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Over the last week significant progress has been made toward finishing the house. The rough pine was cut and shaped into stairs. The images below show the 12/4 (Yes, 3″ thick!) pine cut into stair treads and assembled into a … Continue reading
As I prepare to build my dream home from researching to interviewing builders, I realized there are very few resources available which explain the gap between “thinking about building a house” and “breaking ground”. While I still have a long … Continue reading
I had a great meeting with Performance Building Supply last Friday to review the Window quote. The pricing was a bit higher than expected due to the 7 foot by 7 foot tempered glass windows I settled on for the … Continue reading
I sent out the rough design to five SIPS manufacturers on the East Coast and requested a quote for the product in their core expertise. For some manufacturers this was simply an EPS panel and for others this was a … Continue reading
After giving up on building a Passive House I decided there must be another way to achieve reasonable insulation values and airtightness while not breaking the budget. I am considering and comparing a SIPS panel structure and advanced building methods. … Continue reading
I’ve followed the “green movement” for quite some time and find the practical pragmatism of building an extremely energy efficient home very appealing. I stumbled upon the Passive House concept which at its core stresses substantially reducing energy requirements through … Continue reading