We want a home that blends with our surroundings, pays homage to the local architecture, and pulls from what we loved most about the homes we’ve owned together. It’s also important to us that our future home will be practical in retirement, yet timeless as a forever family home. We’ve always had a strong visionContinue reading “More than a Shelter”
Category Archives: Land Survey
Guardians of the Forest
“When you know that trees experience pain and have memories and that tree parents live together with their children, then you can no longer just chop them down and disrupt their lives with larger machines.” ~ Peter Wohlleben, The Hidden Life of Trees We decided to work with a Forester in our next step forContinue reading “Guardians of the Forest”
“525600 Minutes”
One year ago we purchased TenirBon. It’s been an exciting personal learning journey as we’ve navigated the start of this adventure. Looking back, we’d like to share our most read and liked posts and photos over the past 365 days. Enjoy, subscribe, and continue on with us on our journey into our second year. https://tenirbonhouse.com/2022/02/06/the-perc-of-the-property/Continue reading ““525600 Minutes””
Posted
Raw land that has been abandoned for sometime comes with the challenges of trying to “control” access to a vacant property; and until we begin living at TenirBon more permanently, we actually have little control and recourse for such a large and remote parcel. However, there are a few significant steps that we made toContinue reading “Posted”
The Perc of the Property
Part 2: Walking with Jack Jack, a geological engineer before retiring, came through for us again, and nearly 80 years young, he met us at the property and walked the land to help determine soil depth and potential building sites based on his experience doing the same for NYS. Armed with a soil coring toolContinue reading “The Perc of the Property”
Bermuda Triangle
Our recent survey led to a discovery of a secret place where no one on earth owns, our very own Bermuda triangle of sorts. We’ve mentioned the plot is old, and in the original deed we found out that it was part of 210 acre farm that was divided roughly 3 ways amongst the farmersContinue reading “Bermuda Triangle”
Survey Says?
When one buys a home, one gets an inspection; when one buys land, one gets a survey… and you get what you pay for. We hinted in a previous post that we thought we had purchased 67 acres, based on the last known survey. However, we knew it was important not to have blind faithContinue reading “Survey Says?”
“Jack” Pot
Our realtor and lawyer recommended a few local surveyors and perc testing companies; but even with leads in hand, this next step proved more difficult and time consuming than anticipated. The few vendors that actually answered our calls informed us that the sheer volume of home and land purchases during the year had outpaced allContinue reading ““Jack” Pot”
Into the Woods
Over the course of the fall we took 2 more trips (more prepared than just flip flops) to the property to explore the woods and get a better understanding of the land and possible journey ahead. Through early September into late October we saw two different landscapes: a lush forest in late summer and aContinue reading “Into the Woods”
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