Just when all the house plans started to fall into place something had to arise to throw them all into limbo.
First…I own land on the Little Ossippee river and because of that I need to follow rules by Limington as well as from the Saco River Corridor Commission (SRCC). Well SRCC has rules that say that your house must be set back so far from the high water line.
The way I had my house situated made me as well as Leavitt (contractor) unsure if it was set back the 180 feet needed.
I called the SRCC and they agreed to come out with Leavitt to measure and set pins for the foundation. Well after frantic phonecalls an sleepless nights it happened and now the house is set…at least on that side.
Now to the other problem. I asked a company to come out and GPS survey the site to make sure all the boundaries are correct. I especially wanted the front boundaries set so I know where to set the house and have enough setback to not intrude on the neighbors land and enough room for a future garage.
Well, this seemed to be a little more than he could do BUT still expected payment on the work he completed. He mentioned a friend that is a surveyor and I talked to him.
He set a price and then saw how much work was actually involved raised the price. It appears that there have been no real survey on my land and the surrounding properties. The pins are nowhere to be found and most markings are either gone or moved.
So now I have to pay a surveyor to make all those markings to make sure that my house is setback and will not intrude.
This whole ordeal has been a major headache. Oh. And all of this has happened this week! All while I am in Mac training. There have been many times I’ve run out of class making frantic calls. This week has been a week from hell. Let’s hope the worst of it is over and everything will fall into place.
Through this all I will say that the SRCC as well as Leavitt has been very accommodating and have nothing but praise for their professionalism.
There are few new photos at the site. gallery.me.com/krazijoe
It’s coming together, just more headaches than expected!
BELLA!
Tags: Leavitt, SRCC