Owner(s): Ken Arnold and Kari Glasso
Region: Kingston/Prince Edward County
Municipality: Kingston

Number of bedrooms: 4
Number of bathrooms: 3
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1675 main level, 1400 lower walk out
Number of stories: 2
Occupancy date: Nov. 2003

Main contractor name: Owner
Architect's name: Bill Worthy
Structural engineer's name: Kris Dick
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): six and one half months
Volunteer participation: lots, whenever we could get it, thanks mom and dad
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Very easy
Other foundation info: poured concrete foundation on bedrock with 10" think salls instead of the usual 8" thick

Other roofing material info: complicated! with some hips, some gables, lots of cutting of steel

Other insulation materials used: blown cellulose in the attic to R60, the parts of the house that are stick framed have 1" rigid insulation on the outside(underneath the board and baton) and R20 Roxul in between the studs

Other bale wall style info: not pinned, plastic mesh

Other plasters used: cement/lime/sand inside and out, first coat was sprayed and the rest were troweled

Other plaster colourants: for the final interiorcoat we used crystalite with a powdered colour mixed in, it was quite difficult to accurately repeat the colour for touch ups later. For the final exterior coat we used a hit and miss mixing methof combining regular cement and crystalite

Other information about windows: fiberglass double hung, low E on most and low E squared on a few
Mechanical systems info: primary heat source is the wood stove, propane heating the in-floor radiant system is the back-up, propane system also heats our domestic hot water wood, propane fuels used
Other green features: Water collection/distribution system: drilled well that has horrible quality - our watyer filtration system is both expensive and extensive. We searched for the most environmentally sound option and we decided to drip hydrogen peroxide into our well to start the filtration process. We have three filters that backflush regularly which drives me crazy
Anything else you'd like to share?: On-demand propane boiler for water heating, in floor radiant heat, stone-coated steel roof, patterned concrete floors, zero-clearance woodstove, plumber set things up so that we can eventually put in solar hot water system Our house was a bit complicated because of its shape but also because it is NOT a slab on grade. We have a poured concrete foundation for the lower level and the main level of the house is straw. The engineering around this was quite involved (in my new homebuilder opinion). We would have preferred a slab on grade but our lot was not condusive to this design at all. Because our house is on a concrete foundation, we were very determined to have straight exterior walls. This was achieved through a variety of preparation and plastering techniques and a LOT of plaster. Despite all the care and attention given to the stuccoing work, we still ended up with some challenges. Come and see the results of those challenges.