What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
• 100% off-the-grid
• Perfectly sited on a southern facing slope for solar gain and gardening , backing up to protective slope on the north
• 2 solar arrays provide energy stored in a 12V DC battery bank with a Trace inverter for 120V AC. Most of the electrical is on 120AC with the exception of some lights, one outlet, and the fridge, which are on 12V DC for emergency or convenience. A back-up generator is used rarely.
• Thick stones walls and floors for heat and cool sinks
• Tulikivi woodstove with abundant firewood on property
• Super energy efficient kitchen
• Extended roofs and gables for weather protection and shading, energy efficient windows and doors
• Siting for natural cooling which takes advantage of the local elements
• Most of the wood used in construction was milled on site
• Well on a 12V solar pump with a 1350 gal. holding tank and gravity feed to the house
• Vegetable sink and Japanese soaking tub drain to grey water
• Entire 20 acres thinned to Ag Dept. specs for forest health and fire prevention
• Water heating coils in kitchen wood stoveProperty Description
Hand-crafted by an artist, this open plan home revolves around a massive Finnish Tulikivi wood stove, made entirely of soapstone( including the wraparound benches).The heat produced by one fire can radiate for as long as 24 hours and spreads so evenly throughout the house that the grand piano stands nearby.
The entryway serves as a transition from outside to inside with thick stone floors and a wall sized window that frames the full mountain view behind a bank of indoor plants.
High vaulted ceilings(tongue and groove pine), and large custom solid cedar windows create a sense of spaciousness as you move through the open living areas furnished with custom built-ins and carefully concealed storage space. There are two major seating areas: one with 180 degree views of the Marble Mountains for summer, and a more protected area closer to the Tulikivi stove for winter. Both convert to sleeping areas.
8’ wide French doors on the south wall of the piano area provide a stone floor heat- sink in the winter and a totally open wall to the mountains in the summer. All floors in these areas are either stone or blued-pine, both 2” thick.
An 18” high Japanese floor(8.5x17’-2’thick blued- pine) faces the fire door of the Tulikivi, providing ample seating and transitioning to the bedroom area and the Japanese soaking tub, where you can sit in hot water up to your neck while enjoying the fire. A custom built Tansu(step cabinet), takes you up to a small loft above the office, and out onto a 5x16’ exterior 2nd story deck with forest views and Mt. Shasta in the distance. The deck is tiled for fire safety. The small office under the loft (desk, computer, land-line phone, and storage) enjoys the same views.
The full bath has pebble tile, cork flooring, a unique tree stump sink arrangement and a spectacular view of the Marbles.
The kitchen is carefully designed with one sink plumbed to the septic for dishes, and another (w/concrete countertop) for washing produce, going to grey water. A cold storage room provides refrigeration during all but the coldest months and houses a 12V DC fridge running straight off the battery bank. A Vermont Castings woodstove, backed by thick stone walls, is plumbed into a propane water heater outside of the kitchen, providing hot water in all but the warmest months, when propane is used. The cook top is also propane and there is no conventional oven--the Tulikivi cooks food perfectly in the cool months, replaced by a solar oven during the summer.
The kitchen opens into the energy room(with battery bank, inverter, charge controller, etc.), and outside to a 10x10’ root cellar dug into the embankment, which keeps an even 40 degree temperature all winter. An exterior door at the other end of the kitchen opens through a large covered area to the garden.
All entrances to the house are protected by deep roof extensions and the exteriors are clad with either cedar siding or 8 to 10 inches of hand placed fieldstone.
The 2 vehicle garage/workshop is of pole/stick construction (20x20’), with a second story accessed by staircase. It is wired into the 120V AC system, and also houses the back-up generator. There is an additional small out building in the wood storage area. Additional photos on Zillow.
Neighborhood Description
This property is one of several on a section behind a locked gate surrounded by Klamath National Forest at the end of an unpaved four mile Forest Service road. The parcel is bordered by three good neighbors, (no closer than ¼ mi.), and Forest Service land. Residents cooperate on road maintenance and plowing. Very private and quiet, with no visible light at night and breathtaking mountain views.Market Area
• Fort Jones (30min.) Grocery, bank, lumberyard, hardware store, community center/library, post office, small shops and restaurants
• Yreka/I-5 corridor(55min.) County seat, community college, hospital, historical downtown, cultural activities, shopping center
• Ashland/Medford Oregon(1 hr. 40min.) Large metropolitan area with all that offers as well as Southern Oregon University, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Britt Festival, major hospital center, galleries, concerts, theater, film, vinyardsSchool District
Scott Valley Unified School District: Elementary and Jr. High in Ft. Jones (15 mi.) High school in Etna (30 mi.)
College of the Siskiyous-community college in Weed and YrekaCommunity
Scott Valley is a ranching and forestry economy with a lively community life: libraries, civic organizations, theater/music/art and sports activities, an annual rodeo and Xmas parade. Surrounded by vast wilderness areas, outdoor activities are paramount: backpacking, horses, biking, rafting, fishing, and hunting. 3 converging mountain ranges create the "Klamath Knot", one of the most geographically and biologically diverse regions in the world. Stunning wilderness
at your doorstep.Location of Home or Land
Rural
Elevation of Home
Mountain
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | no |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Fireplace |
| Cooling System | Passive Cooling |
| Ventilation System | Other |
| Whole House Filtration | None |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Energy System | Off the Grid |
| Water System | Well |
| Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Other |
| Interior Finish | Cement Plaster |
| Interior Paint | Low VOC |
| Floor Material | Cork |
| Roof Material | Metal |
| Window Material | Vinyl or Vinyl Clad |
| Insulation Material | Fiberglass |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | yes |
| Garage Type | detached |
| Number of Cars | 2 |
| Garage Area | 400 sqft |
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