A long term friend’s son and wife reached to me when they had an opportunity to build a lake house near their parents. While many homes on lakes have walkout basements with the living space a story up, this couple opted for keeping the living space closer to the grade and lake. A full width porch with Kitchen, Dining, and Living is a one story portion closer to the water built in the area of the original cottage. Further back bedrooms and a garage step up as does the land. The owners are keen on environmental and clean environ and I learned something new with some of the insulation being real wool from New Zealand. Up to the first floor deck is Insulated Concrete forms which are a great energy saver too.
