ID: 141 - The Five McKays
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Owner(s): McKays
Region: Greater Ottawa Area
Municipality: Lanark Highlands
Email: jmckay@morrisonhershfield.com
Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 2
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1750
Number of stories: 1
Occupancy date: 2010
Cost per square foot and what that includes: Just over $100/sq.ft. (excluding land cost (severance and lawyers), land clearing, permits, septic, road construction, electrical service to house(underground), etc.). Lots of Owner blood, sweat and tears (ok, not that many tears).
Region: Greater Ottawa Area
Municipality: Lanark Highlands
Email: jmckay@morrisonhershfield.com
Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 2
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1750
Number of stories: 1
Occupancy date: 2010
Cost per square foot and what that includes: Just over $100/sq.ft. (excluding land cost (severance and lawyers), land clearing, permits, septic, road construction, electrical service to house(underground), etc.). Lots of Owner blood, sweat and tears (ok, not that many tears).
Builder arrangement: Both owner and contractor
Main contractor name: Jamie McKay
Straw bale wall system subcontractor name: Tina Therrien & Kris Bailey
Straw bale wall system subcontractor company: Cambel's back Construction & Dwellings Timber Frame
Plaster subcontractor name: Tina Therrien
Plaster subcontractor company: Cambel's back Construction
Designer's name: Owner
Designer's firm: Owner
Architect's name: Owner
Architect's firm: Owner
Structural engineer's name: John MacIntrye
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 4 months (2010) - move in. move out 2011 summer to complete partition walls and floors on-going finishing work
Volunteer participation: none
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Very easy
Other foundation info: Frost protected shallow foundation
Other roof system info: Reclaimed or locally milled 4x12
Other roofing material info: steel roof
Other insulation materials used: none
Main contractor name: Jamie McKay
Straw bale wall system subcontractor name: Tina Therrien & Kris Bailey
Straw bale wall system subcontractor company: Cambel's back Construction & Dwellings Timber Frame
Plaster subcontractor name: Tina Therrien
Plaster subcontractor company: Cambel's back Construction
Designer's name: Owner
Designer's firm: Owner
Architect's name: Owner
Architect's firm: Owner
Structural engineer's name: John MacIntrye
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 4 months (2010) - move in. move out 2011 summer to complete partition walls and floors on-going finishing work
Volunteer participation: none
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Very easy
Other foundation info: Frost protected shallow foundation
Other roof system info: Reclaimed or locally milled 4x12
Other roofing material info: steel roof
Other insulation materials used: none
Straw type: Wheat
Other bale joint stuffing info: and cob
Other plasters used: Lime/cement (3:1) ratio exterior and clay interior
Other plaster colourants: none
Paints used on bale wall plaster: Eco House
Other information about windows: local
Mechanical systems info: Wood free-standing fireplace Hydronic Radiant in-floor HRV
Electrical systems info: Basic (200 Amp)
Other green features: Wine bottle stainglass (Michael Reynold's style) hand-cut lathe for plastering interior partition walls. All roof assemblies are inverted (membrane on roof decking and insulation above). South facing Trees kept for shading 1300 sq. ft. green roof Reclaimed rigid insulation (all of it) Reclaimed timbers Local windows, timbers, trades, clay
Anything else you'd like to share?: To come (2013): Solarium Timber framed garage/shop Pond Office/guest suite addition
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