We're building a home!

We're building a home!

Last summer we purchased a delapidated, old tennis court in the Unversity of Wisconsin's arboretum. We hope to post our progress on this site.

Since July '06, Matt has been hard at work designing our future residence. In February 2007, Matt successfully rezoned our lot from R2 to R3 in order to locate the house on the footprint of the court by reducing the rear setback line. This will hopefully allow us to keep the majority of the trees on our 1 acre lot. As this lot is in an unsewered portion of the Town of Madison, we have secured our septic permit and will also need to drill a well. There is some controversy in the neighborhood over development of a nearby property for profit. It is unfortunate timing, but as a result, we've met many of our future neighbors and have felt very welcome.

We have selected Tim Wood of Oregon, WI as our builder. He has experience with SIPs (structural insulated panels), which we are planning on using. It is our hope to build this home as "green" as possible and as efficient as possible. We are planning on a geothermal system for heating and cooling the building.

Construction is set to commence in July.