building

5/8/08 -- The interior framing is complete and we're on to plumbing and electrical rough in.

4/23/08 -- The concrete floor is placed and finished. Many thanks to KRU Concrete for their generous assistance. Now we can frame the bedroom and bathroom walls and begin the plumbing and electric rough in.

3/29/08 -- The PEX radiant floor tubing is in place and it holding pressure. We will be pouring the slab soon.

3/1/08 -- The under-slab insulation and slab reinforcement is in place. We'll have the PEX in-floor hydronic heating tubes in place soon and then we can pour and finish the concrete floor.

2/16/08 -- The under-slab plumbing is in and inspected. The finish grade for the floor is complete. Next tasks: under slab insulation, slab reinforcement, and in-floor hydronic heating tubes.

We have a new home under construction at the corner of Balsam Drive and Cleveland in Stewart Lennox. The home is a small two bedroom designed for very high energy efficiency. The exterior walls are constructed with Polysteel insulating concrete forms (R50+). The roof is structural insulating panels (R42) and the home has very low air infiltration. This design will give the family a cool home in the summer and very low heating costs in the winter.

Check the Calendar for information on scheduled build days and the number of volunteers we will need for a particular task. If you would like to help, call the office at 883-2481. We'll try to keep this posting up to date and let you know when a particular work day has a full complement of volunteers.

Click on the thumbnails at the left to get a popup that chronicles our progress on the current home under construction.