The cost of a new home or cottage got you down? Maybe consider building one out of an old grain silo.

That’s what one northern New Brunswick man did. And he loves it.

“This was my dream, and I went for it,” said Steven Lord, who converted an old silo into a two-storey cottage.

It has a kitchen, living room, bedroom loft and bathroom, and is fully equipped with running water and electricity. 

Lord’s dream started out with a desire to do something — anything — with a plot of land along the Green River in Saint-Basile, about a 20-minute drive northeast of Edmundston.

The land had been in Lord’s family for generations, and 80 years ago, was the site of his great-grandfather’s cabin. 

Lord has only ever seen that cabin in photographs. It was torn down before he was even born, due to decay.

“But my dad used to come [there] a lot when he was younger,” said Lord, adding that his father had always planned to build another cabin in it’s place, but never managed to find the time to build one. 

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