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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy
"...She also values a view of the lake while doing the dishes and cooking..."
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This got solved here by putting in a very tall, wide, mirror. It also helped with illuminating and "enlarging" the interior.
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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy
"...Does the camp have legal running water...?"
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Ishoot308 is probably wondering what that means, just as I am: a pressure booster on Town-supplied water?
Recently, I saw what appeared to be a well casing being driven into the lake about 20' off an island shoreline.
(Which was then surrounded by a breakwater.)
What is
illegal running water?
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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy
"...Where does the sun rise and set? If you love or hate the sun, what are you going to have on your house, deck and yard...What kind of trees do you have? Are you going to be dealing with sap, leaves..."
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Looking forward, perhaps the most important consideration.
1) I've been in houses that had "a view of sunsets" through a modest number of windows. That view cranked up the interior temperature 20° in the summer—overpowering the A/C's ability to cope with the surge in heat.
2) You'll also see solar panels on "unpowered" islands, which must have an unobstructed view of the sun. The largest panel I've noticed on islands near me was a 350-watt panel, receiving afternoon rays.
That's a need for sun that's going to increase.
3) With energy costs to factor-in more in the future, it's best to keep leaf-dropping hardwood trees to the south and a dense stand of pines and hemlocks to the north. (Meaning, cool shade in the summer, and a block to icy-cold wind in the winter, which can draw heat out of house like you won't believe.)
Between now and retirement, there's time to plant some native trees that'll grow large enough to make a difference.
4) You'll still want sun on your dock, which is currently disappearing from many docks even in late August.
5) You also might want to find out why there is a sudden increase in "For Sale" signs on your selected island. (New expensive construction, new airport runway approach noise, property taxes, covenants, code enforcements, erosion, milfoil).
6) One big gripe could be is automobile headlights shining in windows—probably not a problem on most islands and, fortunately, not at my place.