I received an email from someone interested in talking with me about contracting a project in Oakland, Oregon. As I told the author, I am not contracting these days as I am focusing entirely on teaching through my workshops, websites and consulting work. As a result, I have posted the request here for qualified contractors to respond to. Please let me know, via a comment to this blog, if you are interested in the project. I will connect you with the home owners. A project description is below.
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Hello,
We are looking for a contractor for the following project located in Oakland, Oregon.
The lot size is 5.5 acres. The project description includes the following: power, a well and a septic system are in. There is a two story structure with 640 sf of living space upstairs and a garage, shop, electric water heater and laundry room on the first floor. Building length runs NE/SW. The South end of the building holds the entrance to the upstairs living area.
The tentative plan is to enclose the stair way entrance on the South side of the building and build / attach a single story 960 sf structure with the following amenities: Living room, 1/2 bath, kitchen, master bedroom, a walk-in closet and a full bath.
We want to orient the structure length to run E/W and use the gambrel roof style with a passive solar heating system in the attic to circulate in a closed radiant floor heating system with a tank, controls
and propane heater installed in the first floor of the existing structure where the electric water heater is now. We will then install a tankless hot water system and install a large water tank in the S/E corner (highest elevation) of the lot for domestic water use and watering the horses.
Finally, we want to use a bale in-fill wall structure for the additions.
Would you consider discussing this project with me?
Dennie
About the Author
Andrew Morison is a specialist in straw bale and green construction. He has shown thousands of people how to build their own straw bale projects through his comprehensive series of instructional straw bale, concrete foundation, and plastering DVDs. You can check these out at www.LearnStrawBale.com..
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January 13th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Andrew,
I am a contractor in Bozeman, MT who has long been a proponent of strw bale construction, and have had the privledge of working on two bale projects in the past.
And I’m currently designing a straw home for my family, with hopes to use it as a model home to further promote S.B. construction.
In Browsing your website, which is an excellent resource by the way, I came across the letter from Dennie seeking help in Oakland OR. I’d very much be interested on talking with them about they’re project.
Thanks agian for the great website.
Steve Rolland
Renaissance Builders Inc.
January 18th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
We need to know if there are any knowledgable contractors for straw bale homes in Oklahoma. We live near the Texas border, just below the panhandle. Our little town is called Cheyenne, OK. anyone in the OK City area or Amarillo, TX are would be close enough. We don’t have plans yet, but thinking it might be within the year that we intend to build a home.
January 24th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
i have been consulting to a couple in the Puget Sound area on a straw bale and recipricating roof of found items.
I would be happy to talk to you about your project, and see if we click or not.
Call anytime, 541-312-9588
Derek Stevens
Yankee Design & Building LLC
January 26th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Hi Mary,
I do not have any solid contacts in Oklahoma. Sorry. Perhaps a Google search would bring you more luck. If anyone here has a contact in Oklahoma, please do share.
January 29th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Dennie,
My name is Matt Hanson and my business partner’s name is Kris Blackwell. We operate a green building company called Hybrid Building Solutions, LLC in Oregon. We do work almost anywhere in the state and would love to have the chance to sit and discuss your project with you. I hope that the ship hasn’t sailed on this opporunity as this is exactly the work that we want to take on. Please feel free to call me at your earliest convenience. Hope to hear from you soon.
Matt Hanson &
Kris Blackwell
503.616.8774
Hybrid Building Solutions, LLC
January 31st, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Dennie,
I operate an affordable green remodeling and building company out of Portland OR. It is not uncommon to travel for the right job. In fact I do projects ranging from SE Alaska to southern California. Your project is of particular intrest to me because I choose only to do “smart” designs. I would love the opportunity to discuss your project with you in more detail.
Matthew Janowicz
Stumptown Woodworks LLC
Ph. (907) 821-1615