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The home is powered with a small PV solar array. There are 3 Siemens brand 100 watt panels, totaling a 300 watt array. There is a 3500 watt Makita gas powered generator for back-up power. There are propane gas lamps to provide additional light. The house is wired for 12V DC power and 120V AC power. A propane range and oven for cooking. 3 propane wall mounted heaters Cozy Brand provide back up to the Vermont Castings Vigilant Wood Stove. An on demand Aquastar tankless propane hot water heater provides domestic hot water.
The composting toilet is a Sun- Mar Excel Non electric, but has been modified with a DC fan.
There is a phone line going to the house but no grid power.Property Description
Traditional cape on cement foundation with attached breezeway and two car garage. The interior space is open with good light, many windows and an open and simple design. There are many storage spaces throughout the downstairs and upstairs. The first floor has a kitchen, living/dining room and full bathroom with a composting toilet and plumbing installed for a flush toilet. A centrally located wood stove provides heat for the whole house, along with a propane wall mounted heater as back-up. The kitchen and bathroom open out to an extensive south facing deck. The second floor is one large open style bedroom with lots of windows and two skylights and could easily be divided to make two bedrooms.
Attached to the home is a full mudroom and breezeway connecting the clean two car garage. Above the garage is an insulated studio space with a propane wall mounted heater and a double door dormer extension to bring in light.
The home and garage sit on almost 20 acres of land. The land is mostly wooded, with approx. 1 acre of open grassed area surrounding the home, with some small side fields that once were animal pastures now growing in. There are a few old gardens about, some fruit trees and perennial garden beds.
This home was built in 1996 as a owner built home built by Justin Fournier of Spruce Head ME.
In 1999 the house got improved to its current state.
Neighborhood Description
The home and property sit off the road with no visibility to passing traffic. The gravel driveway connects to the gravel Collinstown road and is located about 3 miles from the paved main road RT 173 (on the this end in Liberty the road name is Prescott Hill Rd. Once you pass over the Liberty town line into Appleton, the road name becomes Collinstown Rd.) The neighboring properties are very quiet, mostly wooded, with no homes visible from the site. The neighborhood is home to several homesteads, families and others pursuing a life off of grid power. Much of the land on Collinstown road is now owned by the Nature Conservancy with over a 1000 acres of public access land and trails. The road is open year round, with municipality paid maintenance and snow plowing. The home is located in Appleton just across the Liberty town line.Market Area
The home in Appleton is about 25 minutes to Belfast, and 25 minutes to Camden both small coastal cities. Appleton is a rural community with farms and forests and an antique feel. Appleton is well known for its beloved own K-8 school system which then feeds into the Camden Consolidated High School comprised of 5 towns.School District
Community
Liberty/Appleton town lineLocation of Home or Land
Rural
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | no |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Forced Air - Gas |
| 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 | Gypsum Board - Sheet Rock |
| Interior Paint | Low VOC |
| Floor Material | Wood - Solid |
| Roof Material | Asphalt Composition Shingle |
| Window Material | Vinyl or Vinyl Clad |
| Insulation Material | Fiberglass |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | yes |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 2 |
| Garage Area | 576 sqft |
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