Hi everyone. It’s Kevin from Project: Yellow Submarine.
I’ll start this update with an apology for our projects going radio silent since May 2023.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, me and Emily unexpectedly moved up our timeline with Project: Yellow Submarine. I mentioned in May that we were considering services like Beaver Homes and Cottages. We did, in fact, decide to use them to develop our building plans. We approved our initial drawings a few weeks ago, and are waiting for our final blueprints. Once we have them, I’ll for sure make a video talking about our selection process and why we chose them to bring our design to life.
We’re also in the process of having lot severances approved so that we can take possession of land and start building, hopefully this spring! There are a lot of steps involved in that process, so it takes time.
So: Where does that leave us now? When should you expect our next video?
…I don’t know.
For the foreseeable future, our content is going to focus on Project: Yellow Submarine, so our content strategy will need to be updated to reflect that. Stuff is happening. And I’m capturing artifacts that I can present in video content later, but there isn’t anything tangible right now to show you. It’s all paperwork in the process of being completed, isn’t entirely completed yet and I don’t know when it will be.
Now that snow has finally come to Mattawa, I plan on taking some scenic winter photos around the property. I just need to make some time when everyone isn’t sick and the roads aren’t completely snowed over. I’m also sharing home renovation content from other channels to offer a glimpse of the sorts of things I’m thinking about until I get a chance to make a video about it.
And as always, I welcome your comments and questions!
Please stay tuned. I promise, there is more coming in 2024.
While Project: Red Carr prepares their building drawings, we’ll be uploading footage taken from 2021 from when we all worked together to help the Red Carr family move into The Shoe!
In Part 3, work continues. And we introduce a very, VERY important part of the process we had to look after.
While we’re organizing plans for content to create, here’s some archival footage from July 2021 when we were all working together in Preparing The Shoe.
In Part 2, we do some painting, start setting up the new HVAC system, and show Project: Yellow Submarine’s accommodation for a few weeks.
While we’re organizing plans for content to create, here’s some archival footage from July 2021 when we were all working together in Preparing The Shoe.
In Part 1, we unload our skid-steer loader, prime one of the kids’ bedrooms, and prepare the utility room.
Planning has started for each of the teams future dwellings at Papineau Homes.
Bernice and Alain from Project: Red Carr have a rough design that they’re ready to take to a draftsperson for detailed drawings to get approved by the local municipality.
Kevin and Emily from Project: Yellow Submarine, having the benefit of more time, are taking a slightly different approach. They want their home to be entirely off-grid, and possibly incorporate rainwater harvesting. They have been carefully documenting their electricity and water usage to assess the system sizes they’ll need.
Each team will share more details over time, and we’ll continue to produce videos at each significant milestone.
What questions do you have about building a rural home? What about off-grid and rainwater harvesting? Let us know!
The property we secured in Northern Ontario has an existing dwelling on it, which we lovingly call “The Shoe“.
In July of 2021, Alain and Bernice from Project: Red Carr moved into The Shoe, as the first part of the plan to eventually create new dwellings on the property — a process that we expect will take a few years. Project: Red Carr hopes to have approved plans and to start building their new dwelling in Spring 2022.
Papineau Homes – Red Carr Moves To The Shoe
We appreciate the help we received during the move, and we hope you all enjoy following our progress.
3 families, starting a new chapter — together. These are our Papineau Homes.
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