ID: 72 - Bancroft
Region: Bancroft
Municipality: Bancroft
Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 2.5
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1400 plus full basement
Number of stories: one storey plus loft
Occupancy date: December 2004
Municipality: Bancroft
Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 2.5
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1400 plus full basement
Number of stories: one storey plus loft
Occupancy date: December 2004
Builder arrangement: Both owner and contractor
Straw bale wall system subcontractor name: Assistance from Patrick Marcotte
Straw bale wall system subcontractor company: Assistance from Havencraft Natural Homes
Plaster subcontractor name: Camel's Back
Plaster subcontractor company: Camel's Back Construction
Designer's name: owner
Architect's name: Cindy Schumann
Structural engineer's firm: Blackwood Engineering - Toronto
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 6 months to occupancy
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Easy
Other insulation materials used: roof & basement -Johns Manville white R-40 batts - made of 60% recycled bottle glass - no formaldehyde
Straw bale wall system subcontractor name: Assistance from Patrick Marcotte
Straw bale wall system subcontractor company: Assistance from Havencraft Natural Homes
Plaster subcontractor name: Camel's Back
Plaster subcontractor company: Camel's Back Construction
Designer's name: owner
Architect's name: Cindy Schumann
Structural engineer's firm: Blackwood Engineering - Toronto
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 6 months to occupancy
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Easy
Other insulation materials used: roof & basement -Johns Manville white R-40 batts - made of 60% recycled bottle glass - no formaldehyde
Straw type: Hemp
Other plasters used: exterior and interior, 2 coats Portland cement/lime/sand + poly & hemp fibres
Other plaster colourants: acid-stained, faux-finished concrete floors.
Paints used on bale wall plaster: Exterior will be coloured. Interior will be painted with enviro-friendly, breathable paint.
Other information about windows: Jeld-wen, mostly casement, some awning, 2 double-hung - low E, argon-filled thermalpane, baked-enamel, aluminum-clad exterior with pine interior frames.
Mechanical systems info: radiant in-floor heat with whole-house, on-demand propane boiler; propane fireplace 3 ceiling fans
Electrical systems info: Off-grid solar. Honda gas generator as backup, during our lengthy sunless winters.
Other green features: off-grid solar; radiant in-floor heating; concrete floors; open-concept interior with exposed log posts; barrier-free main floor; vaulted cedar ceiling; post & beam screen-room; most wood came from selective harvest of trees on property dug well
Anything else you'd like to share?: Unique, handcrafted features make this an amazing home. Big thank-you to the professionals at Havencraft Natural Homes and Camel's Back Construction, who stepped in to help finish on very short notice, after original contractor quit mid-way through project. Replaced the original ONAN backup generator (which was problematic from day one) with a Honda generator, which has performed flawlessly.
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