A significant near-city rural lifestyle estate with an Australian Federation return verandah homestead.

The homestead has been intelligently planned with large rooms, high 3m ceilings, built with integrity and style. The roof pitch of 27.5-degrees adds character, and has been correctly installed with ‘scribed in’ ridge capping. Furthermore the 2m width return verandahs have been lined underneath for neatness and presentation, together with timbered valancing, right around the return verandah.

Every wall has been insulated with all internal walls having applied acoustic insulation. The roof has batts plus sizalation under the iron. The total build area is 499.88sqm, living 251.94sqm plus 44.46sqm alfresco area, and the 45.08sqm double garage plenty of room for larger cars. All windows are double hung aluminium and the doors are commercial grade. Floor tiling is found throughout, except for the bedrooms and the home theatre.

The huge kitchen family room offers extensive cupboards, all made from hand-built Blackwood timber. One wall consists of an eight-door pantry, two appliance cupboards, full glass splashbacks, 900mm freestanding stainless steel oven (electric) and gas hot plates as well as the stainless steel exhaust fan and Bosch stainless steel dishwasher. The central bench is extensive, as is the serving bench. Living area is also serviced by a ceiling fan (in fact there is a ceiling fan in every room), and there are down lights throughout. Finally there is the large Federation slow combustion log fire.

All hallways are extra wide in terms of width leading to all bedrooms, and the theatre room offers provision for built-in cupboards. The laundry offers an independent Rinnai temperature control heater for the gas hot water service and built-in bench plus broom cupboard and area for freezer.

The master bedroom offers ensuite with large shower alcove, two-door vanity and ceramic bowl inset, heat light and the toilet is separate within the ensuite. The walk-in robe offers all the built-ins. At the end of the hallway is the storeroom, and the other three bedrooms are ‘king’ size (one of which is currently used as an office). The building is serviced with satellite and broadband, there is also two-phase power to the property. The main bathroom offers shower, bath, two-door vanity and a wall mounted mirror fronted storage cabinet. Both bathrooms offer full quality glazed porcelain tiles.

There is lighting in the roof for any future work to be done, the garage door is a stylish panel tilt-a-door, the enviro-cycle is the modern Aqua Nova system. The grounds have been further developed with stonewalling and Claret Ash trees have been planted. The homestead has a pressure pump which delivers water from a large new 100,000-litre tank.

The country is undulating with new tree plantings and classic big red gums. A wonderful outlook is enjoyed from every room, particularly looking in a southerly direction for many kilometres down the huge valley.

The property is highly developed with virtually all new fencing, a lot of new internal fencing and a raceway that runs east/west along the southern boundary and another linking raceway running through the centre of the property. The gates have been positioned in such a way as to easily manage the transfer of cattle. The land has been supered for two years and last year Neutrog for overall balance. There has also been extensive weed spraying.

There are two large reliable dams on the property, one of which fills relatively quickly from the creek. Both are connected by 2″ poly pipe and all associated fittings, all that is required to shift water from one dam to the other is to hook up a fire-fighting pump a great insurance policy for reliable farm water. There is a trough for each of the ten main paddocks, all gravity fed from one of the dams. The hill paddock has a trough not far from the double garage.

Further farm improvements include a 60′x30′x15′ three-sided shed for implement and hay storage, or animal handling. There is an end door and holding yard for that provisioning, if required in the future. The 30′x30′ hip roof shed has been double insulated, has a double sink, slow combustion log fire, light and power throughout and also an adjoining toilet and shower facilities. Furthermore, there is an independent pressure pump supply from the two 22,000-litre PVC tanks and an independent Rinnai gas hot water system. Behind the shed is a three-sided 20′x10′ wood shed, and a raised vegetable garden patch with watering system.

All in all a very well planned property, built with exceptional experience, thought, integrity, style and character.