Mill View
Welcome to Mill View Home at Smeaton Victoria, hyper-efficient passive solar SIPs (Structural Insulated Panel) home. So-named after the view to historic Anderson’s Mill located on the other side of Birch Creek.
This job is a very personal one, although one that we are more than happy to share as it is our own home, and one that we are very proud of.
Obviously we have just completed this home, things aren’t finished outside, we don’t have professional photos, but we couldn’t wait to share.
Quick stats
Accomodation: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, laundry/ mudroom/ entry, kitchen/ living/ dining, outdoor room.
Floor area: 117msq including external wall thickness.
Structure: Raft slab on ground, 165mm SIP walls, truss roof, SIP external area roofs.
Insulation: R1.25 XPS slab edge extending into bottom of edge beams, R4.5 SIP walls, R6.0 ceiling batts, R4.0 closed cell spray foam to underside of roofing.
Windows: BINQ hardwood timber frames, double glazing U-1.7.
Materials: Weathertex Ecogroove 150, Silvertop Ash shiplap, Colorbond Monument roofing, Zincalume walling, exposed concrete slab grind and seal finish, Paperock compressed paper zero VOC benchtops.
Services: 100,000 litre rainwater tank, heat pump hot water service, reverse cycle air-conditioner, on-site waste treatment system, grid-connected electricity with future PV installation, Atlantic Heat recovery ventilation system.
It is late Atumn as I write this and so far we have not needed to use the heater at all. The inside temperature has been consistently 20 degrees and above during the day, getting down to 17 overnight when outside temperatures are 2 degrees. This is effectively a zero energy home, especially once we get the photovoltaics installed and we are more than covering the energy demands of our appliances and lights.
This job is a very personal one, although one that we are more than happy to share as it is our own home, and one that we are very proud of.
Obviously we have just completed this home, things aren’t finished outside, we don’t have professional photos, but we couldn’t wait to share.
Quick stats
Accomodation: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, laundry/ mudroom/ entry, kitchen/ living/ dining, outdoor room.
Floor area: 117msq including external wall thickness.
Structure: Raft slab on ground, 165mm SIP walls, truss roof, SIP external area roofs.
Insulation: R1.25 XPS slab edge extending into bottom of edge beams, R4.5 SIP walls, R6.0 ceiling batts, R4.0 closed cell spray foam to underside of roofing.
Windows: BINQ hardwood timber frames, double glazing U-1.7.
Materials: Weathertex Ecogroove 150, Silvertop Ash shiplap, Colorbond Monument roofing, Zincalume walling, exposed concrete slab grind and seal finish, Paperock compressed paper zero VOC benchtops.
Services: 100,000 litre rainwater tank, heat pump hot water service, reverse cycle air-conditioner, on-site waste treatment system, grid-connected electricity with future PV installation, Atlantic Heat recovery ventilation system.
It is late Atumn as I write this and so far we have not needed to use the heater at all. The inside temperature has been consistently 20 degrees and above during the day, getting down to 17 overnight when outside temperatures are 2 degrees. This is effectively a zero energy home, especially once we get the photovoltaics installed and we are more than covering the energy demands of our appliances and lights.
Project Year: 2021
Project Cost: $200,001 AUD - $500,000 AUD
Country: Australia
Postcode: 3364
