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Materials & FeaturesEvery kitchen originally featured an extendible 'swingout' table. This table rotates on a single hinge so that it will line up with the cook-top counter or swing out into the center of the family room. It has an extra leaf to make it large enough to close off the kitchen or seat a large family. The original stovetop and oven featured a stainless steel finish. The walk-in pantry features a clever switch which turns on a light when the door was opened.The original flooring in most of the homes was beige 9" industrial style linoleum 9" square tile. The tile is made of asbestos, so many homeowners have opted to cover or replace the tile. Most of the fireplaces were made of exposed square concrete block. This same size concrete block is used throughout the tract for retaining and dividing walls. A used brick finish was also available for fireplaces. The Philippine mahogany walls were available in both a lighter and darker finish. While the Northern California Eichler homes usually had radiant-heated concrete floors, all the homes in the Balboa Highlands tract have forced-air heat and air conditioning, an extra expense felt necessary due to the San Fernando Valley's extreme summer temperatures. Unique custom Eichler house numbers - cast in plaster and mounted on wood blocks - are used on all the Southern California tracts and many in Northern California. Joseph Eichler personally chose the original colors of all homes. It was the one place where he had artistic input and he spent a lot of time looking at how neighboring homes would look together color-wise. They were generally in a warm earth-tone friendly palette with brightly colored doors. "Value" Principle Some of the 'value' details that are really the signatures of a Balboa Highlands Eichler home:
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Copyright 2002-2008 M-M Stratton. All rights reserved.
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