What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
Active and passive solar systems
90% of structural and finish wood is reclaimed.
House is very secluded by trees and other plantings at the end of a long driveway in rural Wisconsin.
House is surrounded by organic perennial and vegetable gardens, trees and shrubs.Property Description
My business, Timberstone LLC, reclaims and mills lumber and mill work from existing structures, predominately barns. 90% of the structural and finish wood in this home is reclaimed.
The exterior finish is mostly mortar and fieldstone collected from the 78 acre property. The floors in this home are mainly 7/8" thick reclaimed wood or exposed aggregate concrete. The home has radiant heat in the floors that is integrated into the active solar collector and storage system.
The home is a passive solar design with masonry storage in the 4 season sun room floor that ties into the solar storage system with the radiant tubing. Because of my endless supply of firewood I mainly heat with a small Vermont Castings wood stove with a catalytic combustor that is located in the great room.
The 24X30 great room with loft and cathedral ceiling supported by timber frame trusses covered with R-48 12" foam core panels to create as closely as possible a perfect insulation skin for Wisconsin winters.
The remainder of the home is insulated with R-50 cellulose (recycled newspaper) insulation. There is a 5X12 vegetable storage room in the basement with a fresh air system. The whole house is supplied with fresh air through a ground loop tempered passive fresh air system.
This home has a walk in attic approx 20X12 that is a great storage space. also a walk up attic above the garage approx 22X16. The basement and garage walls are insulated with R-10 styrofoam.
Neighborhood Description
This property is located in a rural area but just 1 mile from the small village of Fall River, Wisconsin and 5 miles from the historic downtown of Columbus, Wisconsin with it's Louis Sullivan bank building and Andrew Carnegie Prairie style library.Market Area
This home is just 25 easy miles from Madison, WiSchool District
Location of Home or Land
Rural
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | yes |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Hydronic Floor Heat (radiant) Solar - Active Solar - Passive Wood Stove |
| Cooling System | Passive Cooling |
| Ventilation System | Other |
| Whole House Filtration | None |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Water System | Well |
| Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Wood |
| Interior Finish | Gypsum Board - Sheet Rock Wood - Solid |
| Interior Paint | Other |
| Floor Material | Concrete Carpet Wood - Solid |
| Roof Material | Asphalt Composition Shingle |
| Window Material | Vinyl or Vinyl Clad |
| Insulation Material | Recycled Newsprint Other |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | yes |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 2 |
| Garage Area | 650 sqft |
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