What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
Off the grid,Photovoltaic powered 880 watt solar array, Safecoat VOC free paint, greywater system, compost toilet, natural well water, wood heat with an efficient Rinnai propane wall mounted heater for back up.
Super insulated 10" wall cavities. On demand Rinnai propane hot water heater with lead free Pex plumbing. Orchard, nut trees, lots of firewood, huge garden areas with excellent fertility.Property Description
Owner built solar powered off the grid home with lots of windows and a natural plaster look interior. Home has terrific mountain views to the west and north. Well insulated with a 10" thick wall cavity for maximum efficiency. The house is built on log carrying beams supported on cement Sono tubes for dry storage under the home and good air circulation. Home is run on an 880 watt PV array with a full Outback 3500watt Inverter and Battery Breaker Connection System supported by a 5,000 watt gas generator for battery back up. Water is fully pressurized with a slow-start Grunflo submersible pump and pressure tank. Features include a formal mud-room, utility/storage room, open concept living and dining room, kitchen, and on the second floor two bedrooms and a bathroom with tub and compost toilet. Home appliances included in the sale: refrigerator, propane cooking stove and oven, and dishwasher. The two bedrooms are sheet rocked but not plastered yet with many windows and door casings still needing trim. Floors are also unfinished. This has been a functional and active homestead farmed for 6 years with Organic practices. 2 acres of open field space with 4 year old established heirloom fruit tree orchard, with grapes, kiwis and nut trees too. Lots of mature Sugar Maple Trees for making maple syrup. A chicken coop/small shed for tool storage is on site and movable. No building restrictions on additional houses or cabins, outbuildings, barns, pole barns, etc. Small hoop house for season extension, cedar sand box and tree house for kids. Lots of woods trails, great mixed species forest with a small frog pond, and a few seasonal vernal pools. Firewood galore, and a some saw logs. Easy access to 1200 acres of abutting Town owned public access property great for skiing, snowshoeing, hunting, wandering. This has been an incredible place to live and grow food, very welcoming community in the surrounding area with lots of small homesteads and organic farms within a 10 mile radius.Neighborhood Description
Home is situated on a very quiet dirt road. Only one home located past this property, so very little traffic. Home sits 300 feet off of dirt road, with orientation to the south-south-west. Land is well draining with 3-8% slopes to the west, mostly Thorndike silty loam and Bangor silty loam soil types. Historically was part of a larger farm, with rock walls marking property boundaries. The home has no land line, but access to grid power and phone line would cost approximately 4-7K to get hooked up. Cell phone coverage is fabulous with Verizon and US Cellular, and the home currently has satellite internet with Wild Blue.Market Area
Located technically in Troy, Waldo County, the home and property is very close to the Troy-Dixmont town line, so for 911 address clarification, the property gets a Dixmont mailing address. Troy is a small town in Waldo County Maine. Located 30 minutes to Bangor, Belfast and Waterville. Nearest small town to Troy is Unity, 10 miles from the property. This is an active community with an environmental studies college. For details of the area, check out www.unitymaine.orgSchool District
Location of Home or Land
Rural
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | yes |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Solar - Passive |
| Cooling System | Passive Cooling |
| Ventilation System | Other |
| Whole House Filtration | None |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Energy System | Photovoltaic (PV) |
| Water System | Well |
| Wastewater System | Composting Toilet |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Shingles - Wood |
| Interior Finish | Earthen Plaster |
| Interior Paint | No VOC |
| Floor Material | Wood - Solid |
| Roof Material | Metal |
| Window Material | Vinyl or Vinyl Clad |
| Insulation Material | Fiberglass |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | no |
| Garage Type | attached |
