House
for sale in the Magdalen
Islands
House Harbour - High standard house
for sale at 126 Ch. Cap Rouge. Former primary school
built in 1947 entirely renovated and converted in a loft in 1990.
A total living surface of 2,450 square feet on two floors, very
bright with natural light coming through six large windows on
the front offering magnificent sunset views on Little Baie
and on the coloured houses at the bottom of the hill of Mounette.
Originally built with superior materials : 2½"x4"
framing every 16" covered with 1"x4" pine boards,cedar
clapboards exterior. The interior renovations have been carried
out with care to modern comfort while preserving the original
legacy of the building which sheltered once up to 75 pupils in
2 classrooms. On first floor the original wooden floor 1"
thick have been covered with ¾" cherrywood hard floors.
The open concept, the mezzanine and the cathedral ceilings give
an opportunity to appreciate the living space in its full scale.
In the center a granulated wood stove brings
a friendly warmth during winter in support to the central heating
system electronicaly controlled (installed in 2008, furnace and
tank changed in 2006) has also electrical heaters on 2nd
floor (barely used). Montly costs : $83 elec + $150 oil. On the
kitchen side the cooking plates and the ovens are sunken, large
cooking counter and numerous cherry wood closets. Large ceramic
and cedar bathroom with podium bath and a shower booth.
On the north side several rooms allows intimacy, a reading corner,
a work office and a small veranda with exit at the back (and the
clothes line). 2nd floor is accessed through a cherry wood staircase
leading to the mezzanine and the 2 bedrooms opposite on each side
of the floor and also a powder room. In the basement : concrete
base, shingles floor in the center and sanitary voids on each
sides. Water heating tank 60 gal, oil furnace, submersible pump,
central vacuum cleaner.
Lot of 25,738 square feet including a 12'x16'
insulated and heated workshop, a 4'x16' wood dryer at the back,
next to a 16'x12' greenhouse with small vegetable garden, a 12'x12'
shed, also a burried septic tank with purification field. This
magnificent house is located in the heart of House Harbour, a
15 min walk from services (supermarket, bank, post office,
school, etc...), less than 10 min drive to airport, from marina
and from many sand beaches (Dune du Sud, la Pointe, l'Échouerie...)
Phone : 1 418 969 9571
Email : suemonile@hotmail.com
Price : $218,000 Canadians












