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This is our work in progress... We demolished the 1890's house on the property the last weekend in July 2006, and managed to get the roof on by mid Nov.
At least the first roof... ;). Having managed to pass framing, electrical, and plumbing inspections, we're now on to the finishing.
Backing up a bit, Peter learned about Faswall while researching sustainable building techniques & products on the web.
Key for us was using recycled, sustainable material, and Faswall seems to be about as low impact as it gets,
with plenty of nice benefits: rot-, fire-, and bug- proof; good insulation value (~R25); and pretty easy to build with –
even for a group of rookies. Apart from a little help from architect friend John Wright, we did the design ourselves, so whatever we end up with, it'll be our fault. ;)
Our goal was to make the building footprints as small and efficient as possible -
the house is 1060 sq ft, and the detached garage/mo-in-law apartment is 790 sq ft.
This translates to more energy efficient buildings and hopefully a simpler lifestyle - less room for amassing stuff.
For a laugh, see the article that ran in the local newspaper.
For the uninitiated,
"ILL-WALK-0H" sits at the mouth of the Columbia River on the Washington side.
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