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Previous Posts:

37) SunCottage Complete!

                   August 24, 2020 

36) Available for Rent!

                   February 13, 2020 

35) Furnishings & Triskelions

                   April 23, 2019 

34) Green Roof & Appliances

                   August 15th, 2018 

33) Between Snow & Summer

                   May 27th, 2018 

32) Sauna, Painting, Tile & Nest

                   April 1st, 2018 

31) Tesla, Geothermal ... Plasterers

                   February 17, 2018 

30) Solar Tracker is Online!

                   December 31, 2017 

29) Grid Connection & New Panels

                   December 31, 2017 

28) Interior Work

                   December 24, 2017 

27) Views of the Exterior

                   December 22, 2017 

26) Woodchips & a Bifacial Tracker

                   December 15, 2017 

25) Well Capping & A Minor Disaster

                   December 7, 2017 

24) Deep Wells, Green Roof & Chips

                   November 24, 2017 

23) Roofing, Windows, Bridge & Time

                   November 14, 2017 

22) The Crew & the SolaFlect Pad

                   October 31, 2017 

21) Walls & the Earth Tube

                    September 30, 2017 

20) Framing & Plan Change 

                    August 31, 2017

19) Foundation, ICFs & Radiant 

                    July 31, 2017

18) Demolition, Firemen & Footings 

                    June 15, 2017

17) Floor Plans   

                    June 2, 2017

16) The SunCar   

                    May 31, 2017

15) The Green Roof   

                     May 30, 2017

14) Energy Recovery- ERV or HRV?   

                     May 25, 2017

13) Triple Pane Windows, ICFs

                     May 24, 2017

12) Hot Tub-Small but Beautiful  

                     May 20, 2017

11) Solar Chimney 

                     May 18, 2017

10) The Tesla Battery- The Heart     

                     May 3, 2017

9) The Bottle Wall   

                     May 1, 2017

8) On Whey and Woodchips   

                     April 27, 2017

7) Geothermal  

                     April 13, 2017

6) Key Elements of the Building 

                     March 2, 2017

5) A True Passive House?                         

                     Jan. 26. 2017

4) The Systems: Solaflect Tracker   

                     Dec. 14, 2016

3) What to Build  

                     Nov. 23, 2016

2) The Story of the Old Cottage  

                     Oct. 22, 2016

1) SunCottage Genesis                         

                     August 29, 2016

17) Final Floor Plans

The SunCottage plans were designed by Tim Ouellette of TiMic Drafting & Design. Tim did the design of our main house renovation in 2009 and we think he is exceptional. Easy to talk to and understands where you're coming from. We give him our highest recommendation. Linked In.

Mike Dunne of Dunne & Calder is our general contractor. Another firm of the highest repute. They did the renovation of our farmhouse and built the post & beam

barn on the property. I cannot say enough about what a pleasure it is to work with Mike and the fine team he's assembled, who you'll get to know in the posts ahead. Mike is easy to work with and has an unnatural intuitive sense of what you want to build and how it can be created.

Click on the thumbnails or links for an enlargement of each floorplan: North or Roadside view: Classic Cape look, small north-facing windows, large roof

Plenty of sun-facing windows, Nanawall in the hot tub room, louvered sun shades. Note that this plan still shows the original hot tub room roof design, angled and with a cupola.

Also lots of windows, both to let in sun in the winter and to open and provide ventilation in the summer.

Rec room on the left with TV and plenty of couches for lounging. Den/office/playroom on the right. Note the extensive sun-shading louvers on the top (south side) of the plan.

The primary living space: mudroom entrance, bedroom, kitchen, dining room, bathroom and small living room.

Hot tub room, sauna, bottlewall, utility room and workout space.

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