Monday, July 25, 2011
SBF #2 - Plans-Existing
Original Plans:
Basement-
The foundation is granite to the timber sills and look in decent shape. The foundation did not seem overly wet even through the flood of 2011.
There is a spring box from a spring on the property that apparently is not in operation. There is also a water softener.
Typical septic and field.
The house is heated with a peerless oil boiler through baseboard. There's an old wood heater in the basement with a few metal flues and there are two chimneys.
Round floor joist under the east wing that are in good shape.
Hand hewn spruce beams in the main section that have some powder post beetle action. Several wood and steel posts have been added with inadequate bearing plates. Not sure what happened to original posts. There is a retrofitted concrete slab.
Second Floor- Open attic over the east wing. Sawn and notched spruce rafters in good shape. The rafter plate is exposed and also doing good.
First Floor - There is a combination of sawn and split lathe and plaster on exterior and original interior walls and ceiling. No insulation.
Studs run sideways with larger sawn posts that always fit the 4" wall width.
Basement-
The foundation is granite to the timber sills and look in decent shape. The foundation did not seem overly wet even through the flood of 2011.
There is a spring box from a spring on the property that apparently is not in operation. There is also a water softener.
Typical septic and field.
The house is heated with a peerless oil boiler through baseboard. There's an old wood heater in the basement with a few metal flues and there are two chimneys.
Round floor joist under the east wing that are in good shape.
Hand hewn spruce beams in the main section that have some powder post beetle action. Several wood and steel posts have been added with inadequate bearing plates. Not sure what happened to original posts. There is a retrofitted concrete slab.
Second Floor- Open attic over the east wing. Sawn and notched spruce rafters in good shape. The rafter plate is exposed and also doing good.
First Floor - There is a combination of sawn and split lathe and plaster on exterior and original interior walls and ceiling. No insulation.
Studs run sideways with larger sawn posts that always fit the 4" wall width.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Sunnybrook Farmhouse Deep Energy Retrofit
We are one week into the deconstruction and renovation of Sunnybrook farm in East Calais. Wayne and Jan Ohlsson are embarking on the quintessential transition farmstead adventure.
The farmhouse is from the 1870's and has many built up layers of interior finishes yet the original walls still lay empty of insulation and the windows are single pane. The exterior is in good condition and the frame is solid with a combination of rough sawn spruce timbers and hand hewn timbers.
Wayne and Jan are not new to renovations and have developed a basic layout with an old architect friend. The plans include extensive landscaping in the permaculture vien in conjunction with local farmers. Nicko Rubin of East Hill Tree Farm is working with Wayne on the planting layout.
An old barn sits to the south of the house and will be used for materials. There is a need for a smaller barn in the same location.
The plan includes:
- building up the walls 12" to the interior with cellulose
-wood cookstove heat and hot water in combination with solar thermal
-outdoor kitchen
-dumbwaiter rootcellar
-attached greenhouse
-new windows
-reuse of barn for interior finishes
-passive solar design
-new roof with cellulose insulation
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