Isn't that fun :wink: having your house up in the air! We did the same thing except we installed a 10 foot above-ground basement so the house was really high on its stilts. And, we bought all the stuff from Vermont to run heat through the floor. It's fabulous having warm floors in the winter. In the summer we can bring our cold water in through the floor so it cools the house. My house isn't nearly so fancy as yours, though, and the woods keep threatening to take over the yard. If we don't mow the grass, trees grow! Makes flower gardening a real accomplishment. I love your gardens.