Owner’s sun move offers ray of light

ACRES of space on an acre of grounds, with a pond and a stream running through the gardens are just some of the distinctive features of this individually-designed high spec home.

The three-year-old family home is being offered for sale as its owners, who have a restaurant business in Cork city, are moving abroad to the sun.

Estate agent Kevin Barry of Timothy Sullivan and Associates gives this Knockraha house, ten miles from Cork city and five from Glanmire, a guide price in excess of €475,000 for a large and well-finished home, with detached double garage, on a private landscaped site with electronic gates, video security screening and alarm.

But, given the attention to detail and uniqueness, he expects it to go above this sum when a few viewers have been through the doors.

The house has 2,700 sq ft of living accommodation and four bedrooms, and has split level features between its living quarters and a number of rooms with double-height ceilings.

The main hallway is a commanding bit of space, with a feature glass block wall between the stairs wall and the master bedroom’s en suite.

The main lounge is an annexe to itself, measures 24’ by 15’ and is able to take the strong red colour on the walls because of the brightness given by 18’ high ceilings, it has French doors, light teracotta tiled floor and Velux windows, and also has a gable window beside a hefty salvage wood fireplace.

The kitchen has maple units, with a brick breakfast bar dividing it from the main dining area which is down three or four steps and it has patio door access to the gardens.

Most of the ground level has tiled floors, and other rooms include open plan TV area, sitting room, sun room with garden access, guest loo and en suite bedroom.

Overhead are three bedrooms, with red oak flooring in the landing and 20’ by 16’ main bedrooms, two other bedrooms have tiled floors, there’s a guest loo and a main bathroom with Jacuzzi bath and shower.