This is a renovation project, but one well worth the effort.
It has a romantic history: It started life in the 1920’s as one of the original farm houses at Tineroo. As the site for the Tineroo Dam was being developed, it was sold and relocated to Atherton in the mid 1950’s (now where Kentucky Fried Chicken is built) before being finally transported to Ganyan Drive in the early 1990’s.
You’ll find the odd internal plywood panel with “1943 made in Canada” stamped on it; this would have been used to re line some internal parts of the house, but it’s own separate history was good quality plywood that was available when the war huts were dismantled and the plywood sold off.
Here’s what you’ll end up with: A stunning 5-acre rainforest property with a beautiful long private driveway. A cute 3 bedroom, original high set Queenslander that you’ve built in underneath as its legal height. Bright and sunny aspect as you sit on your balcony enjoying breakfast and enjoying the silence, except for the birds, bees, and butterflies – ultimate privacy.
Ok let’s get into it – here’s the obvious. TLC in the overgrown gardens. You’ll need a new kitchen, new bathroom, re-polish wooden floors, paint etc etc. It’s also a high set home so endless opportunity to build in under the house for so much more space.
The house is silky oak framed and clad in hardi-board with steel posts under the house. The balcony already runs along one side of the house, plus another little balcony at the back. There’s also a double lock up garage with a hoist for those fed up with lifting things!
Even if you spent $100k (or nothing!) on renovations you’d still have a ridiculous value for money property. This is a unique diamond in the rough and a fabulous opportunity to benefit from a bit of hard work and imagination!
