DESCRIPTION
Are you looking for a spacious, two-storey house suitable for a large family with children or even two families (duplex)? A house in a calm, green area, close to nature, but at the same time not isolated, within walking distance of everything that a town has to offer? A house with a lot of land, flat and fertile, and its own water source, ideal for an orchard, fruit and vegetable cultivation, for at least partial self-sufficiency? Are you looking for a house that is solid like a fortress, with wooden elements, uncluttered, to refresh according to your own taste? On the border between rural and urban, here is the ideal opportunity, evaluated by experts and sold directly by the owner.
LOCATION
Located on the outskirts of the town of Brad, Hunedoara county, Crișul Alb river basin, Southern Apuseni Mountains, Transylvania, Romania.
Located 2 km from the town centre (which has less than 14,000 inhabitants), at a short enough distance for a walk (20-25 minutes) or by bike, it does not require car dependence to go to supermarkets, the farmers' market, hospital, pharmacies, schools etc.
Calm, paved street, with little traffic (speed is physically limited by the pavement, providing safety for children).
On the one side, agricultural land; on the other side, nature. The hills start at the house gate and the woods nearby offer hiking opportunities.
LAND
Total area: 3,943 m
The arable land is fertile, it was cultivated organically by the owner until 2014.
Fruit trees present: pear, cherry, sour cherry, plum, vine.
CONSTRUCTION
HOUSE
Built area (footprint): 121 sqm
Unfolded area (on the two levels): 239 sq m
Usable area (without walls): 171 sq m
The construction began after 1976 (the year the building permit was obtained), with the first floor completed and habitable in 1986.
A solid construction with a structure of stone, brick and wooden beams, foundation and roof in good condition. The outer walls are made of stone and are up to 58 cm thick at the ground level.
Designed as an overlapping duplex, it provides the necessary living space for two families, having 4 separate entrances.
Rooms:
5 rooms with an area of almost 20 square meters each;
2 bathrooms (one on each level) with bathtub;
1 kitchen (+ 1 kitchen in the accessory building);
2 spaces with the role of a pantry (the one on the first floor has an access staircase to the attic);
3 hallways, including an entrance hall with internal stairs
Flooring: parquet in two of the rooms and wooden flooring in the other rooms (no toxic plastic laminate flooring present in this home).
Double-glazed wooden windows and wooden doors
Only partially furnished, minimalistic
The height of the two levels is different:
The ground floor is lower (2.23 m), which allows the rooms to be heated faster.
The top floor is higher (2.60 m), which creates the feeling of more space.
Energy class D
ACCESSORY BUILDING 1
Built area (footprint): 23 sqm
A part built of brick, which acts as a kitchen, includes a stove on which you can also cook.
The other part, built of wood, with the role of firewood storage space.
Behind the building, outside, there is a wood-burning brick oven.
ACCESSORY BUILDING 2
Built area (footprint): 54 sq m
Traditional wooden construction, it served as a barn / stables.
WATER
Water-independent dwelling. A water basin on the nearby hill, from where the water comes falling (i.e. without depending on electricity) provided free water for a family of five for several decades. The basin was cleaned, and the pipe and sorghum replaced with new ones in 2022.
Municipal water is in front of the gate and can be connected if necessary.
ELECTRICITY
Connected to the electricity network, the house receives green energy from a supplier that offers 100% renewable energy, to reduce the carbon footprint in the context of the climate crisis.
The ground floor and first floor have separate electric meters.
The roof has good exposure to the sun for the installation of solar panels.
HEATING
On wood, with terracotta stoves, present in three rooms and in the accessory kitchen.
The water heating in the two bathrooms was done by wood boilers, which must be replaced.
A space of approximately 8 sqm, located between the house and accessory building 1, was built to serve to central heating in the future.
GAS
Connection point to the gas network present in front of the main gate.
SEPTIC TANK
Individual.
OPTIC FIBER INTERNET
It exists in the area, it can be connected.
RENOVATION
House without structural problems, does not need major repairs, but requires re-freshening, especially the ground floor (replacing the old water installation, electrical sockets, painting, reconditioning or replacing some doors, windows, floors).
PRICE
119,000 EUR
Sold directly by the owner / Zero commission / No real estate agents
The price will be periodically re-evaluated depending on the evolution of the real estate market and any improvements that will be made to the house.
Virtual visits possible in English, French and Romanian.
