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Price: Varies, depending on size and options selected. Call for information.

Sq. Ft: 875-2,500+

Bedrooms: 1-5+

Width: 16-26 ft.

Length: 16–64 ft.

Assembly time: 10+ days for 2 people, depending on size & options

Options: Windows, doors, stairs, dormers and partial cathedral ceilings. We offer several siding options.



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Green Home Kit Specifications
Size Up to 26' wide, and up to 64' long
Roof pitch 12/12 (45 degrees) Other pitches are available.
Ground Snow Load Call to discuss your requirements
Floor load - live load 40 lbs./sq.ft. first floor, 30 lbs./sq.ft. second floor
Wind load Call to discuss your requirements
Seismic loads Call to discuss your requirements
Posts 5 1/4" X 5 1/4" Parallel Strand Lumber (PSL)
Headers Indigenous KD spruce or Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)
Joists 2 x 10 indigenous KD spruce, 2' o. c
Studs 2 x 6 indigenous KD spruce, 2' o. c.
Ridgepole 2 x 10 indigenous KD spruce
Rafters 2 x 10 indigenous KD spruce, 2' o. c.
Blocking 2 x 6 indigenous KD spruce
Flooring 3/4" biobased Advantech
Wall sheathing 1/2" biobased Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
Roof sheathing 5/8" biobased OSB
Roofing 3 tab fiberglass shingles, 240 lb/sq. (other options available)
Roof vents Continuous soffit and ridge vents
Siding Prefinished—many types available, or indigenous pine.
Trim Prefinished—many types available, or indigenous pine.
Hardware Galvanized steel post anchors, joist hangers, framing angles, nails
Foundation (owner supplied) Concrete perimeter wall with interior piers, or 10" diameter Concrete piers, or a concrete slab.
Code compliance The International Building Code 2006
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