Region: Kawartha Lakes/Haliburton Highlands
Municipality: Kawartha Lakes
Web site: http://www.exurban.ca/cottage-details/

Number of bedrooms: 3
Number of bathrooms: 1 1/4
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1500
Number of stories: 2
Occupancy date: December 2007

Builder arrangement: Owner
Structural engineer's name: Anthony Spick
Structural engineer's firm: Blackwell and Bowick
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 20 months
Volunteer participation: Some
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Very easy
Other foundation info: pier on bedrock

Other bale wall style info: up to 18ft spans between steel posts, tenex mesh, stitched

Other plasters used: exterior and interior Type N with cattails

Paints used on bale wall plaster: silicate paint

Other information about windows: casement
Mechanical systems info: in-floor radiant via boiler, heat source river water collection via deep well pump
Electrical systems info: grid tied
Other green features: passive solar, river water collection