Roundwood Park Harpenden, a Modern Market Town with Something for Everyone Perfectly Interspersed with the Tranquillity of Green Open Spaces
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Welcome to... a unique development at Roundwood Park Harpenden, a modern market town with something for everyone perfectly interspersed with the tranquillity of green open spaces... Harpenden today is a bustling modern market town with a wide variety of Harpenden boasts superb education facilities including Roundwood Park shops, cafés and restaurants. Set against the healthy buzz of the town itself, School, just a short walk from the development, which has been awarded an Harpenden benefits from 238 glorious acres of common that reach into the OFSTED ‘Outstanding’ classification. Roundwood Park School is a specialist very edge of the shopping centre and stretch away towards St Albans for Mathematics and Computing and Language College, but also in the parish are: more than a mile. Harpenden Common represents a truly unique feature that • St. George’s School; a specialist Technology and Language College. merits the town’s ‘village like’ feel. • Sir John Lawes School; a specialist Media, Arts and Science College. • Aldwickbury School; an independent all-boys Preparatory School. Harpenden Common hosts a cricket club, numerous bridle ways, ramblers’ • St Hilda’s School; an independent Preparatory School for girls. paths and Harpenden Common Golf Club, all contained in an area of natural beauty which was awarded a national Green Flag Award in 2007. There are several medical centres, a community hospital with a health centre In addition, the town boasts other fantastic sporting and leisure facilities and the private Spire Hospital in Ambrose Lane. including a leisure centre with indoor pool, two tennis clubs, football and rugby clubs and offers a wide range of social and community facilities. A rare opportunity to acquire one of just two individually architect designed new homes to be built by Marchfield Homes to their exacting standards... Roundwood Park Situated on the north west side of Harpenden, Roundwood N Park is a signature Marchfield Homes development of just 2 five bedroom, five bathroom family homes. Close to everything that Roundwood Park this bustling modern market town has to offer yet far enough away 53 to enjoy peace and tranquillity, typical of Marchfield’s commitment to developing the finest new homes in exceptional locations. The homes will be ready for occupation in the summer of 2015. Aspen House 51a Maple House 51 49 Maple House 51 Roundwood Park kitchen / dining: 6.32m x 4.99m 20’ 9” x 16’ 4” family area: bedroom 2: 5.52m x 5.3m 5.54m x 4.99m 18’ 1” x 17’ 5” 18’ 2” x 16’ 4” bedroom 4: ensuite 4.22m x 3.71m 13’ 10” x 12’ 2” ensuite utility boot room ac ensuite garage: wc ensuite 6.33m x 3.07m 20’ 9” x 10’ 1” bedroom 3 15’ 5” x 10’ 7” 4.7m x 3.23m hall lounge: master bedroom: 4.96m x 4.70m 4.82m x 4.76m 16’ 4” x 15’ 5” 15’ 10” x 15’ 7” Maple House A superb family home, with five double bedrooms all of which have en suite bathrooms. Ground floor accommodation includes a magnificent kitchen/family room which opens up into the south west facing landscaped garden. Gross internal floorspace (excluding garage): 313.66 sq Metres bedroom 5: 3376 sq Ft 13.09m x 5.26m ensuite 42’ 11” x 17’ 3” Aspen House 51a Roundwood Park kitchen / dining: 6.32m x 4.96m 20’ 9” x 16’ 4” bedroom 2: family area: 5.51m x 4.96m 5.52m x 5.30m 18’ 1” x 16’ 4” bedroom 4: 18’1” x 17’ 5” 4.22m x 3.71m ensuite 13’ 10” x 12’ 2” ensuite utility boot ac room ensuite ensuite wc garage: 6.33m x 3.07m bedroom 3: 20’ 9” x 10’ 1” 4.7m x 3.23m master bedroom: 15’ 5” x 10’ 7” lounge: 4.82m x 4.76m 4.7m x 4.96m 15’ 10” x 15’ 7” 16’ 4” x 15’ 5” hall ensuite Aspen House This handsome five bedroom family home has en suite facilities to each bedroom and a large and welcoming kitchen / family room that opens up into the south west facing landscaped gardens. Gross internal floorspace (excluding garage): bedroom 5: 301.51sq Metres 10.33m x 5.26m 3245 sq Ft 33’ 11” x 17’ 3” A High Quality Specification For Modern Family Living GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INSULATION The main external walls will be brick and render. External rendering to be • Drytherm 32 filled 100mm cavity wall insulation traditional sand and cement render with decorative finish. The external • At roof level:-125mm Celotex or similar between rafters plus one layer of bricks will be in Boxmoor Blend Facings with Michelmersh Hampshire Red 25mm insulation below Handmade Facings Feature Brick. • Between floor joists: - Acoustic Insulation to be installed to the first and The internal skin of the external walls will be constructed in lightweight blocks second floors with a plaster finish. • Below ground floor:-150mm Celotex or similar Imrey plain clay roof tiles and slate to lower rear roofs. • Stud Partitions:- One layer of 15mm sound shield board either side of stud Coving to all principal rooms. with 60mm of Acoustic partition roll in cavity • High performance double glazed windows throughout DOORS, WINDOWS AND WOODWORK • Oak veneer four panel filled and glazed internal doors with chrome ELECTRICAL Carlisle Brass handles and hinges throughout • A generous supply of light and power points throughout (glazed doors to be between hall and kitchen/family room area) • Wiring for wall mounted television option above lounge fireplace • Solid oak front door • Schneider chrome flat plates to light switches and sockets • Other external doors painted white • Energy efficient downlighters with LED bulbs to lounge, kitchen, family room, • Timber double glazed sliding sash windows utility room, cloakroom and bathrooms • Oak finish clear stained staircase • 5 amp circuit to living room, dining area and master bedroom with two-way switches HEATING AND FIREPLACES • A doorbell will be fitted to each home, connected to the mains electricity • Central heating will be a gas fired wet system with high efficiency • External ducting for Virgin TV and COAX cable for SKY condensing boiler • Garages to have remote controlled electrically operated doors, light and • Under floor heating will be provided to the ground floor with power points thermostatically controlled radiators to first and second floors, • External power point • Chromium plated heated towel rails to cloakrooms and to all wet rooms, • The electrical system will be controlled by circuit breakers bathrooms and shower rooms (Separate circuit to heating) • A ‘Megaflo’ or similar hot water system will be provided, ensuring mains ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS pressure throughout • Digital TV aerial supplied • Both plots to have a choice of two fitted gas fires or open fires, with stone • Cat 6 cabling and patch panel only is provided to enable our purchasers to surround from a pre-selected range (subject to build stage). fit a wide range of equipment, including the following: Option of log burner to one fireplace - Connecting a Smart TV to all main rooms - Wiring will be provided for a wall mounted TV option above the lounge fireplace and also on the wall in the family area - Connecting a Virgin TV receiver in any of the main rooms or in the services cupboard and watch satellite TV in any connected room - Connecting home cinema plus audio/video equipment in the living room - Enjoying music in any main room, including the Master En Suite SECURITY GENERAL • Gated access with remote control • Floor finishes:- the hall will have a high quality Oak faced engineered board. • NSI approved fully fitted intruder alarm The cloakrooms, kitchen/family area and all bathrooms/wet rooms to have • Front gardens to have lit bollard on a dawn to dusk sensor ceramic tiled floor. All other floors will be carpeted. Purchasers wishing to • Side and rear gardens to have wall mounted lights on PIR sensors pay extra for ceramic or wood strip flooring in carpeted areas will (subject • 3 point locking systems to front and rear doors to build stage and pre-payment) be permitted to do so • Locks to all windows within standard Fire Regulations • Decoration of Walls and Ceilings:- each purchaser will be given a choice of internal colour finishes from a pre-selected range (subject to build stage) CLOAKROOMS • Walls and ceilings to be painted with a mist coat and two top coats of • Minoli or similar high quality floor and wall tiles. NB the walls are partially Crown, Johnsons or Dulux emulsion paint. Woodwork to have a prime coat, tiled in the Cloakroom two undercoats and a top coat • Wall hung sanitary ware by Villeroy & Boch with chrome fittings STORAGE KITCHENS/UTILITY ROOMS • Fitted wardrobe with sliding doors to Master Bedroom and Bedroom 2 • Built in appliances by NEFF/Siemens or similar high quality appliances to include floor to ceiling fridge freezer, double ovens, induction hob, GARDENS microwave, warming drawer, dishwasher and combined washing machine/ • All garages have painted floors and blockwork walls with plasterboard tumble dryer ceilings • Choice of contemporary kitchen doors from pre-selected range with • Generous sized landscaped gardens to front and rear of each property laid granite or stone worktops and upstands to lawn, with stocked flower and plant borders (subject to build stage) • Paving on paths and patios • Choice of Minoli or similar high quality floor tiles from a pre-selected range • External water taps at the rear and in the garage (subject to build stage) • Side boundaries to be 2.1m close boarded fencing with 0.3m trellis on top • Water softener in the Utility Room • Dividing fences between No 51 & No 51A to be 1.8m close boarded at rear and 0.9m close boarded at front WET ROOMS/EN SUITES/SHOWER ROOMS • Tegula block paviours on drives and car parking areas • En suite wetrooms to Master Bedroom and Bedroom 2 • Minoli or similar high quality floor tiles and full height wall tiles NHBC • Wall hung suites by Villeroy & Boch, vanity units, mirrors and chrome fittings • Full ten year warranty from the National House Building Council • Demister mirrors to Master Bedroom and Bedroom 2 en suites (www.nhbc.co.uk) • Chromium plated heated towel rails • Marchfield Homes Ltd, who will provide the warranty are proud to hold an • Electric shaver points A1 rating with the NHBC NB: We offer a very high specification in carefully designed homes.