Huge land site transformed into tradie’s dream family home now for sale

A massive house that was custom-made with local materials is going up for auction, ten years after its owner built it into his dream family home. The four-bedroom property at 172 Lind Rd, Johnston, was built from the ground up by owner Colin Prince from 2014 to 2016. “There was nothing there when we went up – we had to jump the fence to look at the property,” he said. A 1,430 sqm property at 172 Lind Rd, Johnston, is up for sale: a decade after being built into its owner’s dream home. “We had all the bricks made in Darwin … I made enough so we could do all the retaining walls and a later extension.” The massive block of land comes in at 1,430 sqm in size, giving the home more than enough space for a wide open-plan lifestyle. With a single-level design, homeowners enter through double doors to sprawling living spaces, including another double door divide to the oversized master bedroom. The house was built from locally-made bricks, with the owner making enough for both the original build and a later extension. The master bedroom, study and ensuite bathroom form their own private wing of the house. The remaining three bedrooms, each with their own built-in wardrobes and desks, sit fu...