Extras (spring 2025)

Just a few miscellaneous things to share. Our lots soil consists of mostly sand and glacial boulders. This makes digging a nightmare without heavy equipment. On the other hand, ALL of the boulders you see around the cabin are from the excavations of the basement and septic areas. This allowed us to use them for multiple retaining walls around the property. Picking boulders out of excavated dirt and sorted into piles is work to say the least. If you have a situation like this a rock bucket on a skid steer would make it a lot faster. This took us days and days of rock picking.

Plumbing, I decided on a pex manifold so I could easily add additional fixtures as we went. If you're not confident in how to properly size drain and vent your plumbing, you're going to want to hire a professional. My area has no plumbing inspections, so I paid a local plumber to review my work for peace of mind.

Insulation, we got lucky and hit a sale at the big box store and decided on rock wool for insulation. The product is water and fire proof, so far I've been impressed.