Owner(s): Helen Darisse
Region: South Western
Municipality: Niagara Falls

Number of bedrooms: 1 bedroom in loft
Number of bathrooms: 0
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 110
Number of stories: one and one half (loft)
Occupancy date: November 2001
Cost per square foot and what that includes: $64 all in

Builder arrangement: Owner
Main contractor name: owner, built in a workshop setting guided by Chris Magwood
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 4 months
Volunteer participation: eighteen volunteers and two cooks for two days, two volunteers for one week, and one volunteer for two weeks

Other bale wall style info: no pins, no mesh, lathe around window openings

Other plasters used: interior Gyproc 90
Paints used on bale wall plaster: exterior stone masons waterproofing cement, interior milk paint

Mechanical systems info: oil filled electric stove, Delonghi
Electrical systems info: grid
Other green features: rain barrels, 2 gal "Rain Frensh" water purifier kills bacteria
Anything else you'd like to share?: porch with summer kitchen addition

Location and Directions

Participating in this year's tour: No
Tours the rest of the year: Tours year-round by appointment only
Coordinates: 43.065433,-79.114778 Google Map
Address: 7625 Ronnie Crescent, Niagara Falls On
Driving Directions: QEW take McLoed Road exit. Proceed east of McLoed Road to the second right and turn onto Jubilee. Drive a few blocks then turn right on Ronnie Crescent #7625.