Welcome to our Home

Follow along as we build our dream house in the woods....

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Perma Log siding adds to the uniqueness of this home.



What's Perma Log, you ask?  Check out the link under the contractors websites...It's COOL! These guys are artists and every job is one of a kind.  There's nothing else like it.

Getting ready for the metal roof

Radiant floor heating with an open loop geothermal system

Beautiful windows are in....lots and lots of windows.

And before we knew it there was a second floor

The big, bad wolf can't blow these walls down!

Pouring the Garage Walls

Going Up fast!

No cement in the walls yet but the bracing is going up to support the walls for the pour. The boss is on the job!

Setting ICF block with Don "supervising"

R-Value Concrete does a great job with ICF!

Jake and his crew have been amazing to work with.  In the beginning....before we even knew what we wanted to build Jake was a wealth of information regarding ICF and the benefits of this type of construction.  Our decision to go with him was the first one we made and we could not be happier with our choice.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Our goal is to build a low maintenance, energy efficient and environmentally responsible LEED certified home. We have chosen ICF construction with a standing seam metal roof and Perma-Log siding.  Heating and cooling will be accomplished  through a geothermal system using a Unico duct system and infloor radiant heat.  High efficiency Hurd windows with Low-E glass and integrally colored concrete floors on the main level are both functional and beautiful.