The house was built to maximise the beach views.  The house was
built to maximise the beach views.  Evan Gledhill and his wife,
Maree, had a goal - to build a holiday house where they could
handle the ebb and flow of visiting family. With five children,
their five partners and 10 grandchildren, this would not be
cheap. Fortunately, Gledhill, who previously headed a
construction company, had a few thoughts on how he could build a
solution.  In 2005, the couple, based primarily in the Hunter
Valley, started hunting for a coastal block to buy. They looked
at every beach between The Entrance in the north down as far as
Pearl Beach in the south. What they found was a rundown three-
bedroom shack on an elevated block in Wamberal. Price tag:
$3,065,000.  ''At the time, it was a good price,'' Gledhill
says. The original property had plumbing issues and was
effectively uninhabitable, so the real work was still ahead.
The original dwelling.  The original dwelling.  Digging in
Gledhill quickly realised renovating was o