land for sale in LORINNA
Looking for a self sufficient life style in Tasmania? Lorinna is a small town in a picturesque valley with views over Lake Cethana, approximately 30 minutes south of Sheffield.
“Carobella†is a beautiful home with plenty of charm and character. It has polished timber floors, four bedrooms, large lounge/living area and a variety of Tasmanian timbers throughout.
The home is solar powered, consisting of :
*A micro hydro in the creek,
*Eight solar panels providing 940 watts on a tracker
*Batteries are Excide 24v at 830 ah
*2300 watt Latronics true sine wave inverter
*Plus back up Honda generator and full monitoring system.
We use appliances such as microwave oven, electric frying pan, toaster, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, and all the usual house hold items with no problems at all. A large chest freezer and double fridge run all the time.
The home is heated by a Tassie Barrel wood heater in the lounge room and a Rayburn woodstove in the kitchen which also has a gas stove. Hot water is provided by a solar set up as well as the wetback on the Rayburn and also by an element in the hot water system that dumps excess solar energy when the batteries are full.
Water is supplied by the creek that runs through the property and there is plenty of water storage with two 5000 gallon poly water tanks as well as three gavanised tanks. There are two fenced orchards growing a variety of apples, cherries, pears, plums, apricots, nectarines, hazelnuts and berries. The established vegetable garden is large and has a possum proof fence.
Out buildings include chicken shed, hot house, large barn, workshop, milking shed and boat shed. There is a large double carport and firewood storage area joined to the house. The property consists of twenty five acres and has views to Cradle Mountain and Lake Cethana.
Asking price for Carobella is $340,000 neg.
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timber
Features:
Fireplace Solar heating
Office
Verandah
Fencing Rainwater tank