15 Windsor Drive, Hamilton.
Price $799,000.00.
Contact Judy De Man at Groves Real Estate corner of Brown and Gray Street, Hamilton on 0438 712119.

When I first saw this week’s house some years ago I was interested because it broke from the conventional street presence of most homes; that being a series of blocks of various sizes to form the whole with an attractive facade.  This particular home was built across the large block with the double garage angled across to provide a point of difference but with a very practical aspect.  The access to the garage doubles as the pathway to the front door providing opportunity for a further  separate access along the right side of the home to the large carport and triple bay shed at the rear.  This type of layout is perfect for those who have a caravan or boat or have more than the two family cars to take up the normal under roof garage.

The siting provides an easy care garden with lawn and trees serviced by automatic sprinklers. The red maples planted to mark the front of the home contrast well with the cream split rock facade, dark tiled roof, hot mix driveway and dark window frames.   Simple hedging down the right hand side of the property passes a good security gate on the way to the garaging at the rear.  Security cameras protect the property and the configuration of this home ensures privacy and security for entertaining, particularly on the expansive roofed over timber deck on the east side.  This outdoor living is accessed via double doors immediately adjacent to the kitchen and family living and is protected from the weather by remote electric blinds ensuring the space can be used at any time of the year. 

The front door entry to this property opens to a timber floored passage leading through to the central family area.  The high traffic areas have the benefit of this easy care flooring and it fits very well with this style of home.  The lower traffic areas of the property are finished with a grey carpet and the complementary soft furnishings and down lights throughout provide an attractive and comforting ambience.   The formal living/dining area is to the right of the entry and this area has a separate access to the practical and well laid out kitchen.  The entry is slightly angled as it runs through to the family area ensuring a measure of privacy for the family when there are unknown callers.  An office or fourth bedroom is adjacent to the entry on the other side. 

The family dining and living spreads across the width of this home giving great space with quite distinct areas for the different activities of dining and casual living.  The external walls of this room, or rather space, have double doors to access the outside.  On the east side is the outdoor living and on the west another very well sheltered and paved area running from the rear of the garage through to the backyard where there is an in ground 7 metre heated pool.

The laundry and bathroom are central to the three family bedrooms at the rear, all fitted with built in wardrobes and ceiling fans.  The master bedroom is larger than average and has a wall across the back of the room with an opening each side to provide separation from the walk in wardrobe and en suite bathroom.

In addition to the security system the home is wired r television in each of the bedrooms and it also has ducted gas heating and electric cooling throughout.  This 6 star energy rated home has a 5 kilowatt solar system minimising the costs of summer cooling and also the operation of the pumps required for the self cleaning and solar heated salt water swimming pool.  The pool is properly secured, is very private and serviced by an adjacent toilet in the garage workshop complex at the rear of the block.  A split system is also available for the family room for those times when the whole system is not required.

My thoughts today were prompted by a story about Andrew Peacock who had proudly delivered a speech to the Carbine Club before the Melbourne Cup some years ago.  Sir Robert Menzies told the proud colt from Kooyong the speech was “brilliant and original”.  The only trouble, he said, was the brilliant bits weren’t original and the original bits weren’t brilliant.  I tell the story because I think this house was just the reverse.  The original bits of this design are brilliant resulting in a very practical and attractive family layout.  As a bonus the presentation is impeccable.

Take a look for yourself and make up your own mind at the open house today, Saturday 13 November at  10 – 10.30am.