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RTMs Mission: To do a common
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uncommonly good ... using Enviro System™ super
energy efficient home building technology
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This
RTM Home features an 'open concept' Great Room design with
oversized windows and a vaulted ceiling in the Great Room window
area. A Designer Bulkhead is used to tie the Kitchen into the Dining
Area to create a spatial separation without using walls.
9
foot ceilings are used in the Great Room, Foyer, Kitchen, and all
3 Bedrooms while smaller spaces like the hallway
and bathrooms have 8 foot ceilings to provide a more comfortable
scale or 'feel'. Oversized windows are used throughout and installed
one foot higher than 'normal' to properly scale the interior rooms
and exterior elevations.
Floor
Plan shows 1456 Square Feet on the Main Floor
Not
shown is Studio Loft over Entrance Foyer
The
Designer Bulkhead creates a dropped ceiling for the Kitchen
with pot lights that provide task lighting. 9 foot ceilings
allow the dropped kitchen ceiling to be 8 feet high to facilitate
oversized upper cabinets.
The
Kitchen is separated from the Great Room by a raised
eating bar, the dropped ceiling, and pot lights that create a 'wall
of light' after dark. In addition the Designer Bulkhead is carried
over to the Entertainment Center where a dropped ceiling with pot
lights visually ties everything together.
The
middle window in the Great Room is a piano window placed
6 feet above the floor, in the center of the ceiling vault to create
a 'skylight' effect. The area below the window provides an ideal
location for a wall mounted large screen plasma TV that would be
the focal point of the Great Room that could be completely wired
for surround sound.
The
pictures below are 'representative' of the kitchen module used for
the Floor Plan. They show cabinet layout, counter
tops, and Designer Bulkhead finishing options that are possible,
but do not show the oversized upper cabinets because these pictures
are from a home with 8 foot ceilings.
Looking
into the Kitchen over the Raised Eating Bar
showing
the Designer Bulkhead ceiling with Pot lights
Raised
Eating Bar with Kitchen Sink in Island
featuring
Solid Surface Veneer (SSV) Countertops
and
Under mounted Quartz Resin Kitchen Sink
This
RTM Home was re-designed and re-built in 2003 / 2004,
and contains a mixture of new and older building components. It
is being sold 'as built' and the specifications
provided at the bottom of this web page provide a detailed description
of the quality of this building.
The
following picture shows the relocation of the RTM Home after
the existing roof system and finished Studio Lot were placed on
the new main floor construction. This was done because the existing
floor system was not built to facilitate moving, and because the
original structure was not large enough to be a self-contained home.
Relocation
of the RTM Home
after
New Construction for the Main Floor
showing
existing 2nd Story Studio Loft and Roof System
This
RTM Home complies with NBC (National Building Code),
CSA-S406-92 (for treated wood foundations), and Enviro
SystemT / R2000T
super energy efficient home standards, and is new construction
unless stated otherwise:
- Interior Finish for Studio Loft:
Existing construction including Enviro
SystemT R28 / R50
insulation levels, drywall, paint, Oak finishing package, reclaimed
Cedar vaulted ceiling, full electrical, air conditioning, &
venetian blinds
- CSA-S406-92 Foundation System:
2 foot height, 2x8 PWF Studs 16" o/c, PWF bottom plates,
Spruce top plates, 1/2" PWF sheathing, dual 4 ply Spruce
beams, metal adjustable teleposts, & PWF telepost pads / excludes
insulation & after-delivery set-up
- RTM Floor System: 2x10
Fir floor joists 16" o/c, lapped, glued, & lag bolted,
2x10 perimeter joists c/w 5/8" glued gussets, floor tied
in to exterior wall sheathing, 5/8" OSB tongue & groove
floor decking, glued & screwed
- Enviro SystemT Primary
Exterior Wall: 9 foot height, 2x6 Spruce 24"
o/c, double top & single bottom plates, OVE window & door
framing, 7/16" OSB sheathing, R20 fiberglass insulation
- Enviro SystemT Secondary
Exterior Wall: 2x3
floating vertical Steel Studs with 2x3 Spruce on 1" Rigid
Insulation on top & bottom plates & around window &
door openings - ready for R8 insulation & permits glued drywall
application / excludes R8 insulation & drywall
- Enviro SystemT Roof System:
12" high heel Trusses 24" o/c with 7/16"
OSB sheathing, girder trusses used to eliminate interior supports,
20 year 3-tab asphalt shingles, 2x4 equivalent interior ceiling
strapping 16" o/c, & R50 fiberglass insulation
- Enviro SystemT Air Seal:
CMHC approved poly with envelop installation before ceiling strapping
& floating exterior wall, all poly joints, floor, & exterior
opening connections sealed & secured
- Interior Framing:
2x4 Spruce 16" o/c using OVE RTM Home framing techniques
& including dropped ceilings & 'custom' built-ins framing
- Ducting: Complete
ducting for forced air heating system, natural gas or electric
furnace, & whole house ventilation system per HRAI standards
for R2000T Homes with Heat Recovery Ventilators (ducting is 50%
new & 50% from existing construction with all installation
new)
- Electrical: Complete
Studio Loft electrical, 200 amp Electrical Panel, & pot lights
installed for kitchen, front door exterior roof, entertainment
center, & bathrooms (main floor wiring is not included)
- Windows & Doors: All
Weather PVC Windows with dual Low E glass & J-channel
for interior finishing, All Weather Metal Clad
exterior door with full 9" door jamb, Studio Loft has Loewen
triple pane, wood window (All Weather windows
& door new, Loewen window existing)
- Exterior Finish:
2x10 Fir fascia, metal soffits, wire, paper, & flashing for
stucco finish (to be completed after delivery), & 20 year
3 tab asphalt shingles
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October 15, 2005
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