Site Planning: The House Site & Access

Part 5 of the Finding Healthy Property: Purchasing Land for Healing, Homesteading, and a Healthy Home series

Welcome to part five of the Finding Healthy Property: Purchasing Land for Healing, Homesteading, and a Healthy Home series! All of the sections may be found under the tag: Finding Healthy Property.

Whether planning a site for a house, RV, or tent, there are various factors to keep in mind when it comes to what I’ll refer to as the home or house site. In this section we’ll discuss privacy, drainage, solar exposure, the sound environment, and access.

Any site clearing required will be an additional cost for most people, and this cost can really add up quickly. Of course, some hardy individuals opt to log themselves, which still equates to likely costs by way of tools and gas, as well as extensive time- for sites in wooded areas.

Seclusion/ Privacy

The farther from the road the house site is, the more clearing will be required for an access driveway and utility lines, if relevant. And thus, even in rural, wooded areas of 5 acre lots, most homes are located near the road rather than secluded back in the woods, as our home is.

Naturally, seclusion is optimal if you are seeking to reduce exposure to toxins from neighbors and the road.