slide show for hopkins street solar house day
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Once upon a time………
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There was a cold, dark, mud brick house
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Then we started…with a slab!
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Then the framing started……
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And went up real fast!
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…taking shape!!
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We tore down the front of the house…walls & windows & verandah
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& removed walls of mud brick
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East Elevation taking shape
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Then the deck started……
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….and continued for a while
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And then took shape!!
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Meet our builder…..Gary Setchell
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And his assistant…Michael Bradshaw
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The cladding…..color-bond
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& rough-sawn plywood
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Then the window & door frames slotted into place
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Window timbers Mouldright Joinery made it easy
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And then we were at lock up!
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Time to insulate the walls and roof space
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Then we filled every gap we could find!!
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The walls need it too!
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Passive Solar Gain…..comfort ++
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Plastering sucks!!
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The boys needed a break
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Feature Posts
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Plastering and painting done!!
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The Pergola goes up!
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The North orientation!
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Feature Timber Benches!!
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And for the Floors!!
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And for the Floors!!
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Hot Water from a Heat Pump
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Ecological Sustainable Design Principles
• Passive solar design• Maximise insulation in roof, floor and walls• Low embodied energy cladding• No use of any “un-sustainably” harvested
timbers…..compromised with arcs/skirts• Re used as much of the old building as
possible…timbers, windows, doors etc…• Disposed of all chemicals and waste sustainably• Use of water based-low toxic paints & wood
seals throughout
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Compromises along the way
• Used “Eco-select” hardwood for Arcs and Skirts…
• KD Hardwood used for the heavy double-glazed French-doors….
• Paints were water-based but did not have natural pigments
• Opted for down lights in some areas instead of pendant fittings with compact fluros
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Things most proud of• House started with a ZERO energy rating and
has ended up better than 5 • Locally source timbers for posts and
deck….reclaimed messmate flooring• The Floor Seal – Bona Mega from Ezi Floors
• The design and level of comfort – Third Ecology
• Quantum Heat Pump – Sun Works Eco Plumbing
• Managed to keep within budget $$ !!• We made every attempt to source “greener”
products where available
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People to thank the most
• Mark Sanders – Third Ecology Pty Ltd
• Gary Setchell – Carpenter from Aireys Inlet
• Joe Walkerdon – Sunworks Eco Plumbing
• Mouldright Joinery – for the windows and doors
• Ezi Floors – for the Bona Mega product for timber floors & benches
• Great Ocean Road Floor Sanding – thanks to Lyndon for giving a new water based product a chance