163412 Sandy Banks Drive , Wausau, WI 54403(Marathon County)

Enjoy this 5 year old custom built home by Hall Builders that offers close to 5200 sq. ft. & nearly 3 acres on the Eau Claire River. Enjoy Kayaking/tubing right from your own home! This circle drive offers a great area to 4-wheel while being close to snowmobile trails! Store all your toys in theoutbuilding complete with 220 volt outlet, a bathroom, 15x13 loft & can be turned into another living space for a 24x30 mother-in-law suitecomplete with a 9' garage door & 15x30 parking space. The cedar siding is tastefully painted on this Farmhouse style home with its large frontporch, weathered barn look garage complete with a weathermane on its chimney over the 50 year shingles & a classic stone wall on theextremely large mudroom between the house & garage. Don't let the country exterior fool you because this high end home has Triple PanePella windows that open for easy cleaning, are extremely energy efficient & have blinds inside! The Amish barn wood beams soar through thevaulted ceiling next to the floor-to-ceiling stone gas fireplace & wall of windows with patio door. The engineered hand scraped Pecan Hickory hardwood floors run from the living room into the formal dining room with a built incabinet & granite countertop. The Pella windows in the dining room can open to easily insert blinds in-between the glass. Thekitchen has a Sub-Zero refrigerator that keeps groceries fresher longer with a lifetime warranty. There is a Wolf gas stove withventing to the exterior, tile backsplash, farmhouse sink, granite countertop on the kitchen island, soft close drawers & doors on theknotty Elder Featherstone cabinets with under cabinet lighting & a drawer microwave to free up the countertops. The kitchen alsoincludes a built in desk & Luxury Vinyl Tile underfoot. Unique cork floor is in the 4 season den which absorbs moisture & sound,complete with a full brick accent wall, sliding barn door, gas fireplace, cathedral ceiling & patio door that opens to the paver patiowith a custom stone wall & accent lighting. There is a concrete pad under the patio to ensure the patio remains level along withingress/egress drain ports throughout & around the property for proper drainage in the already sandy soil. All patio furniture isincluded. The master suite offers cathedral ceilings(wired for a ceiling fan), a sitting area & a workout spot near another door out to aseparate concrete pad where an outlet & plumbing are ready for a hot tub. The master suite offers a walk-in closet & a 2nd closet forhim and her. The lovely master bath provides tile floor, a soaking tub near a barn board shelf & barn wood accent trim above thewindow. The home has 4 infrared automatic vent fans to provide continual air flow. The second bedroom on the main floor has anensuite complete with a tile walk-through shower, rainfall showerhead, shower wand, glass wall & lovely tile accents on the back ofthe sink. The builder is willing to customize the home to meet the buyer's needs. The incredibly large mudroom offers an abundanceof cabinet storage, countertops, an additional refrigerator, a sink, washer, dryer, cubbies, a hideaway ironing board & a separateroom for the overflow of coats, shoes, pantry items and more! You will dance in this space when you see the amount of room thisarea has to offer. The attached 2+ car insulated, drywalled and painted garage has hot/cold water hookups & is stubbed with a gasline overhead to hook up a garage heater to keep your vehicles toasty. There is a kennel with a dog door in & out of the garage.The lower level offers 3 additional bedrooms with egress windows, a family room, dry bar area with barn wood accent wall, full bath,toy room, storage room complete with a mini concrete wall by the sump pump for added protection. The mechanical room hasadditional storage space along with underground sprinkler lines that are ready to be run. A unique feature in the largest lower levelbedroom, connected to the full bath, is the swinging wall that can open & close on hinges if one would like to practice archery in thelong cork floor hallway. There are red lights stationed by each hall doorway to provide an alert if one is target practicing. Thishinged wall can be made into a permanent wall. Enjoy the balance between country & subdivision with a few homes on this cul desac street, yet offering wooded privacy along with high speed Charter/Spectrum internet to allow you to work from home! Yourmodern farmhouse awaits!