A Lesson In Living Well
LEFT: Although she had never worked with tile before, Anita found the floor a fun medium.
"It's a habitat for critters," adds Anita. "They come right up to our windows, and they seem to feel comfortable with us in their midst. We wanted to respect their right to the land, too." The Souths wanted an environmentally friendly approach and an aesthetically pleasing look for their home. Because they had very definite ideas, they patiently searched for five years, investigating a variety of types of homes, before they found Lindal Cedar Homes. With their assistance, the Souths designed a home that reflected their love of contemporary and Danish styles—with an appreciation for country thrown in.
After contracting the frame work, Wayne and Anita took over the finishing of their 3,200-square-foot home. Because the site was on solid granite, the rock required variation in the levels of the 2,900 square feet on the ground level. Massive windows were positioned to make use of passive solar heat. Overhangs and insulation yielded an R-64 roof and R-33 walls. A multiple boiler with baseboard hot water heat costs the Souths only about $350 a year to keep the entire home toasty.
