Owner(s): Janis & Paul Ecclestone
Region: Barrie/Muskoka/Parry Sound
Municipality: Baysville
Email: p.ecclestone@tldsb.on.ca

Number of bedrooms: 3
Number of bathrooms: 2
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 2300
Building footprint, square feet: 1150
Number of stories: 2 (walk out basement)
Occupancy date: December 23, 2006
EnerGuide number: 82
Cost per square foot and what that includes: $150/sq ft including finished basement , 3 season room and garage.

Builder arrangement: Both owner and contractor
Main contractor name: Ben Polley
Main contractor company: Harvest Homes
Designer's name: Owner
Structural engineer's name: Dan Duke, Kent Trusses
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 16 months
Volunteer participation: None
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Relatively easy


Other roof system info: Gable

Other roofing material info: Integrated solar panels

Other insulation materials used: Roxul

Other bale wall style info: mesh



Paints used on bale wall plaster: Limewash
Other bale wall plaster paints: Silicate

Other information about windows: double hung, casement, horizontal sliders
Mechanical systems info: GARN (a wood fired outside "batch" non-pressurized boiler) with solar hot water integration, drilled well.
Electrical systems info: 3.2kW microFIT (grid tied)
Other green features: Solar photovoltaic flat panel roof (grid tied), solar hot water panels, earth pipes, stamped concrete floor, radiant floor, dual flush toilets.
Anything else you'd like to share?: Bullfrog powered. Currently hooking up the solar panels and the GARN (a wood fired outside "batch" non-pressurized boiler). On a bay on Echo Lake. 21 acre property.

Location and Directions

Participating in this year's tour: No
Tours the rest of the year: Tours year-round by appointment only
Coordinates: 45.175305,-79.077716 Google Map
Address: #5-1150 Lawson Road RR1 Baysville
Driving Directions: Located 5 minutes northeast of Baysville (which, in turn, is located 30 minutes east of Bracebridge, Muskoka). From Hwy 11, head east on Hwy 117 to Baysville. Proceed through Baysville (0.5 km past the bridge) and take Echo Lake Road to Lawson Road (4 km). Turn left on Lawson. Follow it to the end of the road - do NOT turn onto Truscott Place. At the Truscott intersection, follow a narrower road in for 1200 feet. --------