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Q&A

Q: What made you fall in love with this 2010: Redecorated living room. Added most meals out on our screened-in
home? gas fireplace, mantle, built-in shelves, back deck and we enjoy daily our
surround sound system. Pebble Tec pool, tiki hut with grill and
LOCATION! Beach, marina (for my bar seating, and large, private backyard
A: boat), great schools, quiet 2011: Added two basement sump which is great for games, grilling-out,
neighborhood, south-facing backyard, pumps and roasting marshmallows in the
parks and playgrounds nearby. chiminea. We love our outdoor patio,
2012: Remodeled basement interior.
Q: Please describe the renovation Created home gym, workshop, storage. highly-productive vegetable garden
process: Rebuilt basement exit stairs and and strawberry patch, and
birdwatching. The back of the house
A: 1992 Spring: Completely gutted main improved drainage. faces south so we have sun all day. We
level. New windows, doors, molding, Q: Why are you moving? have installed low-maintenance
trim, remodeled kitchen, bathroom, A: We are moving for a combination of landscaping with colorful variety flora
insulation, central air. all spring, summer, and fall; complete
reasons, most importantly to be closer
sprinkler and drip system front and
1992 Summer: Remodeled basement. to family out west in California, back; and minimal fall clean-up
Arizona, Washington, and New Mexico.
Installed new HVAC, insulation, carpet,
Our children are grown and Q: What makes your property so special?
and playroom.
independent. One of us is semi-retired, A: In addition to our great-for-
1999: Completed first second-floor the other accepted a job opportunity in
entertaining backyard, prolific gardens,
addition. Created master bedroom and Tucson, Arizona.
and our wonderful neighborhood (all
bath, walk-in closet, office, main Q: Will you miss the neighbors? described previously), we use almost
stairway. daily our newly-finished basement gym
A: YES! We love our quiet street and
2000: Installed Pebble Tec pool and friendly, helpful, and generous and workshop. We also spend a lot of
bluestone deck. High-end pool has self- neighbors. We close the street for our time cooking and hanging out in our
spacious kitchen and adjacent dining
th
cleaning jets and heater. July 4 Oyster Road picnic, go all out
areas (indoor and outdoor!); we enjoy
on Halloween, and enjoy everyone’s
2001: Added screened-in, raised back the gas fireplace and Jacuzzi tub and
holiday lights and luminaries at
deck. skylight in master bath; we appreciate
Christmas.
having laundry on second floor and an
2002: Completed phase 2 of second- Q: Tell me about the grounds… insulated attic for many years of
floor addition. Second bedroom and storage.
A: We spend all summer and a good bit of
bath, laundry room.
spring and fall in the backyard. We eat .