Coshatte Road Exotics

This is the country property you've been dreaming about! Come visit 29 acres of gently rolling land for your critters and 4,873 square feet of luxurious living space for your family. This charming Victorian farmhouse has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a spacious kitchen with an island; a living room, dining room & a study-office -- all just in the main house! The views from thet windows are breathtaking. This is a functioning farm that raises & sells deer, llamas & donkeys. It has an 8-foot fence all the way around and is cross-fenced as well. The two large ponds are stocked with fish. The two-story 40'x60' main barn is designed for deer working, with AC, office area, bathroom, refrigerator, sink & storage closet. The working area has concrete floors, wood construction with metal bracing, and fluorescent lighting throughout. The upstairs has plenty of storage, and an observation area.

Special Features:

- House pad has three feet of dense compacted red clay

- On top of that is the concrete pad 7" thick - standard is 5"

- All walls are anchored to concrete piers 3-5 feet deep

- Foundation's piers are interconnected with rebar ties

- The kitchen pantry doubles as a Safe Room in case of a storm

- Safe Room walls are 8" thick & anchored to piers 8' deep

- The front porch sits on a 5' pier outline to keep critters out

- Hurricane straps are installed in both floors

- House is "skin-vented" on south, east & west walls

- Soffit vents are around the entire house on both floors

- North wall is primarily glass windows, making for beautiful views

- All windows are low UV double-pane glass

- Studs in south & west walls are 2'x6' (standard is 2'x4')

- Insulation in these walls is R-36 (TX required value is R-18)

- GFI electrical outlets have been installed throughout the house & outside in the soffits and walls

- Electrical outlets in the living room & outside the front of the house are controlled by three panels of convenient switches

- Four AC units allow for zoned cooling throughout living spaces

- Entire water system runs through a 'manifold system' so that each area supplied with water can be shut off independently instead of shutting off the main water supply

- Three hot water heaters zoned for comfort and convenience

- Master bathroom has constant circulation pump for immediate hot water

- Two water softeners - one for living space & one for sprinkler system

- Sprinkler system has a purification system to prevent calcium staining

- Fire sprinkler system in the House, garage, studio & shop for safety

- Propane-fueled gas-log fireplace provides adequate winter heating

- There is a central sound system is piped into the living Room area, master bedroom, upstairs, front & back porch, and studio apartment - system supplies surround-sound when the TV is on in the living areas

- Crown molding, door molding, and arch molding throughout the House

- Hallway bookcase downstairs is plumbed for future wet bar

- Staircase wired for possible future chair escalator

- AC/storage Room upstairs plumbed for future extra bathroom upstairs

- Hickory kitchen cabinets, made by Amish craftsmen in Indiana

- Breezeway to the garage is a greenhouse with a watering system & growing lights

- Between the kitchen & back porch is a mud room

- The closet in the office/bedroom has removable filing cabinets & shelves

- There are three cooking ovens in the kitchen & a warming drawer

- There is also a large pizza oven & bread-baking oven with an exhaust system

- The kitchen island has a vegetable-preparing sink

- Granite countertops & ceramic floor tile throughout the kitchen

- Very large utility room

- Full-length roofed porch & back deck

- Studio apartment over the garage has in-garage and outside entrance

- Studio has full bath, separate AC & hot water heater, spacious closet; the kitchen in the studio has a sink & refrigerator

- Buried electrical lines for added electical capacity if needed

- Water well supplying the house has a booster pump and filter

- External propane-fueled generator will come on automatically after loss of electricity

- Self-contained fish pond off the back porch with a bog & a stream

- The house has a modern Aerobic septic system

Notes:

- Hurricane straps are joints of galvanized steel that secure the roof to the walls of the house. Hurricane straps resist the natural structural movement of a house in major storms such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. When installed correctly, hurricane straps increase the strength of a house's construction significantly. Code officials and insurance companies now consider hurricane straps a requirement.

- Passive venting in the wall & roof systems primarily serves to allow water vapor to escape & rain water to drain. This type of venting is done to reduce the cost of heating and/or cooling.

Coshatte Road Exotics Amenities:

- 40'x60' two-story main barn for deer working with AC, bathroom, refrigerator, sink & storage closet.

- 24'x60' big llama/donkey barn has electrical outlets & fluorescent lighting with an interior 8'x10' tack room with AC, water, concrete/tile floor, sink & storage cabinets

- 22'x50' small llama/donkey barn has electrical outlets, fluorescent lighting throughout & water faucet

- 24'x36' three-bay shop on concrete floor with 2 AC units, interior sprinkler system, 220-volt outlet, paneled inside, fluorescent lighting & pull-down roll doors. Plumbed for water

- 14'x8' animal loafing shed

- 6'x10' tractor shed with concrete floor

- 20'x26' portable steel tractor shed with gravel floor

- 6'x8' water well pump house is wood-framed with removable roof

- 10'x8' other well house has Hardiplank frame, concrete floor & lighting

- Two 7'x14' molded fiberglass greenhouses with electricity & water

- Weatherproof metal grain storage bin (silo) on concrete pad - 14,000lb capacity

- 1-acre pond stocked with catfish & fishing dock

- 1.5-acre pond stocked with hybrid bass, bluegill & perch

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