This is my first post about a large task which Kate (My wife), and I are getting ready to take on.
I own a solar energy company (Seven Seas Energy, llc), and while installing solar on two houses in Baltimore City (Maryland) I fell in love with a small area called "Butcher's Hill". The neighbors were nice, the homes were big, and because it is on a hill (hence the name), from a rooftop deck you could see all of Batlimore including sunsets over the skyline, the Chesapeake Bay, and Baltimore Harbor.
Well after admiring it while installing solar panels, I decided to take Kate by a job site to see what her thoughts were on the area. She really agreed with my vision of the area and we then called a realtor (Mike Wood, Remax Sails), and looked at several homes.
After a few weeks of looking, we decided to make an offer on a nice large home on E. Pratt Street that needed extensive work, but seemed to have great potential.
In this blog I will keep everyone up to date as to our upgrades, and work going on. My goal is to show that even a 100 and something year old row house can be renovated to the greatest green standards.
Our plans are to upgrade fixtures, reuse building materials whenever possible, install a solar energy system, and renovate areas of the home which may have poor air circulation and/ or mildew, etc..
I'll keep you posted and put up pictures soon.
Please remember, I am in the environmental contracting business so there are times that I may use technologies that are not "tested" or I may install certain products myself. PLEASE do your own research and hire a professional to perform tough tasks where you may get hurt or where a license is required.
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I will try to use the latest technology while staying within my budget, I hope that many of your will see how easy "green" can be and follow my lead!
