ID: 2 - Attema Residence
Owner(s): Albert and Martha Attema
Region: Northern
Municipality: Powassan
Email: attema@vianet.ca
Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 2
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1967
Building footprint, square feet: 2243
Number of stories: 1
Occupancy date: December 2004
Region: Northern
Municipality: Powassan
Email: attema@vianet.ca
Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 2
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1967
Building footprint, square feet: 2243
Number of stories: 1
Occupancy date: December 2004
Builder arrangement: Owner
Plaster subcontractor name: Tina Therrien
Plaster subcontractor company: Camel's Back Construction
Structural engineer's name: Larry Nelson
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): Shell up in 6 months, but the rest of the house will take another couple of years
Volunteer participation: Some help with foundation, bale raising, top plates, and stitching
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Very easy
Other roofing material info: Galvalume metal roof
Plaster subcontractor name: Tina Therrien
Plaster subcontractor company: Camel's Back Construction
Structural engineer's name: Larry Nelson
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): Shell up in 6 months, but the rest of the house will take another couple of years
Volunteer participation: Some help with foundation, bale raising, top plates, and stitching
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Very easy
Other roofing material info: Galvalume metal roof
Other information about windows: Aluminum clad
Mechanical systems info: Solar hot water and wood stove, propane for cooking and the on demand DHW heater. Wood for back up heating
Electrical systems info: Solar and wind
Anything else you'd like to share?: In 2003 we built a small straw bale garage, which has not been plastered, but the bales were dipped in clay slip
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