New House Project in Montville, ME

It has been a busy few days with no free time to write posts.

The insulation arrived for the walls of the house.

There have been a few cold nights and autumn is definitely in the air, although it is hot and sunny today.

My passion flower vine is loving it here.

At night the loons and barred owls can be heard. In the evening the pileated woodpeckers make a terrific noise. It is wonderful to see them right by the house.

The masons have finished with the chimney, just the inside needs to be finished off. They gave me some lessons and I was able to build the brick pad for the wood stove to stand on.

Work has been progressing on the trim.

And the porch

Insulation is being installed on the south side of the house.

And the overhang on the south side is being finished off.

Yesterday the overhang was framed in and plywood installed to hold the metal roofing.

And the frame for the screen porch was started.

John Billings and his assistant Elmo started work on the chimney.

We are still hoping that the Trues Pond dam will be repaired this fall. In the meantime the canada geese are gathering.

The rigid insulation was delivered on Thursday. Rain on Friday stopped progress and then on Saturday Gary and his brothers braved the heat and humidity to install the roof panels.

This week V-match pine has been installed for the ceiling and inner walls.

These are contractors used in the project who I would highly recommend.

• DRIVEWAY
  Lucas Construction
  Steve Lucas
  PO Box 159
  Searsmont, ME 04973
  207-342-5235
• CONCRETE SLAB
  Joey Thornley, Jr
  622 South Mountain Valley Highway
  Montville, ME 04941
  207-589-4195
• TIMBER FRAME
  Timber Frame Solutions
  Gerald Fowler
  PO Box 125
  Unity, ME 04988
  207-568-3450
• CHIMNEY
  John T. Billings
  1756 North Mountain Valley Highway,
  Montville, Maine 04941
  207-382-6145 cell 323-8426
• WELL DRILLING
  E. A Cross and Sons
  Morrill, Maine
  207-342-5454
• ELECTRICAL WORK
  Kenney and Gray, Inc.
  David Gray
  411 Cross Road
  Swanville, ME 04915
  207-338-4241 cell 322-9164
• SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
  SolarTech Inc
  Bob Hussey
  50 Eustis Pkwy
  Waterville, ME 04901
  207-872-4531 Cell 207-649-0229

Yesterday afternoon the crane turned up to lift the trusses and in 1 hour and 20 minutes they were all in place. The crane was supplied by Northeast Equipment and Supply Company (722-3221) who were available at a reasonable cost.

Saturday started with rain and gales which prevented work, but this morning Gary Gale and his brothers Dan and Mike assembled the roof trusses.

The Gale brothers worked hard Thursday and Friday and put up the walls of the frame.

This afternoon Gerald Fowler, of Timber Frame Solutions in Unity, delivered the timber frame. Construction should start tomorrow.

Living here offers some wonderful opportunities for a bird lover. We spotted a pair of pileated woodpeckers next to the house site over the weekend. Last night I heard loons calling and an owl early this morning. The humming birds are delighted to find my flowers and a pair of nuthatches are regulars at the bird feeder. They seem to have no fear of humans at all and come very close as long as I am sitting still.