Home Seeker Magazine

Western Morning News, Home Seeker Magazine - Journalist, Meg Baxter, 13 Jan 2005

E L Greening & Sons is a Tavistock based family firm of builders which, since it was established in 1931, has been committed to providing good quality homes.
The firm has gained an excellent reputation for the standard of its workmanship, use of traditional methods of build, first class materials and the fine finish of its products.
The high-achieving company has won the Heritage Award and is a member of the National House Building Council and the Federation of Master Builders.
Being Tavistock based, who better to provide homes for Tavistock people than E L Greening & Sons? And this is precisely what they're doing at Daleswood, an exciting and prestigious new development of seven detached residences with really spacious and versatile accommodation on four floors, exceptionally high levels of specifications and stunning views.

The development is set on a gently sloping site on the outskirts of the town and the houses look rather like bungalows from the front. It's not until you go down the side and to the rear that you realise how large they are.

Let's take a look at one sizewise. At lower-ground-floor level we have a 19ft-square sitting room, and a good size snug. On the ground floor is an 18ft dining room, a modern 10ft fitted kitchen, an 8ft utility room and access to an integral garage with a remote controlled door.
Then up at garden level there are two double bedrooms and a well appointed 7ft square bathroom/wc and a fourth double bedroom.

Specification includes an impressive choice of 25 kitchens with a range of worktops including polished granite, grey slate flooring and a plethora of top quality appliances including a tall 50/50 fridge/freezer, a dishwahser with four programmes that can accommodate 12 place settings and a stainless steel cooking range and extractor hood with two lights and three speeds.

The fully tiled bathrooms have contemporary white suites with chrome fittings, there's a choice of 11 surrounds for the stylish sitting room fireplaces. The panelled interior doors are in oak with superior furniture and gas fired central heating, double glazing and a NACOSS approved security system have been installed.

Outside, balconies, raised walkways, decking and external steps are in natural timber, private driveways are brick pavioured, front and rear gardens will be landscaped and every home comes with a NHBC Buildmark warranty.

Two of the seven fabulous new homes, built to an extremely high specification, in an ancient stannary town location, with superb rural views, have already been sold. A further three homes are in the process of being built and all are priced at £365, 000. They're being sold through Stratton Creber (01822 616133).

MEG BAXTER