Woodland Ave

Woodland Avenue, Missoula, MT , Completed Spring 2009 by McMahon Construction

The features R40 SIP  Walls, R75 Attic Insulation, Gienow triple pane windows, average U value = .18, Tested Air Infilatration  0.9 ACH50, 95% efficient modulating forced air natural gas furnace,  90% efficient energy recovery ventilator, tankless hot water heater

The front Porch of this contemporary prairie style inspired home features  plank form concrete and reclaimed fir timbers from the Stimpson Sawmill in Bonner, MT.

The South porch features columns crafted from salvaged hand hewn oak barn timbers from heritage timber.  The siding on the East wing of the house is cold rolled raw steel.  In Montana’s aired climate the steel will slowly rust.  Once the initial layer of rust sets it will protect the steel from rusting further and result in a unique, no maintenance exterior.

The house features 10″ thick SIP (structural insulated panel) walls.  This system of building energy efficient homes can offer an economical and fast alternative to conventional stick framed exterior walls and roofs.  The panels are precut in a factory and delivered onsite in sizes up to 8 ft by 24 ft.  The wall package for this home was installed in less than 2 days by a crew of 4.

The front porch walls are plank formed concrete.  The deck boards from the salvaged house were used to form the walls.

To save costs and resources the home was built on the foundation of a 1970′s era split level home.  The previous home was poorly built, and did not meet the new homeowner’s requirements for a single level residence.  The old house was deconstructed and almost 90% of the house was salvaged for reuse. by Deconstruction Services, A division of Home Resource, Missoula’s local non-profit building materials reuse center.