1521 Friendly Woods Rd, Blythewood, SC 29016

This custom Southland Log Home is perched on a hill in the center of 10.49 acres of mostly hardwoods and has a wrap-around 8' covered porch. It was purposely built to be highly energy efficient. Logs are 6" x 12" rectangular shaped white pine. The footprint of the house measures 53' x 35', not including the porch. This is modern living in a rural setting. That simply means it has City of Columbia water and Spectrum cable TV, phone and internet with 940 mb/s speed. The main level has: A large 20' x 20' (400 sq. ft.) master suite w/ a vaulted ceiling and his & hers walk-in closets. The master bath includes dual sinks, a custom 5' x 5' walk-in shower, a heated Kohler whirlpool tub and a water closet. The family room has a vaulted ceiling w/ twin ceiling fans. The view out of two sliding doors looks down on a creek that runs through the back five acres. The room also has a wood burning stove for supplemental heat on those real cold winter days. The full kitchen has an eat-in area, an island and KitchenAid stainless steel appliances that include an under the counter ice machine and a 36" commercial style gas cooktop. The 8' x 8' laundry room has a granite counter top for folding clothes, a shelf for hanging clothes and a utility sink. It can also accommodate either a gas (propane) or an electric clothes dryer. The 1/2 bath has a toilet and a urinal. There's also an office/computer room located just off the family room. Downstairs: There are two additional bedrooms that share a full bath. There is a home theater room with 5.1 full surround sound system that features an 80" screen and a High Definition, ceiling mounted projector. There is a mechanical room for all the utilities; electric, telephone, cable TV, internet, alarm system, sprinkler system. whole-house vacuum and the automatic transfer switch for emergency backup power. They are mounted on a wall board for easy access and maintenance. There is also a large (27' x 14') climate controlled storage room with built-in shelving and a second refrigerator for more cold storage space. Outside the house are: A fully automatic, 18kw standby generator that is powered by a 325 gallon buried propane tank. If a loss of commercial power is detected, it cranks up and switches the home to generator power. When commercial power is restored, it sees it and switches the house back, shuts down and returns to stand-by mode. There is an on-demand Noritz water heater that is tank-less and uses propane for fuel. It supplies an unlimited amount of hot water to the house. Nearby is a 30' x 50' insulated shop with a concrete floor that is fully wired for 120/240 volts. It has a 12' x 14' electric roll-up door with plenty of room for storage.