Building an eco home in maine

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[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by Northern Maine Land Man

One project for next summer is to pressure wash my old laid up stone foundation in the cellar, let it dry for a month or more and foam insulate it. I would do one or two walls at a time.

That should help.

Would you like to use spray-on foam?

Or hard foam board?

Is there a layer of foam on the outside of the stone foundation? Maybe a French drain too?

[rhoner]

We built a straw-bale home not too far from Pittston. We did it ourselves and it is bigger and more complicated than the Hobbitt House. So, I know it can be done Some towns in Maine have building codes, others do not. Go the Town Hall and find out. Usually, the strictest part is waste disposal. Outhouses are legal.

[Revi]

We retrofitted an existing house and save over $2500 per year from these changes:

energy saving projects