Uplifted in Damariscotta Mills
When I'm around any type of heavy construction equipment I turn into a 10 year old again. I really can't help it but I become mesmerized and feel the need to watch everything that's going on. I do manage to keep myself from making little engine noises though.
Imagine my delight when a bunch of dump trucks and backhoes and front end loaders showed up at my neighbors to dig a hole for a new foundation under the existing house! This has been going on for the last 2 weeks now and I'm still amazed that a house can be lifted high enough in the air that they are able to get a small front end loader into the basement. This has become a long stop on my morning dog walk.
From the pictures here, you can see what this home looked like last February and now with the front end loader in the basement. There are huge slabs of granite that must weigh well over 500 lbs. and you have to wonder how the original construction crew, without the benefit of gas powered equipment, moved them. PBI Excavation is doing the work and these guys really know what they're doing as witnessed by their being able to maneuver a 50' steel beam in such a small area. If I were in charge I'm sure I would have taken out the homes on either side, like the 3 Stooges with a ladder.
I listed this house for sale last spring and as soon as she saw it, Kathleen Shattuck brought a buyer she had been working with for a while. She knew their wants and needs and was immediately able to make the match, to the benefit of both the buyer and seller.
If you're interested in buying or selling in Damariscotta Mills, please get in touch with me and I'll keep you updated on properties as they become available. The Mills is a small neighborhood at the head of Damariscotta Lake just a short distance from the Twin Villages. Half of the neighborhood is in Newcastle and half in Nobleboro so the only actual connection to Damariscotta is to the lake. At one time logs were floated down the lake to mills powered by the water falls there where the lake flows into The Great Salt Bay.
I'll update everyone on this project as it goes along. They should be pouring cement soon!
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