OUR NEW HOUSE

One day of construction at a time

Solar!

Solar!

We had the solar panels installed a couple of weeks ago. In addition to the above 8kW set of panels, we have another 6.5kW in two areas on the front of our house.  Initially, we were going to install it all, but we decided to scale back a bit for a couple of reasons ToRead more about Solar![…]

Solar

Solar

The solar installers installed half the solar array this week.  We decided to only do half now as we want to be sure we can use all the production, and it saves us a little money up front. That’s 8kW installed and room for another 6.5 kW on the other side, with mounts already installed.Read more about Solar[…]

Foundation footings – planning for future efficiency and conservation

Foundation footings – planning for future efficiency and conservation

I was surprised when I saw the extent to which they dug footings for the foundation. A quick review of the foundation plans shows that there are quite a few load bearing walls in the basement that require footings. We are still scrambling to nail down the details of all the plumbing that will needRead more about Foundation footings – planning for future efficiency and conservation[…]