Houses in Bermuda are built quite differently from the US. Our walls are made of 10 - 12" thick cement block topped with a limestone slate roof which is white-washed with a lime based paint. No wooden houses here due to hurricanes whipping by us occasionally. The roofs have gutters that collect rainwater which is funnelled to tanks below the houses. We typically don't have attics or basements, so storage space is minimum. Our houses are painted in various pastel shades and will be identified by name - ours is Northgate. This was taken a few years ago when my garden looked a bit tamer than it is now!
48 responses
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Karen K Smith gave props (28 Oct 2008):
great photo and wonderful explaination..nice house Tricia and in a great sunny place
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Andrea Petersen gave props (28 Oct 2008):
I love the flowers front of your house and the pretty tree...Your description is very interesting. Very nice house and garage.
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John Linton gave props (29 Oct 2008):
Love the color...Tame gardens? What's the point in that?
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Rob Roy gave props (29 Oct 2008):
Nice shot... love the color, style, vegetation AND that neat space above the garage! [Older folks tend to have collected a bit over the years and place a premium on storage!]
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Judy Wanamaker gave props (29 Oct 2008):
What a lovely home you have! The information enriches the experience your photo gives. I see why you are happy there. Great shot.
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dp * gave props (29 Oct 2008):
Very lovely...don't you just hate hurricane season. dp
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Lynn H gave props (29 Oct 2008):
Just lovely!
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Michael Adams gave props (29 Oct 2008):
Great shot with some interesting information about the house. The rain water that is stored i assume is reused for watering and such?
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triciamary said (29 Oct 2008):
Thanks for the comments. Michael, the rainwater that is caught on our roofs is used for drinking plus all other uses. Some folks are lucky enough to have a well or piped water, but that is usually only used for flushing as it is brackish. We are very frugal with our water and don't waste it as we have to buy it by the truckload when supplies are low.
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Yvonne Roberts gave props (29 Oct 2008):
What a pretty home!
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Mayette Ignacio gave props (30 Oct 2008):
Im amazed at the reuse of water and very proud of your ingenuity, I love this photo, I'm familiar with the construction too. Thank you for sharing and the time you took to explain what its all about. My most favorite photo.
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Hector rtiz gave props (30 Oct 2008):
love it
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Penny Wood gave props (30 Oct 2008):
Beautiful home and landscape is gorgeous, like all the big stones and nice explanation to the home!!
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Ron LaFond said (31 Oct 2008):
I like it, Tricia. I'd be interested in seeing that "less tame" garden". Other than the construction you described, it reminds me of many places here in Southern California. Nice shot. R
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Sarah Dudley said (11 Nov 2008):
The school I teach at in the States has an unusually high population of kids from Bermuda. I enjoy learning about the place from them and they like telling me stories! (like how you used to have a McDonalds... but not anymore- apparently this was a loss for them?) hehe. It sounds like a lovely place to live.
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Judy Wanamaker said (3 Dec 2008):
Voting yeah, Tricia.
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John Linton gave props (4 Dec 2008):
Oh yeah! It rocks!
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Ron Lodi gave props (4 Dec 2008):
I would love to be there voted ron
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Sherry gave props (5 Dec 2008):
Really interesting home ^-^ love the lines and color.voted!
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Judy Wanamaker gave props (5 Dec 2008):
Back to vote yeah.
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Ron LaFond added a link (8 Dec 2008):
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Rob Roy gave props (8 Dec 2008):
BACK TO VOTE!!
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Billy Houckham said (8 Dec 2008):
Lovely
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Jean Pierre Vacherot gave props (9 Dec 2008):
Great home... My vote
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Chua Siew Peng(cherlyn) gave props (10 Dec 2008):
Pretty & charming.
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Karen K Smith gave props (11 Dec 2008):
back to vote YEAH!
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Regenia Brabham gave props (12 Dec 2008):
A beautiful home and everyone should do what you do with your water. voting.
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Yvonne Roberts gave props (12 Dec 2008):
Back to vote! Still love this shot!
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Lynn H gave props (13 Dec 2008):
Back to vote!
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Susan Littlefield gave props (13 Dec 2008):
I love the photo, and especially love the conservative attitude of folks living there. We need to do more of that here! My vote
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Michael Ball gave props (14 Dec 2008):
Wow!! How did I miss this!! Beautiful!! It rocks!!!!
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Andrea Petersen gave props (15 Dec 2008):
Back to vote!
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Teresa gave props (15 Dec 2008):
I LOVE it!
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Aaron Mythen gave props (16 Dec 2008):
Very nice!!
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Catherine Kurvink gave props (16 Dec 2008):
This is really interesting! And it looks like you have a great example of the style. Gets my vote.
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Angelo Narciso gave props (16 Dec 2008):
absolutely charming! my vote!
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Norman Caldwell gave props (19 Dec 2008):
Great photo and info on the architectural style.
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Litz Go gave props (21 Dec 2008):
sorry, I missed this one. The elevation of your house ares similar to our one story houses here in CA, The only difference is the construction and the materials we used. Since California is prone to earthquake, we use wood framing or metal studs because thery are lighter materials and then wrapped the exterior with cement plaster. I love the idea of funneling the rain water from the gutter to the storage tank. Great house, My vote!.
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Mayette Ignacio gave props (23 Dec 2008):
back to vote!!
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Brad Mrkva said (27 Dec 2008):
Very interesting description you provided. Thanks for doing that. It is one of the things that make this site so captivating... learning how others live from around the world. Has my vote!
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Sara Elena gave props (31 Dec 2008):
Is cool Tricia... very nice life...
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Martie Last gave props (22 Jan 2009):
Gets my vote. Very homey!
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (24 Jan 2009):
What a lovely warm home, you have my vote!
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peggy gardner gave props (29 Jan 2009):
we should have the next party at YOUR house ! this is stunning !!
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Lesley S gave props (1 Feb 2009):
Beautiful home! Voting yeah!!
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (6 Feb 2009):
Came back to vote again!
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Andrea Petersen gave props (11 Feb 2009):
Voting again!
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Yasmina Baggili gave props (15 May 2009):
What a lovely house! Well done. My vote
