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Show “Q14 Deseret News/TheSalt Lake Tribune, June 18/June 16, 2000 Parade Continued from Page 6-13 room, The family will enjoy the recreation room located in the basement, along with three bedrooms, entertainment room with wet bar, and a secondutility room with a second washer/dryer hookup. A covered patio looks the nicely yard. No. 23: Eagle Ridge Address: 3657 Foothill Eden, Utah Builder: R&O Construction Inter or Designer: Martin Associates Square Footage: 4,260 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms:4 Garage: 3 Category: B ($250,000-$500,000) Eagle Ridgehasthe feel ofa real mountain resort, constructed with all natural stone, marble and woods. The cedar and stone entry and touches of lacewood and mahogany throughout add to the home’s rustic feel. Concealed lighting creates an unusual illumination in the living area. People can step out onto the log-railing deck from either the great room or the master bedroom and gatherin the view ofthe valley below. The way the home is built makes it 30 percent, more efficient, with advanced insulation, tight construction, top-of-theline wood windows andthe mostefficient heating and cooling systemsavailable, No. 24: The Brooks Address: 1318 Chilly Peak Circle Ogden, Utah Builder: Aspen Homes DevelopmentInc. Square Footage: 2,916 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Garage: 2 Category: A ($100,000- $250,000) Aspen’s trademark ofsingle-level/singlefamily homesis highlighted in the Brooks. The plan represents homes that bridge the gap between entry-level and move-up. New such as wiring packages,are included, This wiring system reaches into every room and makesit possible to have computer, audio, video and homesecurity. The sprinkling system has been hookedupto the smart wiring. Thisis a home with 2,000 square feet offinished living space and an unfinished basement. No. 25: Sablestone Address: 830 E. 3550 North North Ogden, Utah Builder: Regency Construction Square Footage: 3,990 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms:2 Garage: 3 Category: A ($100,000- $250,000) The Sablestoneis nestled along the bench of Ben Lomond,offering great views of the valley to the west and mountains to theeast. This rambler-style homehas a formalliving room and dining room on the main level. The large family room adjoins a custom kitchen, giving the home a very open and spacious feeling. Oneofthe thingsvisitors will notice is the large master-bathroom shower. The basementis unfinished, which means owners can go in at a later day and add more bedrooms, bathrooms,play rooms or entertainment areas. The North Ogden area is recognized for its rural atmosphere and.open spaces. Advertising supplement produced by the Newspaper Agency Corporation Trends more bathrooms rose from 15 percent in 1995 to 19 percent by 1999. The share of new units with four or 1985,1.97 in 1995, and 2.00 in 1997. more bedroomshas only recently picked Theincreases may alsoreflect a desire up, rising from 31 percent in 1997 to 33 _ for additionalstorage space. percentand 34 percentin 1998 and 1999, Vinyl siding is the most common type Tespectively. of exterior wall material in new homes. One factor may be the growingshift of Vinyl’s market share was 39 percent in 1999, upfrom 37 percentin 1998 and 23 employmentfrom theoffice to the home. Although the builder may report addipercentin 1992. Second place belongs to brick, = 21 tional rooms as bedroomsin the Census percent last year, a share has Bureau construction survey, home buyers may plan to use the rooms as home remained consiantsing€é1996. Stucco camein third place, at 18 per- offices. Few home-buying families cent in 1999, holding its ground, while actually use more than three bedrooms wood exterior, at 14 percent last year, for sleeping, continued to lose market share. The two-story share of new homes has These data, however, do not give a been steadily increasing over the past complete picture of wall material usage few years, rising one percentage point because manyunits are built with two or from 1998 to 51 percent in 1999. more typesof material. It is more cost effective to construct a Forinstance, many homes use brick on -2-story rather than one-story home the front exterior, but vinyl or wood on because the formerhas a smaller roofand the otherthree sides. foundationrelative to living area. Interior Features Also, while the average living area in Homes with more bathrogms, more new homeshas increased,lot sizes have bedrooms, a greater incidence of not(atleast not up to 1998,the latest year installed air-conditioning, and morestories essentially characterize what was for whichlot size data are available). Fitting more space onless land often constructed in 1999, But the share ofnew units with fireplaces and those with translates into building a secondstory. Forty-eight percentof the 1999 units had basementsstalled last year. The best indicator of the degree of one-story, down 20 percentage points luxury andoverall amenities in homesis from 20 years ago, whilesplit level units captured a measly one percentshare last the number of bathrooms. In 1999, 53 percent of new singleear. family completions had 2.5 baths or The national share of new homes with more, up from 49, 50 and 52 percent, central air-conditioning has risen every respectively,in the precedingthree years. year since 1991's 75 percent to 84 perThe number of new units with 3.0 or cent in 1999. Continued from Page 6-5 neae ormation about new a existing homes. 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