| Contact Name: | Shelley and Mark Albini |
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| Mailing address: | Weekeepeemee Road |
| | Woodbury, | CT | 06798 |
| | United States |
| Structure Location: |
Weekeepeemee Road |
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| | Woodbury, | CT | 06798 |
| | United States |
| Email: | naturalmama0807@hotmail.com |
Type of Structure:
Non-Loadbearing
home
interior size: 4600 sq ft
exterior size: 5200 sq ft
Number of stories: 2
Bedrooms: 5
Baths: 3 1/
Built primarily by: professional tradespeople/builder used
Open to visitors by appointment.
| Architect/Designer: | Thompson Graves Architects |
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Begin Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998
Completion/Occupancy Date: Thursday, July 19, 2001
Construction Methods Used
Foundations and Floor: concrete slab
Exterior Finish:
Stolit 1.0
Interior Finish:
Lime Plaster
Plaster was applied:
Directly to the bales
Plaster application method:
By hand, with trowels
Were the bales pinned?:
no pinning
Pre-Compression:
None
Bale type:
2-string/wire
Bale dimensions: 16" inches X 21" inches X 42" inches
Number of bales used: 4,200(?)
Straw type(s) used:
wheat
Bale Orientation:
Strings up (flat)
Insured?: yes
Mortgaged?: yes
Unique features: This is a high end house in terms of size and quality. It sits on a beautiful site and takes advantage of it's Southern exposure with tile in the Living Room and Dining Room to collect heat. A geothermal/radiant floor system warms the house. A soapstone stove in the kitchen adds heat and beauty. All natural materials used, lots of wood and stone.
Problems encountered: It must have been meant to be as we changed the building codes in Connecticut to include straw as a building material. No real failures except that the cost is much higher than expected, partly due to size and part to inexperience on our part.
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