29871 Tasman Highway, Weldborough, Tas 7264 - More Details
$900,000
If you're not interested in following the crowd, if the unconventional is your way of life, if you're a grower, a maker, a wanderer and someone wondering what life could be like if you step away from the noise, then this exquisite home in the heart of Weldorough's rainforest is calling your name.
Commanding 22.74 acres on the outskirts of Weldborough is something that is increasingly difficult to find. Not simply privacy. Not simply land. But a property created by people who allowed a home to grow around the life they wanted to live. This property has the freedom of a wild soul.
Grand architectural statements balance with grounded spaces for quiet and rejuvenation. Built as needed and as what felt right. A room to feel loved. A garden where the sun fell. A shed when another shed was needed. Natural timber, stone and recycled materials gathered along the way and worked by hand into something deeply personal and a home that is warm, substantial, comfortable and irrevocably beautiful.
Tasmanian Oak forms the framing of the home, while natural and recycled materials give every space its own character. At its heart, the kitchen and living spaces are open and generous, flowing into a sun catcher living room filled with northern light.
A bold combustion stove sits alongside an electric oven. There is a wood heater for winter. The main bathroom, with its claw foot bath, feels like a spa retreat where you would disappear for a weekend, rather than something you would expect to find deep in the Tasmanian bush.
This isn't a property pretending to be rustic, it is rustic in all the right ways. Built with skill and precision without compromising on the character of the property and it's intrinsic link to the land.
And it is important to understand its story completely, so please note that the residence and associated improvements do not hold Council approval. It is being sold as it stands, without any representation that approval will be obtained. This is a property for someone prepared to understand that position fully and embrace what has been created here exactly as it is.
Beyond the home, the property becomes its own world with rainforest, Australian bush, open spaces, sprawling gardens, hot houses, sheds and more sheds. Adjacent to one of the garages is a self contained studio with its own kitchenette and full bathroom, created with the same care and thought found throughout the rest of the property.
Then there are the gardens and this is where dreaming about self sufficiency starts becoming a reality.
A substantial hot house has been constructed with a concrete heat bank wall along its southern side. Other growing areas are completely bird proofed. Seasonal vegetables are already part of life here, alongside two fruiting apple trees, eight blueberries, two hazelnuts, a Kaffir lime, blackcurrants, thornless gooseberries and numerous medicinal and therapeutic herbs.
Everything is unsprayed and organic.
Water comes from the sky and the land. Two rainwater tanks service the house, including a 24,000 litre pump driven tank and a 4,550 litre gravity fed tank filled by pump, with Tas Fire hose adaptor outlets. A further 5,500 litre pump driven tank services the self contained studio. The gardens and toilets utilise dam water.
Annual rainfall averages approximately 1,300 to 1,500mm, and remarkably, weather observations here have been documented since 2001.
The property faces north, with excellent access, luxurious privacy, good drainage and an elevation that places you well above the coastal world below and the affects of rising ocean levels.
Just beyond the property is Weldborough, while Derby is around 20 minutes away and St Helens approximately 40 minutes. Mountain bike trails, rainforest, rivers and some of Tasmania's renowned gem fossicking country are all part of the landscape.
The property you have been dreaming of is right here. Not everyone 'gets' this property, but you do. You want dirt under your fingernails, you want to pick the veggies for tea, you want to hear rain on the roof and you want space to hear absolutely nothing but the birds and wildlife.
There will be more conventional homes to buy, but there may never be another one quite like this.
Call Heidi Howe and her team at Harcourts East Coast to arrange a private inspection of this truly bespoke property in the heart of Tasmania.
PROPERTY INFORMATION
Land size: 22.4 acres
Zoning: Rural
Serviced by tank water, sewerage, mains power
Harcourts East Coast has no reason to doubt the accuracy of the information in this document which has been sourced from means which are considered reliable, however we cannot guarantee accuracy. Prospective purchasers are advised to carry out their own investigations.
- Type
- Residential Land
- Area
- 9.2 ha
