Energy Consumption Report

We caught up with the happy customers of our new construction energy efficiency house to get a run down of their first year's energy consumption.  Here's the breakdown for this 8-person family, 6500 sf home:

Highest electricity bill before solar for 2015:  September $128.39
Average electricity bill: $91.12

Highest gas bill for 2015: January $145.24
Average gas bill: $59.14

How does your home compare?  Our customer was pleasantly surprised and so pleased with the results of Greenify's work, they are ready to make their home even more green with Greenify's solar package.  Stay tuned for upcoming solar posts!

Finished!

It was a race to see which would finish first -- the interior or the exterior.  Mother Nature got the best of us, and the interior was ready first!  McQueen Construction finished up the last of the rock work outside.

 The appliances were all installed and the house was ready for finish cleaning.

 Despite the thick layer of dust all over everything, it was still exciting to see the work complete.

 The fireplace turned out to be a fantastic combination of old and new -- the barn wood trim atop the rock fireplace brought in another detail from the land this house was built on.  It was old barn wood taken from a barn that stood just 50 feet where this house now stands.  The fireplace mantle was an old railroad tie that had been used as a beam in that barn.  The laminate floor combines all the various shades of wood finishes in this focal point.

 The iron balusters were completed by McArthur Construction.

 Upstairs bath with niche before towel hooks were installed.  Because this bath is in the interior of the house with no windows for natural light, sun tubes were added.  Such a great way to keep this area lit during the day, using solar energy, rather than turning on the lights!

 Upstairs flex space.

 Overlooking the family room from the flex space.

 Simple, but impressive looking staircase.

 Family Room

 Kitchen

 From kitchen area looking down hall into mud room.

 From kitchen pantry looking into the kitchen area.

 Laundry Room freezer side.

 Laundry room appliance side.

 Mud Room

 Powder Bath

 Guest Bath

 Master Bath

Highly satisfied customers.  Can't wait to ask them what their energy consumption is.  Stay tuned for a report next week.

A Lot of Recycling for Efficiency

Since Greenify is all about efficiency, we chose to recycle barn wood from an old barn that stood just 50 feet from where this house was built.  Rich McArthur of McArthur Construction, planed the old wood and recycled it into a new creation -- the base for the powder bath sink.

It turned out quite charming, as a little touch of old with new will do.

Mountainside Plumbing, arrived to do another professional job with the finish plumbing.  They installed all the faucets, and shower and bath fixtures.

 And even a drinking fountain as an added efficiency bonus...think of all the cups now not going to be used.

Iron Ornamental brought in the iron railing fabricated to perfection and installed it despite the rain and thick mud.  The weather won't stop these guys.

 Remember that recycled circular stair from another job site?  Redone by Iron Ornamental and lifted into place.  A perfect fit and great addition to the back deck.

 Stair complete despite the mud.

The guys decided after struggling to bring in the staircase through the mud that bringing the railing through the house to the back deck would be a better idea.

 You know you are getting close to the finish line when the carpet is installed.  We chose a dark grey cut and loop diamond pattern on the stairs, and a plush dark grey speckle for the other carpeted areas.

Bart McQueen of McQueen Construction began the lathe for the kitchen range accent, as well as installing brick web from Old Mill Brick, an easy way to get a brick look without having to stack each brick individually.

The goal is to make it look like the inside of a brick kiln.

 New Leaf Cabinets continued their cabinet finish.  Their installer was a perfectionist and the detail was beautifully done.

 Bullett Electric installed all the electrical outlets and lighting fixtures.  Most of the lighting is with the lifetime LED lights Greenify specializes installing.  The accent lighting came with incandescents, which will be changed out with LED bulbs for energy efficiency.  No high electrical bills in this house.

Floor Installers, Cabinet Trim, Masonry, and Granite Countertops

At the painters request, the floating laminate floor and cabinets had to be installed BEFORE he painted.  A little odd because it required a lot more prep work on the painters part, but we complied and called in an emergency floor installation.  Utah Floor Coverings 801-671-9609, sent in a one-man crew who worked all day and into the early hours of the morning to complete the 1000+ square foot job.  It was an amazing feat! 

 His work was flawless and we would recommend using Utah Floor Coverings to anyone.

 To fit the budget, we chose to use this floating laminate floor.  It wears better than an engineered hardwood, has a 25 year guarantee, and looks amazing.  When people walk in, they remark how great it looks and think we spent a lot more than $1.99/sf.  There are some really great laminate products out now that give a great bang for the buck.

 The stair case now stained and ready for balusters.

 The crown and skins going in on all the cabinetry by New Leaf Cabinets.

The fireplace hearth being built by Bart McQueen of McQueen Construction.

With the hearth base in place, the hearth was chiseled to the right dimension and laid in place.  Then the rock began to be adhered to the fireplace facade.

The rock quickly added a rustic feel to the family room.  This will be the same rock and pattern in the adjoining kitchen cooktop range area.

 The cold weather stalled out the painters who had to come back to caulk and finish painting parts of the house that hadn't been painted yet.  Whatever you do, don't let your painters paint below 40 degrees.  It won't dry in time and when the sun goes down, you'll end up with frozen paint that shrinks and looks terrible.  Good thing Unique Custom Exteriors knew what they were doing and waited for the weather to change.

KBC Kitchen Bath Creations were ready to install the granite counter tops.  They brought in a crew of 5 guys to man-handle this huge 5'x10' island counter top made from one solid slab of granite.

 It was impressive watching them bring it up the steps into the house and lower it carefully onto the cabinet bases.

They have some really unique and affordable pieces of granite to choose from.

 They also do a really great job on the seams, which are barely noticeable.

 Enormous island in place and the finish work progressing.