Absolutely Picturesque, Wouldn't You Love To Call This Home.....
Taking inspiration from the Aussie shearing shed, this elevated spacious low maintenance two bedroom, one bathroom contemporary country cottage was designed with energy efficiency, sustainability and comfort top of mind. The fully insulated solar passive design provides cool summer shade together with passive solar warming during the cooler months.
The home is the ideal tranquil retreat for the downsizer, escapee to the country or empty nesters.
Offering a utility bill free peaceful lifestyle, ... [More]
Absolutely Picturesque, Wouldn't You Love To Call This Home.....
Taking inspiration from the Aussie shearing shed, this elevated spacious low maintenance two bedroom, one bathroom contemporary country cottage was designed with energy efficiency, sustainability and comfort top of mind. The fully insulated solar passive design provides cool summer shade together with passive solar warming during the cooler months.
The home is the ideal tranquil retreat for the downsizer, escapee to the country or empty nesters.
Offering a utility bill free peaceful lifestyle, this self sufficient off grid property generates onsite power via 5Kw solar PV with battery storage and 6Kva diesel generator backup, so you’ll be free of spiralling energy prices and blackouts. Water is a plenty with 72,000 litres of stainless steel rainwater storage, plus a spring fed waterhole and summer creek. Hot water is provided by roof top gas backed solar.
The large floor to ceiling windows and doors frame breath taking panoramic views of the almost 360 degree mountain ranges from every window and the 3-4 metre wide wrap around veranda captures the surrounding vista and cooling breezes magnificently.
Reliable satellite NBN has facilitated the current owner’s work from home lifestyle more reliably than her city based colleagues.
The five bay 15m x 9m with 3m gutter height shed has a 2 bay hard stand lockup area with two roller doors and accommodates the solar generation and battery storage plant with plenty of room for workshop/storage facilities. The remaining three bays are open and have been used as a free access horse house by the current owner. The shed has potential for parking of up to 4 cars plus machinery/caravan storage.
Two 3m lockable shipping containers provide further secure onsite storage.
The home features:
Two spacious double bedrooms. The 6m x 3.5m Master has a WIR while the 4m x 3.5m second bedroom has large BIR
Large open plan 8m x 9m kitchen/living areas with raked ceiling and stunning mountain views from every angle
Light, bright country style galley kitchen with ample cupboard and drawer space
Electric Bosch oven, dishwasher and rangehood plus 5 burner gas cooktop
Hand crafted silky oak benchtops throughout
Easy care strand woven bamboo floors throughout with tiled bathroom/laundry
Compact bathroom/laundry with free standing bath with a view, walk in shower with rain head, plenty of cupboard storage and separate WC
Ample storage with large linen cupboard
Ceiling fans to main living area and bedrooms
5Kw reverse cycle air conditioner to living area
Solar insulating window film to all doors and windows
Energy saving LED lighting and WELLS four star water saving tapware throughout
BCA compliant interconnected smoke alarms
Stainless steel gutter guard on house and shed ensure minimum maintenance
Outside:
Over 300 native trees and shrubs providing privacy, cooling effect and bird/ wildlife habitat have been established
The approx half acre house yard offers safe haven for the pooches with secure dog fencing
The open 12.19 acre paddock has a mix of electric and barbed boundary fencing in good condition
Macadamia, avocado, lemon and lime trees are establishing
For the equestrian enthusiast, there is opportunity to construct an area utilising the road base of an historic mail coach road that runs through the property
For the Landcare enthusiast there is ample opportunity to continue the regeneration work of the current owner
For the bird lover, sit back and enjoy the serenade and be entertained by the resident king parrot family and plethora of magpies and galahs
Sustainability features:
Solar passive design
5Kw solar panels with 5Kw battery storage plus 6Kva diesel generator back up
72,000 litre stainless steel water tanks
Gas backed solar hot water
Fully insulated dwelling including solar insulating window film
Energy efficient LED lighting
Water saving WELS 4 star tapware
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