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It’s refreshing to see a fresh take on a roof shape. A-frames are popular in the mountains because they shed water and snow so well, but they can be a bit cramped, and trying to figure out how to fit furniture to the sloped walls is a challenge. Here’s one solution from 1970.
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Make the walls a bit steeper, but kick them back in to keep the house from getting way too tall. Cap it all with narrow run of nearly-flat roofing. Ease the roofer’s task by cladding it in metal and create a winter-ready cabin. Plunk it down on a 0.43 acre lot halfway between Steven’s Pass and Leavenworth to create a place that’s as close to skiing as it is to shopping.
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The layout is typical of A-frames: a great room downstairs with an end wall of nothing but windows. A wood stove is the backup for conventional forced air heating. There’s certainly enough supply in the neighborhood.
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The kitchen is country conventional, a galley style flanked by relatively new appliances and cabinetry.
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A long hall back leads to one of the two bedrooms and the bathroom. A semi-spiral staircase leads to a loft bedroom that’s large enough for four queen-sized beds. Handy for guests, or luxuriously roomy if furnished with only one mattress.
Total area inside is 1,098 square feet. That’s bigger than a tiny house, but small enough to keep the heating bills and maintenance lower.
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When it isn’t snowing, which is due any day, sit or play outside on the decks and the lawn. The lot is touched by Nason Creek, a classic mountain stream tumbling over rocks and past trees. Good news: The house isn’t in the floodplain.
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The package is listed for $319,000. See it before the snow falls and be ready for ski season.
- 18233 Sunland Dr, Leavenworth [Leavenworth Properties]