What is Taieri Mouth like?

• 15 Minutes from Brighton on a beautiful scenic coastal highway.

• Clean air, easy access to beaches, river and sea.

• Friendly community, relaxed environment, peace and quiet.

• Access to State Highway 1 just over the hill to Waihola.

• Local school just around the corner catering for younger children.

What comes with the house?

• Modern, well maintained 12 year old property with 195m2 of indoor living space

• Built to take advantage of the view of Moturata Island, the sea and coast as far as the Otago Peninsula.

• Double and single garages, both with power and lighting.

• Additional living space sleepout with power, lighting and heating.

• Separate greenhouse with power.

• Outside deck area both open and sheltered, plus a separate, covered pergola.

• Ample off-street parking.

• Convenient access to local beaches just across the road and through the dunes.

What is inside the house?

• Spacious, open-plan lounge designed for sea and coast views.

• Separate home cinema with built-in facilities for projection screening and surround sound.

• A Cook’s kitchen with ample work surfaces, storage and a modern 900mm Smeg Gas/Electric Oven and Fisher and Paykel range hood.

• Three generously sized bedrooms with built-in wardrobes.

• Master bedroom opens onto to enclosed deck and enjoys coastal views.

• Two bathrooms with showers, WCs and vanity basins. A 1.8m corner spa bath in the master, Jack and Jill bathroom.

• Separate laundry with sink, cupboards and access to rear yard.

How efficient is the house?

• Constructed using laminated veneer lumber, exterior walls are 140 x 45 with R4 insulation.

• Interior walls are also insulated for sound insulation and thermal efficiency.

• Exterior cladding is low-maintenance Palliside cladding, which requires no painting, just an occasional hose wash.

• Double layer R3.2 and R3.6 ceiling insulation.

• 100mm polystyrene floor insulation.

• Moisture master ventilation system.

• Double-glazed, Argon-filled aluminium doors and windows.

• 20 x 250W photovoltaic panels, each with its own micro inverter, in two arrays.

• Pellet fire and heat pump in main living area plus a second heat pump serving bedroom areas.

• Built in fan heaters and heated towel rails to bathrooms.

• A heat pump sourced hot water system supplies a 300 litre hot water cylinder. Programable to run during optimal times for heat recovery and using solar power generation.

• Three water storage tanks, totalling 75,000 litre capacity supply the house through a UV filter system.

If this all sounds interesting, please make an appointment to come and see for yourself.