Day Five

Update on the closing...will be the 18th (unless it gets changed)
This was my best Paul Bunyan impression yesterday. I felled the tree exactly where it was suppose to go. Didn't hit the truck (off to the left) or the studio (vantage point for the camera) or "Paul Bunyan." A holly tree was occupying the space where the septic system will be located. This tree wasn't among the dozen that will be taken down.
Soil Evaluation Services has finished survey and will submit plans for septic for a county permit. When approved we will be able to get construction permits and, after closing, break ground.

Targeting getting the trees taken down early in the week of the 7th and then have the well dug, hopefully that same week.

Day Two

Bunch of stuff going on in the planning phase..

Trees will be the first in a long line of events now. Have marked the trees to be taken down. These three are within the 100' set back from the water and need special permission to be taken down. The Zoning Supervisor visited Tuesday and approved their removal and we will have to plant six trees for the three we remove within that 100' set back. There are about eight more to be taken down. Tree guy will come by this afternoon to finalize the price.
Met with the banker today and turned in paperwork (had to sign in 28 different places on the forms). Appraisal will be scheduled and we're targeting November 21st for closing.
By that time we'll have the trees gone, the new well dug, and all permitting in hand. (OK, stop laughing. We're gonna try).

Day ONE

This (hopefully) will begin the process of getting the construction underway.
To update;
Last week we had Soil Evaluation Services come by to scope out the layout for our "engineered" septic system. He will proceed with getting the necessary permits to allow construction to get underway. He said that we needed to get our new well installed before the county health dept. will issue the septic permit.
Got a reference for a well company and he will be coming by today to look over the property.
Will get the well installed next week.
Last week we also had several tree services come by to get an estimate for removing about seven trees. I will go to the county offices today to get a permit. Three of the trees are closer to the water than 100 feet and that requires a permit.
In a bit of retrospect I perhaps shouldn't be so precise in relating a timeline for individual events. I will begin at this level and come back if needed.
I am expecting the posts to now come on a more regular basis.
'Till later.

First Post, t minus ???

Here's the starting point. We've owned "the cottage" for just over 17 years and for the past year and a half it's been our primary residence. This image is from March after a hard winter. The plans call for a look like this;

The next step is for the bank to set our closing for the construction and then begin the process. Hope is for a "ground breaking" about the middle of November...we'll see.

Stay tuned...