Built with exquisite craftsmanship and flawless attention to detail, this immaculate family home is nothing short of fabulous. Featuring the use of recycled timbers such as Australian Blackbutt, Tasmanian oak and American redwood, and incorporating clever design details to ensure both energy efficiency and supreme comfort, this is a house to fall in love with.
The main upstairs residence is a beautiful, free-flowing space, with pressed tin ceilings, wood-panelled walls and both formal and informal living and dining areas. The heart is without doubt the gorgeous open-plan kitchen, which features hardwood benchtops, a walk-in pantry of maple and brass mesh, and stainless steel appliances.
There are four bedrooms, including a master with walk-in robe and ensuite. The luxurious bathroom has both a shower and a classic claw-foot bath. Full insulation, including double-glazed and vacuum-sealed mahogany windows, ensures low cost heating and cool summers.
The ground level features a self-contained flat with double bedroom, lounge, kitchenette and access to a huge under-house storage facility, and offers great potential for possible uses.
Enjoying terrific views from the covered, wrap-around balcony, positioned close to shops and transport, and including a separate two bedroom dwelling with rent returns, this is a standout opportunity for the astute buyer.
?FEATURES OF 346 CLIFF DR, KATOOMBA
Canadian design with double insulated walls made from 4×2 Oregon framing running the whole perimeter of the house (effectively 2 walls with a 1 inch air gap between each) creating 2 layers of insulation on either side of the air gap. This is then lined with sisilation. Plywood and then rusticated weatherboards giving an overall wall thickness of 11 inches.
All windows are made from North African Mahogany imported from Devon (UK), double glazed and vacuum-sealed.
All ceilings, floors and internal walls are insulated.
Double brick on lower level.
Each room can be closed off for efficient energy heating and all internal doors are solid core Maple.
Energy assessor concluded that this house was one of the best houses inspected and is fully sustainable with low energy running costs with respect to electricity, gas and water.
Property contains own water supply with a tank holding capacity of approximately 25,000 litres of water across 3 water tanks on site. These water tanks are connected to fire fighting pumps and hoses and the back water tanks feeds the toilets.
An established vegetable garden and a 5 star chicken shed.
Front and rear yard landscaping in excess of 100m2 of bush rock over 3-tiered levels. Two separate natural gas meters, one for the front cottage and one for the main house. Property contains 3 separate electrical meters-cottage, under house and top floor. Plumbing already exists for the capacity to self contain both cottage and under house.