New Solar Log Home For Sale

Renewable-Energy Log Home in Arizona

This log home has amazing views in all directions -- out of all windows one can see for miles!

The house sits high on a beautiful 41.83 acre parcel bordering Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land with sweeping vistas and lots of varied terrain. This property shares a 1,880 foot border with the adjacent BLM land.

The house is a Kuhns Bros. Log Home. It is laid out as a 3-BR, 2-1/2bath home; however, that can be changed if desired because the interior walls are only roughed-in. For more information about the Kuhns log home product, visit www.kuhnsbros.com. The logs, beams and purlins are kiln-dried to an average moisture content of less than 19 percent. Because of this, shrinking/twisting of logs is minimized. Their package included a lot of quality lumber products, including tongue & grove pine boards for the interior walls, interior doors, trim, etc.

Front of House with Main Entry & Views

Energy Efficient Design

There are over 3,400 sq. feet total on two levels -- an upper level and a full walk-out south-facing basement. The thermal mass basement has a poured concrete 6" floor slab and 8" thick walls. The walls are not smooth; rather, they are embossed to look like brick. A moisture barrier extends out 8' around the east, north and west sides of the house to keep the surrounding ground dry, greatly increasing the thermal-mass properties of the basement design. (In the winter, there is only a four-degree difference in the basement temperature from day to night, using just the solar heat coming in through the six basement windows.)

Rigid Dow Blueboard Extruded Polystyrene insulation was installed under the basement slab and along the frost-proof footings. Five runs of Pex tubing (3/4") are imbedded in the slab for hydronic radiant floor heating. Additional runs of Pex are in the dirt underneath the slab for future storage of summer solar heat.

The vaulted ceiling in the Living Room/Dining/Kitchen Area is insulated to an R-42 rating, thanks to rigid insulation board covered with pine tongue & groove boards.

Windows Designed for Energy Efficiency & Solar Gain

We designed this home to fit the site, taking into consideration both the panoramic views and the passive solar potential.

Lots of south-facing solar windows

There are fewer windows on the north and east sides. The large west-facing porch windows are shaded by a porch roof. The majority of windows in the house face south to maximize passive solar input.

The windows on the east, north and west sides are Anderson low-e windows with the tilt-and-wash feature. These Energy Star windows are perfect for the non-solar walls. The frames are wood, vinyl clad and pre-finished on the outside.

Even the basement windows have great views!

The generous number of south-facing solar windows are Alpen windows. These special windows are designed for solar gain and use Heat Mirror 88 glazing in energy efficient fiberglass frames.

For more information, visit: www.alpeninc.com/product_specs/app_guide/index.html and www.alpeninc.com/product_specs/data/hm3cl.html.

24 ga. Standing Seam Metal Roof

The roof is a pre-finished, heavy 24-ga. standing seam Snaplock metal roof system with hidden fasteners, snow guards, gutters and downspouts. It is designed to never leak or need replacing. If desired, a rain water collection system could be added.

No Maintenance Porch Decking

Both covered porches are decked with EverGrain composite decking. This deck material requires no maintenance.

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