Solargon Homes: February 2013

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Solargon Mountain Retreat

Here is an update of the Borowski Solargon in Glen Haven, Colorado. (good fishing in the stream)

The owners love their mountain getaway just 30 minutes from their home in the front range.

The feel is classic "mountain cabin" with this cozy bedroom and earth tone color choices.

The owner is a talented craftsman. His choice for getting to his loft is this labor intensive oak spiral staircase.

Drilling the mortise slots for the steps follows laminating and shaping the octagon center post.

Setting the post.

Installing the steps and balusters.

Bent wood hand railing.

Almost complete. To see more pictures of this Solargon and others go to Picture Albums.

Welcome to Solargon Homes.
Solargon cabins and homes were the natural development of refinement and timing. Our designs reflect the trend in downsizing and energy efficient building. Start small and add as you need, or combine our building component sizes to build the living space that fits your needs. Using ultra efficient and super strong polyurethane SIPs walls, roof and floor panels, Solargon has created uniquely designed living spaces that result in optimum living comfort and significant energy savings with the most efficient building systems available. As building codes mandate higher standards for compliance, the cost of conventional building has risen to make SIPs competitive with big advantages over "stick built" homes.
Our homes are bright and open inviting light in with improved airflow.
"An octagonal house is cheaper to build, allows for additional living space, receives more natural light, is easier to heat, and remains cooler in the summer. These benefits all derive from the geometry of an octagon: the shape encloses space efficiently, minimizing external surface area and consequently heat loss and gain, building costs etc."
Orson Squire Fowler 1850
Solargon living spaces are the exterior SIPs envelope or SIPs panels. Because of the many interior and exterior treatment options such as siding, roofing, windows, flooring, etc. we offer the shell , super structures, connectors, venting skylight and you choose what finishing to complete the living space. Our cabin assembles in hours and the larger Solargon 30 can be assembled in as little as two days.