Detaching oneself from the busy city life could be refreshing.
It’s where we can have time for peace and quiet, and who wouldn’t want that?
Well, this home’s only accessible by boat.
That’s about as secluded as you can get.
Mark and Chera decided they can make that a reality when they renovated an old cabin.
They learned many things along the way.
They live on a “desolate” mountain.
It turns out that a desolate mountain with a waterfront is an ideal place to carve out living space for a house.
Together with their kids, all 5 of them are living peacefully in their humble abode.
“I think we were drawn to this place because of how remote it felt yet close to the city,” Chera said. “And being on the waterfront has always been one of our dreams,” she added.
Mark had help making the decision.
Mark said he remembered being in that place there was a stellar Jay that kept on following him.
He thought it was his dad as he had just lost him.
“The old man, I could hear him saying, ‘Oh it’s beautiful up here my boy,'” he said. “It almost willing me, pushing me in that direction sometimes you take it as a sign,” he further explained.
When they had the property, there was an old cabin. The couple had someone look at it and warned them not to bring the house back to life.
But they pushed for it anyway.
Little by little, they brought in materials for rebuilding the old shack. Then eventually added extra living spaces as they went along.
Boats of different sizes and shapes brought all types of building materials. The community helped a lot with the completion of their home, said Mark.
Since it’s isolated, they used Solar, hydroelectric, and propane method to generate electricity.
“Off-grid” began with a need for light.
It started with only solar panels to capture the energy and store them in the batteries.
But later they installed a water turbine system to generate electricity when sunlight is scarce during cold seasons.
How do the kids like it?
They loved their life off the grid. Mark and Chera make sure the children still have social interactions by going to school and attending after-school activities.
And when they’re at home, they can have family time. Living off-grid helps the kids expand their horizons.
They keep it comfortable.
Firewood is abundant in the area, so it’s no issue if they run out of fuel for their fireplaces.
Though there are instances when they came home from town, the house got cold as they could not leave the fire lit.
So they opt on getting a pellet stove. This helped a lot in keeping the temperatures in the entire house at normal as they can load pellets in the stove good for three days without worrying.
The family gets their drinking water from the creek, the same water source for their turbine. It flows through multiple filtration systems before they drink it.
All in all, the couple is proud of what they built. It’s a safe haven for them and their kids, while still attached to the community.
Take the full tour of this incredible cabin-turned-off-grid family home in the video below!
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