The owner’s tour | A house close to the Massif

Owners open the doors of their exceptional residence to us, offered on the resale market.

Eric Clement
The Press

When we spoke to Lucille Maranda and Benoit Poirier, they were returning from a cross-country ski trip. Located near the Massif ski resort, in Charlevoix, their house is in a forest of conifers, in the heart of the real estate project Le fief du Massif, on the territory of the municipality of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François. And 250 m from the Gabrielle-Roy pedestrian path, well known to walkers.

In 2012, the couple, who lived in Quebec, had this house built when Benoit Poirier acquired the Jean Coutu pharmacy in La Malbaie. “We met there on weekends to do activities,” says Lucille Maranda. It was our second home, but in 2016, we sold our home in Quebec and came to settle here full time. »

The house which sits on a 48,000 sq.^⁠2, without immediate vis-à-vis, was then enlarged. With a second garage, a cedar storage space and a room used as a library. “We were seduced by the landscape”, says M^me Maranda.

vast residence

The property includes 13 rooms, including 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, for a living area of ​​1629 sq.ft.^⁠2. “When we built, we thought about the fact that our children and grandchildren would come to see us,” says Lucille Maranda. Now, they have their life in Quebec and in Estrie. They come much less. The house has become too big. And with retirement, our way of life has changed. We do a lot of salmon fishing in the summer, so we always left with our recreational vehicle. »

“The residence can allow a family with children to live here,” adds Benoit Poirier. But it would be more or less practical, because there are no school buses passing through the development. So it’s more a house for people of a certain age who want to have visitors, or it can be a chalet. »

From the outside, the property looks great with its wood and stone facade. Inside, large aluminum windows provide exceptional brightness. So much so that the couple acquired a heat pump to air-condition the spaces. “When we started living there full time, we realized that the heat was very strong,” says Mr. Poirier.

“The cooking was done by Simard cuisines, in Quebec,” says M^me Maranda. “It is made of full wood, not laminate,” adds Mr. Poirier. The floors are pine, except in the bathrooms and part of the kitchen, where there is ceramic. The property has a septic tank (emptied in 2020) and an artesian well which provides excellent quality water.

An inviting exterior

The veranda does not have mosquito nets, because there are not many mosquitoes, according to the couple, because of the small breeze always present at this part of the mountain.

Outside, a rest area with a screened fireplace has been created, as well as a small garden and a spa that allows you to relax all year round. “We will miss this house, but my happiness, I can do it anywhere,” says Lucille Maranda, who adds that what she will have appreciated the most is having lived in the middle of nature, with a décor that changes throughout the year.

“Living here, we realize that we are not in our stressed world, says Benoit Poirier. It’s like living in a parallel world. We regularly see hares, partridges, deer, moose that we cross on the way. That, we will miss. »