90% salvaged building materials
- 95% of lumber was salvaged locally from Morrow's or Budget Lumber
- the siding came from a 100-year-old barn
- the cedar paneling was salvaged from a demo near Wagner Creek
- the flooring was taken from a dumpster destined for the landfill
- the posts and railings were harvested on site
- the earthen roof was mixed with decomposed granite found on site
- the windows and sliding door are salvaged
- the stained glass is from a chapel built in 1860
- the decks were fashioned from bowed, corkscrewed, and warped discarded redwood
- the corrugated metal roof was salvaged from an old shed ready to for demo
100 % cotton insulation made from recycled denim scraps salvaged from international jean producers. No formaldehydes, glues, or toxins...just cotton! Little or no toxic or petroleum based products used on this project. All wood finish work was done with linseed oil and sealed with a teraffin wax.
