The Kilbride House
A retired couple building their last house on family land, who wanted heating bills that would not move when they stopped working.
No natural gas at the road. Bringing a line in was quoted at more than the heating system itself, which meant the building envelope had to carry the whole load.
Built it as a timber frame inside a wrapped, airtight shell — the frame is the structure and the finish, and none of it penetrates the air barrier. Tested at 0.6 air changes an hour. Air-source heat pump, no gas connection at all. The first full winter cost them under $900 to heat.
"Two change orders in fourteen months. Both quoted before the work happened. I've heard the horror stories. That wasn't ours."
Thirty minutes. Bring your lot, your budget, or just the idea.
We'll tell you what is possible on your site and roughly what it costs. If we are not right for it, we will say so and point you at someone who is.