Please view the virtual tour for more information about this home. You won't want to miss this beautiful custom Net-Zero bermed-earth passive solar home on 5.9 acres. A Mike Shealy design. Beautifully maintained. The ceiling is made of beetle-kill tongue-and-groove pine, and is 14 feet tall in the rear of the home, providing an extremely airy atmosphere throughout the structure. All the appliances are electric, and powered by renewables. 5.2 kWatts of renewable capacity is enough to power the home, with some reserve available for other uses such as electric vehicles. The home is sealed and naturally cooled and heated. Maintenance-free interior adobe walls, tile, granite, massive exterior walls, and artistic stained concrete floors all provide thermal mass to retain heating and cooling. It is over-engineered with larger lumber sizes, to allow for double or triple the normal amount of insulation, providing not only the thermal benefits, but also an incredibly quiet atmosphere, even during the worst of storms. A heat recovery ventilator recirculates fresh air for healthy living. A Woodstock high efficiency wood-burning stove is used about five times per year. All new Andersen windows (2023), with electric motors on the tall rear windows, operated by the push of a button. The home has a sturdy steel roof, which qualifies it for lower insurance premiums. After a recent intense hailstorm all the homes in the area underwent roof replacements, but this home was unaffected. There are two bedrooms and a bedroom/studio. An office can be used for an additional bed. Many artistic features, such as beautiful compositions of custom tile-work and stained concrete floors. Well-maintained outbuildings, horse fence, animal runs, beehives, gardens, fruit trees, and much more. A second 5.4 acre lot, to the South, is available for $192,000. This undeveloped lot preserves the unobstructed view of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. On a clear day, one can see the Spanish Peaks which are 100 miles away. Other recent updates include a new well pump (2024) new outdoor shades (2024), 220-Volt EV Charger (2024), and new guttering (2023). This is more than a home. It is an experience, and provides a quality of life like no other.

What the owner loves about this home

Extremely quiet and secluded, spacious, incredible views from entire home, no forced air heating or cooling, no propane, no utility bills, plants flourish, massive garage storage system. Well thought-out hobby farm enclosures.