2232 142nd St, Fort Dodge, IA 50501

Main floor: Living room with open concept to the large kitchen with a counter to watch TV in the living room. There is also a dining area that can sit 6-8 people. 3 bedrooms upstairs (one large master bedroom suit), 1 den, 1 master bath and a large 3/4 bathroom. The kitchen and bathroom was updated in 2016. The basement is 95% finished (1120 sqft) with a large master bedroom downstairs with a 3/4 bath, laundry room, plenty of storage space, a library, entertainment room with a fireplace and bay window with recessed lighting. You can exit the basement into the breeze way to enter the backyard, the shop or the 2 car garage. A large heated and AC work shop, 16x20 with 2 large sliding glass doors to view the backyard forest and the main patio access to a 1450 sqft. patio, 1193 sqft of it with pavers and a 5 foot rock fountain/waterfall. Upgrades since house purchased 4-10-2018 Inside: 1. Added a large walk-in closet and Master Bath with a jetted tub, shower, double sinks 2. Created a Master Bedroom sitting area with new windows that overlook the patio and the private, wooded backyard (including cellular window shades) 3. Added a sliding glass door in the Master Bedroom for access to a new deck (see #1 below) 4. Built a bedroom & an additional storage area in the basement 5. Replaced the window in the basement bedroom with a 4’x8’ double pane window 6. Added 2 large 8’ sliding glass doors to the shop to enhance the view capabilities 7. Replaced fluorescent lighting in the shop with 9 recessed canned lights and dimmer switches 8. Added an air conditioner to the shop 9. Converted the fuse box in the shop to a new circuit breaker panel 10. Added a ceiling fan to the kitchen, changed the light fixture above the eating area and added separate switches in order to control the 2 kitchen lights separately 11. Added shelves to the entry coat closet as well as to one of the bedroom closets Outside: 1. Added a deck (8’x8’) off the Master Bedroom with stairs that lead to the patio area 2. Increased the useable area in the back of the house (west side) by 1,469 square feet of back fill & a retaining wall 3. Added a 1,193 sq. ft. patio with pavers and a waterfall/fountain behind the house (west side) 4. Added a 2nd patio with a burn pit at the end of the driveway 5. Added a storage area north of the North garage 6. Transformed the slope of the back lawn into terraced stairs descending from the front yard to the back patio alongside a shade garden of hostas and grasses 7. Added an arbor and rocked path as an entry to the terraced stairs & shade garden 8. Transformed the natural growth wooded area behind the house into a usable backyard by thinning out trees and brush and adding trails 9. Planted multiple trees, bushes and plants