Basic Facts about The House on Third Street

The House on Thirds Street is a 1616 square foot Cottage style home. No wood or products that support mold, moisture, bacteria or off gas were used in the home’s structure or finishes.  The home was built in an older neighborhood in Sandusky in order to be accessible by the public and public officials. Care was taken to assure that the home blended in with the homes. Architectural details from existing homes from throughout Sandusky influenced the home’s design. To disguise its size, the front profile is stepped back.

Exterior

 Reddi-wall Insulated Concrete Forms were used to construct the exterior walls.

 Exterior Siding

The exterior walls are sided with Certainteed Fiber Cement Siding.

 Exterior Trim

Azek Trimboard and bead board were used for the exterior trim.

 Roof System

 Steel trusses and a powder coated galvanized steel roof make up the roof system.

 Insulated Slab

The house is a raised slab. The floor system lies on two-feet of compacted limestone. The limestone was then covered with two-inches of Styrofoam and all of the seams were then sealed. Next the radiant tubing was placed on top of the Styrofoam on two-foot centers. Four-inches of concrete was then placed over the radiant tubing

 Interior Wall

Dietrich Steel Studs were used to construct the interior walls. A quarter-inch foam sheeting was    then place over the steel studs.

 Interior Wallboard

USG Aqua Tough half-inch wall board. was used on the walls and ceiling

Hardie Backer 500 wall board was used in the two bathrooms and utility room.

 Interior Wall insulation

The interior walls cavities are filled with granular foam to insulate each heating zone from the other and to reduce the sound transfer from room to room.

 Flooring

Ceramic tile was used throughout the home to aid in the storage and distribution of heat through the radiant heated slab and to minimize bacteria growth. American Florim - Escapades  Illusions 1061.

 Windows

Alside Triple pane glass windows with an e-coating on the interior and exterior sides of the glass were used.  Only two small windows on the back of the home receive direct sunlight, reducing the solar heat gain during summer months. The windows are recessed to reduce the wind from washing away heat during the winter.

 Window Blinds

Hunter Douglas “Duette” Insulated blinds reduce the heat loss and gain through the windows.

 Attic Insulation

Two-inch Styrofoam sheets were applied to the bottom of the roof trusses. Five inches Icyene spray foam was then spray between the trusses and over the top of the bottom chord of the trusses. An additional twelve-inches of granular foam was spread the entire attic area.

 Plumbing

Van Guard plumbing system distributes and controls the flow of hot and cold water throughout the house.

 Toilets

A Gerber Ultra Flush water conserving toilet was used in the guest bath. 

A sterling Dual Flush toilet was used for the master bathroom.

Faucets

Gerber faucets were used throughout the house.

Gerber’s infra red faucet was used for the guest bath sink and the master bath shower.

 Ventilation

Fresh air is provided by a Life Breath whole house HEPA system in combination with a Life Breath’s Heat

Exchange unit.

 Hot Water  

A Stiebel Eltron Tempra 24 electric tankless water heater provides hot water for the home.

 Heat System

The home uses hydronic radiant heat to heat the home. Hot water is continuously circulated through the tubing imbedded in the concrete floor. When additional hot water is needed, the thermostat triggers a second pump that pulls water from the circulating stream and sends it through a Takagi TK Jr. natural gas tankless water heater or Stiebel Eltron DHC – E 8 Hydro-Shark ll Electric Micro Boiler and then is injected back into the circulating stream and back out through the floor.