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South Road Mid-House Type

Construction Commences June 2009

Completion: October 2010

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Retirement Homes, South Road, Lerwick

A unique opportunity to own one of ten three bedroom one and a half storey retirement homes located 10 minutes walk from the centre of Lerwick.

Two house types are available and both feature double-glazing and district heating throughout. Irvine Contractors Ltd understands the needs of downsizers, moving from a large family home into a retirement property, which creates fewer rooms rather than less space. Hallways, staircases and landings are generously proportioned to aid mobility.

These NHBC registered properties are being built to a high standard by Irvine Contractors Ltd. with a high specification featuring:

• Spacious living rooms
• Quality fitted kitchens
• Fitted bathroom suite
• Plenty of built-in storage including built-in wardrobes to the upstairs bedrooms
• Nordan factory finished double glazed windows

Price: £165,000

Entry: By arrangement.

Viewing: Please contact our reception (01595 692 645)

Rooms: Kitchen / dining, Living area, Store, Vestibule, Bathroom, Bedroom 1, Shower Room, Bedroom 2, and Bedroom 3.

 

General Features

13 South Road is located in Lerwick and is 10 minutes walk from the town centre and within easy walking distance of the Clickimin Leisure Centre / Swimming Pool, Toll Clock Shopping Centre, Bells Brae Primary School, Gilbert Bain Hospital, the Health Centre and other town centre amenities.

13 South Road has been designed to compliment the existing properties and comprises of ten three bedroom houses presently under construction.

All the houses are built to the same high standard with the added reassurance of NHBC registration, and feature:

• Timber frame inner leaf / Blockwork outer leaf construction with concrete tiled roof
• Nordan factory finished double glazed external doors with triple point locking and DDA compliant threshold suitable for wheelchair access
• Nordan factory finished double glazed windows
• Nordan factory finished sliding patio doors with laminated safety glass
• Heating from the Lerwick District Heating Scheme
• Power sockets at sensible heights so its easier to plug things in
• Wider door frames, so you can move about easily, especially if you need to use a stick, frame or a wheelchair
• Fridge, freezer and washer / dryer provided as an integral part of a well planned kitchen
• Comfortable, sheltered secure courtyard between the houses
• Dedicated parking space

When purchasing a new built retirement home from Irvine Contractors Ltd you can be sure it is an energy efficient home that is contributing to the well being of the environment. Up to a third of the heat in a conventional house is lost through the external walls. The design of our developments is such that minimising heat loss but also enjoying borrowed heat from adjacent properties. All external walls and roof spaces are well insulated to help minimise heat loss. With double glazed windows and patio doors, the thermal efficiency of the development not only helps keep the heat in during winter, but also keeps the excess heat out in the summer.

The homes will all be connected to the local District Heating Scheme, which is nearly 100% efficient. The system allows customers to take heat when the

ACCOMMODATION

On the Ground Floor:

Enter the property via a concrete ramped access. Nordan factory finished double glazed external door to

VESTIBULE (Approx. 1.95m x 1.25m)
With door leading into the main hallway and to the base of the stairs to the 1st floor.

HALLWAY

LIVING ROOM (Approx. 3.55m x 4.2m (at widest point))
Well-presented living room adjoining the kitchen and dining area.

KITCHEN / DINING (Approx. 3m x 3.26m)
Fully fitted kitchen with high quality ‘Chippendale’ units featuring:

• Up to the minute easy to clean doors
• Contrasting worktops with wrap-around panels
• 18mm colour coordinated carcases
• Soft close doors and full extension soft closing drawers
• Fashionable concealed units housing the oven and microwave

There is a full range of integral appliances to coordinate with the units. These include:

• NEFF single fan assisted oven with electronic programmer
• Extra wide NEFF ceramic hob with touch controls
• NEFF integrated extractor hood
• Eye level NEFF microwave
• NEFF 4-Star freezer
• NEFF eye level fridge
• NEFF fully integrated dishwasher
• NEFF washer dryer

Kitchen and dining area also feature sliding patio doors leading out to a courtyard area with shared drying greens.

BATHROOM (Approx. 2.44m x 2.72m)

With white bath, W.C. & wash hand basin and corner shower enclosure.

BEDROOM 1 (Approx. 2.72m x 3.46m (at widest point))
Spacious double bedroom located on the ground floor.

 

On the First Floor:

BEDROOM 2 (Approx. 5.13m x 2.61m)
Master bedroom with large built-in wardrobe along one wall. A Velux Roof light also provides natural daylight to the room from the coombed ceiling.

BEDROOM 3 (Approx. 3.75m x 3.12m)
Further good-sized double bedroom with large built-in wardrobe along one wall. A Velux Roof light also provides natural daylight to the room from the coombed ceiling.

STORE
Good-sized storage area located at the top of the stairs on the 1st floor landing.

 

Externally

Each property has a designated car parking space and also a shared drying green in the courtyard located between all of the properties.