Thursday, February 7, 2013
Fun In the Valley!
With each trip we take to the Valley, we get more and more excited about having our own place out there. There is no better motivation to keep the project moving forward. Below are a few shots from our winter excursions with friends and family:
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Continuing to Develop the Plans
Long time, no posts. Over the past few months, the plans and the process has continued to move forward. (Or so our architect tells us!) The plans are very close to being ready for the next step: engineering. Once engineered, the plans will be submitted to general contractors to bid on, as well as to the Edelweiss HOA and Okanogan County Building Department for approval.
A month or so ago, we were very close to sending the plans out to be engineered. Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to have a roofer take a quick look at the butterfly roof to ensure it could be built in a cost-effective manner. When the roof was designed, Ryan, our architect, called out a membrane roofing system. However, we did not like the look of the membrane roof at all (think duct tape). We preferred a metal roof and asked the roofer to review the plans to ensure a metal roof could be constructed and installed. Unfortunately, the roofer could not guarantee that the roofing system would remain watertight (i.e., we had a problem).
Ryan tried a number of different variations to keep the butterfly roof, but in the end, we decided to go with a shed roof. Below are a few images of the new roof design:
We still need to work out a few of the details, but the above renderings provide a good idea of what the roof will look like.
We are also making progress with the heating and cooling system. We are now leaning towards radiant heating throughout the house, along with a mini-ductless split system for cooling, as well as a redundant heat source. The mini-ductless systems operate two or three interior units that are mounted in separate rooms. Each unit comes with its own remote control that allows you to set the temperature individually in different rooms. Below are a few images of the interior units thoughtfully incorporated into the design of a house:
A month or so ago, we were very close to sending the plans out to be engineered. Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to have a roofer take a quick look at the butterfly roof to ensure it could be built in a cost-effective manner. When the roof was designed, Ryan, our architect, called out a membrane roofing system. However, we did not like the look of the membrane roof at all (think duct tape). We preferred a metal roof and asked the roofer to review the plans to ensure a metal roof could be constructed and installed. Unfortunately, the roofer could not guarantee that the roofing system would remain watertight (i.e., we had a problem).
Ryan tried a number of different variations to keep the butterfly roof, but in the end, we decided to go with a shed roof. Below are a few images of the new roof design:
We still need to work out a few of the details, but the above renderings provide a good idea of what the roof will look like.
We are also making progress with the heating and cooling system. We are now leaning towards radiant heating throughout the house, along with a mini-ductless split system for cooling, as well as a redundant heat source. The mini-ductless systems operate two or three interior units that are mounted in separate rooms. Each unit comes with its own remote control that allows you to set the temperature individually in different rooms. Below are a few images of the interior units thoughtfully incorporated into the design of a house:
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