The timberframe was constructed using on site lumber that was logged and milled by the owners.
The timberframe was constructed using on site lumber that was logged and milled by the owners.
The timberframe was constructed using on site lumber that was logged and milled by the owners.
The timberframe was constructed using on site lumber that was logged and milled by the owners.
The timberframe was constructed using on site lumber that was logged and milled by the owners.
The timberframe was constructed using on site lumber that was logged and milled by the homeowners.
Deep in the woods of Hector, this off-grid home's timberframe was constructed using only on site lumber that was logged and milled by the homeowners. Future plans for a micro-hydro installation have not yet been implemented.
Contact Name: Scott Hannan
Address: 5491 Coyote Road, Trumansburg, NY 14886
Type of Building: Residence/Home
Designer: Maria Klemperer-Johnson with consulting by Tugley Wood Timberframing
Builder: Maria Klemperer-Johnson & Scott Hannan
Year Built: 2006-2007
Building Features: Timberframe, strawbale construction; passive solar; radiant heating; micro-hydro; recycled and non-toxic materials; clay/lime plaster; timbers milled from trees cut on land, including red oak, pine, spruce, maple, ash, walnut and cherry, other framing lumber from local mills; recycled windows; hydraulic ram water pump; a battery bank & generator currently provide the site's power.
Guillermo Metz
Solar & Agriculture Sr. Resource Educator
gm52@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext. 185
Last updated September 29, 2015
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