the VP of marketing for Melaleuca.  They listed it for $1,250,000 in 2011.  We moved in on 10/1/2014.  Recent additions include two furnaces and A/C units, a 4′ wide refrigerator/freezer, and a water heater.  It has a private deep water well, with water quality testing excellent by the state engineer for several years in a row, and a new well pump that was installed 4 years ago.  Also, a whole-house water filter is in place.

 

The location is close to town for convenience, and sits on a dead-end road consisting of 7 homes on 80 acres in the county.  The next road to the west also serves 80 acres, and has 8 homes – another important unique feature of this special home.

 

The property is lined with, and the home is surrounded by many healthy mature trees, which provide beauty, privacy, shade, a great wind-break, and add substantial uniqueness and value to this special place, and they are irreplaceable short of another 30-year growing cycle.

 

The yard is watered by two systems from the Snake River canal, including a high-pressure system running sprinklers, with new pump equipment within the past 2 years, and a low pressure system doing flood irrigation watering about 4 acres, with new pump and 240v electrical system within the past 2 years.

 

The open floor plan is beautifully designed for flow and connection.  Details inside the home include:

 

Main Floor:

  1. A 27’ X 41’ 3-car garage with wooden cabinets and high storage shelves on the south wall
  2. The ceilings are 10’ high, with elegant 12” crown molding
  3. A 7 ½’ X 8’ mud room with 8 ½’ tall covered shelves, and 10’ X 10’ laundry room,
  4. 2 1/2 bathrooms, (one super elegant with heated floors, 7’ jetted tub & steam shower)
  5. Built-in intercom throughout the home, front porch, patio and covered deck,
  6. A 15’ X 17’ kitchen with a large island seating 8 people,
  7. Two dishwashers, one on each side of the double sink,
  8. Countertops and large island – all granite.
  9. Large 4’-wide refrigerator/freezer only 4 years old.
  10. A 1/2 bath is between the laundry room and kitchen, 
  11. A large 5 ½’ X 8’ pantry with 8’ tall 12” deep shelves on three sides.
  12. A built-in full-wall desk and cabinets for the wife’s “office” next to the kitchen. 
  13. A 10’ X 16’ informal dining area adjacent to the kitchen and wife’s office, with 4 2 ½’ X 6+’ windows covered with plantation shutters.
  14. An 18’ X 18’ family room/tv room with built-in surround sound, a large stone-wall fireplace, a closet, 2 sets of French doors opening to a covered patio and 4 – 2’ X 6+’ windows covered with plantation shutters.
  15. A 13’ X 15’ formal dining room, with a 6’ X 7’ window covered with plantation shutters.
  16. A 10’ X 14’ vaulted entryway with twin “marble” columns 14’ apart as the entrance to –
  17. A 17’ X 22’ living room with elegant tile covered fireplace and mantel with 10’-high wall of built-in bookshelves, and set of 3 French doors with windows above leading to patio.
  18. A 15’ X 22’ master bedroom with a half-wall of cabinets & entertainment Center, and three 3’ X 6 ½’ windows covered with plantation shutters.
  19. A 12’ 8” X 17’ fancy bathroom with 2 sinks, separate desk, 7’ large jetted tub and separate enclosed steam shower,
  20. An 8’ X 18’ 4” his and hers walk-in closet,
  21. A 15’ X 15’ 8” office/bedroom with bathroom, built-in cabinets and desk, and two closets.   
  22. All countertops and desktops throughout the home are natural stone or granite.   
  23. Floors are large 12” tile in both front and garage entry, kitchen, laundry, 3 bathrooms, mudroom and pantry.  The master bath and one in the basement have 18” tiles.
  24. The rest of the home is carpeted.   
  25. The home has many large windows, providing ample light and great views. Those on the main floor are covered with Plantation shutters, except the living room which has 3 sets of French doors & windows above, with blinds and drapes.

 

Downstairs:

  1. A 21’ 8” X 17’ family room/TV room with a large elegant stone-wall, covered fireplace and mantel with full-wall covered wood paneling bookshelves,
  2. A 14’ X 16’ 6” exercise room,
  3. A 6’ 6” X 8’ open-office space with built-in cabinets and dual desks,
  4. 5 large bedrooms, all with walk-in closets,
  5. 2 large bathrooms, both with double sinks, & tubs/showers
  6. Two furnace rooms and furnaces/AC units,
  7. A soft-water system.
  8. A 17’ X 11’ food storage room.
  9. Large basement windows are covered with 2” blinds and secured.

 

All basement windows have large window-wells, and all are covered with ½” clear plexiglass for protection.  The home is also protected by an alarm system.

 

There is a large 100% owned and fully paid for 6.5 kw solar system installed adjacent to the south side of the home, with a large battery backup system in the garage.

 

The home has a covered patio outside the TV room (near the kitchen), with a new Trex deck and a hidden root cellar beneath it. 

 

The living room French doors open to a large entertainment area on the east side of the home, with stone pillars, a fountain and a stone-wall fireplace and large built-in gas grill. 

 

There is a 22′ X 40′ double insulated greenhouse with geo-thermal heating plus both a wood stove and a propane heater with a 1000 gallon propane tank, that can grow year-round (depending on winter light). 

 

A second root cellar is north of the greenhouse, and a shed for storing off-road vehicles, etc. that contains 500 gallon gasoline and diesel tanks is on the north property line. 

 

Over $100,000 was invested last year in a new roof and rain gutters/downspouts, with the best materials available – The roof is rated 60 years and A-rated fireproof.

 

Immediately around the house is watered by sprinklers from the well; the extended front yard to 11th east and the side yard to 49th south are on the sprinklers from the canal, and the north and east 4 acres are flood irrigated from the canal (snake river water is very inexpensive).

 

Extensive beautiful wood cabinetry and shelving are throughout the home:

Mud Room – Full-wall shelves with doors, and deep drawers on the bottom

Laundry Room – Upper shelving on two walls, and lower shelves are on the south wall.

Pantry – Floor to 8’ 6” twelve inch shelving on 3 walls

Breakfast room – Desk, drawers and cabinets covering west wall

Kitchen – West wall – upper & lower cabinets & north wall – cabinets above ovens & refrigerator

Family Room – Stone-wall fireplace & recessed TV cabinet, plus closet for computer, etc.

Living Room – North wall, tile fireplace in center, balance of wall is built-in book shelves

Master Bedroom – North wall center is 10’ Built-in cabinets and Entertainment Center

Master Bath – Elegant cabinets surrounding and above double sinks, dressing table & cabinets

Master Bath – Excellent built-in steam shower

Master Bath – Elegant wooden columns frame and highlight the 7’ jetted tub

Master clothes closet – 4 walls are covered with shelving and hanger spaces

Office/Bedroom – includes a built-in desk & cabinets, plus two closets

Office/Bedroom Bath – Cabinets under sink and next to shower.

Downstairs TV Room – Stone-wall highly efficient fireplace with balance of wall built-in covered cabinets/shelves

Exercise room & Office – Wood cabinets and double office desks

Bathrooms – Double sinks in both, with cabinets & tubs/showers