Take A Look Inside This 3 Bedroom Classic Mountain Home

Classic Mountain Home Design

Draw inspiration from this recently sold mountain home design nestled among tall ponderosa pine and oak trees on three lots including a large corner lot. This classic mountain home features a spacious bright open floorplan, vaulted ceilings, a great kitchen with a huge granite countertop/breakfast bar, and new, top-of-the-line black stainless steel appliances. Also, the mountain home design has a brick fireplace, skylights, a large covered deck, an outdoor grilling area, and a detached 2-car garage with sliding barn style doors. Walking distance to Woodland Park and the lake.

Benefits of Using Wood in Home Design

The 1,866-square-foot home uses plenty of wood throughout for the ceilings, floors, beams, and outdoor patio. There is so much to love about choosing wood for a home design from the beauty of the varied species to the green advantages it offers, the utility of wood as a building material is undeniably vast and significant. The following are just some of the benefits of using wood.

Wood's Structural Strength and Acoustic Properties

Tensile strength. Though wood is a lightweight building material, it outperforms even steel when it comes to breaking length (or self-support length). It can support its weight better, which allows for larger spaces and fewer necessary supports in some building designs. Sound absorption. Wood's acoustic properties make it ideal for minimizing echo in living spaces. Wood absorbs sound, rather than reflecting or amplifying it. This can significantly reduce noise levels for additional comfort and privacy. Beauty. With the wide variety of tree species available, wood can suit many aesthetics. Different species of trees can also provide varied mechanical, acoustic, and thermal properties.

The Environmental Advantages of Wood

Wood's green advantage. These days ecological concerns are high. Because of this, the trend for a time was to move away from wood as a building material to prevent deforestation and manage greenhouse gasses. But, a closer look at the reasons for this thinking can prove to be slightly off track. Wood has several advantages that help both the builder and the environment. Wood is Renewable. Unlike concrete or metals, wood is a building material that can be grown and regrown through natural processes such as replanting and forestry management programs. Selective harvesting and other practices allow growth to continue while larger trees are harvested. While the forests are growing (via solar energy), they are also naturally and efficiently removing carbon dioxide from the environment. It's a bonus unique to wood.

Biodegradability and Energy Efficiency of Wood

Wood is Biodegradable. One of the biggest challenges of many building materials, including concrete, metal, and plastics, is that when they are discarded, they take an impossibly long time to decompose. When exposed to natural climate conditions, wood will break down much more quickly and replenish the soil in the process. Wood Enhances Energy Efficiency. Because of its natural cellular structure, wood has a higher insulation rating than both steel and plastic. This means that homes and buildings require less energy to maintain heating and cooling. Plus wood can help regulate humidity levels to a small degree. It has been suggested that a hardwood floor installed over a wood subfloor provides the same insulation value as a 22-inch concrete floor.