Fisher Excavating: Preserving Your Cottage Property for Generations of Enjoyment
Water access definitely means peace and quiet as well as a very private cottage experience – but island living can also present some challenges. For clients of Fisher Excavating, the problem they were faced with was that their little island was disappearing. Erosion was happening at an alarming rate; with a little more each year it had gotten to the point that the corner of their cottage foundation was only a foot away from the shoreline of the lake – and it was getting closer. They called Dwaine and his team at Fisher Excavating knowing that they would be able to come up with a plan to preserve what was left of their precious island abode.
Dwaine Fisher, owner of Fisher Excavating went ahead and had the plans for the enormous preservation job drawn up. This type of work also means working very closely with Conservation Authorities as well as maintaining all of the rules and governances of the Trent Severn Waterway. Ecological impact is a very important topic when working with the delicate balance of shorelines, and Fisher Excavating took many precautions to preserve the natural equilibrium of the lake. Among other safety measures, silt fences were used to prevent sediment from entering the water.
Equipment and supplies were barged in to the site where the Fisher team worked for over 30 days. They installed 100 feet of armoured stone decorative wall, and lined the shoreline surrounding the island with huge field boulders and then covered them with river rock. It took a total of 400 tons of rock being barged in to complete the project.
With the threat of being washed away by the incoming shoreline clear, the cottage on this beautiful slice of heaven – built in 1929 – will be protected for generations to come.
