Personality plus
Your new home is the heart of your family’s lifestyle and has to offer
individual character and charm to reflect that – experienced
builders Fowler Homes understands this very well
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With the look of classic roof tiles,
but made from enduring steel, the
gabled roof is a crowning touch on
this Fowler Homes riverside home.
The attractive, individualistic home
has low-maintenance cladding, corner
pillars in stone and a large deck with
superior balustrading. Designed for
an active life, the home has a double
garage and a handy two-ended
garage, ideal for garaging the toys.
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There are many boxes a new home has to tick,
from a great flow to effective insulation and
quality construction and finishes. Then there’s
something that’s hard to quantify – personality.
Set on the Manawatu Estuary, this character-
rich home enjoys magnificent views of the river
mouth and wildlife bird sanctuary, says Shane
Walker, director of Fowler Homes Manawatu.
“The two-storey design has a Corona Shake
roof with gable ends – setting the tone for the
home,” Walker says.
The home’s low-maintenance cladding is a
pleasing mix of Rockcote Graphex and Linea
weatherboard, with Rustic Ledge West Coast
stone pillars adding rich, solid corner accents.
“This home has real individual presence.
The Latitude aluminium front door opens to a
view of the beautiful corner staircase, in a stair-
well with detailed glass fantail features.”
The home is laid out to maximise comfort,
ease-of-living and, of course, the river views.
The three-car garage, laundry, guest bedroom
and separate toilet suite are all at ground level.
From the entry hallway, guests can access
the first level, living floor via the staircase or by
the state-of-the-art Logan hydraulic water lift.