Thursday, August 13, 2009

Utilities

We sold our house in MN in May! The sale unfortunately left us shy of being able to begin construction of the house this year. So instead we have put in the road, all 765 feet of it, and laid the underground conduit for the electrical/phone/internet. House models are being updated and we are reaching what we hope is a better house all the time. We still need to meet with the bank to discuss specifics of financing the construction but we are hopeful that we will be able to be laying the foundation next May.

In the meantime I am working with Upright Frameworks doing general construction and weatherization work. It is a lot of fun to start with a leaky poorly insulated old home and within a week measurably improve the house by 50% or more. At the very least I'm improving Maine's existing housing stock while learning how to build my new home better.