Birchwood, Wisconsin (Loch Lomond) FOR SALE: Traditional Chalet Style Cabin (Current price disclosed at www.blueheronpi.com/cabin) This is a four-season home, built in 2005, with over 2,400 total (not finished) square feet. The home sets on a gravel cul-de-sac road, with few other properties beyond it, just off of pristine Bass Lake. Enjoy the beautiful views of the lake from the wall of south facing windows, or buy the adjacent undeveloped lake lot to enjoy the lake itself. This is an owner finished home, with lots of north-woods charm for those looking for a more traditional lake / cabin experience.
I brought the half log look inside, but used the smaller 6 logs. Like the outside, they re hand hewn. I kept them to the exterior walls in the loft, loft bathroom and living and dining room. As you can see from the pictures below, I stained the half logs so that they d stand out a bit from all of the other knotty pine. Loft wall with window. (The floor has been carpeted) Main floor entrance
Two of the outside walls in the loft bathroom Another view of the loft bathroom log. You might also notice the tiled flooring (ceramic or porcelain not linoleum) and that the plumbing for the future toilet is already there. The same is true for the sink (out of view). I kept the half logs out of the main floor bedroom, kitchen and main floor bathroom where I used either drywall or a combination of drywall and tongue and groove pine. Sometimes too much of a good thing (half log and tongue and groove pine) is just too much even in a cabin.
My wife and I chose Rustic Alder with a burnished finish for the custom kitchen cabinets.
The countertops are Formica that resembles a dark granite. The floors on the main level, with the exception of the bathroom (tile) and bedroom (carpet), are hardwood. They re a solid ¾ (not a laminate) tongue and groove Hickory with a Saddle finish and hand sculpted look. The finish is warranted for 50 years.
Here s another look at the flooring and some more of the half log. If you look closely at the flooring, you can see the hand sculpted feature on the top surface of them.
I installed a real wood-burning stove. As you can see from the clean glass and firebricks inside the stove it has never been used. I think you could heat the entire place on a cold winter day with this stove or, if you re not interested in such things, you can simply turn up the thermostat the cabin has a high efficiency gas furnace and forced air heating system. For the hearth, I used these Travertine tiles I found in the landscaping section of a building supplies store. They re laid down just like any other tile. I covered them with multiple coats of sealer to give them a shine and to protect them from any dropped ash.
You might have noticed the red wall behind the fireplace and asked yourself, What the?. That s just the scratch coat for the future stone to be installed behind the fireplace and chimney. I knew that I wasn t going to get around to actually installing the stone any time soon, so I added some color to the cement / mortar when I mixed it to take the edge off the gray color of the scratch coat. All of this red will be covered by the stone when it s installed. Here s another view of the fireplace and dining room, as shot from the main entry
And an overall view of the kitchen, as seen from the living room. Below is a picture taken from the loft. You ll notice the tongue and groove end-matched pine on the vaulted ceiling. That peak is just over 18 from main level floor to the ceiling. What looks like it might be a log hand railing running from the middle of this picture to the right edge, is actually a huge log beam that spans the entire 28 width of the cabin.
You wouldn t know it from looking at this picture, but the main floor bathroom is huge (about 13 X 13 ). The floor is ceramic or porcelain tile again, and we went with the same rustic hickory cabinetry as in the kitchen (the bottom kick plate of the cabinet hasn t been installed yet). The walls are a combination of drywall and tongue and groove pine. The ceiling is all tongue and groove pine. This is a full bathroom with a tub and shower. The bathroom doubles as a main floor laundry room and (as you can see from the picture below) the water supply, electric and even dryer vent are all installed in the oversized closet.
Here s a partial view of the main floor bedroom. It s something like 12 X 14. The basement is a full basement walkout with two south facing windows. There is ample room for a third bedroom (septic is sized for 3 bedrooms), third bathroom (already roughed in), storage, and more. I did the insulated interior wall thing around the perimeter to help save on heating costs. As an FYI it takes so little to heat this place throughout the winter months that the propane company charges us for not buying enough propane!
These two pictures were taken from within the cabin (living room or dining room). They face the lake (distant) and a small pond (foreground). The land to the left and far side of the pond is actually part of the lake lot that is also for sale by us. By purchasing the lake lot, in addition to the cabin, you simply walk around the left side of this pond as you make your way down to the dock. It s like having one huge wooded lot on a lake. If you didn t have the lake lot, you still have access to the lake by crossing the frozen pond in the winter. There is a 30 wide Out Lot on the far side of the pond that runs between the pond and the lake.
Below is a low-resolution aerial picture that shows the cabin lot. It is the square corner lot directly below the junction of 29 13/16 Avenue and Moccasin Way (The picture is outdated and does not show the cabin). You can see the Out Lot that leads from the corner (non-lake / cabin) lot, over the middle of the pond, down to the lake. This is what provides lake access to the owner of the cabin even if the owner didn t have the lake lot. You will also get shared private lake access to the nearby Red Cedar through your membership in Loch Lomond. (More about that later). The lake lot that is also for sale. It s the odd shaped lot to the right of the above referenced corner lot. It s the one that is wide in the middle and tapers down toward the lake. You will note that there is a 15 Out Lot that runs from the road (Moccasin Way) down to the middle of the pond. That Out Lot separates the two lots so technically, these are not adjoining lots. The cabin lot is.654 acres and the undeveloped lake lot is.79 acres for a combined 1.444 acres.
LAKE LOT AND LAKE INFO If you wish to learn more about either the lake lot, or the lake itself, go to www.blueheronpi.com/lake Note: The lake lot provides year-round access to the lake, guarantees an unobstructed lake view from the cabin, additional recreational area (bonfires, tent camping, volleyball nets, etc.), additional privacy, a place for your guests to park their RV when they visit (electric pedestal already in), future site of a guest cabin or your own lake place nearer the water, investment opportunity, etc. FINISHING WORK / DETAILS The cabin is livable and enjoyable as it is (see pics). All permits (everything done to code) have been signed off on by the building inspector. However, some limited finishing work (install a railing, trim and some doors) still needs to be done. It s a great opportunity for a buyer to build a little sweat equity. I may be willing to get these things done prior to the sale for an interested buyer not interested in sweat equity. LOCH LOMOND BEACH CLUB, INC. Loch Lomond Beach Club, Inc is an association of owners covering the properties within Loch Lomond. Membership bestows certain rights and privileges, as well as restrictions and obligations. You will pay an annual fee to be a member of Loch Lomond (your membership is required). 2012 s fee was $400.00 per lot assuming that you pay by a certain date. There is a discount for multiple lots, so the second lot would be $200.00. So, for 2012, we paid a total of $600.00 to cover both of our properties. The Loch Lomond club house itself offers an outdoor pool, tennis courts, shuffleboard courts, a small playground for the kids, some outdoor grills, saunas, showering facilities, a kitchen, ice cream and snacks counter, water source for people using campers, pool table and video games, TV room and movies, private boat launch facilities (docks, ramps, gas for the boat, parking area for your car / trailer, etc.) to the Red Cedar*, seasonal and short-term boat slip rentals, etc. The association also provides for free outdoor storage for your camper and boat (RVs must be pulled from the lots at the end of the season), trash dump (you bring your trash there), additional parks (frisbee golf, picnic tables, fishing piers, etc.) social activities, and more. For additional information go to the website - http://www.llbeachclub.com * The Red Cedar is a 1,841 acre lake with a maximum depth of 53. It contains Bluegills, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Norhern Pike, and Walleye. The lake connects to both Balsam and Hemlock Lakes. LOCATION OF CABIN 2 miles southwest of Birchwood, Wisconsin 19 miles north of Rice Lake, Wisconsin
29 miles south of Hayward, Wisconsin 85 miles northeast of Forest Lake, Minnesota 123 miles northeast of the Twin Cities 390 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois AREA ATTRACTIONS Birchwood area lakes ( they say there s a thousand of them in Washburn County alone): http://www.washburncounty.org/tourism/communities/birchwood Hayward (shops, mini-golf, restaurants, bars, festivals, more lakes, other stuff): http://www.haywardareachamber.com Tagalong Golf Course (located within Loch Lomond on the Red Cedar, about 2 miles from the cabin.): http://www.tagalonggolf.com Tuscobia State Trail (74 miles for snowmobiling, ATVing, horseback riding, hiking, etc. It s less than a mile from the cabin, just down a dirt road.): http://www.tuscobiatrail.com Ice Age National Scenic Trail (a thousand mile trail that passes through the area about a mile or two from the cabin. It follows the moraine of the last glaciers): http://www.iceagetrail.org More info I invite you to either email me at answers@blueheronpi.com with any questions (Please CAPITALIZE the subject line of the email and include the word CABIN so that your email stands out), or call 763-323-7324. Serious inquiries only please We ask that you seriously consider what is (and is not) important to you before you schedule a showing. This cabin would be an absolute waste of your money, and would not provide for your enjoyment, if your priorities differ. There are cheaper homes for the size, bigger homes for the price, finished homes that don t need any work, homes on bigger lakes, etc. To help you decide whether a showing is warranted, I have put together a list to help: If any place on a lake is synonymous with cabin no matter how much it resembles the suburban home you just drove two hours to get away from this is not your ideal place. If you say, I don t get that when a person uses the terms quiet, peaceful, clean, or non-motorized to describe a lake this is not your ideal place.
If you look at half log siding and wonder why the owner didn t go with maintenance free instead since it costs about the same this is not your ideal place. If having neighbors 50 away is festive to you, and you re upset when you can hardly see your next-door neighbor s house because of all the pesky trees in the way this is not your ideal place. If you look at a wooded lot and immediately think to yourself, we gotta open this place up this is not your ideal place. If you look at a pond and begin to calculate just how many truckloads of dirt it d take to fill it this is not your ideal place. If the only good paddleboat, canoe or sailboat is a paddleboat, canoe or sailboat that gets the heck out of your way this is not your ideal place. If every time you look at a deer, it just makes you miserably hungry this is not your ideal place. If looking out your window to see a black bear drinking out of your pond makes you want to call 911 this is not your ideal place. If driving 5 hours to get to your lake place on a Friday afternoon, and then another 5 hours to get back home on Sunday, is just part of the weekend experience to you this is not your ideal place. If you can t appreciate the fact that the county assessor can t tax you for a lake place because, technically speaking, your cabin isn t really on the lake and your lake lot remains undeveloped this is not your ideal place. If you d rather see this when you look out your cabin window in the morning (Picture not taken from cabin window)
than this (Picture taken from cabin window) this is not your ideal place. I invite the rest of you, who understood half of that, to call for a showing. MLS STYLE LISTING DATA Type: Single Family Style: Chalet Bedrooms: 2 Full Baths: 1 Partial Baths: 1 Lot Size: Acreage:.654 Apx Fin AG: 1,470 Apx Fin BG: 0 Apx Fin SQFT: 1,470 County: Barron Area: 47 Birchwood Schl Dist School Dist: Birchwood Garage Cap: N / A Garage Type: N / A Year Built: 2005 Taxes: $1,702.23 Tax Year: 2009 Tax ID: 010-4178-24-000 Waterfront Type: Pond. Lake View. Seasonal Lake Access. Association: Yes
2012 Association Fee: $400.00 (with discount for on-time payment). Restrictive Cov: Yes Twp: Cedar Lake Home Dim: 28 X 34 Lake / River name: Bass Lake Size: 19 Seasons: 4 Season Easement: No ROOM LEVEL EST SIZE FLOOR Living Rm M 15 x 17 Wood Kitchen M 10 x 12 Wood Dining Rm M 10 x 11 Wood Laundry M Tile BR 1 M 12 x 14 Carpet BR 2 U 14 x 18 Carpet BA 1 M 13 x 13 Tile BA 2 U 7 x 8 Tile Other Included: Ceiling Fans Excluded: Video Security System Basement: Full Basement Walkout. Unfinished. Driveway: Gravel Fireplace: One Woodburning Fuel Source: LP Gas New Const: Outbuilding: Sewer: Septic Conventional Water: Well Drilled Exterior: Wood Half Log Cooling: Electric: Circuit Breaker Foundation: Poured Heating: Forced Air Occupancy: At Closing Patio / Deck: Showing: Lockbox Water heater: Electric Zoning: Directions: Legal: Hwy 48 east to Stout Road (right). Left on Featherstone Drive, right on Limestone Lane, left on Moccassin Way to 1 st driveway on right. Lot 23 Hemlock Subdivision of the Woods S2, T36N, R10W
DISCLAIMERS Nothing contained within this document constitutes an agreement of any sort. The seller reserves the right to make changes without notice up to and until the time that an agreement is made. The information contained herein is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. The buyer is responsible for verifying information. Prospective buyers assume all risks when on / in the property. Young children should not enter the cabin without close parental supervision there is no handrail leading to the loft, nor is there a loft railing. There is no deck off the door from the dining room.