Construction on Pine Island

Bear Islander · 12-03-2010, 12:51 PM

If you go to www.bearfeed.com you can see live video of workers building a house on Pine Island.

Pineedles · 12-03-2010, 01:33 PM

Thanks BI. I saw a barge offloading a bunch of white "blocks?" the other day with a little skiploader. I wondered what was going on. Thanks for maintaining a camera.

Bear Island South · 12-03-2010, 02:47 PM

Is that the same site the Pine Island Cam is looking at?

Bear Islander · 12-03-2010, 06:11 PM

It looks like the cabin where the Pine Island cams are has been torn down and the construction is to replace it.

Yosemite Sam · 12-03-2010, 07:20 PM

I zoomed in and noticed two cameras above the door that are monitoring the outside. Is this an area that has had robbery/burglary problems?
Can't wait to see this place in daylight.

Bear Islander · 12-03-2010, 08:34 PM

There are three cameras looking out the kitchen window. You can watch them at www.bearchow.com when there is daylight.

Looking at you image capture I see I left the kleenex on the kitchen counter.

Yosemite Sam · 12-04-2010, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Bear Islander

There are three cameras looking out the kitchen window. You can watch them at www.bearchow.com when there is daylight.

Looking at you image capture I see I left the kleenex on the kitchen counter.

Thanks BI!

Preset #3 of your camera shows the crew hard at work on Pine Island this morning.

Yosemite Sam · 12-05-2010, 08:03 AM

I like the way the steps are built to your deck...you can use them from the back or front....that must come in handy at times.

Pineedles · 12-06-2010, 09:49 AM

I see construction with a backhoe continues this morning. It appears the foundation is very close to the water. I thought that a property could be grandfathered in, if new construction uses the same foundation proximity to the lake as the torn down structure. So why the backhoe?

Yosemite Sam · 12-06-2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

I see construction with a backhoe continues this morning. It appears the foundation is very close to the water. I thought that a property could be grandfathered in, if new construction uses the same foundation proximity to the lake as the torn down structure. So why the backhoe?

Looks like an excavator to me.

It looks like they are doing some landscaping around the foundation. Hard to tell if it is a new foundation or one that was there.

Bear Islander · 12-06-2010, 11:00 AM

The front to back stairs on our cabin was my wife's idea. And it was a good one.

I'm pretty sure the old cabin on Pine was on pilings and is now gone. We are looking at a new foundation. Hopefully we can see the new cabin being built. Then again, it may be more than a "cabin".

Pine Island Guy · 12-06-2010, 12:20 PM

yes - the old house is gone and new one underway. You can read my experiences with the DES/CSPA on other threads, but the end result is that we are rebuilding in the same footprint as the old cottage. The old house was on pilings, the new one will have a full foundation (actually the foundation is complete).

Enjoy watching the progress, thank you BI for capturing it! The existing "Pine Island East" webcam has a limited view of the house project. -c

Yosemite Sam · 12-10-2010, 11:54 AM

They won't be able to move the truck that way much longer:

Pineedles · 12-10-2010, 01:31 PM

Does the same footprint cover an existing porch, which is not part of the original foundation? Just curious, if we ever decide to to rebuild. To be clearer, could a new building be built that would cover the same area where there was a porch? Thought you might know.Thanks.

tis · 12-10-2010, 01:35 PM

Yes, you can include the porch.

Pine Island Guy · 12-10-2010, 03:36 PM

Decks/porches on the existing house could not be turned in to an expansion of living space. Where our house was already very close to the shorefront, that would have put the 'house part' even closer.

The footprint size of our existing house was fine by us, so we didn't try to expand it, but did want to go from a one-story to two-story. So house is still house, and deck is still deck.

Hope this helps, and Shore Things will know the definitive answer for sure!

PIG

p.s. I believe that the CSPA and/or Meredith Zoning allows for a 12' projection of deck/porch beyond the living space... so by allowing the house to expand to cover an existing deck, you would then be able to add more deck beyond that - which I don't believe is the intention of the regulations

12-03-2010, 12:51 PM	#1
Bear Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 1,762 Thanks: 32 Thanked 440 Times in 207 Posts	Construction on Pine Island If you go to www.bearfeed.com you can see live video of workers building a house on Pine Island.

12-03-2010, 07:20 PM	#5
Yosemite Sam Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 395 Thanks: 81 Thanked 95 Times in 56 Posts	I zoomed in and noticed two cameras above the door that are monitoring the outside. Is this an area that has had robbery/burglary problems? Can't wait to see this place in daylight. Attached Images

12-05-2010, 08:03 AM	#8
Yosemite Sam Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 395 Thanks: 81 Thanked 95 Times in 56 Posts	I like the way the steps are built to your deck...you can use them from the back or front....that must come in handy at times. Attached Images

12-06-2010, 09:49 AM	#9
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,541 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	Question I see construction with a backhoe continues this morning. It appears the foundation is very close to the water. I thought that a property could be grandfathered in, if new construction uses the same foundation proximity to the lake as the torn down structure. So why the backhoe?

12-06-2010, 12:20 PM	#12
Pine Island Guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: pine island of course! Posts: 406 Thanks: 243 Thanked 246 Times in 112 Posts	construction update yes - the old house is gone and new one underway. You can read my experiences with the DES/CSPA on other threads, but the end result is that we are rebuilding in the same footprint as the old cottage. The old house was on pilings, the new one will have a full foundation (actually the foundation is complete). Enjoy watching the progress, thank you BI for capturing it! The existing "Pine Island East" webcam has a limited view of the house project. -c

12-03-2010, 01:33 PM	#2
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,541 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	Thanks BI. I saw a barge offloading a bunch of white "blocks?" the other day with a little skiploader. I wondered what was going on. Thanks for maintaining a camera.

12-03-2010, 02:47 PM	#3
Bear Island South Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southboro, MA Posts: 579 Thanks: 75 Thanked 384 Times in 170 Posts	Pine Island Cam Is that the same site the Pine Island Cam is looking at?

12-03-2010, 06:11 PM	#4
Bear Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 1,762 Thanks: 32 Thanked 440 Times in 207 Posts	It looks like the cabin where the Pine Island cams are has been torn down and the construction is to replace it.

12-03-2010, 08:34 PM	#6
Bear Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 1,762 Thanks: 32 Thanked 440 Times in 207 Posts	There are three cameras looking out the kitchen window. You can watch them at www.bearchow.com when there is daylight. Looking at you image capture I see I left the kleenex on the kitchen counter.

12-06-2010, 11:00 AM	#11
Bear Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 1,762 Thanks: 32 Thanked 440 Times in 207 Posts	The front to back stairs on our cabin was my wife's idea. And it was a good one. I'm pretty sure the old cabin on Pine was on pilings and is now gone. We are looking at a new foundation. Hopefully we can see the new cabin being built. Then again, it may be more than a "cabin".

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12-10-2010, 11:54 AM	#13
Yosemite Sam Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 395 Thanks: 81 Thanked 95 Times in 56 Posts	They won't be able to move the truck that way much longer: Attached Images

12-10-2010, 01:31 PM	#14
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,541 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	Question Does the same footprint cover an existing porch, which is not part of the original foundation? Just curious, if we ever decide to to rebuild. To be clearer, could a new building be built that would cover the same area where there was a porch? Thought you might know.Thanks.

12-10-2010, 01:35 PM	#15
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,654 Thanks: 747 Thanked 1,440 Times in 1,001 Posts	Yes, you can include the porch.

12-10-2010, 03:36 PM	#16
Pine Island Guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: pine island of course! Posts: 406 Thanks: 243 Thanked 246 Times in 112 Posts	answer (i think) Decks/porches on the existing house could not be turned in to an expansion of living space. Where our house was already very close to the shorefront, that would have put the 'house part' even closer. The footprint size of our existing house was fine by us, so we didn't try to expand it, but did want to go from a one-story to two-story. So house is still house, and deck is still deck. Hope this helps, and Shore Things will know the definitive answer for sure! PIG p.s. I believe that the CSPA and/or Meredith Zoning allows for a 12' projection of deck/porch beyond the living space... so by allowing the house to expand to cover an existing deck, you would then be able to add more deck beyond that - which I don't believe is the intention of the regulations

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