5 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom 2,350+ square foot Handicap Friendly Ranch Style Home located on 1.38 acres in Valparaiso, Indiana.The County is Porter County. The Township is Liberty Township. The school districts are Liberty Elementary School and Chesterton High School.The home is not part of a sub-division and has a county address meaning the property is not subject to any sub-division covenants or restrictions.The home has well and septic with the option to connect to city water and sewer at any time.The property is bordered on two sides by upper middle class sub-divisions. The remaining sides are bordered by well maintained properties one of which includes a 60+ acre nature preserve.The property is located approximately 2 miles from the I-80/90 toll road. The property is approximately 30 minutes from downtown Chicago via the toll road.The nearest major crossroads are Indiana Highway 49 and US 6.The property has a 1200 square foot Detached 3 Car Garage (fits 4 cars but has 1 double garage door and 1 single garage door making it a 3 instead of 4 car garage). The garage is of Post Frame Construction with a 6+ concrete floor (for heavy equipment storage) and is roofed and sided to match the house.The original house was built in 1990 using standard construction on a 4 crawlspace.The home was completely gutted, remodeled, and added on to in 2009.The Exterior remodel included a new 50 year guaranteed roof, concrete lap siding with a natural stone front fascade, all new high R value windows and doors, sidewalks, and a spacious composite wood deck on the rear of the house.The Interior remodel included all new mechanicals.Another 12 of blown in insulation was added to the existing 12 of fiberglass insulation in the attic.The whole home central heating and cooling units were upgraded.The furnace is a natural gas dual stage high efficiency unit.The air conditioner is a 4 ton unit providing ample cooling for the entire home even on the hottest of NW Indiana summers.Both are Lennox brand.The well pump is original equipment.The water softener was rebuilt and is a Kinetico.The water system has new dual volume tanks on a 50/70 Pressure Switch for excellent whole home water pressure and supply.The water system also has an extra whole home rust filter and the home was equipped with a Reverse Osmosis system.The natural gas hot water heater is original equipment.The last well and septic test was conducted in 2004 and indicated no issues with the well supplied water.The septic system has been well maintained and is in excellent shape.The laterals were jetted in 2004.The 1000 gallon septic tank has been pumped yearly and fully cleaned out every 5 years since 2002.All plumbing was either replaced or brought up to code.All plumbing fixtures were replaced.The home has excellent drainage.The crawlspace was lined with drain tile leading to the sump pump (equipped with high level alarm) and 6 of gravel was used to line the floor of the crawl.Drain tile and gravel was added to the sides of the exterior foundation along with all new gutters and down spouts.The electrical system was inspected and brought up to code along with replacement of all electrical fixtures within the home.The home has two Master Bedrooms. One has a walk in closet. The home has two Master Bathrooms one with a 4 shower and one with a 6 shower.The 3rd / Main House Hallway Bathroom has a full sized tub / shower.The home has two living rooms.The home has two fully equipped kitchens.The rear part of the home was used as an In-Law Quarters.The entire home is handicap friendly.All of the doors are minimum 36 wide. The rear composite deck is equipped with a wheelchair ramp.The ramp was built to code and leads from the 4 garage sidewalk to the composite rear entry deck.All of the commodes are handicap accessible and height.There are some handicap assist lift bars located in some of the bathrooms and room for more to be added.All walls were refurbished and repainted.All flooring was changed to
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