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70 E Markle Rd, La Sal, UT 84530

$174,800

2 bed · 1.5 bath · 1,100 sqft

Solar Assisted Get Away Cabin Home: A unique and wonderful hybrid Earth Contact/ Straw Bale Home. Located in La Sal in the high desert of southeastern Utah (elev. 7000ft.), close to numerous national parks, national forest, world class desert rivers, and the San Juan mountains of Colorado. Post and beam construction with straw bale fill on three sides; stucco walls; rounded earthen ledge; juniper pole interior construction; deeply colored acid stained concrete floors and ceramic tile throughout. Interior bright with natural light. House is tied to grid power but is built for low overhead retirement or hard times with many solar aspects and options: passive solar space heat, solar powered radiant floor heat, solar domestic hot water heater, solar supplemental and backup electric power. Woodstove and propane heater for backup heat. House is sunk into the ground two and half feet to take advantage of the earths thermal inertia: house is cooler in summer, warmer in winter. This unique house performs! Large outbuilding next to house. Root cellar with 1000 gal water storage tank. Ample room for another house, some horses, or goats. Existing pad has hook-ups for an RV. La Sal is a small community (pop 350): convenience store, gas pump, senior center, elementary school, fire station, and community activity facility with a library. Land line phone service is available, as is DSL internet. Cell phone coverage good. New state of the art hospital 30 miles away in Moab. Perfect for getting away yet staying connected.

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