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Old 06-08-2008, 10:38 PM
 
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Old 06-09-2008, 07:21 AM
 
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Dear Northern Maine Land Man,
You say there are still places in Maine where there are no zoning regs. Would you be able to suggest some towns that do not have zoning regs? I am relocating to Maine...one way or the other...and my current house in CT is going on the market in a few weeks, after some minor sprucing up is finished. However, I'm really hoping to lessen my impact on the earth/ozone and have been attending some workshops regarding permastructures, more specifically cob structures and also, straw bale constructions. They are solid, better insulated than most frame houses, but many towns with heavy zoning regs. won't permit them. This is something that even a single female like myself can build and it would mean little to no mortgage if I do. I like that idea because it would allow me to do more animal rescue work and also to sponsor more children in 3rd world countries as most of my income would not be going to living expenses. I would appreciate any info you could provide. Thanks in advance!

Peace!
The Herbal Kitty
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Old 06-09-2008, 11:06 AM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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Dear Northern Maine Land Man,
You say there are still places in Maine where there are no zoning regs. Would you be able to suggest some towns that do not have zoning regs? I am relocating to Maine...one way or the other...and my current house in CT is going on the market in a few weeks, after some minor sprucing up is finished. However, I'm really hoping to lessen my impact on the earth/ozone and have been attending some workshops regarding permastructures, more specifically cob structures and also, straw bale constructions. They are solid, better insulated than most frame houses, but many towns with heavy zoning regs. won't permit them. This is something that even a single female like myself can build and it would mean little to no mortgage if I do. I like that idea because it would allow me to do more animal rescue work and also to sponsor more children in 3rd world countries as most of my income would not be going to living expenses. I would appreciate any info you could provide. Thanks in advance!

Peace!
The Herbal Kitty
I know this was not addressed to me.

I live in an un-organized township.

You really need to come on up.

52% of Maine is un-organized. Most of Maine fits that bill.

However each region is different, and will have a different flavour
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Old 06-09-2008, 08:19 PM
 
Location: Backwoods of Maine
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Nobody mentioned this web site yet, which is hilarious and is one of my favorites (Mod: no ads):

Missouri Trailer Trash

Not only is it run by a guy who lives in a trailer, but there are actually some pretty good ideas in there...if you can look beyond the junk in the yards!
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Old 06-24-2008, 07:48 AM
 
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Many thanks to Forest Beekeeper and LostinMidwest for the websites and the info on Maine zoning regs. Since posting, I've talked with the Town Hall in St.Albans and I'm thinking that may well be my destination. I attended Goat School there in May; it was wonderful and so was the town...and many of the surrounding areas that I visited while I was there. Thanks, again!
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Old 06-24-2008, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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The goat school in St. Albans?

Cool, have you decided to do Boars then?

And what type of housing are you now thinking of?
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Old 07-24-2008, 11:37 PM
 
Location: Portland, Maine
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There have been a ton of great ideas here. I thank you all for input! I'll also let you know when I begin my project.
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Old 07-25-2008, 07:37 AM
 
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Default Goat School

Hi, Forest Beekeeper,
No, I won't be raising Boers, though I may rescue the occasional abuse/neglect case to help keep the weeds down. I'm a vegetarian and Boers are primarily meat goats. Goat School was wonderful, the Spauldings were a wealth of information regarding the raising of goats for any purpose, and St. Albans is a wonderful town full of very warm and friendly people. Besides my angora rabbits, my goal is to raise a mix of Babydoll Southdown sheep (miniatures) and Pygora/Pycazz/Angora and/or Cashmere goats for their fiber (I'm learning how to hand-spin animal fiber), some chickens, ducks and maybe a small handful of geese, and honey bees. My arrival in St.Albans will be determined by how quickly I can sell the current house. I've decided to go with a cob structure. I attended a workshop in Rhode Island earlier this summer and met a couple from Vermont who built their home with cob. We will be working together as soon as I can procure land in the St.Albans/Canaan area to build a similar structure for me and the animals (I currently have 6 rabbits (only 2 are angoras), 3 guinea pigs, 2 St. Bernards, 6 cats, a parakeet and a cockatiel), offering a free, hands-on workshop in how to build with cob to anyone who wants to learn. I'm looking forward to saying "hello" to everyone when I get there...hopefully, soon!

Regards,
The Herbal Kitty
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Old 07-25-2008, 10:13 AM
 
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This thread has been going a Long time ... I have followed with amusement and interest.

If the interest is ongoing still, and anyone would like to know more: I have built, still have, and son lives in - a cabin on wheels (sort of) on my property in the NW. This cabin will never need to move to be legal. But there are tricks to conforming and of course they vary in different places. But some of the legal solutions are pretty simple even where there are restrictions. You would find, for example, more difficulty having one on privately restricted land sold with CC&R's than on everyday property with seemingly restrictive county zoning. My cabin is nearly 600 sq. ft. It's a house really, and one my wife agrees she would happily live in as well as our real cabin on the waterfront. The whole project, right down to elec. plumbing, heating, insulated windows, flooring — the works — I built for well under $20K.
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Old 07-25-2008, 02:04 PM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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Our eldest son has been working as a OTR truck driver, he recently has moved home with his folks, due to it being so hard for him to afford his own home. he tells us that he spent a lot of trips delivering 'refrigerator trailer', 'shipping container' whatever you wish to call them. 40 foot x 9'6" high and very solid built.

We have been observing how many 30 year old mobile homes collapsed last winter, as they just are not built to the same standards that a shipping container is built to.

His former company sold them for $3000 with full insulation and refrigeration.

I really think that if someone were into setting up a cabin on the cheap, one of these would be a great way to go.

When land can be bought for $300 an acre and a solid well-insulated 40' box can be bought for $3k; then a person would be well on their way toward having a habitable home.
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