bugnout wrote:
Just went through this process myself. Getting a construction loan was difficult, but I had a great local contractor who new everyone in the county and was able to navigate the maze of permits and inspectors with very little pain on our part..
I'm in the process of getting bids from contractors. I asked 3 contractors for a bid, however, I'm unsure if all three will produce one. They all acted interested, but we'll see what happens. Two of the three contractors said they could pull all the necessary permits and move fairly quickly due to the same reasons you mentioned above.
bugnout wrote:
Only part that was painful was having the well drilled. I ended up with 195 ft well, was expecting a 30 ft well. Lesson learned, don't hire a well driller that owes a bunch of money on his rig.
Do you think the driller over drilled? Were you there when he drilled?
Living here in the mountains, wells are at different depths. In general, 350' - 450' feet seems to be typical in my area, especially down in the valley where I'm at. Wells are much deeper near the sandstone cliffs. I've seen wells as deep as 1,000 feet. I spent a lot of time dowsing our property in hopes to hit a fissure. We budgeted $8,000 dollars. The total cost was $7,327 with tax. We were blessed that it worked in our favor and within our financial parameters, otherwise, we would have needed to takeout a loan from the bank.
bugnout wrote:
We didn't have a waiting period. Started demolition in August and closed on February 1st a year ago.
When you say demolition, are you meaning that ground work was started to build your place, or did you gut out an existing structure and remodel it?
bugnout wrote:
Here's a picture of my new place
Looks nice! If I remember correctly, this is a place for part-time use, right? You are not living there fulltime?
bugnout wrote:
I've been looking at that bison deep well pump as well. looks like a quality product.
They are a very nice product and have very little working parts. In a doomsday world, they would do the job well. Ultimately, I would like to install a well pump that could accommodate both A/C and solar. Then install the hand well as a backup system.
bugnout wrote:
Good luck with the construction.
I don't believe in luck bugnout, but I do appreciate your words of kindness!