What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
For heating, 2 cords of wood will last the entire winter. For cooling on over 100F days, open the windows at night, close in the morning; the house will stay at 68-75F all day.
The cedar lined 3' eaves and the color coated stucco walls require no maintenance.Property Description
STRAWBALE HOME and STRAWBALE GUEST HOUSE; 10.2 acres - irrigated and fenced, with 1,200 sf. high-quality strawbale home, (very easy to keep warm in winter and cool in summer), 2 bedrooms, office, 1 bath, laundry room, lots of storage, 10’ ceilings, solid hardwood floors, dual pane wood-frame windows, all solid wood doors, tile work throughout, built in 2004 to the California Strawbale Code; strawbale guest cottage and bath; tool, storage and firewood shed, two excellent wells within stucco storage buildings, 1,500 sf. greenhouse and 600 sf. hoop house; 1500 watt solar tracker augments the well’s power; developed gardens, over half an acre of grapes and root stock nursery originally certified by UC Davis; well landscaped; connected to PG&E, and local sewer district; property is sub-dividable.
Neighborhood Description
Quiet neighborhood, open views of the surrounding Round Valley Hills. The property is close to town and schools.Market Area
Covelo town has a range of restaurants/eateries. There is a beautiful community developed facility - the Round Valley Library Commons - roundvalley.org and www.facebook.com/groups/323909664195/ , local radio station (KYBU), Farmers Market, hardware and auto stores, grocery stores, bank, post office and health clinic.School District
Public Schools for all ages, including a Charter School, are walking distance from the property.Community
The community is a mix of ranchers, retired people, working people and people involved in agriculture, farm related work.
The Round Valley Indian Tribes compose about half of the population.
email: [email protected] or call Diann @ 707 489-4663
Thanks for looking!Location of Home or Land
Rural
Elevation of Home
Mountain
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 | Wood Stove |
| Cooling System | Passive Cooling |
| Ventilation System | Other |
| Whole House Filtration | None |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Energy System | Solar - Photovoltaic |
| Water System | Well |
| Wastewater System | Municipal |
Construction Information
| Construction Type | Straw bale |
| Exterior Finish | Stucco |
| Interior Finish | Other |
| Interior Paint | Low VOC |
| Floor Material | Wood - Solid |
| Roof Material | Asphalt Composition Shingle |
| Window Material | Wood Dual Glazed |
| Insulation Material | Fiberglass |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | no |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 1 |
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