WHAT: A shingled house with 10 bedrooms and two bathrooms, plus a three-bedroom guesthouseHOW MUCH: $1,195,000SIZE: 3,927 square feet (main house)PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $304SETTING: Westport is a coastal town in southern Massachusetts, about 60 miles from Boston and 30 miles from Providence, R.I. The town has many houses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. This house is on a private lane with right of way onto the Westport River, which is accessible for swimming, boating and fishing. The closest ocean beach, a few minutes’ drive away, is part of an 815-acre preserve of salt marsh, dunes and estuary habitat.INDOORS: The two-story shingled house was built in 1889 and designed for Charles Cuthbert Hall, a Presbyterian minister and author who served as the president of the Union Theological Seminary. Most of the interior is original, including floors, molding, mantels and built-in cabinetry, as well as an oversize Dutch front door. The living room has windows on three sides. Both it and the dining room have fireplaces.
Windows throughout are an unusual two-over-two design and run nearly floor to ceiling, with original glass.Two bedrooms are on the first floor; the rest are upstairs. The guest cottage has a living room with a cathedral ceiling, a kitchen, three bedrooms, a half bath and an outdoor shower. OUTDOOR SPACE: The house is on 4.2 acres, about a third of which is wooded.TAXES: Approximately $4,987 a year CONTACT: Ellie Wickes, William Raveis, (508) 493-4545; WHAT: A shingled house with four bedrooms and two bathroomsHOW MUCH: $1,195,000SIZE: 1,772 square feetPRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $674SETTING: Mill Valley is a city of about 14,000 in Marin County, on the southeastern side of Mount Tamalpais. This house is on a short road at the edge of the city, where residential development gives way to state parkland and redwood forest in the Muir Woods National Monument. Hiking trails are within a few minutes’ drive; most of the trails overlook the ocean. Beaches and downtown are within a 10-minute drive, while the Golden Gate Bridge is 15 minutes away, making for easy travel to San Francisco.INDOORS: The two-story cedar-shingled house was built in 1951 and renovated within the last 10 years.
The open first-floor living and dining area has oak floors and pine wall paneling. The paneling in the living area is finished with cream-color paint; the room also has a brick fireplace and French doors opening to a bluestone patio and a garden. The dining area is a rounded pine-paneled space with a vaulted ceiling and panoramic views of Mount Tamalpais. Stainless-steel kitchen appliances and granite countertops were installed during renovations.Two bedrooms are on the first floor and two are at the top of an open staircase. The upstairs bedrooms are connected and used as a master suite, with broad mountain views.OUTDOOR SPACE: The lot is about 0.15 acre, landscaped. There are an herb garden and a small vegetable garden. TAXES: Approximately $14,937 a yearCONTACT: Maureen Simon, for sale by owner, (415) 381-5115; WHAT: A house with three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, plus a guesthouseHOW MUCH: $1,150,000SIZE: 4,687 square feet in the main housePRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $245SETTING: Covington is a city of 8,800, about a 45-minute drive across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans.
This house is on a wooded lot on a cul-de-sac not far from the city’s historic downtown, a collection of shops, restaurants, galleries and cafes in 19th-century buildings shaded by live oaks.INDOORS: The two-story Acadian-style house was built in 1981, designed by A. Hays Town, a Baton Rouge architect known for contemporary blends of French, Spanish and regional styles. Construction is mostly brick, stucco and wood, with deep porches on both levels. Many of Mr. Town’s designs, including this one, bear plaques from the Foundation for Historical Louisiana, an affiliate of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The main floor is a flight up from the ground. Ceilings are 14 feet throughout, with brick and wide-plank heart-pine floors reclaimed from an old school in New Orleans. Other salvaged features include recessed-paneled doors, and mid-18th-century fireplace mantels from Virginia. The living room and dining area are part of a long room measuring more than 1,000 square feet;
columns delineate the dining area. The tall double-hung windows have full shutters and old-fashioned counterweights. French doors opening to porches on opposing sides of the house help create cross ventilation.The master bedroom is on the main level, and is part of a suite with a large sitting room and a fireplace. The kitchen has custom cypress cabinetry, pine-beamed ceilings and an island topped with heart pine. Floors are brick with a wax finish. Appliances were updated in 2007. Off the kitchen is a sunny breakfast room with walls of floor-to-ceiling windows facing the garden. The other two bedrooms are downstairs. One opens to a brick-floored porch facing a rose garden. Also downstairs is a den, and a utility room with a sink and a laundry, reached through a brick archway.The guesthouse is away from the main house. At 900 square feet, it has a bedroom, a living room with a fireplace, a kitchenette and a bathroom, as well as an ample front porch.OUTDOOR SPACE: The lot is 1.14 acres, with camellia, banana, persimmon, quince and mayhaw trees.
The front porch of the main house is about 350 square feet, with a swing.TAXES: Approximately $13,858 a yearCONTACT: Pam Head, Real Estate Resource Group, (985) 635-9000 / (985) 898-5888; It looks like our usage analysis algoriths think that you might be a robot. in an automated fashion is a violation of the Redfin's terms of use. Please complete the captcha below to access Redfin. Raise up to 1.00% Wickes now have over 5,500 building and home improvement products available online, including a fantastic special offers section which lists all of the best deals and promotions of the week! Top Deals with Wickes 2 for £140 Geneva Doors £20 off when you spend £200 on windows - online only £25 off when you spend £100 on radiators (online only) 50% off + 15% off 50% off + 15% off sale prices in the Kitchen ShowroomThis main category also has sub categories which include fire doors with glass, panel fire doors, flush fire doors, bespoke fire doors and glazed fire door pairs.
This range of internal fire doors covers a huge variety of styles and sizes that will meet your requirements including 1 hour fire doors all of which benefit from our UK wide free mainland delivery service. We have now added a made to measure fire door frame for all of the single fire doors with the exception of 60 minute rated doors, these frames are available in three different types of wood and will require decorating to match or contrast with your chosen doors. Fire Door Matched Pairs - The Facts; All our fire doors including glazed fire doors are certified and our door suppliers are able to provide proof of performance showing the individual door successfully completed a rigorous fire test to the BS 476 Part 22 standard or the European equivalent BS EN 1634, the fire door matched pairs are shown to allow you to visualise how they would look and are factory chosen for matching the veneers / colour as closely as possible, the certification relates to a single door and a dialogue should be undertaken with your planning and / or fire officer as to the requirements for compliance but most importantly fire door matching pairs cannot be rebated.
Internal fire doors are primarily designed to restrict the spread of fire and are required to perform three main functions: Fire doors - testing facts: All our fire doors including glazed fire doors are certified and our door suppliers are able to provide proof of performance showing the door successfully completed a rigorous fire test to the BS 476 Part 22 standard or the European equivalent BS EN 1634, the fire door pairs are shown to allow you to visualise how they would look but any certification relates to a single door and a dialogue should be undertaken with your planning and / or fire officer as to the requirements for compliance. All Building regulations specify the requirements for even the fitting of cheap fire doors or any other fire resisting doors to protect occupants for a minimum time which is expressed in minutes, either 20, 30, 60 minutes etc, most of the time tradesmen will use the term FD30 and FD60 which relates directly to 30 minute and 60 minute ratings.
We have been asked on numerous occasions to source or supply 35mm fire doors but to date we have not been able to obtain any 35mm fire doors that would match or comply with the fire testing requirements that all fire doors must match or exceed during testing. The fire doors including oak fire doors, glazed fire doors or any other internal fire doors are tested as a complete assembly including fire door frames, intumescent seals and essential ironmongery and can only be guaranteed if the tested design is replicated with the correct compatible components, Please ask for a copy of the test evidence when fitting these doors. Detailed Construction of fire doors and Fire door Frames: FD30 (30 minutes) glass fire doors, panelled fire doors or flush fire doors are usually 44-45mm (Nominal) thickness, as opposed to the standard door thickness of 35 mm, there is absolutely no point if fitting fire door frames if you then fit a standard non fire door. FD60 (60 minute) fire doors are not cheap fire doors due to their lack of choice and the required construction methods, they are most commonly used in commercial settings and are normally 54mm thick.
Specially constructed fire doors can have a rating of 4 hours or more, this is very much dependent on fitting ALL of the correct materials, our suggestion with such a heavy fire doo is to fit 4 hinges with two of the hinges being fitted nearer each other at the top of edge of the door. Most fireproof doors uk have a solid core construction which can include: particleboard, chipboard, flaxboard and solid timber. The assembly can vary greatly, some have a timber framing around the core with a laminated veneer, others have a lipping (5-20mm thick) around the core with a veneer on top and in some cases a plywood, veneer or MDF facing is glued on to the core without framing or lipping's. There is no preferred or regulated construction method and no need for one as long as the desired fire rating is achieved. Fire rated doors must be fitted with approved intumescent strips which play a crucial part in achieving the rating if you wish to adhere strictly to achieving the test results but our experience is that each planning authority accepts the fire rated doors on their own in terms of compliance with planning when fitted retrospectively.
When subjected to heat, the intumescent strips expand and seal the gap between the door edge and the frame. Intumescent seals can be fitted within the door frame or grooved into the internal fire doors edge. Advice on the intumescent strips can be obtained from the test evidence report, available from the door supplier or manufacturer The material from which the fire door frames are constructed (e.g. softwood, hardwood or MDF), as well as its section sizes must comply with the required standards. Furthermore, essential hardware (ironmongery) must also have its’ own individual test evidence to show fitness for purpose. Our Panel Fire Doors in these categories are suitable for use in both flats and houses and will suit a wide range of needs, whatever your home’s décor. It is important to us that these internal fire doors or external fire doors satisfy the most rigorous of fire regulations whilst also looking great. Modern flatted properties are usually fitted with external fireproof doors as standard and most of these are Flush Fire Doors, this is due to our greater understanding of the importance of preventing and containing a blaze to allow the maximum time possible to vacate a burning building.
Please remember some planning authorities require intumescent fire and smoke seals to be fitted to the top and sides of any of the above internal fire doors, they may also want door stops to be 25mm thick and some form of closer may be required, hinges also have to measure up to suitable fire rated standards, there is no escape (no pun intended) if the wrong hinge is used. Our FD30 fire rated doors, including Fire Doors with Glass are usually 44-45mm (Nominal) thickness whilst those rated FD60 are 54mm thick, please make allowances for the correct frame when purchasing these fire doors and note that most doors are supplied in a range of materials including white primed, oak, cherry, ash, walnut and mahogany. Information and guidance on adding Fire & Smoke seals. Why do I need to fit fire doors? Contact us for more info if required when using any of our example fire door pairs, these are two individual doors visualised as a pair, all fire door fitting should be cleared with your local planning or fire officer.