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From: Journal of Light Construction April 2000
Posted on: April 1, 2000

Backfill: Notes From the Underground

By: Jon Vara

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APRIL JLC 2000 BACKFILL Notes From the Underground Notes From the Underground by Jon Vara I took particular pleasure in this breaking of ground, for in almost all latitudes men dig into the earth for an equable temperature. The house is but a sort of porch at the entrance of a burrow. —Henry David Thoreau, Walden The island of Nantucket is home to some of the most expensive real estate this side of downtown Manhattan. Buildable land sells for about $6 million an acre, and a tworoom summer rental goes for several thousand a week. A good carpenter commands $70 an hour or more, but even at that wage scale, few can afford on-island accommodations. Many builders commute by air from nearby Cape Cod

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