Earth Sheltered Solar House from recycled barn beams
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Uploaded by frechele on Apr 21, 2009
This house was built in 1986 on top of a hill from mostly recycled materials- barn beams & steel & 3 cedar corn silos. There are 25 cubic meters of concrete on the 3 roofs with continuous layer of insulation on exterior of concrete structure & under radiant hollow floors. 3500 sq. ft of floor space. With 8"-18" of earth on the 3 roofs it is warm & cosy in the winter & cool & dry in the summer. I believe it is one of the most energy efficient houses in Canada
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Very cool!
2 years ago 4
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amazing..good music too.
2 years ago 3
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great music. I love the home and landscaping.. how much did it cost?
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amazing place, this inspires me so much!
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@goodtuneman LOL!
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Fantastic!!!
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LOVE this place!I want to live in it! BUT...the outside needs some fencing to keep people from falling to their deaths!
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How much did all this cost to build? I'd imagine the beams were cheap if not free, but there's more going on there than just beams. Being that you did all the work yourself I'm guessing very little was spent on any kind of labor. Still beautiful and impressive house.
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does it snow where you live?
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this is beautiful!!!!
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$3000 paid for the beams, 3 silos, concrete & concrete block walls, protecting the 3 roofs with recycled steel from the barns. I ran out of money & the house sat for a year with no glass, insulation or finished interior. With threats of demolition from the municipality, I finished it in a year for about $40,000 more in 1986 Canadian $
frechele 7 months ago
We get a lot of snow in Hemmingford, about same as Montreal, 35 miles north of here.
frechele 11 months ago
Thanks! The dog's name is Tempo & he's alive & thriving...
frechele 1 year ago
All the beams sit on a recycled galvanized roofing square sandwiched between tarpaper layers on the 24 inch wide concrete footings .The wood stays dry so fungus & bugs are not a problem
frechele 2 years ago