2010 Upper Kittitas County Builders Guide

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Bator Lumber.........................................23Center Line Art Works.......................2, 35Cle Elum Hardware & Rental ..................6Craftsman Outpost ..................................2Harper Lumber Company......................29Marson and Marson Lumber, Inc. .........37Matheus Lumber Company, Inc ............38

BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS

Central WA Homebuilders Assoc. .........21C.F. Arends & Company ........................22Frisinger Fine Framing LLC...................27Magnolia & Associates, LLC .................29MF Williams Construction Co., Inc ........21Nine Pine Developments, LLC ..............27Paradise Mountain Log & Timber ..........19Senger Construction, LLC.....................20Sunrise General Contractors, LLC ........23TRS Construction, LLC .........................20

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A-1 Petroleum & Propane .....................17

CABINETRYCanyon Creek Cabinet Co.......................2Mike Eger Custom Cabinetry ..................8

CLEANINGClearView Window Cleaning .................25MM Wood Restoration & Protection ........6

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All American Waterproofing, LLC..........22Central Nursery, Inc...............................31C.F. Arends & Company ........................22Columbia Asphalt ..................................31K&S McCann Trucking, LLC..................25Norm Cook Enterprises, Inc..................17

DECKS & PORCHESBator Lumber.........................................23C.F. Arends & Company ........................22SunSetter Retractable Awnings.............13Sunrise General Contractors, LLC ........23

DESIGN AND CONSULTING

Central Nursery, Inc...............................31Magnolia & Associates, LLC .................29MF Williams Construction Co., Inc ........21Montgomery Building Design LLC.........15Nine Pine Developments, LLC ..............27Paradise Mountain Log & Timber .........19SC Design .............................................20Stone River Engineering Co..................25

DOORS, WINDOWS & MILLWORK

Bator Lumber.........................................23Center Line Art Works.......................2, 35Harper Lumber Company......................29Issaquah Glass......................................25Marson and Marson Lumber, Inc. .........37New View Window Works ......................33Northwest Door & Millwork......................2Pioneer Door, Inc...................................13TouchQuotes Door/Millwork Software ...34

ELECTRICALAC/DC Electric ......................................21Cabin Creek Electric .............................35Cle Elum Hardware & Rental ..................6Harper Lumber Company......................29Maximum Electric LLC ............................8

EQUIPMENT SALES & RENTALSA-1 Petroleum & Propane .....................17Burrows Tractor, Inc...............................27Cle Elum Hardware & Rental ..................6Container Systems Storage ..................33Harper Lumber Company......................29Sears .......................................................8Swiftwater Tractors, LLC........................15TractorCo.com .......................................22Tumwater Drilling & Pump, Inc ..............19

EXCAVATINGCalvin Beedle Excavating, LLC .............33C.F. Arends & Company ........................22K&S McCann Trucking, LLC..................25Norm Cook Enterprises, Inc..................17RMD Excavation....................................35Scott Equipment & Hauling, LLC...........33Sunrise General Contractors, LLC ........23Vezzoni Logging ....................................23

FLOORINGPerma Color Interiors ............................22SuperFloors .............................................2Woodriver Hardwoods .............................2

FURNITUREMountain Elegance Home Furnishing .....7Rustik Kreations ......................................2

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONINGCentral Heating and Air .........................20

HOME SHOWSKittitas Valley Tour of Homes.................21Tour of Homes (Yakima County) ...........21

INSPECTIONEnergy Detective Agency ......................33

INSULATIONInsulation Services LLC ........................25

INTERIOR DESIGNMountain Elegance Home Furnishing .....7New View Window Works ......................33Perma Color Interiors ............................22SuperFloors .............................................2

KITCHEN & BATHIssaquah Glass......................................25Magnolia & Associates, LLC .................29Mike Eger Custom Cabinetry ..................8Northwest Marble & Terrazzo Co.............4Sears .......................................................8

LANDSCAPE & NURSERYCentral Nursery, Inc...............................31Harper Lumber Company......................29Valley Turf ................................................8

LIVESTOCK & HAYRinehart Ranch .......................................8

MASONRY, STONEWORK & TILEJM Stoneworks........................................2Northwest Marble & Terrazzo Co.............4SuperFloors .............................................2

METAL WORKCenter Line Art Works.......................2, 35Pioneer Door, Inc...................................13

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PAINTINGClaffey’s Painting .....................................9

PLUMBINGCle Elum Hardware & Rental ..................6Harper Lumber Company......................29

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Northern Kittitas County Tribune .....31, 34Ruby’s Printing ......................................23Tribune Office Supply & Printing ...........39

REAL ESTATEKittitas Valley Tour of Homes.................21Larry Scholl – John L. Scott Real Estate......3Tour of Homes (Yakima County) ...........21

RECREATIONHigh Country Outfitters/Camp Wahoo!..31

RESTAURANT / BARThe Pastime ..........................................29

SEPTICAll Around Underground, Inc. ................22Calvin Beedle Excavating, LLC .............33C.F. Arends & Company ........................22

SIDING, ROOFING & GUTTERSBator Lumber.........................................23Harper Lumber Company......................29Wine Valley Siding Supply, Inc. .............11

SNOW REMOVALCalvin Beedle Excavating, LLC .............33Sunrise General Contractors, LLC ........23Vezzoni Logging ....................................23

STEEL & POLE BUILDINGSC.F. Arends & Company ........................22

STORAGE SERVICESContainer Systems Storage ..................33Store ’N More ........................................25

SURVEYING & ENGINEERINGColumbia Northwest Engineering............8Stone River Engineering Co..................25

TIMBER & LAND CLEARINGCalvin Beedle Excavating, LLC .............33Loggin’ Larrin.........................................15RMD Excavation....................................35Scott Equipment & Hauling, LLC...........33Vezzoni Logging ....................................23

TRUCKINGCalvin Beedle Excavating, LLC .............33K&S McCann Trucking, LLC..................25Norm Cook Enterprises, Inc..................17Scott Equipment & Hauling, LLC...........33Vezzoni Logging ....................................23

TRUSS & BEAMMarson and Marson Lumber, Inc. .........37Matheus Lumber Company, Inc ............38

UTILITIESInland Networks.....................................34RMD Excavation....................................35Scott Equipment & Hauling, LLC...........33

VEHICLESBud Clary Toyota of Yakima...................17

WELL DRILLINGTumwater Drilling & Pump, Inc ..............40

WOOD RESTORATIONMM Wood Restoration & Protection ........6

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ContentsBuilding and Living on ‘Green Street’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 10

Constructing Swiftwater Cellars Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 12

Aging Coal Miner’s Home Second Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 14

Kittitas County Building Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 16

New 2010 EPA Certification Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 16

Amended WA State Building Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 16

Six Large-Scale Building Projects Slated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 16

Reclaiming Wood, Stone and Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 18

Cow Power May Provide Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 19

Online Incentives for Renewables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 19

Rootin’ for Root Cellars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 24

Green Foundation - Snoqualmie Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 26

Pellet Stoves and Chimneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 28

‘Stuff & Gunk’ Causes Chimney Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 28

Getting a Well Drilled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 30

Maintaing Your Well-Water System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 30

See the Energy You’re Wasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 32

Brush on Energy Savings Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 36

Make Your Home ‘Cold Savvy’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 36

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Welcome to the 2010 UpperKittitas County Builders Guide.

What’s in it for me?Anyone involved in building, remod-

eling or maintaining a construction proj-ect within Kittitas County, particularly inthe “Upper County” area, will find usefulresources in this guide.

Use it to find contractors and sub-contractors, materials, and people whocan help with every phase of your proj-ects. Also, we have done much of yourhomework on requirements and advicefor building in our area and provide it inthe informative articles.

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They started out with asimple idea in mind. Michaeland Susie Carr wanted toinclude passive solar designfeatures in the home they’rebuilding in the Nelson Pre-serve area at SuncadiaResort in Northern KittitasCounty.

Simply put, passive solardesign harnesses the sun’senergy to heat and cool livingspaces. With this approach,the building itself takesadvantage of natural energycreated by exposure to andprotection from the sun.

The Carrs started outwith this one idea in mind.Along the way they caughtthe green building bug, andwhen they occupy their homein the fall of 2010 they’ll befiguratively “living on greenstreet” in a ‘deep green’ built2,000 square foot contempo-rary mountain cabin.

Deep green means thishouse will rack up about 800green points when complet-ed. “Give or take a few,” saidtheir builder, Travis Gibson.This far exceeds the 550points required to achieve atop of the line, five-star des-ignation for green building.

And they’re doing itaffordably.

“Building green doesn’thave to be anymore expen-sive,” said Carly Faul, execu-

tive officer of the CentralWashington Home BuildersAssociation (CWHBA). “It alldepends on the choices youmake.”

The number of choices oroptions available to home-builders – when it comes togreen building materials,appliances and systems – hasgrown rapidly in the past twoyears.

“There’s a lot more prod-uct out there,” said Gibson.“For example with tile, hard-wood and reclaimed wood,you might have three to fivesuppliers now, compared toone, three or five years ago.”

More options meansmore competition, which inturn means lower prices –making green building a moredoable today.

Navigating through allthose options, takes a “goodteam” Gibson said. That teamincludes the builder, archi-tectural designer, and thehomeowners themselves. –All of them willing to investtime in researching what’savailable.

“It wouldn’t be possiblewithout the Internet,” Gibsonadded, admitting he spendsmany evening hours doingresearch.

Learning about this grow-ing field is pretty exciting,too. “The Carrs have caughtthe [green building] infec-tion,” Gibson smiled. “It’s funfor them. They’re askingmore and more questions.

It’s just about getting theinformation to them.”

With that information, theCarrs have advanced wellbeyond their original idea ofincorporating passive solardesign features. Their homewill include energy efficientinsulation and windows, aheat recovery ventilation sys-tem, and Energy Star appli-ances – among other options.They’ll have radiant floorheat, and they’re consideringthings like a geothermal heat-ing and cooling system.

“This has been quite ajourney for us,” said MichaelCarr. “One of the surprisingthings for me has been theamount of support for thisthat’s available today.”

Both Michael and Susiefeel like they are part of agreat team, too – just like Gib-son said.

From the builder and allthe crew members involved,to the community of crafts-men and vendors who’vehelp the couple plan theirnew home.

“I never thought it wouldbe so exciting,” Susie said,“to be a part of this enthusi-astic community [of greenbuilders]. I feel like we’re onthat wave and it’s fun to be apart of that.”

“We’re not exactly pio-neers,” said Michael, “butwe’re in on the early stages.Hopefully we’re making iteasier for the people who arecoming after us.”

The ‘greening’ of theCarrs home is a project thatgrows almost weekly. It’s aprocess you can monitorthrough the website:www.greenaccessatsuncadia.com.

When completed thehouse, which is a greendesign demonstration home,will be featured in theCWHBA Tour of Homes, Sept.17-19, and will be availablefor public tours on threeweekends: Sept. 24-26, Oct. 1-3 and 8-10.

Gibson takes his ‘con-struction’ hat off to the Carrsfor their willingness to allowthis level of public viewing.

“It’s a way for people tosee green building firsthand,” Gibson said. “Theycan look at the productsused, and the different ven-dors will be there. People canlearn what it’s about and seewhat’s available.”

They’ll discover thatwhat’s available now in thefield of green building ismuch less expensive than itwas just a short time ago.

And they can talk to Gib-son and Carrs about greenbuilding decisions they madethat don’t involve any addi-tional expense.

“Whether you’re buildinggreen or not,” said Gibson.“Working with your builderand architect on selectingthe right lot, how the homewill set [on that lot], and tak-ing advantage of natural veg-

etation, is an amount of fore-thought that’s free.”

Additionally, he says,don’t over build. Build justwhat you need. “As a builder,it might seem funny to hearme say that,” smiled Gibson.“In 1970, the average squarefootage of a house was 1400for five people. Now it’s 2100square feet for three people.”

The idea is simple, shrink-ing the square footage saveson building dollars, andyou’ll spend less on operat-ing energy costs for the life ofthe home.

Another free decision:Take a look at your landscap-ing. “That’s a big point gain[in the green building stan-dards],” said Gibson. “Havinga yard and grass to mowtakes a lot of energy. Consid-er going natural.”

Windows aren’t free, butonce you select what youwant, do some research andgive a lot of thought to win-dow placement. They play ahuge role in how a home isheated and cooled.

Gibson’s final tip: Useenergy efficient appliancesand lighting fixtures. Whilethey aren’t free and may costmore up front, they’ll lastlonger and earn savings overthe long haul.

For more information onbuilding green contact theCWHBA (cwhba.org) or theCentral Washington BuiltGreen Association (built-greencw.org).

GOING GREEN By Lyn Derrick


Building & Living on ‘Green Street’Michael & Susie Carr catch the green building bug

ONE OF THE MOSTCOST EFFECTIVE DECI-SIONS a homeowner canmake is the selection ofan appropriate lot andthe ‘setting’ of the houseon that lot, said builder,Travis Gibson. It’s a free,green building optionthat will pay off in bigsavings over the life of ahome. TRAVIS GIBSON PHOTOS

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SUNCADIA – Twenty-nineyear-old Donnie Watts didn’tseem bothered the 44,000square-foot winery he, fatherDon, and the rest of the Wattsfamily are building is the firstever project of its kind any ofthem have ever tackled.Adding color to the challenge,they’re building over theentrance to a 62-mile networkof abandoned coal mine shafts.Because of that, the Watts fam-ily has pledged to shoot for thehigh bar in order to bring to lifea cherished local memory his-torians and surviving coal min-ers will bless. The Watts win-ery is called Swiftwater Cellars,located at Suncadia MasterResort.

The Watts family brokeground on the $10M dollarproject last August, a calen-dar page or two away from thebone-freezing clutch of aPacific Northwest winter.

As it turned out, LadyLuck was on their side. Just afew months into the project, itwas clear Old Man Winter laiddown on the job this year, per-haps to give the 50 workmenonsite a spring-like window ofopportunity.

Amazing progress,passersby said. Amazing.

Here’s a look behind thescenes from a builder’s pointof view. Donnie Watts gaveBuilders Guide reporters atour of the project mid-December.

Concrete SuperstructureThe concrete skeleton

built to serve as an armaturefor the complex required3,400 cubic yards of concrete,

a 100-ton-130-foot crane – andan artistic touch.

“We’ve got over 750 differ-ent pre-cast concrete panelsserving as walls and floors,which for this project was ahuge challenge, design-wiseand logistics-wise,” Wattsexplained. “Panels range inthickness from 8 to 12-inches.Average panel weight is some-where in the neighborhood of3,500 pounds, but some floorpanels exceed 40 to 50,000-pounds. The panels we hadmolded for the elevator shaftaveraged 65,000-pounds each.All the panels were pre-cast inCashmere and trucked to thesite.

“Each panel has it’s ownspec sheet. Some are insulat-ed with high-density foam.Some have openings for bayor smaller Tuscan-style win-dows, or doors. Some bear arequirement for a certainwood-grain or ‘coal mine shaftwall’ texture. The panels arelocked together with rebar or,where we embedded paneledges with metal plates,they’re welded together.

“When we’re done, we’llstain the concrete in a waythat’ll make the winery looklike it was built with wood.We’ll probably go through2,000-gallons of stain beforewe’re done.

“The superstructure peaksat the top, just like the tippleon Coal Mine No. 9. We builtthe tipple with 12 by 12 tim-bers, Douglas fir, and we’llroof it with rusted tin. We’lluse metal roofing, a claddingproduct, for the rest of thebuilding.”

Working with the SoilCheckerboarding the front

of the winery, where trucksand workmen travel constant-ly, is an array of 80, four byeight-foot plywood sheetsthat cover plastic tarps inplace to keep the soil dry. Theplywood sheets are tightlymeshed together via metalstrips perforated to hold 12wood screws each. If you dothe math, over 3,800 screwssomeone’s going to have toremove come summer.

“The grounds fronting theentrance to the winery are tobe layered with four-inch thickfoam drain board, six inches ofgravel, and on top: four to six-inch concrete slabs. We’ve gotthe tarps and plywood in placeto provide a solid surface forworkmen and vehicles.”

Façade WorksThe main entryway to the

winery will brandish 3.5-inchthick, 14-foot tall old-world,distressed, wooden doors,hung with pickaxe handledoorknobs.

Visitors entering the win-ery through those doors willbe dwarfed by a 60-foot tallfireplace, bottomed by a sixby six by four-foot firebox.

“We’ll have two staircas-

es,” Watts said, “wrappedaround the backside of thefireplace, leading to the mez-zanine, where small groupscan meet and dine.”

Inch-thick bay windows,which appear to leave littlespace for solid walls, allowwinery patrons views of RopeRider Golf Course and a clas-sic Pacific Northwest horizon.

“We’re talking about 10 by18-foot panes of glass we’llhave to have custom made,”Watts smiled.

Maximizing SpaceTo better utilize space in

the winery, Watts said mobilewine processing equipment isthe key.

“On the ground floor andin the basement,” he said,“the grape crushers and thebottling machinery will ride

on wheels, so when we’re notprocessing, we can use thespace for meeting and confer-ence rooms.”

At the back of the winery,the side facing Rope RiderGolf Course, Watts will buildthree tunnel entrances to thesuperstructure’s basement.

“We’ve got about 28,000square feet of basement,which will house a garage forgolf carts, two barrel caves forthe wine, eventually a bottlingroom, a satellite kitchen, stor-age space, and of course, wineprocessing equipment.

“Everything in the base-ment, including the accentlighting we install, will bedesigned to resemble a coalmine shaft. Concrete, load-bearing pillars, for example,we’ll fashion to look likeshoring. In the basement, weintend for visitors to feel likethey’re in a mine shaft. All theceilings in the basement are14-feet high.

“We’re onsite, dad and I,every day, five to six days aweek. My wife Meaghan, mymom Lori, and my dad and Iall wear a variety of hats forthis project. I’ve looked at theplans 10,000 times. To betruthful, I’m learning how torun a project of this size – onthe fly, and … we’re reallygoing outside the box.”

Swiftwater Cellars Winery:Concrete or Wood?

ByJim Fossett

DOUG FIR TIMBERS measuring 12 by 12 provide a skeleton forthe ‘tipple’ built to resemble the structure topping theentrance to a coal mine. JIM FOSSETT PHOTO

THE WINERY taken from atop a slag pile on Rope Rider GolfCourse at Suncadia. JIM FOSSETT PHOTO

IN PLACES, concrete panelshave been grained to resem-ble wood texture. After stain-ing, onlookers won’t be ableto tell the difference.

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Bringing History to Life“It’s an original coal miner’s

home,” Drew said. “Built at theturn of the century.

“We took down the greenlap siding, and restored it toboard and batten, with Dou-glas fir. We were fortunate tohave some old mills nearby.Ted Connor, up in the Tean-away, milled the siding. East-on’s Vick Monahan milled theporch timbers and rails.”

When McKinney boughtthe place, there was no foun-dation beneath the home –just board sitting on dirt.

“We knew we had to liftthe house, so the foundationcould be poured,” Drew said,“and if you look at the house,it sits on an incline: perfect fora basement. So, we lifted thehouse, removed some dirt,and for a couple thousanddollars more, Neal got an 800-foot-square basement.”

The home is now support-ed by three 25-foot, 6-by-15-inch Glu-Lam beams salvagedfrom a warehouse in Seattle.Those beams stretch the

width of the house at ceilingheight, in the new basement.Providing additional supportis a huge Douglas fir log,stripped of bark, and posi-tioned dead center in thebasement, beneath one of thethree Glu-Lam beams.

“The log adds the ruggedlook Neal is looking for. We cuta wedge out of one side of itand concealed a six-inch bysix-inch upright, which bearsmore of the load.”

If It’s Good Enough for FishOnce the foundation was

poured, Drew installeda drain board along theoutside face of thefoundation, sunk perfo-rated drainpipe anddumped an eight-inchskirt of six-sack peagravel around theperimeter.

“That’ll give the homegood drainage. We also land-scaped around the foundationto provide necessary sloping.”

Drew said the same tech-nology used to create thewater-filled, 100-foot concreteraceways at the Cle ElumHatchery was used in theengineering of McKinney’snew foundation.

“I figured if the concreteraceways they built for fishwere good enough to keepwater in, then they’d be goodenough to keep the water out.”

Apple Tree Reveals a StoryDrew said as he and his

crew worked on the old houseit slowly revealed its storyand place in history.

“When we were excavatingNeal’s basement, we found anold apple tree: stump andbranches. It was then I real-ized a previous owner must

have built wings on both sidesof the original structure. Thetree was in the ground, direct-ly beneath one of those wings,the one on the righthand sideof the home, if you’re lookingat it from the street.

“When we started workinginside, ripping things out, wediscovered two ceiling beamsthat actually mark the dimen-sions of the original structure:13-feet by 25-feet, which madesense and explained the treeburied beneath the wing.

“To think, the originalhome, measuring 325-squarefeet, probably housed an entirefamily. That’s something.”

Another Clue in the AtticThe attic of the home

revealed another surprise.“The first roof of this

house is still intact, with someof the shingles still in place.They built the new roof – rightover the old one.”

Inside the home, Drew andhis workmates preserved theoriginal bead and board ceil-ings.

“It took a lot of time tosand it all down, caulk, andpaint it again,” he smiled. “Alot of work.”

The interior walls aresomething of a story in them-selves.

“Back in the day, they builtwalls with a board and battenexterior, and a tongue andgroove interior. No insulation.It was common practice towallpaper over the tongueand groove. I learned aboutthat from an old coal minerfriend, Fred Halkens. On week-ends, he said he use to wall-

paper for extra cash.”

Finishing TouchesDrew said before the reno-

vation is complete, he willhave had the entire homerewired, re-plumbed, andinsulated, including the attic,where he said he’ll use blow-in insulation. McKinney willget a new chimney, too.

“We’ll use double-panethermal windows, with realwood framing,” he said.

In the basement, McKin-ney installed a woodstove,which heats the entire home.He said he’s looking for a peri-od cook stove to install in hisfirst floor kitchen.

“We’ve still got a lot ofpatching and painting to do,”Drew said. “We laid new hard-wood floors. Southern yellowpine, trucked and trained herefrom Georgia. That’s one ofthe hardest woods in thecountry. It’s got a beautifulorange glow. Joel is usinghemlock bead board for McK-inney’s cabinets.”

Three years into the proj-ect, Drew’s crew is still working.McKinney says he’s in no rush.

“History,” McKinney said,“is the real beauty in oldhomes. I wish we could get theword out to people in Roslyn toretain as much history here aspossible, keeping all the homeshere as close to their originallook and feel as possible.

“I get tons of complimentsabout this home. People loveit that I got the wood milledlocally. You’d be surprised atthe number of people whodrive by here and stop to pho-tograph or video the place.”

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BEFORE (left) & AFTER (right) of the old coal miner’s house. In theBEFORE shot, the house is jacked up, for the foundation laying.

NEAL MCKINNEY PHOTO (BEFORE) • JIM FOSSETT PHOTO (AFTER)

GUY DREW rests his hand onthe large log used in the base-ment. Note the six-by-six heconcealed in one side of thelog. The log is supporting oneof the three 25-foot Glu-Lambeams salvaged from a ware-house in Seattle. JIM FOSSETT PHOTO

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On tap for Kittitas County are six ofthe largest projects in the county’shistory, since 2003, when contractorsbroke ground on 6,400-acres just out-side Roslyn for what has become Sun-cadia Master Resort. Here’s a brieflook at the projects on the drawingboard. To keep current with trends,actions, and landuse news in KittitasCounty, logon to www.co.kittitas.wa.us/cds/landuse.asp.

Large-scale Projects on the Drawing Board

CITY HEIGHTS: A 358-acre housingdevelopment expected to accommodate 975attached and detached homes on the north-ern ridge overlooking the City of Cle Elum.

TEANAWAY SOLAR RESERVE: A400,000-panel solar farm proposed for 900-acres in the Teanaway, 13-miles east of CleElum. Estimated cost of the project, toutedto be the largest in the world: $350 million.In addition, Solar Reserve officials havepromised to build a factory in or near CleElum, to assemble the 400,000 solar panels.

TEANAWAY SUBAREA PLAN • WestFork Flats: American Forest Land Compa-ny’s 46,000-acre landholding in the Tean-away River Valley has been targeted for a1,000-acre self-contained community,dubbed West Fork Flats, to be grown withhomes, shopping outlets, public works, anda professional services or research anddevelopment-based economy.

EASTON RIDGE LAND COMPANY •Marian Meadows: A one-square milehousing development, proposed for up to443-units near I-90 Exit 70, Easton.

DESERT CLAIM WIND FARM: A 95-tur-bine wind farm located on 5,200-acres just12-miles northwest of Ellensburg. Estimat-ed cost of the project: $330 million.

WASHINGTON STATE HORSE PARK:A 112-acre equestrian facility sited in CleElum, expected to embrace an indoorarena the size of a football field, parkingfor 300 cars and 79 RVs, four barns tohouse up to 320 horses, six outdoorrings, a large pen for stock (calves), anda cross-country event course. Estimatedcost of the project at buildout: $15 mil-lion. First Phase ($3.5 million) is expect-ed to be complete in August 2010, in timefor the Horse Park’s soft opening.

building permitsWhere to go, who to contact...

County land-based building permits for avariety of small and large-scale projects are avail-able at Kittitas County Community DevelopmentServices in Ellensburg. In the Upper County,municipal governments in Roslyn and Cle Elumroutinely dispatch permits. Prospective buildersare cautioned that through the end of MarchUpper Kittitas County was still under an exemptwell moratorium imposed by the WashingtonState Department of Ecology two years ago.Although there have been indications the mora-torium might be lifted, the situation is fluid.Check with your permit issuer for an update.

Permit CentersKittitas County Community Development

Services, 411 N Ruby Street, Suite 2, Ellensburg,WA 98926; phone 509-962-7506, FAX 509-962-7682. E-mail [email protected]. For a run-down on the county’s permit process logon to

www.co.kittitas.wa.us/cds/building.asp. For email updates and notifications regarding

Community Development Services buildingcode policies, code interpretation forums andhomebuilders' meetings, subscribe to the coun-ty’s email notification service by logging ontowww.co.kittitas.wa.us/opt/default.asp.

City of Cle Elum, Community DevelopmentServices, 119 West First Street, Cle Elum, WA98922; phone 509-674-2262, FAX 509-674-4097. E-mail contacts [email protected] [email protected].

City of Roslyn, 110 Pennsylvania Avenue,Roslyn, WA 98941; phone 509-649-3105.

Online Permit ApplicationsCity of Ellensburg:

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County of Kittitas: www.co.kittitas.wa.us/cds/building.asp

Coming in 2010: New EPA Certification requirementsReqs affect inspectors and contractorsUnder the Lead-based Paint Activities Regulations passed by Congress during the Clinton presidency, individuals andfirms performing lead-based paint inspections, lead hazard screens, risk assessments, and abatements must be certi-fied by the EPA. The EPA proposed a similar, but not identical, regulatory scheme for individuals and firms performingrenovations. The final rule requires all renovations subject to this rule to be performed by a firm certified to performrenovations. In addition, the rule requires that all persons performing renovation work either be certified renovatorsor receive on-the-job training from and perform key tasks under the direction of a certified renovator. In order tobecome a certified renovator, a person must successfully complete an accredited renovator course. Common renova-tion activities like sanding, cutting, and demolition can create hazardous lead dust and chips by disturbing lead-basedpaint, which can be harmful to adults and children. To protect against this risk, in 2008 the EPA issued the rule requir-ing the use of lead-safe practices and other actions aimed at preventing lead poisoning. Under the rule, beginning inApril 2010, contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes,child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to preventlead contamination. Until that time, EPA recommends that anyone performing renovation, repair, and painting projectsthat disturb lead-based paint in pre-1978 homes, childcare facilities and schools follow lead-safe work practices. All con-tractors should follow these three simple procedures: Contain the work area, minimize dust, and clean up thoroughly.The final rule, 40CFR, part 745, can be viewed at www.epa.gov/EPA-TOX/2008/April/Day-22/t8141.pdf. Certification train-ing classes can be found by logging on to http://www.cted.wa.gov/site/515/default.aspx.

Amended building codes in effect July 2010The Washington State Building Code Council hasadopted the 2009 editions of six codes, with notedamendments. Those codes are the InternationalBuilding, Residential, Mechanical, and Fire Codes,the Uniform Plumbing Code, and the WashingtonState Energy Code. Amended codes go into effectJuly 1, 2010. The Washington State Ventilation andIndoor Air Quality Code has been repealed, as hasthe Washington State Historic Building Code. Pro-

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Treasure what you have; that’s a tradi-tional value inherited from grandparents whogrew up in the depression years – and goeseven further back to the pioneering ances-tors who founded our land.

If those ancestors have been rolling intheir graves during the past few decades of“build up and teardown,” just to build up andteardown again – they’d be happy to see thecurrent “green” inspired trend toward pre-serving and using what we have.

Things like 250-year-old pier beams. “I gotthose in Toronto,” said Jim di Donato, whorecovers and recycles old wood in variousforms, like this one. “We think they’re fromaround 1750,” he said.

Flash-forward to 2010, and the Torontopier beams, in the hands of craftsmen like diDonato, are “reclaimed” to become uniqueflooring, countertops and furniture in modernhomes. In one of those homes (should theowner be so lucky), those pier beams might bejoined by a fireplace mantle made out of abeam taken from a 1879 San Francisco build-ing, or floors hand-hewn from wood formerlyused to build an old Boise, Idaho brothel.

And it’s not just about being old. Thequality of the wood is very high, too. “Any-thing from a 100 years ago or more is highquality because it came from old growthtrees,” said di Donato, “and the hardness isso much greater.”

This “something old is new again” is part ofthe new build green movement, an effort to usewhat we have as a way of preserving the envi-ronment. “It’s not ending up in a landfill,” saiddi Donato. “It’s not being burned, or ending updumped in a pile out in the woods somewhere.”

Often the wood isn’t trucked long distanceseither – another plus for building green. “Anarchitect might call us with a specific requestfor a certain species of wood,” said di Donato.“and they’ll say they want it to be within a 100mile radius of Seattle.” Putting the mileage qual-ifier on the request helps that builder meet hisbuilding green goals. “It’s makes a smaller car-

bon footprint,” he explained.“They’re not using as much gas,” said

Linda Mrsic, who owns a stoneworks compa-ny with her husband Josip.

Geologically speaking, stone or granite hasbeen around longer than wood. So using stoneis definitely making use of what we have. How-ever, stone and granite were latecomers to thegreen movement according to Mrsic. “Becauseso much granite came from overseas,” sheexplained, “it wasn’t considered green becausethey said they couldn’t monitor how it wasquarried. So they didn’t know how it impactedthe environment where it came from.”

Now that green standards have been set,however, quarries (wherever they are), knowthat if they want to sell in certain markets theyhave to provide environmental impact verifica-tions. Much of the stone currently quarriedmeets green standards, and once it gets intoJosip Mrsic’s hands it could become a granitecountertop or backsplash for a bath orkitchen. Plus Josip makes sure every piece getsused, even the scraps, sometimes in a big way.

“Look at this,” Linda said pointing to aphotograph. “This homeowner wanted herkitchen backsplash to look like Mt. St. Helen.Josip chiseled this out of a scrap of soap-stone.” Modern machinery can’t do some-thing like that. Plus, hand-chiseling means asmaller carbon foot print, too.

After 25 years as a homebuilder, JerryMartens caught the “reclaiming” bug, too. Hesaid the ability to take what he called “prod-uct” from a home site and create somethingfor the home itself was one of the things thatattracted him to this type of green building.

From those natural materials, Martensmakes things like mantels, siding and panel-ing. He’s used material as rare to this area asSequoia or redwood trees – and as commonas deadwood from fires.

“At the Simpson building, the last sky-scraper built in Bellevue,” Martens said,“they removed two Sequoia trees. They havethose in California but it’s rare for here.”

Even something as tragic as a forest firecan be turned to good – in the hands of thesereclaiming craftsmen. Martens has done justthat with wood from the Elk Heights fire, whichoccurred a few years ago. “Deadwood makessome of the most beautiful items,” he said.

So the Sequoia and deadwood, whichmight have been burned or left to rot just a fewyears ago, are now transformed and leadingnew lives in some lucky homeowners’ houses.

You can’t leave steel out when talking aboutrecycled or reclaimed materials. “Steel is prob-ably the first and foremost material ever recy-cled,” said metal artists, Cletus Samuelson. “It’sbeen recycled ever since the first mills werestarted at the beginning of this country.”

Samuelson, a former steel fabricator, usessteel and scrap iron to create things like bal-cony panels, door hardware, gates, sculp-tures and other artwork. For example, usingwhat he refers to as “odds and ends” he cre-ated a steel lariat handrail in one home.

All of this reclaimed material has somekind of story. Some of it known and can betold – some of it too buried in time. And someof the stories can be very close to the heart.

“Sometimes people bring wood fromtheir grandfather’s barn in,” di Donato said,“and we’ll make it into furniture or flooring.Then they have a piece of their family histo-ry in their home.”

Even if it doesn’t come from grandfa-ther’s barn, the story behind these recycledmaterials is a big part of their appeal. Somuch so that Martens attaches a plate to hiscreations recording where the material camefrom and when it was reclaimed.

Besides creating beauty from wood,stone and steel, preserving pieces of history,and working in a way that helps the environ-ment, the craftsmen who give new life tothese materials have the satisfaction ofknowing they’re taking something that couldhave been destroyed – and transforming itinto something that others can enjoy – forperhaps another 100 years.

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Imagine collecting what naturally falls fromthe tail end of a cow, several cows actually,and collecting it in an underground concretetank. Now heat that waste up to 100 degreesand the bacteria in the tank will decomposethe waste, producing methane to fuel engines,which sends electricity to local power grids.

Except for the part about imagining cowwaste heated to 100 degrees, it sounds like apretty good idea. Plus, it’s an idea capable ofproducing enough electricity to power a sig-nificant number of homes.

It’s done with digesters and more than 100dairies around the country are participatingin a study of the process.

If the waste from the tail end of one half ofall Washington dairy cows were run throughdigesters, up to 25 megawatts of electricitywould be produced, an amount that wouldserve 25,000 households, according to Wash-ington State University research.

Some say this is a way for dairy farmers tomake money, solve the problems of odor andgroundwater contamination associated withlarge dairies, and provided electrical powerfrom a renewable, non-fossil fuel source.

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“Not only does this allow Green MountainPower to provide low cost alternative energyto their customers, but it also gives the farma much needed revenue boost,” said VermontGovernor, Jim Douglas.

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WSU is heavily involved in research relatedto this and many other bio-fuel technologies.Professors there presented Beyond Waste:Beneficial Recovery of Fuels and Resourcesfrom Organic Materials in June of last year.

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Root cellars were built in an era before refrig-erators were invented, so with the onset of elec-tricity and supermarkets, which have fresh pro-duce all year round, it seems modern man has drift-ed away from building a root cellar.

But, since the recent economic crunch, itappears root cellars are becoming more and morepopular. After all, a root cellar allows you to reapthe harvest from your own garden all year long, orgo to a local Farmer’s Market if you’re a non-gar-dener and stock it with fresh produce to be usedthrough the year.

What is a root cellar?A root cellar is a place where you can store

fresh produce from a garden for several months ifyou’d like. Technically, it’s supposed to use thesoil’s natural insulation for cooling and properhumidity, because, to work properly a root cellarmust maintain a temperature of 32 - 40 degrees Fand a humidity level of 85 - 95 percent.

The temperature (if it’s cool enough withoutfreezing) slows the release of ethylene gas andinhibits microorganisms from growing so the veg-etables don’t decompose. The humidity being kepthigh prevents the loss of moisture because of evap-oration. Your veggies shouldn’t have that “with-ered” look.

Modern man has options because the neatthing about building a root cellar is that you canmake one out of an existing basement or a newhome’s basement. The best location in a basementis a northeast corner. Remember that you canalways insulate any pipes or ductwork to keep theheat out and only two walls need to be built.

If you prefer, build a “detached” root cellar orthere is always the possibility of digging into a sidehill to build one, too.

Another simple option is to bury containerssuch as metal garbage cans or barrels, leaving 4”exposed at the top, heap earth around the circum-ference and cover the lid with straw or mulch and asheet of plastic to keep it dry. It is not recommend-ed that you build a root cellar from pressure treat-ed wood or in a garage.

Make sure you can easily get to your root cellarwhen the snow falls or the ground freezes. That’swhy if you already have a basement or are in theprocess of building a home, it might behoove youto build one in the basement. Most folks have theircontractor build solid walls in the corner of thebasement with an access door.

The best root cellars are builtwith these guidelines in mind

Temperature stability is accomplished at about10 feet deep.

Be sure not to dig near a large tree as the rootscan not only make for difficult digging, but they willeventually grow and crack your cellar walls.

Wooden shelves are superior to metal, as wooddoesn’t conduct heat and cold as fast as metal.

Shelves should stand at least 1-3” away fromthe walls so that the air will circulate and minimizeairborne mold.

Install a thermometer (for temperature) and ahygrometer (for humidity) inside your completedroot cellar and check it frequently.

The vent pipe going outside is for regulatingthe temperature inside. It can be closed to preventfreezing and opened on autumn nights to get the

inside temperature down.The preferred flooring for a detached root cel-

lar is packed soil. It can be covered with sand andgravel too. Then you can simply wet it to controlthe internal humidity. Concrete works well and ispractical as the flooring in a basement root cellar.

Temperature, airflow and humidity

Probably the most important things to remem-ber when you build a root cellar are temperature,venting for airflow and maintaining the properhumidity. Just be sure to close the vents so it does-n’t freeze inside either. A positive factor related todigging into a hillside is the potential for facing theroot cellar to the south for optimal sunlight duringthe cold winter months.

Easily, the optimum root cellar is built in toyour basement, which makes it possible to getfresh veggies everyday without getting cold goingoutside. In a basement root cellar choose a corner,and the exterior walls will create perfect interiortemperatures plus require only two new walls tobe built and insulated. It’s also good to select alocation with the highest outside soil height and anorthern exposure. If you are lucky enough tohave a perfect spot you can have your contractorbuild it for you.

If there are windows in your existing structure,you can stick a piece of plywood or any solid panel,with the outside vents, where the window was.

Although you should build a wooden frame-work for the walls and doorway, it doesn’t need tobe as beefy as a load-bearing wall for a house; stillit must be secured at the top and bottom.

When cutting the wall studs to length, be sure

to leave a minimum of 1/8 to ¼ of an inch gap at thetop for airflow. That way, there is no trouble whentilting the wall into position either. Secure the wallwith 3 ½ inch #10 screws driven up through the topplate and bottom edge of the floor joists. Drive asoftwood wedge (dabbed with glue) into the gapbefore putting in the screws.

Because basement floors are sometimes damp,you might consider using a composite deck materialfor the bottom wall plate. Cut and nail it just likewood. In fact composite won’t add any musty smellsif it gets wet. You can use construction adhesive andconcrete nails/screws to hold the plate securely.

Instead of traditional fiberglass insulation, whynot put in rigid foam sheets? Fiberglass has no abili-ty to resist mold growth, but rigid foam will. Be sureto insulate the ceiling of your root cellar, too. Thatwill prevent warmth coming down from heatedrooms. You also need to cover the vent pipes with ascreening material to keep out rodents and insects.

Plan to stock your new root cellar as late in theseason as possible.

1. Always shake off loose dirt, rather thanwashing it off your produce. You don’t want to addany wetness.

2. Some veggies like potatoes, winter squashesand onions should be kept in warm temperaturesfor a few days before being put into cold storage.This helps to “cure” them, but they shouldn’t be indirect sunlight ever.

3. Handle all vegetables with care. Even slightlyrough treatment might cause bruising, unde-tectable to your eyes, which begins decomposition.

4. Some fruit “breathes” and needs to bewrapped in paper of some kind to retard the releaseof ethylene gas. This is especially true of apples andpears.

5. Vegetables piled together will create heat; soaccelerated spoilage can be expected. Be sure theyare placed on wooden shelves close to the floor androtated often.

6. Check all veggies in your root cellar andremove any with signs of rot (use them if possible).

7. If you choose to build a basement root cellar,remember that cabbages and turnips usuallyrelease a disagreeable odor that will permeate thehouse. Those should definitely be stored in adetached root cellar (or use them quickly).

8. Think carefully about where you place veg-gies in your root cellar. The driest, warmest air isnear the ceiling and more humid air is lower andfarther from the door.

Either method you choose to build a root cellarwill provide fresh vegetables during those cold win-ter months - and just think - you won’t even have todrive to town to get them from a supermarket.

Rootin’ for root cellarsIn the 21st Century

ByJanie McQueen


ROOT CELLARS. Two vents (#1) create a siphoneffect so you can regulate the flow of air. Make yourwalls short enough to leave a gap (1/4” to 1/8”) at thetop of the wall rather than reaching the floor joistsupstairs (#2). Basement floors are often damp, soconsider using composite deck material instead ofwood for the bottom wall plate (#3). Insulate withrigid foam (#4) instead of traditional fiberglass, butbe prepared to put a moisture barrier on it ifrequired by law. It must be moisture resistant towork. Illustration courtesy of Mother Earth News and Len Churchill

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In January 2009, an avalanche charged downthe Summit East ski slope at Snoqualmie Passdestroying 81-year-old Norm Craven’s home. Ninemonths later, in September, his son Greg, a localcontractor headquartered at the Pass, put the fin-ishing touches on his dad’s new foundation.According to a consultant on the work site, thetechnology Greg employed to build the foundationis 50 years old – but it will likely cut Norm’s heat-ing bill by more than half. “Dad’s home will havethree floors, all of them designed for living quar-ters, including the ground floor around whichwe’re walling with what looks like concrete blocks– but they’re not.” In this story, we’ll call the newtechnology ‘green block.’

What’s Green Block?According to the manufacturer, a single green

block measures one-foot by one-foot by two-feet,much larger than a conventional concrete block.

“It’s composed of a proprietary material withall natural ingredients,” Greg said. “Basically, it’sspecially graded raw wood shavings and chips,which are neutralized, mineralized, and then bond-ed together with Portland cement. Wood comesfrom sawmill byproducts and recycled wood frombuilding and post-construction waste.”

Greg said the green block is lightweight,porous, durable – and that carpenter ants and ter-mites hate it, as does fungus.

“It’s 100-percent recyclable,” he said. “It has notoxic elements in it. The reason insects don’t like itis because the sugar is processed out of the woodbefore it’s blended with Portland cement. It’s alsofreeze-thaw resistant, non-combustible, sound

absorptive, and insulating. “I’m going to install radiant floor heating, too,

and when I’m done, I’m looking at cutting my dad’sheating bill down by more than half. Green blockdoesn’t pass heat. I’ve known some homeownerswho’ve had to scale back their boilers because of it.”

Who Invented Green Block?Greg said green block was developed in

Europe, where one out of every four homes is builtwith it. “After World War II,” explained Redmond’sKarl Sodamin, a builder who has used green block,“there was a lot of wood scattered about. Austriadeveloped a use for that wood, when they inventedthe green block. In Europe, though, they manufac-ture it in three-by-six-foot sheets. Sound barriers inAmerica, the big walls you find on interstates thatpass through populated areas – is made from thesame stuff. It’s an excellent soundproofer, used inrailroad stations, tunnel entrances, subway sta-tions, and shunting yards.”

Asked why America was so far behind thecurve catching on to the innovation, Sodaminreplied dryly, “I don’t know.”

More on Green BlockHow can anything made with wood chips and

cement provide the kind of foundation strengthneeded in an avalanche zone?

“It’s as strong structurally – or stronger – thanconcrete blocks, and less dense,” Greg said. “It’sabout 75-percent the weight of a concrete block.It’s even used for retaining walls. The beauty of it isthat it saves time on the job. You don’t have tobuild the forms for pouring concrete, and youdon’t have to take the forms down and clean themup when you’re done.”

Green block, as Greg explained it, is actually acombination of a reinforced concrete core faced onone or both sides with a layer of special material,which will take any size nails or screws.

“If you picture a single green block as a rectan-gle, half of it is filled with insulator. The other halfstarts out empty, until you run electrical conduit,plumbing, and rebar through it. Then you fill it witha concrete mix of sand and pea gravel, which keepsthe concrete soupy so it’ll backfill spaces betweenblocks. Pipes are encased in foam before runningthem through green block, so you can pull the pipeout if you have to.”

Green Block = InsulationThe insulator for each green block fills half the

block – like a glove. The material that comprisesthe insulator is called rockwool, which looks likewhat florists use to pincushion flowers in anarrangement. “It’s great green stuff,” Greg said. “Noformaldehyde or anything toxic, and comes in dif-ferent thicknesses. The thickness we’re using(three-inches) carries an R21 insulation rating, anda four-hour fire rating.”

Finishing TouchesAfter Greg finished the foundation, he moved

to the interior. “You can lay drywall right ontogreen block, or you can use American clay, like Idid. You mix the clay up like a grout and spread iton. With the right paddle, you can get a really artis-tic stucco look out of it.”

Greg said the other thing about green block,from the perspective of a builder, is its ‘forgivingnature.’ “You can cut it with a handsaw, a recipro-

cating saw, an electric chain saw, even a skill saw,”he said. “There’s little glitches with the use of anynew product like this, so being able to cut it withconventional saws is a big plus.”

Greg said he knows of two other structures inWashington using green block: a home in Spokaneand a winery in Prosser.

Double Walls n’ LightsGreg used double-wall construction for the top

two floors of the home, and then chose what kindof lights would provide the most in energy savings.

“Basically, you double-frame with two-by-fours– 24-inches on center, instead of 16. You plywoodthe exterior and wrap with Tyvek® and then fill theoutside wall with foam insulation.

“There’s a gap between the exterior and interi-or walls you leave empty. That serves as a sound-proof and vapor barrier, and a place to run electri-cal conduit and plumbing. The inside wall you linewith standard insulation, and then sheetrock it in.”

Greg said with the LED lights he plans to usefor lighting the home, along with the savings thegreen block technology will bring to the heatingbill, his dad ought to be paying a fraction of hismonthly power costs.

“Everyone wants to go with the new mercurylights,” he said. “You know, those are the ones thatlook like a curly French fry. But it takes three LED’sto consume the power of just one of those.”

Green foundation built at Snoqualmie PassBuilder says it’s first in upper kittitas count By Jim Fossett

GREEN BLOCKS ALONG THE TOP length of a foundationwall. Note the chunks of rockwool insulation that fit like aglove into the left half of the blocks shown above. Theempty half will be filled with concrete. You can see therebar, and at the top of the photo you can see a loop of elec-trical conduit. JIM FOSSETT PHOTO

KARL SODIMAN (L) and Greg Craven (R) kneel behind a tra-ditional concrete block (R) and the green block they’reusing (L). Embedded in the green block you can see twochunks of rockwool insulation. JIM FOSSETT PHOTO


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You just purchased a new pel-let stove and are wondering,because of its burning efficiency ifyou even need to clean the chim-ney? The answer to that one is anemphatic – yes. It’s true that mod-ern pellet stoves produce far lesscreosote than a regular wood-burn-ing stove, but they still will pro-duce a bit. So, you must keep thechimney inspected and cleaned atleast once each year.

Any wood-burning heatingsource (basically a “solid-fuel”heating appliance) will producecreosote. Pellets available for pur-chase by the bag are much cleanerto use and they can be made out ofalmost any sweepings. Recyclingwhat was once a waste product is awonderful thing to do, and the fin-ished product is no bigger than thesize of rabbit pellets (feed).

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Daily checkingThere is a byproduct from any

solid-fuel heating appliance, called“fly-ash” because it is very fine.Regular maintenance is a must,because the ash might result in air-flow and chimney blockages.

Inside the burn-pot, air intake(air-flow) holes can easily becomeclogged. That clogging can alsooccur with “clinkers,” which arethe result of fine ash heated to themelting stage and re-solidifying.You can maintain the efficiency ofyour stove by checking for block-ages each day.

Regular or weekly cleaningThe ash traps can be cleaned

every few days, depending on thefuel you’re buying. Some stoveshave very large ash traps that stillmust be emptied every week. Referto your stove’s instructions.

Less frequent maintenanceGet to know your stove and

you’ll instinctively know when tokeep the fly ash traps (behind theburn pot) cleaned out. Usually, acleaning every month or so willkeep ash from clogging theexhaust system.

Also, it’s a good idea to vacuum

sawdust that might clog the pellet-feed auger (make sure the stove iscold and you have the appropriatevacuum). This usually needs to bedone every two months or so.

Another task that can be doneevery two months (when the stoveis in constant use) is to check thestove vent for fly ash and creosote.Any build-up of creosote can causea chimney fire when it ignites.Excess creosote can be caused byusing impure pellets and pelletsthat are a bit damp.

After the winter burning is done

Remove all fuel (pellets) in thehopper and feed system to avoidproblems later. Check the gasketson stove doors, as their conditionwill determine if fumes come intoyour home. Make sure to give thestove a complete “spring clean-ing.” Check the stove owner’s man-ual for exact directions. The airinlet should be checked for anyblockages and again just beforelighting a fire in the stove.

Maintenance shortcutsMake sure the glass doors are

cold if you decide to clean them. Ifyou can’t stand it and clean thedoors when the glass is still warm,a paste made of ashes can beapplied or just use a dry cloth.

To help prevent dust getting inthe hopper, place the pellets forthe next filling in a mesh bag, takeit outside and shake.

Just because you have a new wood-burningstove, doesn’t mean you won’t have a chimneyfire. There are a lot of reasons, not just age orlong-time use, for a stove to produce creosote.

What is creosote?Creosote is a buildup of flammable stuff and

gunk on the inner walls of your stove, fireplaceand chimney. It’s caused by smoke from volatilegases, unburned wood particles, unburned ash,fly-ash, etc., that exits through your chimney. It’salso corrosive when left on these surfaces.

If your “draft” (airflow) is clogged orblocked, these unburned particles and gasescan condense, combine and build up on thewalls of your chimney. Those build-ups becomea fire hazard, are extremely dangerous and cancause a chimney fire.

I’ve had three chimney fires this winter, since Iinstalled an insert. However, because I was awakeand knew that my chimney was a strong one, I letit burn out (with much nervous monitoring) after

cutting off as much airflow as possible. Steam also helps burn out a chimney fire; so

don’t be afraid to put water straight on theflames of a fire. Since I had those three fireswithin three days, I learned (you never stoplearning) a little bit more about having a woodburning insert instead of an open fireplace.

There is a lot to learn about an insert, whichis similar in many ways to a wood-burning stove.For example:

1. Even though my insert is rated and listedby the government, I still don’t have the chim-ney flue damper connected because of itslength. It can never be dampened-down the wayI have it installed.

2. You can sleep easy at night when youclose off airflow to the stove. Most fires occurthe next morning because wood that was left inthe stove suddenly receives airflow when youopen the doors to stoke it – and that’s whatstarts a chimney fire.

3. It’s best to open the airflow (air-intake)drafts first, then, in a bit, open the doors.

4. Never crack the doors to boost a fire start-ing up.

5. Monitor the ash build-up inside the stove.Which wood you use determines how often youclean it. But remember, too much ash build-upcauses decreased airflow, and that is a creosote-creating hazard. And when you do get around to

cleaning out the ash, you can easily have a chim-ney fire from the sudden jump in airflow. Keep-ing the ash build-up cleaned out also improvesthe efficiency of your stove.

6. Never put in a piece of wood that has a lotof pitch in it. (High pitch-wood should generallyfeel heavier than the other wood.)

7. Most wood takes 10 months to season orcure. Green (unseasoned) wood will give offmore creosote.

8. Chemicals are for sale (powder, wood andlog), which are super for keeping the creosotebuild-up minimized. However, just because youuse the creosote destroying chemicals, you canstill have a chimney fire from closing the airflowon your stove down so much.

9. Did you know that wood cut during thewinter produces more creosote? Get your woodbefore it saps up.

If you can, clean your chimney as often as itneeds it. That could be as often as once a monthfor a wood-burning stove used continuouslythrough the winter. It also depends on how longyour chimney is, the shorter the better. Cre-osote builds up worse as the smoke cools down.

Most folks make sure they can reach insidetheir chimney easily when it is installed, or the putin a “clean-out” place. But, no matter what, youshould have your chimney cleaned and inspectedfor cracks and leaks a minimum of once each year.

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Pricey infrared cameras in the hands of a certified home energy audi-tor are providing Americans with a first time glimpse – depending on theseason – of the warmed or cooled air leaking out of their homes anddraining their pocket books. At least one Upper County resident ishappy about that. He had been heating his crawlspace for over six years,until an infrared photo exposed the problem. What is a home energyaudit? How is it done? How much does it cost? Those questions wereanswered by Cle Elum’s Rob Sims, a certified home energy auditor whovisited Cle Elum early in 2010, to conduct a complimentary energy auditof a residence built in 1914. As you can imagine – he found lots of leaks.

The 1-2-3’s of a Home Energy AuditSims bag of tricks consists of a commercial-class two-way fan

the size of an automobile tire, a $4,000 laser-equipped, infrared camerathat looks like a rubberized flashlight handle with a four-inch LCDscreen mounted on one end, a toolbox, a gas leak detector, and a plas-tic sheet with a circular, drawstring-ed opening that allows him toblock off a doorway with the help of an adjustable aluminum frame.Into the opening Sims positions the fan. Once all the other doors andwindows are shut, he uses the fan to depressurize the house, creatingexaggerated inbound drafts. With the camera, he can spot air leakingin from around windowsills and doorframes, for example.

Cold air shows up on the infrared camera’s LCD in black. Heatshows up in shades of red, pink, and yellow.

With the fan cranked to the desired speed and his infrared camera inhand, Sims can inspect a good sized home in about four hours. The laseron his camera he uses to locate drafty cracks and crevices from a dis-tance and provide him with temperature readings of the target area.

In the Cle Elum residence he audited, temperature readings in nooksand crannies of the living room varied as much as 20 degrees. Nastydrafts discovered came from areas around an old fireplace, windowsills

and doorframes, and even stretches along the home’s old wooden floor,where the floor meets the wall. Empty space around windows oncereserved for antique window weights were an obvious troublemaker.

As one might guess, part of an energy audit includes a close look atthe home’s heat source. In this case, it was an old coal-burning furnaceconverted to propane. In less than fifteen minutes, Sims discoveredtwo propane leaks with his gas leak detector. A service technician wasimmediately summoned and the problem was corrected. In theprocess, the technician found a third leak.

As Sims explained, a significant portion of an energy audit is devot-ed to a visual inspection of the structure’s interior and exterior, includ-ing chimney, soffits, foundation, roofing, attic and crawlspace.

If the homeowner has blueprints, Sims said auditors can use thoseto troubleshoot for energy inefficiencies.

With an exhaustive visual inspection, Sims says he sometimes dis-covers water leaks, an energy waste of another sort.

Cost of an Energy AuditCost for home energy audits vary. Puget Sound Energy, for instance

has a program called HomePrint that provides incentives to home-owners and auditors as well. In general, you can get the job done foras little as $250 on up. Average is $350.

In most cases, the auditor provides the homeowner with an exten-sive report and lengthy debrief, which includes dramatic reproduc-tions of images caught by the infrared camera.

As Sims explained, in many cases, plugging the energy leaks in ahome is a simple job the homeowner often can remedy. In the case ofthe century-old home he audited in Cle Elum, caulk or molding wasenough to block the nasty drafts around windowsills and doorframes.

Word of CautionNo cause for alarm, but as Sims says, in this day and age home-

owners are susceptible to scammers in the home energy audit busi-ness, who may use the technology to sell you a new furnace, for exam-ple, when you don’t really need one. The Puget Sound Energy Home-Print program, Sims says, is regularly vetted and watchdogged. Underthe HomePrint program, energy auditors must qualify to service PugetSound Energy homeowners requesting an audit. Today, Sims indicatedthere are 3,000 on Puget’s waiting list.

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AN OLD STOVE PIPE,capped now, is shown to be a cold draft culprit.

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ROB SIMS tweaks his$4,000 infrared camera,before starting with ahome energy audit.

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We have NASA to thank for the insulationpaint technology; and in the past few years sev-eral companies have developed these paint for-mulas for residential use.

The technology uses ceramic additives tobe mixed with paint. (Remember those spaceshuttle ceramic tiles?) You can purchase pre-mixed insulation paint, or you can buy the insu-lation ceramic powder to mix with any interioror exterior paint that you choose.

Since the insulated paint is thicker thanstandard paint, you should plan to use morepaint to cover the surface you’re working on.However, the paint’s thickness fills in thosecracks and imperfections in your walls elimi-nating the need to use primer.

Cost of the additive is $11.95 per mix forone gallon of paint, so you need to add thatamount in when estimating the overall cost ofyour project. The premixed paints are moreexpensive. Still this is likely to be one of the lessexpensive energy saving updates you can makeon your home.

How does it work? Each single ceramicmicrosphere is so small that it looks like a sin-gle grain of flour, (slightly thicker than ahuman hair) – according to HY-TECH, one ofthe paint manufacturers.

When mixed into paint and applied to a wall orroof, these ceramic microspheres or beads shrink

down tight as the water evaporates creating atightly packed film of ‘thermos bottle’ like cells.This ceramic layer provides a thermal barrier,improved fire resistance, protection from harmfulUV rays, repulsion of insects such as termites andprotection from the destructive forces of weather.

Also, since the beads are ceramic, theirroundness causes them to act like ball bearings,rolling upon each other, thus allowing paint coat-ings to flow more easily. Additionally, the‘scrubability’ of the paint is better than standardpaint, and its tough ceramic shell increases itslongevity – meaning you have to paint less often.

In effect each bead is a miniature thermosbottle, a microscopic hollow vacuum that resiststhermal conductivity and suppresses sound.

According to Hy-Tech and Insuladd (anothermanufacturer), your energy savings depend onseveral factors including how many areas youapply coatings to, the number of coats, colorsused (darker colors absorb more heat), type ofconstruction, and the amount of ventilation.

The two companies say if the paint is appliedto the areas of your home that they recommend,

you’ll realize dramatic savings. Those savingsrange from about 20 to 50 percent depending onthe area painted. Roofs tend to yield the biggestsavings, with interior walls on the lower end, butstill with substantial energy saving benefits.

So much so, that insulated ceramic painthas been used by the Army Corps of Engineers,the Federal Aviation Administration, LockheedAircraft, FEMA, U.S. Forestry Service, NASCARand Hyatt Regency Hotels – just to name a few. * Under the IRS Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit, thelaw increases the tax credit rate to 30 percent of the costof all qualifying improvements (up from 10 percent in pre-vious years) and raises the maximum credit limit to $1,500for improvements made in 2009 and 2010 (up from $500).Due to tax liability, credits claimed by a particular taxpay-er and other factors, actual tax savings vary. Not all ener-gy-efficient improvements qualify for these tax credits.Homeowners should check the manufacturer’s tax creditcertification statement before purchasing or installing anyimprovements. The certification statement can be foundon the manufacturer’s website or product packaging. Nor-mally, a homeowner can rely on this certification. The IRScautions the manufacturer’s certification is different fromthe Department of Energy’s Energy Star label, and not allEnergy Star labeled products qualify for the tax credits.

by Janie McQueenYou can easily improve an exist-

ing or a new home’s energy efficien-cy. That’s right, come what mayduring the cold weather, there’s noreason why we should remain coldjust to have heating costs lowered.Purchasing some modern “stuff”can easily combat anything that“Old Man Winter” throws at us.

Take a quick look at theseguidelines for an existing home orif you’re building a new home:

First, check out your contrac-tor’s buildings and references inperson and on the site. Make sureto find out the record cold temper-ature in your area and make certainhe knows what you could be facing.Don’t settle for cutting costs whenit comes to cold weather.

Caulk and seal windows anddoors. If you can’t afford new onesand have older doors and windows

- sealing, caulking and weather-proofing them can make all the dif-ference in the world. Use a caulk-ing gun and caulk each windowaround the outer window frame.You’ll be amazed at how just doingthat will keep cool air out and hotair in. While you have the caulkinggun in your hand, seal up any othercracks you happen to find.

Furnace and chimney check-upand cleaning should be done in thesummer. Your furnace will run moreefficiently with new filters and a goodcheck-up each year. Have your chim-ney cleaned and at the same timehave it inspected for cracks or leaks.

Purchase a programmablethermostat. By simply turningdown the heat during the day or atnight, you might cut heating costsby 20 percent.

Is your heat going through theroof? If your home has an attic,

make sure it is properly insulatedwith the correct R-factor.

Your utility company may beable to offer you a special plan tohelp budget winter heating costsmore efficiently. It never hurts toask if you can spread paymentsover a 12-month period.

Dress in layers and you cankeep the heat to a minimum.

Remember that ceiling fansaren’t just for summer. If youreverse the blades and keep it onthe lowest speed, it can blow warmair down toward you. Not a badidea to have one installed whenyou’re building a new house.

Use energy from the sun duringthe day. Open curtains and blindsduring a sunny day to help warmyour home. When building a newhome, have your windows (andhouse) built facing the most sun-

light. Make sure that plants aroundthe house don’t block the sun.

Close doors to unused roomsduring the winter.

Keep your registers or radia-tors clean. Dust acts like an insulat-ing blanket and will trap the heat.

Close the dampers on your fire-place (chimney) when it’s not in use.

Insulation on all electrical out-lets can help too. This is one of themost overlooked ways that cold airgets into your house. Simplyremove the outlet covers and placethe insulation pads (made specifi-cally for them) underneath the cov-ers. So easy, you can do it yourself.

Insulating water pipes will helpkeep your pipes from freezing dur-ing the winter. Go ahead and insu-late the hot water pipes too – you’llbe amazed at what an energy-saverthis is as well. The foam stuff isvery easy to use. One side is slitlengthwise so you can simply put iton and it comes in different pipesizes. No tools are needed.

An insulation blanket or wrap(sometimes available from powercompanies) on your hot water tankwill help the water to stay hot longer.

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