This sunlit home was designed by the current owners with Efficiency, accessiblity,health and flexibility in mind. The solar passive design moderates the internal temperature making it a delight to live in. The layout is wheelchair-friendly with wider doorways (870mm) a 1.2m wide hallway and an easy to get around bathroom/laundry. Altogether it is an easy-care house on a 433 sqm block set back from a quiet street. Close to public transport and local shops with a view of Mt. Dandenong. If you are looking for a private sanctuary in suburbia, take a closer look at this home!
The home has an open plan lounge/dining/kitchen, with stainless steel appliances in the kitchen, gas stove top and electric oven. There are 3 large 4 x 4m bedrooms, each with overhead fans and an en suite effect to the master bedroom. You will also find a second toilet/powder room and a bathroom/laundry which has a suspended clothes airer.
The property has good thermal mass with internal brick walls, a slab floor and thick insulation (R4) in the walls and ceiling. When 46 degrees outside (which is very rare), it's less than 30 degrees inside as the property has double glazing on every window with large windows to the north and smaller windows to the south with overhead clerestory windows also facing north.
There is C-bus intelligent lighting system with a choice of remote control or manual operation and good exterior lighting at the front and rear
You will find an extra-long single garage on the western end of the house with internal access, which has a remote door and automatic light.
Extras include a 8600 litre water tank that fills the toilets and supplies water to the dishwasher, an innovative self-cleaning guttering system, solar heater/cooler with minimal ongoing costs, a 1.3m deep storage shed with shelves, a roller door and its own light/power and extra car and trailer parking space beside the carport.
