This beautiful, earth-sheltered OFF-GRID home is completely self-sufficient, south-facing, producing its own electricity, water, and food! This home has thermal stability w/ the home temperature never getting below freezing & does not require air conditioning in the summer. Home is 2 beds/2 baths with chef's kitchen featuring commercial grade Miele refrigerator, 36'' Blue Star Cook Top and Wall Oven, travertine countertops with a butcher block island. The master bedroom suite includes walk-in closet, Japanese style soaking tub, dual shower heads with rain shower & an outdoor shower right outside the door. 2nd bedroom includes built-in bunk beds. There are 4 operable skylights to let in plenty of natural light and air flow. Outside is a studio guest home w/ kitchenette and bathroom. Property also includes a year round creek, excavated location for half-acre future pond, detached earth-sheltered 2 car garage with root cellar storage, earth-sheltered greenhouse with ability to grow year-round, garden shed, 12' X 24' unfinished workshop with power (close to completion) with attached 14' X 28' carport. Off grid equipment includes 15 solar panels (230 watts/each) on a 48 volt DC system w/ charge controller voltage inverter to convert to A/C. Home is conventionally wired. There is a wood fired boiler for radiant floor heat that is also used with a passive water heater (during winter). 8.5 KW propane whole house backup generator, 500 gallon buried propane tank that runs cook top, oven, dryer, back-up tankless water heater. Property also includes tree house, playground, permanent masonry raised garden beds with soaker hoses, mature fruit trees, fully fenced with the exception of driveway. Total privacy - no line-of-sight to neighbors - property is bordered by Stimson Lumber on 2 sides, then 1000's of acres of National Forest!
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DAYS ON MARKET
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67
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LAST UPDATED
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11/22/2024
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TRACT
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N/A
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YEAR BUILT
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2012
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COMMUNITY
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N/A
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COUNTY
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Kootenai
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STATUS
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Sold
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PROPERTY TYPE(S)
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Single Family
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| APPLIANCES |
Cooktop, Dishwasher, Dryer, Gas Water Heater, Oven, Refrigerator, Washer |
| AREA |
03 - Hayden |
| BASEMENT |
None |
| CONSTRUCTION |
Cedar, Frame, See Remarks, Stone |
| EXTERIOR |
Fire Pit, Garden, Lighting |
| HEAT |
Propane, Radiant, See Remarks, Solar, Wood |
| LOT |
10.94 acre(s) |
| LOT DESCRIPTION |
Cleared, Irregular Lot, Level, Open Lot, Sloped, Wooded |
| LOT DIMENSIONS |
Irregular |
| SEWER |
Septic Tank |
| SUBDIVISION |
N/A |
| TAXES |
1409.16 |
| VIEW |
Yes |
| VIEW DESCRIPTION |
Mountain(s), Territorial |
| WATER |
Private, Well |
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