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"AN EXCEPTIONAL DETACHED FIVE BEDROOM RESIDENCE. Substantially redeveloped to a truly outstanding specification throughout. Lovely rural aspect in this pretty East Devon village.

? Reception Hall
? Lounge
? Kitchen Dining Room
? Utility/Cloakroom
? Two ground floor Double Bedrooms one with en-suite
? Large First Floor Master Bedroom or second Living Room
? Two Further Bedrooms, one double & one single
? Bathroom

? Large Single Garage plus driveway parking for 3 cars
? Landscaped southerly facing gated front garden
? Rear Landscaped terrace garden with Studio/office


Description This lovely home was substantially extended and redeveloped in 2010/11. Much consideration has been given to both the internal and external quality and finish. From the reception hall there is access to a southerly facing lounge and a beautifully appointed kitchen/dining room. Both enjoy a lovely aspect over the garden and countryside. The reception hall continues to the rear of the property to two double bedrooms, one with an en-suite shower room. In addition there is a ground floor cloakroom/utility. Upstairs there is a large bedroom, which is currently used as a first floor living room, a further double bedroom and single bedroom, all of which enjoy open southerly rural views. There is also a bathroom.

. Internally the presentation is outstanding throughout and is enhanced with quality oak floors and attractive bespoke internal doors, luxury sanitary ware and quality kitchen appliances. There is coordinated lighting throughout. The property additionally benefits from uPVC double glazed windows, new gas central heating, new electrics, quality insulation, a remote operated insulated garage door, alarm and many other quality features. A detached office/studio is located on the upper terrace of the private rear garden, there is a lower terrace with well stocked brick planters. To the front there is a beautifully landscaped well stocked southerly facing garden and large single garage with a sizeable driveway.

Location The pretty East Devon village of Colaton Raleigh has many delightful thatched cottages and a prominent high cob wall enclosing historic 'Place Court', which was built in the 13th Century, and where it is reputed that Sir Walter Raleigh was baptised in the chapel above the porch. Immediate facilities in the village include a popular inn, village shop and a charming village church with its 15th century tower. The village is also well placed for amenities in the coastal towns of Budleigh Salterton or Sidmouth. There is also ready access to delightful countryside walks with a nearby footpath following the River Otter to Otterton and on to Budleigh Salterton.

Services All mains services.

Distances Budleigh Salterton          4.0 Miles Sidmouth                         6.0 Miles Exeter City Centre-       13.0 Miles Exmouth -                      7.5 Miles Junction 30 (M5)             9.1 Miles

Directions From the direction of Budleigh Salterton on the B3178 turn into the village on Church Road just after the Otter Inn. Continue past the church and proceed for 100 metres where the property will be found on the left.

Specification Notes Skylarks is a contemporary home which has been comprehensively invested in. 3 years ago the property was redeveloped from a single level dwelling into a dwelling offering ground and first floor accommodation.   The investment saw substantial demolition and rebuild of the entire front elevation, garage, roof, internal remodelling and new service infrastructure and decoration throughout.

Plumbing The property benefits from a large pressurised tank and a high capacity output Worcester Boiler. To keep sleek lines in the property, the boiler is sited in the garage. The boiler has a frost stat attached to it. In addition, there is emergency backup to heat the water tank via an immersion. The property has new radiators and all pipework is insulated copper. There are no plastics. Towel rails run off the central heating and also by separate immersion switches.

Insulation The property is highly insulation. All first floor accommodation has generous celotex insulation to all roof slopes. The blockwork first floor walls to the external face of the building and all roof slopes are also treated with thermal plasterboard which provides additional insulation levels above and beyond the celotex insulation.   The ground floor of the building has been cavity wall filled with insulation. There are thermal blocks within the garage structure and there is an insulated garage door. There is rock wall insulation between ground and first floor which provides not only insulation but additional acoustic control. Thermal performance is also assisted by the fact that there are generous south facing windows.
At ground floor there is generous insulation to all hard surfaced floors. All engineered Oak board floors are on a generous marine ply base, above which there is a fleece insulation membrane. The structural depth of the timber flooring is in excess of 50mm.


Windows & External doors The majority of windows are new, contemporary with the investment made 3 years ago. These are all AAA rated windows with argon fill. The two rear bedrooms windows at ground floor are10 year old uPVC double glazed windows as is one of the kitchen windows.   To the rear of the property and above the staircase there are new velux windows. The one above the staircase is remote operated and has a rain sensor. As part of the thermal efficiency the property has air locks (porch/lobby) to both external doors.The front door is a solid hard wood sapele custom made door with double glazed elements, which are also argon filled.    With the exception of the airing cupboard door, all internal doors are solid wood (oak). These have been chosen not only for aesthetics, but also to further to assist with acoustic separation between rooms and thermal performance. The insulated garage door is textured fibre composite and is also remote control operated for ease of use.

Fittings & Finishes The kitchen is fitted with a magnet kitchen and complemented with integrated AEG freezer, fridge and dishwasher. The kitchen is also complemented with a Frankie stainless steel sink and tap.
The bathroom, ensuite and utility have the benefit of contemporary white suites and Lake shower screens to the ensuite and bathroom.
All fixtures and fittings throughout the home are contemporary with the recent investment.
All plaster work and decoration is contemporary.
All carpeted rooms have quality underlay and have the consistent use of a wool polyester mix carpet (80%/20% - the 20% polyester element adds a hardwearing component to the 80% luxury wool content.)
The tiled flooring is high grade textured porcelain. The oak flooring is a 21mm engineered board with a generous 6 mm oak finish.


Electrics & Alarm The entire property has new electrics and there is a large new fuse board. In addition to the new main fuse board, there is a fuse board catering for the outside office/hobby room.   There is armoured cable serving external power points. There is power both to the rear garden and the front garden. A power point to the front garden can be found in the gate pillar. The property is alarmed and also has the benefit of a safe.

External Finishes For the ease of maintenance the property has been finished in a combination of brick work and K-Rend. K-Rend is an anti fungal treated textured render which is pre-coloured to avoid the requirement for painting. Also for aesthetics and quality finish, all flat roof surfaces have been completed in lead as have all dormers, flashings and the ridge of the roof.
The slates are top quality slates known as SSS1s or TTT1s. These represent the highest grade of slate.
The are slate sills to all windows which are solid single cut pieces of slate.


External Features Externally the property benefits from external lighting around the full circumference of the building and also to the rear garden steps. Lighting can be operated both from external points including in the garage as well as a series of points from within the house. There are security sensors in two locations. A security sensor operates lighting to the whole of the front of the house and detects movement on the drive. This is beneficial in security terms, but also very practical for guests and returning vehicles to the property. A security sensor also prompts lighting to the steps in the rear garden. There is a potting/tool shed. There is a garden hobby room with power.

Planting The property benefits from a carefully selected horticultural mix of planting which has been chosen for all season colour and interest. Particularly attention has been given to the selection of highly scented and ornamental trees selected for their winter coloured berries and/or autumn foliage. The property benefits from many spring bulbs.
The trees have also been selected and grafted in some cases to dwarfing root stock so as to be suitable for the size of the garden. Many shrubs are non deciduous and therefore maintain their value in the winter. The hedges to the front of the property are pink flowering escallonia with winter jasmine which flowers profusely in the winter with a yellow flower.
There are 15 fruit cordons grown either along the boundary walls, fences or over the pedestrian footpath to the side of the property and arched gateway. The cordons include 8 apple cordons of mixed varieties, 5 pear varieties of mixed varieties and 1 quince.


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