Winchester, KY

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The picture below was taken during one of my recent Winchester, Kentucky home inspections.

The attic hatch, just a piece of sheetrock, is in the upstairs hallway. Remember that heat rises right up to that second floor ceiling. Insulation helps hold it in the living space of the house. No insulation on the attic hatch lets quite a bit of heat out of the house and raises your energy bill.

The simple solution: A piece of insulation, relatively cheaply purchased at your local big box home improvement store, glued to the top side of the sheetrock hatch, reduces heat loss and your energy bill.

Is your attic hatch insulated?

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Beautiful And Inexpensive Landscape Ideas for For Problem Areas

There are times when we buy properties for the way the house looks. It has the right amount of bedrooms and baths or we like that it has a nice kitchen. We may be attracted to the neighborhood or other amenities.

Sometimes, if we are just focused on the lack of vegetation around the house we may not put an offer on it.

New construction sites are usually lacking in natural plants and trees.

Usually, all landscape is scraped clean so the new home buyer will have to be creative and install trees, shrubs and flowers.

This can be quite an expense if all plants have to be purchased.

This picture is of the yard behind the house that includes a drainage pipe and creek.

The guardrail was installed after the homeowner had lived there a year.

The whole area was covered with 6 foot weeds and the dirt is clay.

Some of the steps that were used at this property:

• The process of cleaning the steep hillside took a long time and the weeds pulled out by hand and trash bags were filled.
• Next treated lumber was used to terrace it a bit to help in holding the dirt and provide footing when weeding or working with plants. Inexpensive rebar was used to anchor the boards in place.
• To prevent further weeds, Preen was spread over the area.
• Flowers like irises and day lilies can be used as perennials to help stabilize the dirt. Many plants can be donated from friends with overgrown flower beds that would love for you to dig up some and take them away.
• Wildflower seeds that attract butterflies were spread everywhere.

The result of hard work:

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Sunday Open House at 104 Brentwood Drive Winchester KY

Finally the rain will go away, the sun will come out and the temperature will be warmer for open house on Sunday. Our listing at 104 Brentwood Drive in Winchester KY is an fantastic home in Royal Oaks Estates.

Priced well below appraisal at $298,000.

This exquisite 2 story all brick home has 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, living room and family room both with wood burning fireplaces, designer kitchen w/ granite and stainless appliances, formal dining room, laundry room, 2 car side entrance garage, security system, landscaped w/ mature trees and privacy fence in backyard.

The property backs up to a farm pasture view. Lots of hardwood, ceramic tile and crown molding. Second floor with the master suite and 3 bedrooms is newly carpeted.

Come take a look for yourself on October 18th

2:00 - 4:00 PM

Hostess will be Monica Hess

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Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

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See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky Real Estate experience. Copyright © 2009 By Lizette Fitzpatrick, All Rights Reserved *Sunday Open House at 104 Brentwood Drive Winchester KY*

104 Brentwood Dr Winchester KY 40391 - Off The Market

Awesome home for sale in Winchester KY!

All brick, two story in Royal Oak Estates.

Two story grand foyer entrance w/ an open floorplan, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2616 living sg. ft., separate utility room, Living Room & Family Room w/ fireplaces, formal dining, granite counter tops & stainless kitchen w/Jen-Aire appliances, beautiful hardwood, tile & new carpet upstairs, lots of crown molding, 2 car side entrance garage, security system, totally landscaped w/privacy fencing in backyard.

Convenient to EVERYTHING!

Relaxing farm view behind the home.

Priced way below appraisal for a fantastic deal for you! Hurry and check out this magestic beauty!

Wow! Only $275,000!

Lizette Fitzpatrick- Principal Broker at Lizette Realty.

#1 featured Kentucky Realtor on Activerain.com and Localism.com.

Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

For more information on Kentucky Horse Farms or Winchester KY real estate

click on Lizette.us.

See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky Real Estate experience. Copyright © 2009 By Lizette Fitzpatrick, All Rights Reserved *104 Brentwood Dr Winchester KY 40391 - Home for sale in Royal Oak Estates*