864 Duvall St, Charleston, SC 29412

This 1964 home completely renovated in 2004 with modern floor plan. Unique multi-colored white/black/tan/red brick veneer exterior with white Hardie fiber-cement trim, soffit and fascia. No exterior wood. All windows are white vinyl, double-pane, argon gas-filled with lifetime warranty. Front entryway porch highlighted by massive white two-story columns, custom constructed from 12-inch PVC pipe. New high-quality (30 year) architectural shingle roof added in 2015. Roofing colors perfectly blend with exterior brick. Next, a 10kW solar electric power system (with net metering) was added, making the home a net energy producer supplying excess power to the electric grid. That's right, the power company pays the homeowner. In 2016, natural gas was piped to the house. Electric hot water tank was replaced with large-capacity on-demand Rinnai natural gas hot water heater. Solar electric power covers the cost of the natural gas. Beginning in 2017, the home's energy efficiency was significantly improved. The ducted central HVAC system was replaced with 3 Mitsubishi mini split systems covering 8 separate heating/cooling zones. The 3 outdoor compressor units are weatherized, hidden and tucked away inside their own well ventilated structures. Inside, the front entry opens to a first floor great room, a brick-wall fireplace that matches the brick exterior, and a spacious kitchen with oak cabinets, stainless-steel sinks and appliances, and a thick black granite (ubatuba with gold flecks) countertop that wraps around the kitchen and forms an eat-in peninsula table and a desk area facing the front yard window. Pass through the great room to a solarium with 4 picture windows, 6 ft high and spanning 20 ft wide. The view overlooks an expansive backyard dominated by large live oaks and sweet gum trees. This room has two exterior doors, one opens to the backyard and another to the driveway. On the right side of the house, the entire split level is a master bedroom suite with its own special floor plan. A few steps up, just off the front entry, a door opens to a very large office area with a massive window overlooking the front yard. Step through the office to a private doorway into the master bedroom. The master bedroom is perfectly constructed for dark and quiet sleep, surrounded on all sides heavy sound isolation and no exterior walls or windows. Pass through the bedroom and a doorway opens to a 9 ft x 14 ft dressing room / walk-in closet. Enter the dressing room to find another surprise: a doorway to a private sideyard deck. One last interior door leads from the dressing room to a modern 400 sq ft master bathroom in the backside of the house. The master bathroom has heated tile flooring, a doorless walk-in entry (clamshell) oversized shower area, dual sinks separated by a vanity, a warm-air bubble tub (overlooking a backyard picture window), and a secluded toilet room with it's own sink. Upstairs from the great room are 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. One bathroom is private to the largest bedroom. The hallway bathroom is completely renovated, with color-body porcelain tile floor, marble tile walls, a Corian solid-surface tub surround and a large box skylight. The house has a centrally located communications wiring box in a first floor closet. It two coaxial cables from the exterior, and a coaxial wire and two Cat-5e wires to every significant living space in the house. A homeowner can set up just about any type of home network desired. Even the driveway is unique. No concrete. An excavated 3 inch base of shell sand covered with a 3 inch surface of 3/4 inch cracked granite. The perimeter is composed of buried railroad ties. This is a driveway made to last and to be easily maintained. No settling pavers or cracking concrete to worry about. It can always be made to look new with minimal cost and effort.