A restored Queenslander on a five-acre block in Buccan that backs onto walking trails was listed for sale last week.
The property on 728-734 Waterford Tamborine Road has a densely vegetated frontage shielding the home from the main road. The home itself is set back 100m behind the bushland.
The driveway straddles the tree line on the property’s southern border and leads to the opening out back where the house is located.
Harcourts selling agent Alex Johnson said the Queenslander was built in Brisbane during the early 1900s and was relocated to its current site and renovated.
“We’re still trying to get final details on when it was first moved, but we know it was built in the 1900s in Brisbane city,” she said.
“It was the top story of a home in the city, and they cut that off and put it down on low stumps and moved it out to Buccan.”
She said the home was “high and dry” during the recent floods.
The three-bedroom house has a wraparound balcony overlooking a large outdoor pool area and a large shed at the rear of the property. The balcony has 4m high insulated ceilings.
The current owners, who used to be flower farmers in Melbourne, bought the property in 2008. They have lived there ever since.
“It has been lovingly renovated,” Ms Johnson said.
“There was no ensuite, so the owner has put one in to modernise it, the kitchen was done a while ago, and I would describe it as a modern kitchen with an older style that fits in with the period style of the home.
“They’ve also done a lot of work around the outside of the home, making it super private by putting in plants and an array of fruit trees around the property.”
Other infrastructure includes two covered carports out the front and solar powered hot water connecting to 1.5kw of power.
Water is an abundant asset on this property with three 22,000 litre tanks, plus one 5000-litre and one 1000-litre.
The rural fire trail backs onto the property, which is a popular destination for recreational walkers.
“They have been there forever, and lots of people go walking on them, ride horses on there, you get the occasional dirt bike, but nothing too crazy,” Ms Johnson said.
