It is our privilege to offer for sale, 5062 Tasman Highway. Handcrafted in 1995, this stately home is a showpiece of natural materials sourced locally and from around Tasmania. Constructed of stone and using extensive native timbers inside, this expansive family home sits on approximately 91 hectares of mixed ground. With impressive views across the valley, it occupies a commanding position on the hill, several hundred metres off the highway, offering a peaceful retreat just 20 minutes from Sorell and Orford and only 45 minutes to Hobart.
Offering a total of 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, the layout of this impressive home lends itself to being used as a large country retreat or would be ideal to start an accommodation business. There is a dedicated bathroom for each pair of bedrooms and 3-4 living spaces.

The first thing you notice as you drive up the good quality gravel and asphalt driveway is the large, ornate gates which frame the home. Sitting in an imposing position the impressive workmanship of this stunning home is quickly apparent. The front entrance gives access to a large enclosed verandah and entrance hall leading to both of the lounge areas. The north wing lounge offers wood heating and reverse cycle air conditioning and is open to the blackwood kitchen. The kitchen offers an impressive amount of kitchen space and new, high quality Fisher and Paykel appliances. From the kitchen is the formal dining room and at the rear of the home there is an informal entrance through the laundry/utility room, complete with an additional toilet.

At the other end of this vast home, is a formal lounge with new wood heater, bathroom, separate toilet and two double bedrooms. There is a small hall with lots of cupboard space and an electric heater. There is also a small rear foyer which leads to the rear courtyard.

Climb the impressive Sassafras staircase and enter a huge, sunny room which connects the North and South wings of the home. Offering a multitude of uses, there is a dining nook, celery top display cabinetry, reading area or simply a large informal living space to enjoy. Both wings on this upstairs section of the home have two double bedrooms and shared bathroom and toilet with lots of storage.

Heating for the property is a large Saxon wood heater in the downstairs lounge. The wood heater also boosts the heating of the hot water and assists the warming of the upstairs rooms. Also in the downstairs lounge is a reverse cycle wall mounted electric heater/cooler. Several electric bank heaters assist heating in the bedrooms and there are tastic heat lamps in each bathroom. The formal lounge has an open fireplace with feature mantle.
At the rear of the home there is a large stone garage which could be upgraded to more accommodation or more workshop space. There is a sunny courtyard, ideal for entertaining and parking for many vehicles.
There are three water storage tanks capturing from the large roof area and the water is set up to gravity feed back to the house. Two large dams have a gravity fed system for all the garden areas.

Other features and improvements include:
Boundary fenced with type 2 stock proof fencing.
Kitchen retiled and timber floors sanded.
New French doors to the Courtyard.
New diesel driven fire pumps.
All interior lighting has been replaced with LED units.
New curtains throughout most of the home.
New fly screens on windows.
New terracing at the rear of the property.
New insulation throughout the ceiling.
All exterior timberwork recently painted.
New gutterguard.

All the hard work has been done, now this home is ready for new owners to relax and enjoy or capitalise on the immense potential.
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