FOR SALE - Lot 35

         LOT 35 Crystal Waters Permaculture Village

$330,000

- Attractive, passive solar design 2 bedroom MegaBrick home on 1 acre freehold lot with northerly aspect. One of the most level, attractive and potentially food-abundant blocks on CW.

- 17 year old solidly-built home with large verandah cum outdoor living area overlooking large, landscaped pond and with verdant view.

- Main house and garage built with MegaBrick (15 cm by 9 cm by 9 cm) brick blocks for zero maintenance, stability and high thermal lag (bricks absorb and store warmth during day and release it at night, thus stabilising indoor temperature).

- High, insulated ceiling under ColourBond roof.

- Open plan living and dining area has pavers for flooring. Kitchen floor and bathroom are built on a concrete slab. White linoleum covers the kitchen and the bathroom and laundry are tiled.

1. -Attractive, craftsman-made hardwood kitchen bench with built-in near-new Smeg gas stovetop and Smeg electric fan-forced oven.
   

2. -Hardwood cupboards, shelves and pantry.
   

- Rainwater tank to kitchen but also non-fluoridated, high-pressure Community water supply.

- Large MegaBrick 2 bay garage / workshop / storage area (approx. 7 m by 7 m) with roller doors and built-in, steel-framed, wall-length workbench and plumbed sink with rainwater tap and plenty of storage space

- Room for another garage/carport next to the existing one, near the driveway.

- 23 thousand litre water tank with extensive underground piping currently used for gardens.

- Contained loft over laundry/bathroom. The water heater in the loft leaves plenty of room for storage.

- Slow combustion stove with wet jacket to boost solar hot water system in winter.

- ADSL broadband access in the area. Telephone jack in main bedroom and two outlets in main living area.

- Abundant established orchard and perennial food plants including different cultivars of Mandarins, Lemonade, Lemon, Tahiti Lime and Oranges, Mango, Midyim Berries, Ceylon Hill Gooseberry, Pomegranate, Grumichama, Feijoa, Tamarillo, Jaboticaba, Persimmon, Sapodilla, Passionfruit, Chocolate Sapote, Canistel, Carambola, Peanut Tree, Rose Apple, Peanut butter Plant, Loquat, Cherry Guava, Indian Guava, Hawaiian Guava, Lady Finger Bananas, Ginger, Turmeric, Tannia, Pawpaw, Mulberry, Jakfruit, Jelly Palm, Miracle Fruit, Malabar Chestnut, Custard Apple, Pineapples, Apricot, Cassava, Kumquat, Wampee, White Sapote, Monsterio deliciosa, Litchi, Longan, Macadamia, Fig, Olive, Dragon Fruit and other edible cacti, Yams, Taro, Avocado, Lilli Pilli, Beach Cherry, Sandpaper Fig and others.

- Many established herbs and spices, including a Cinnamon tree and Kaffir Lime.

- Varieties of bamboo (low-maintenance clumping, not running, species) suitable for construction, furniture and eating.

- Timber ceiling fan in living area.

- Room to build or extend e.g. there is a large shade-house on a level area next to the garage which could be converted or removed, or the garage could be converted to living quarters.

- Safe for the chemically sensitive, could be wheelchair-friendly with minor alterations.

- Septic toilet. Emptied in 2007.

- Paved breezeway with sailcloth overhanging between main living area and bedrooms/garage. Area could be converted into another room/atrium.

- A/C and sinks (fed by 100 gallon rain water tank) in the two bedroom/office rooms both 3.6m by 3m. Both have reverse cycle A/C. - Both have B/I wardrobes and the other a mezzanine which you climb up to. Could be used for bedroom or storage.

- Plunge pool at end of verandah for instant relief on those hot, humid days.

- Leaf-guards on most gutters.

- Huge 14m by 12m (168 sq m) frost-free, steel-framed, bandicoot-proofed shade house in good condition, with water supply, sprinkler system and mains power for all year round food production or other horticultural activities. Area could be used for a new building. A shed adjoins the shade-house for storage of gardening equipment.

- Large chicken run with fruit trees and 3 yr old ‘Chook Hilton’.

- Fertile decomposed granite clay loam soil.

- Block has been designed for easy access by a quad and attached trailer.

- 23 thousand litre water tank with extensive underground piping currently used for gardens.

- Room for another garage / carport next to entrance on southern side of block.

- Private block with easements to west and east

- Three ponds

- Plentiful animal and birdlife (Crystal Waters is a wildlife sanctuary, so no dogs or cats allowed.)

Contact Alan Corbett on:

ph:     07 5494 4770

e-mail: splaj@mac.com