As the driveway winds between tall eucalyptus trees, you arrive at a distinctive, passive solar designed rammed earth home. This is a very comfortable, easy to live in home that is warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

Enter the main house to beautiful slate floors and exposed rammed earth walls. The reception area has built-in storage and a separate toilet with hand basin near the front door.

There is a well appointed kitchen with access to outside. A dishwasher, excellent storage, separate pantry and gas cooking. The dining area flows through to the living area, with a slow combustion wood burner, and access to outside. A second living area is at the eastern end of the main house. There are two spacious double bedrooms with substantial built-in robe in the master bedroom.

The bathroom is well appointed with separate bath and shower, vanity, heat lamp and extractor fan. The laundry has ample built-in storage and space for a chest freezer.

Beautiful slate floors throughout living areas, laminated timber floors in bedrooms, tiles in kitchen, bathroom, toilet and laundry. Interior walls are exposed rammed earth and brick. Aluminium powder coated window and sliding door frames. Insulation in ceiling. Satellite dish on roof. Solar hot water with an electric booster. Solar power x14/195w panels with Sunny Boy Inverter, capacity 2.66KW, can be extended with x2/195W panels to the max. Capacity of 3KW.

The main house and separate studio are accessed from a paved and covered outdoor entertainment area, with built-in gas BBQ and plenty of space.

Under the same roof as the main house is a lovely studio apartment. This is licensed to be used for a bed and breakfast. The kitchen has a jarrah bench top and cupboard doors, with gas cooking. Bathroom with vanity and shower. Instant gas hot water. Separate toilet and laundry. Open living/dining area heated by wood burner. Access to outside through glass sliding doors. A double bedroom off the living area. Tile floor throughout.

Again under the same roof is a large double garage/workshop with outside vehicle access, as well as internal access from the studio laundry. With 3-phase power, previously used as a craftsman workshop, equally suited to vehicle fanatic or hobbyist.

There is a separate double garage/shed with twin sliding doors near the house. Also an enclosed dog-kennel area.

House is surrounded by well planned native water-wise garden, attracting birds, and providing wind break for the house. Numerous fruit trees, reticulated vegetable garden. Two rain water tanks totalling 132,000 litres, roof catchment 400m2 and annual rainfall 500mm.

The north facing house is well situated on undulating 7.1 hectares (18 acres) with two large paddocks. Trees have been planted around the perimeter of the property. Offers great views to Stirling Ranges. New fence 2006 on east and south border, west and north fence in fair condition.

The property is located 18km north of Mount Barker, 4km west of Kendenup and an easy 45 minute drive to Albany or Denmark.

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