I talked with another builder! Recommended by my niece Emily Howe who has seen his work in Tunbridge for her husband John’s family (and he uses my nephew for excavation- Matt Loftus). His name is RJ Hoyt (Rodney) from Chelsea. I was excited to finally get to talk with him; we had done a bit of phone tag. I will go up and meet with him this month, see his work and show him the site.
He is available for 2026 so that will work for us. We are not in a hurry (especially Danny) but I tell folks we may move in about 3 years.
I am happy to get more estimates. You can’t build a house with just one estimate, right? This will be Estimate Number Two.
RJ was easy to talk to and sounds like a nice guy. Emily says he is the best and I trust her opinion. He does the whole job, septic, foundation, and finishing.
I sent him my rough floor plans and elevations, along with a photo of each side of the old house to let him know what we want to recreate. He sent me photos of an almost identical Cape Cod house he built last year! The only big difference is the dormer on the front. Anyway, his work looks great and the house he built was beautiful. I am happy for any forward movement on creating the Vermont Cooley house.
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