Houses built with energy efficiency in mind
January is a month that gets a bad rap. And deservedly so. It's a time when most people go to work and come home in the dark, schools close at the drop of a snowflake and tax forms arrive promptly after the first of the year. The last thing homeowners need in this post holiday season is a heart-stopping heating bill.
ˆ½"We can't eliminate the heating bills of the people who buy our homes, but we've done our best to minimize the impact of these high costs by building high-efficiency features into all our homes," Jay Dulla, president of Remington Homes.
At Remington Grove, the Elgin-based builder's new family-friendly community of single-family homes and townhouses in Johnsburg, these money-saving features include steel insulated raised panel entry door, insulated, thermal break windows, damp-proofed foundation with steel reinforcements, R-15 wall and R-30 ceiling insulation, self-seal shingles with 25-year warranty, Tyvek energy efficient housewrap, 50-gallon high efficiency gas water heater and 80-percent efficiency gas forced air furnace.
There's still time for buyers to lock in many popular options in their new quality-built Remington home before higher 2008 prices go into effect in the spring. The Elgin-based builder is now offering $15,000 in free upgrades in both their Tradition and Classic Series of three and four-bedroom single-family homes at Remington Grove.
Homes in the Tradition Series are base-priced at just $267,900 to $307,900. Base prices in the larger homes in the Classic Series range from $303,900 to $356,900..
Each Series features eight models, including two ranch floor plans. All of these ranch and two-story homes have traditional Midwestern exteriors with covered entries and upscale interior.
Remington Homes is giving buyers attracted to this scenic McHenry County location still another housing option. Six expansive ranch and two-story townhouses that offer from 1,255 to 2,020 square feet of living space are also available at prices ranging from $209,900 to $249,900.
Current incentives for these two and three-bedroom plus loft maintenance-free townhouses are a luxury master bath and central air conditioning.
The highly regarded Johnsburg Community School District 12, a downtown that retains much of its original character while preparing for thoughtful redevelopment and the new Johnsburg Public Library, are just some of the things that make Johnsburg the ideal place to work and raise a family.
Yet residents of Remington Grove are less than an hour from both Chicago and Milwaukee, close to McHenry and Woodstock and just minutes from the new Shops of Fox Lake on Route 31.
Remington Grove is located two miles north of Route 120 on Route 31. The sales center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from noon to 5:30 p.m. For more information call (815) 578-0123 or visit the builder online at www.remingtonhomes.com.