Do you want the convenience of West Des Moines, but want an alternative to a cookie-cutter home in a boring subdivision? This home sits on a quiet rural road in a wooded setting, with panoramic views of the Raccoon River valley, and yet it's only 5 minutes to Jordan Creek. The house is 2210 sqft, sits on a 1/3 acre lot, and was custom built in 2009 using environmentally green materials and techniques. It has a very open floor plan, and in addition to the 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, it also has a sunroom and a finished attic. It has high quality finishes including solid core doors, natural stone and porcelain tile bathrooms, Hardiboard siding, Pella Impervia fiberglass windows, solid oak hardwood plank floors on the main level, high efficiency wood burning fireplace, stainless appliances, and painted maple cabinets with butcher-block countertops in kitchen.Most green homes install vinyl windows and an Energy Star rated furnace, and claim theyre saving the world. Nevermind the wood products that came from depleted forests, the dioxin released in the manufacture of vinyl products, formaldehyde in the mdf trimwork, and all the other carcinogenic chemicals that make up that new home smell, or the fact the house was built in a sprawling subdivision over formerly productive cropland.This home was built with a very careful and deliberate selection of materials and design. Indoor air quality was of the highest priority. So wood products, adhesives, paints, carpeting, and other materials were all specifically chosen that have little or no off-gassing of volatile organic compounds. The house has thick 2x6 exterior walls with blown in cellulose insulation, high efficiency heating and cooling, and an on-demand hot water heater. The windows in the house and sunroom were designed to allow in plenty of natural light and capture solar energy in the winter.
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