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Mike Feddersen wrote:
Jim Gagnepain wrote:We toured one of the Globals when we were in Taos. It was very nice. Do you know if they use outdoor shades in the summer? I know they use the cooling tubes, but I wonder if that's enough cooling to counter that much heat. I imagine that greenhouse could become quite an oven!
With our conventional model outdoor shades are a must, no matter how far north one is located.
I probably mentioned on this thread, that if I had it to do over again, I wouldn't use an angled glass. There is more than enough incoming heat, here in Colo. Springs, and glass/window mfrs don't warranty an angled install. It's difficult (not impossible) to avoid sporadic leaking with the angle.
Jim Gagnepain wrote:
Are you building the Euro model? I'm wondering if my county would approve it, because of the fire egress issue. Because there are no B/R windows, our bedrooms had to be open, and directly near the exit doors, which were considered the legal egresses. Seems like the Euro model would require more than 1door to go outside.Todd Gunter wrote:
Jim Gagnepain wrote:
elle sagenev wrote:This is AMAZING! And in COSprings. So 250k in your cost area would cost me....... Uh oh, husband is about to have a heart attack!
Elle,
I would guess that, if one budgeted, and did a lot of the work themselves (including GC), they could build a 2000 sq ft home like this for between $100K-$150K. That does not include the cost of the land, and any renewable energy options. If you're handy (and willing) with interior finishing work, that typically saves a lot. There are things I would NOT take on myself - concrete work, plumbing, wood stove piping, and even electrical (and I'm an Electrical Engineer!). I hired a carpenter by the hour, and worked alongside him. That way, I was able to take advantage of his expertise, but do a lot of the work myself.
We are aiming for a total build cost including solar system of under 80,000. And hopefully shooting for more like 50-60K. For a 1200sqft living space with additional 600sqft greenhouse "hallway". We are doing this by having no time crunch on completion and by sourcing as much material used or cheap. We have a 40ft by 60ft shop building which we are able to store materials as we collect them. Our largest expense will be the roof materials, and the solar system. We are currently near midway in the construction process and probably are still another 3 years out from having a home that is ready to move into. Again we have the luxury of time on our hands, so this is not the case for everyone. We also do all the work ourselves with help from friends and family on occasion. The rammed earth tires took two years for us to complete working an average of one weekend per month. If we had known about tire bales prior to beginning our build, probably would have gone that route. We live in Oklahoma, and the state bales tires and actually will give them away for free, but again found this info out well after we had begun the rammed earth tires. Jim, your house looks amazing, well thought out design!
Jim Gagnepain wrote:
elle sagenev wrote:This is AMAZING! And in COSprings. So 250k in your cost area would cost me....... Uh oh, husband is about to have a heart attack!
Elle,
I would guess that, if one budgeted, and did a lot of the work themselves (including GC), they could build a 2000 sq ft home like this for between $100K-$150K. That does not include the cost of the land, and any renewable energy options. If you're handy (and willing) with interior finishing work, that typically saves a lot. There are things I would NOT take on myself - concrete work, plumbing, wood stove piping, and even electrical (and I'm an Electrical Engineer!). I hired a carpenter by the hour, and worked alongside him. That way, I was able to take advantage of his expertise, but do a lot of the work myself.
