New Cottage in the Woods - Rick Bernard - Construction - Sheet Rock Stage dryers and heaters.

Buttoning Up the House

We finally have permanent power installed to the cottage. With a few job recess lights and plugged in the electric heaters to help dry out the final costs of sheet rock mud on the wall seams, and what a change! There is a feeling of warmth which I’ve never experienced in any of the interior…

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Taking the House Down to Net Zero Energy

As I plan my new home, all the possibilities and options available for creating a net-zero energy home race through my mind. These thoughts have been with me since the very beginning of this, when the cottage in the woods was just a nebulous concept decades ago. With all the changes in modern home building…