56 Sandy Mush Creek Rd, Leicester, NC 28748

Welcome to the Melinda Payne House a crown jewel Victorian Farmhouse on 80 acres of heaven in The mountains in the township of Sandy Mush 25 mins from downtown Asheville. We spent 19 painstaking months restoring and renovating the home and property. We are so proud to have save this old lady of death by abandonment. We focused on taking back time and the outside of the home is now back to original with new building material where needed to test time over the next 150 years. The home sits on stacked stone and locust logs but the foundation has been totally fortified with over 25 6x6 posts on concrete to stabilize the home of the stack stones fail. The original home has stone fascia at the Victorian window that was expanded to wrap the entire home. The crawl space has been encapsulated with a dedicate commercial dehumidifier and discharge pump to avoid damage from mold and wood boring insects. All née Kitchen, bathrooms, exposed cathedral ceilings. New electric, lighting, switches, recepticals, plumbing, toilets and shower and claw foot tub. New 2 zone HVAC, appliances, Pella Architectural double pane double hung Windows. New exterior doors, driveway, veranda, 3 gas log fireplaces, new floors downstairs (upstairs were saved and refinished), New flagstone patio and stack stone stairs and retaining walls (70,000lbs of stone!) New Gavalum silver steel roof, foam insulation, septic, well. Fresh paint in and out. New large veranda for shade, new landscaping and grass. Total homesite grading with large underground pipes for proper drainage and ok’d fashions round gutters tied into drain pipes with 4” schedule 40 pvc. New Architectural and hardscape LED lighting with 2700K warm light for paths, wishing flagstone walls and up lighting the home and trees. New Well and septic and electric on top of the farm ready for second homesite with 360 degree sound of music views for future home. Carport to handle tractors, workroom, shed, several outbuilding for cows, goats other livestock. Many beautiful mature hardwoods and evergreens and maintained pastures. 2 natural creeks run through the property. Ok’d logging roads maintained for walks in the forest. The list goes on!!!