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Comment on No sparrows were killed during the making of this post. by awarbs

awarbs — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:50:38 +0000

In 100yr old homes that’s acceptable. Even character-adding.

It’s a bit early for this one, though.

Comment on No sparrows were killed during the making of this post. by Matt Warburton

Matt Warburton — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:12:04 +0000

Isn’t it a Warburton tradition to have birds (or bats) living in the rafters?

Comment on Oops by awarbs

awarbs — Tue, 18 May 2010 01:30:19 +0000

I think this blog would satisfy both conditions…

Comment on Oops by moriega

moriega — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:07:28 +0000

you’re allowed to admit mistakes but only to close friends and only when drunk

Comment on A floating box appears… by Jude Powell

Jude Powell — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:42:55 +0000

WOW!!!! I am impressed – it makes our little addition pale by comparison. – great to see the photos as it progresses.

Comment on The Design Process by awarbs

awarbs — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:21:37 +0000

Hi Jerry.
sure – i just loaded it onto the “Design Package” post.
Pretty simple. A big, flat, rectangular lot running east to west.
An elongated shaped building running in that same direction would (arguably) have been more efficient with regards to solar orientation, but we chose a cube as it used up the least amount of space in all directions. We felt this would allow us to hide it with future landscaping and plus; it looks cool.
There is a 16′ X 8′ section of glazing along the southern wall that opens up onto the deck; which during the winter months, will flood light and heat well into the space. Via model studies, we know the overhang will block the summer sun from entering this same area. And on the west, a thick grove of pine trees lets us get away with more glazing on that side than we would otherwise.
The east clerestory windows allow morning light and cross ventilation (predominate local winds blow consistently, east to west) while providing privacy.

sheesh…i shoulda just written all that in it’s own post, eh?

Comment on The Design Process by Jerry Jaz

Jerry Jaz — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:28:17 +0000

Do you have a site map showing the orientation of the house? The design looks very cool. By the way, straw bales are a great way to control odd-ball runoff problems that vehicles create. It is exciting to see the progress.

Comment on The mud-bog that is my backyard by Jerry Jaz

Jerry Jaz — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:20:11 +0000

Hey Alex- You can’t make an omelet without breaking ground.

Comment on Design package by awarbs

awarbs — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:44:18 +0000

Thanks Aaron.
I actually looked into SIP’s for this project (structurally insulated panels) which would’ve added a prefab element like material efficiencies, QC as well as the incredible R-Value they provide, but it was just too cost prohibitive. Traditional framing is just so cheap and readily available here…and it’s what i know, so….
thanks again for checking it out.
a

Comment on Design package by Aaron Carlsson

Aaron Carlsson — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:32:14 +0000

Looks amazing Alex, congrats! I’ve been dreaming of building a house for years now, including prefab, LEED and all those goodies. I’ll keep checking this out until it’s my turn…

Comment on We got a crew!! by cam c.

cam c. — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:39:44 +0000

Test

Comment on 20cm rule by Matt Warburton

Matt Warburton — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:16:35 +0000

Looks a bit sticky! We’ll be there on Saturday.

Comment on Post one. by Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:33:29 +0000

Looks great, but it would suck to be your neighbour the next few months.