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The wall paneling is a mixture of purchased reclaimed planks and wood pieces salvaged from the demolished barn. The vaulted ceiling uses the same reclaimed beams seen throughout the barn. The ceiling also appears to be reclaimed, but it is knotty pine that has been stained with tea, another of Mennes’ tricks with the inexpensive material. To get the look, she first painted the wood with a strong black English breakfast tea and let it dry. Then she painted the wood with vinegar in which steel wool had been soaking. The result is a natural stain that resembles aged barn wood. “It has this silvery-grayish hue to it,” Mennes says. She let the steel wool soak for an hour because she wanted a fairly light stain. The longer you soak it, the darker it gets. “You have to experiment with it,” she says.
The wood, though it looks like V-groove paneling, is in fact planks of knotty pine. Mennes used the underside of the planking to form the visible joints, similar to those of V-groove. She primed the knots so that they wouldn’t show through, then painted everything white. “We got a lot of mileage out of this inexpensive material,” she says. She estimates that the wood probably cost about $1 per square foot.
took the car roofs to his metalworker, who sheared them into rectangular shingles of three different widths. The lengths were determined by how large the car roofs were. The edges were painted to prevent rust, then the pieces were cleaned and waxed. The architect laid out six to eight pieces at a time and then tacked them up with single screws. Working from bottom to top so that the siding would shed water properly, he would step back on the scaffolding and make adjustments to get the pattern just right.
work involved in procuring the car roofs, one might wonder what drew Wanaselja to them in the first place. For one thing, the range of silvers and grays he chose came together like a painting in a beautiful pattern that shimmers like fish scales. The roofs are sturdy too — the paint is durable, and the metal is a heavier gauge than other metal siding products.
roof here is made from structurally insulated panels (SIPs), which come in 8-foot by 24-foot panels designed to create a tight seal. There are no studs — a source of major heat loss — so the panels are extremely efficient. Built-up laminated strand lumber (LSL) beams with a dark stain (seen here at the home’s entryway) support the roof panels.
Simple details are the only adornment this humble material requires. Exposed fastener patterns punctuate the planar wall surface here, quietly delineating the supporting wall studs behind. Shadowed reveals at the panel edges hint that the system is acting as a screen to shed water, allowing air to move behind the thin skin, keeping the wall system dry.
Concrete Sheet Goods (HardiePanel, Cembonit) Aesthetic: Crisp, vibrant (depending on selected color), sculptural When to use them: To accentuate volume and shape. These are slightly more versatile than plywood, as they have excellent weathering characteristics. They’re sold in 4- by 8-foot and 4- by 10-foot sheets, and joint patterning and module are important parts of the overall design. The rectilinear panel shapes lend themselves to geometric compositions such as the one here. And, while one could argue that the bright red is far from humble, consider the bright red barn: simple in form, volume and material.
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CMU as cinder block, concrete block or just block.
oundproofed the far wall in consideration of his neighbors by doubling the Sheetrock and inserting Green Glue, a rigid foam between the layers.
ceiling is standard 2-by-8 Douglas fir framing, but instead of the standard 16 inches apart, the beams are 8 inches apart. “The change in that frequency takes it outside the normal guts of a house into a pattern that’s more rhythmic and delicate,”
glulam beam from the lumber store, a more affordable alternative to butcher block, makes up the rugged countertops.
tall grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' with lower ground cover plants, including Santolina pinnata, Stachys lanata and English lavender blurring the path edges.
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stripped the tabletop and stained it with Rust-Oleum Sunbleached Wood Stain.
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To waterproof his shed, Sandy installed a vapor barrier of roof felt and furring strips on top of the plywood walls before attaching the salvaged siding. Rainwater filters through the redwood siding rain screen, but the barrier protects the plywood structure from water damage.
Redwood fencing from a local reclaimed-materials yard makes up the siding.
Sandy extended the plywood down past the wall framing by 6 inches. The extra piece of wood also helped him raise the walls on his own.
Deck piers created a clean, level foundation off the ground, preventing any rot or water damage.
insulated polycarbonate or Kalwall
The exterior panels are gray Hardie boards, one of which is painted lime green.
owers that are used for ventilating warm air. X's structure
owers that are used for ventilating warm air.
Solar Decathlon. Traditionally the participating schools would build a house on the National Mall and compete against one another to make the most cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive house possible. This year it is being held in Irvine, California.
exterior is covered in cement fiberboard and galvanized metal bands
Be sure to choose outdoor-rated string lights. LED bulbs will last practically forever, but incandescent bulbs will give you that trademark soft glow. Solar string lights are a great option if you want to hang them far from an outlet.
sloped-roof design with polycarbonate windows uses 2-by-4, 2-by-6 and plywood board and batten
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Tara,Nova cork floor
ship lap siding
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