Wed, 2007-10-03 05:01 — Admin
Another view from the rear of the log home. That deck on the second floor is essentially a 'covered' deck, because of the overhang on the main roof.
About the logs used in this home: all the logs were reclaimed after a forest fire. That means they are bone dry (totally seasoned), and they are also very 'green.' In this case 'green' means environmentally sensitive!
Using logs that are from an area affected from either a forest fire or a beetle infestation is a very environmentally conscience method of procuring houselogs. This is wood that would normally go to waste, but instead it is reclaimed and becomes a source for green building supplies.
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solar/wood/infloor heat system
Fri, 2008-02-01 07:55
Does anyone have any information on a heating system that would incorporate a solar water(anti freeze) heating component with a wood stove(fireplace) back-up unit? The idea is to use a circulating pump to move the heated liquid in the infloor heat tubing, not sure how the wood stove would be tied into system. Any info would be appreciated. Building in beautiful Cape Breton Island. thanks
heating system
I've been toying with some ideas along those lines also. I'm planning on having a basement which will make it a lot easier. I plan on having an old fashioned wood stove, maybe even a pot belly stove in the basement room with the stove pipe going up to tie into the main floor fireplace chimmney. The easiest thing to do would be to coil copper tubing (1") around the stove pipe. The low end would draw from the drum of liquid, and the end at the top of the stove pipe could run to radiators that would be laying flat just below the registers in the floor. I plan to mount the registers kind of like they are done in the second floor at Skip's house. Depending on the length of stove pipe you could get as much as 50 - 75 feet of it around the pipe. Cover it w/insulation to maximize heat transfer. Hope this helps.
Marcus