Room for upward conversion in impressive four-bed home

ONE of the best around at the moment in the area, says the selling agent for No 2, Carrig Aoil.

The 2003-built large family home of 2,680 sq ft is at Cloughduv, west of Cork city off the Macroom road, and is up for sale as its owner prepares to move southwards.

It comes up for sale with a €850,000 asking price via Norma Healy of Sherry FitzGerald in Cork city, who says the finishes and fit-outs are top-notch, with a host of extra features to boot.

These include a mini ‘Gone with the Wind’ staircase, with central section bifurcating or dividing into two, and opening back on to a square landing space with double-height clearance from the hall as the indoors eye-catcher. Outside, there’s a hot tub (as an optional extra) on the raised decked space to the back, with electric gates controlling access to the site of over one fifth of an acre.

The sites here, by Cloughduv church just a mile or so off the main N22, were sold off for one-off houses, and the vendor oversaw his own build via the direct labour route.

It is a traditional, masonry build with open, galleried-style hall/landing, lounge with bay window and marble fireplace, a family room with sleek electric fireplace and recessed lighting, (which features in most rooms with touch controls), dining room, sun room and the kitchen has solid cherry wood units with granite tops, along with dresser, island unit, plate and wine racks. The ground floor also has a utility, study and guest WC and the sale includes integrated appliances.

No 2 Carrig Aoil has four bedrooms, one with dressing room and en suite with his’n’hers sinks, a second bedroom also has an en suite bathroom with pumped shower, and the main family bathroom has a free-standing bath.

There’s a pull-down staircase to the part-floored attic (with conversion potential), heating is gas fired and is zoned for comfort. An alarm is fitted and there’s garden lighting and landscaped features, including a water feature. There’s also a detached garage, and patio/barbecue area, with the optional hot tub, in a spot that gets the most sunshine.