The property consists of a modern, low profile, secure home on 1 rural
acre
on the California Central Coast, including support systems, equipment and
provisions designed to assist in survival of natural disasters and other
threats which may cause loss of power, water, gas and food. It can
support
4 adults in living comfortably for about 6 months completely off the grid
and without leaving the property, if necessary. Three miles to grocery,
drug, hardware, steakhouse, church & golf.
Ten miles to all big box stores and beaches. House occupied by
non-smokers
only and no pets; it can be bought furnished or unfurnished (now priced as
unfurnished).
House Features:
1. The house is a 6 year old 2137 sq ft wood/stucco design with an
efficient floor plan, tile roof, 3 car attached, finished garage
with
large storage shelves.
2. Energy-efficient interior with all-florescent bulbs and dual pane
windows and sliders.
3. Family room with vaulted ceilings and dining room with privacy drapes.
4. One master bedroom, a second master bedroom or guest suite, 2
additional
bedrooms all with handy bed-level light and fan switches and a third bath.
5. Vaulted ceilings with 4 skylights and 3 variable speed ceiling fans.
6. Open kitchen, many cabinets, roller drawers, tiled breakfast bar and
splash, 25 cu ft insulated refrigerator, double oven, gas cook-top and
blower, dishwasher, microwave, 6 ceiling lights, breakfast nook with
garden
view.
7. Large pantry with extra storage racks.
8. Majestic wood burning fireplace, closed combustion and heat
recirculation.
9. Venetian blinds on all windows with heavy "Blackout Drapes" in both
master bedrooms.
10. Inside laundry room with steel hoses, gas and electric outlets, large
cabinets and sink.
11. Three cable TV outlets, 5 phone outlets, 1 high speed cable modem
for
internet connections, 4 mobile intercom stations, night-lite wall
switches.
12. County approval exists for a second house of up to 800 sq ft.
and an RV garage of 1000 sq. ft.
Utilities:
1. Two 7kw Siemens
sun-tracking solar arrays & dual Trace charge controllers
2. Dual Trace dc-ac inverters for fully automatic operation at 120vac
3. 24 Trojan batteries, lead acid,12volt, sized for 7 consecutive overcast
days (rare)
4. 16 kw Onan propane generator with in-house status panel & extensive
noise control system down to 60 dbA at the nearest property line
5. Two-500 gal propane storage tanks (propane is used for house heating,
hot water backup, cooktop, clothes dryer and generator)
6. 520 ft deep, 3 gpm well, highest quality water, no treatment necessary
7. 5000 gal water storage tank, 50 gal high pressure pump/tank,
whole-house water particle filter
8. 80 gal solar hot water heater
9. 1500 gal septic system sized for 5 persons
10. 800 sq ft, 4-room Power Shed which houses the generator, electrical
control system, battery bank with vent fan and high pressure water pump
and tank
11. All systems operate automatically and require little or no maintenance
12. On-site utilities can be manually converted back to community
utilities in 1 day
13. All system and equipment operating manuals and records are available.
Garden/Landscaping:
1. Professionally landscaped front and rear yards
2. Permacultural rear yard has 18 producing fruit trees, 18 pepper trees
for privacy
and 20 raised, organic planter beds, each 8 x12 ft and gopher-proof
3. Six table grape vines on rear patio cover
4. Automatic watering for all grass, plants, beds and trees on property
5. Front patio has swing lounger and tables
6. Rear lattice-covered patio has lounge chairs, table and umbrella
7. Large parking area in rear for motor home with electrical hookup
8. Full property drainage including wrapped connections for all gutters on
house and shed
utilizing french drains to drainage zone and frontage road.
Security/Safety:
1. Remote control of
large front gate with open/close status display inside house. Gate has
optical auto-stop safety and protective rubber bumper
2. Timer-controlled lighted front driveway and walkway; solar walkway
lites in rear
3. 6 ft cedar fence surrounds property
4. 4 exterior, wall mounted lights controlled by motion detectors with
interior chimes
5. 4 exterior IR detectors for foot/driveway traffic with video monitoring
6. All exterior house doors have chains and double locks and position
monitoring/alarms, sliders have locks, poles and position
monitoring/alarms
7. 7 smoke/fire detectors and 2 carbon monoxide detectors, all with new 10
year batteries distributed throughout the house
8. 3 particle filters and a UV light system for purification of drinking
water and ice cubes
9. 8 large 1/2" plywood panels available for window protection from severe
storm
10. Fireplace/rear patio capped gas outlets are never to be used directly
with propane
11. 2 large portable ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers for kitchen and
garage