Home Hardware Spring Market

After a completely insane weekend, upon counsel from our amazing builder, Steve, we headed to St. Jacob to pick our plumbing fixtures and investigate any other materials we want to get from Merrett Home Hardware. The trip was very successful and aside from temporarily losing my 'house binder' fun was had by all!

Utilities are done!

Houston - we have blast off!! Six trucks later our gas has been disconnected, hydro cut off, water off and the house is ready to be demolished. We are waiting for permit and off we go!

We are a go with Yanch Geothermal!

After talking with Adam at Yanch Geothermal, we have confirmed that the new 149 Park Home will be powered by geothermal heating - clean, efficient and green!

The fence is up!

Our safety fence is up and we go to permit tomorrow so hopefully demo day will be April 26th!

We have moved - step 1!

After much anticipation, the move is over and we are settled. Quite a few unpacked boxes in the basment of our rental home but all in all - we can live like this for 6-8 months. Whew - we are beat!

Our green journey continues ...

After a visit to Lowe's we are investigating a cool counter-top made from called: Eco by Consentino : a revolutionary new line of eco-friendly kitchen countertop and surfacing material composed of 75% recycled material, including glass, mirrors, porcelain and stone scrap and is bound by an environmentally friendly resin which comes in part from corn oil.

I have secured someone to come and take the old hardwoods and the windows for reuse!! My cousin is interested in the old kitchen! Reduce and recycle!

Bye bye trees!

Our silver maple and scots pine are gone :( but as sad as we are - it opens up the backyard and makes the new home just that more real!