VAPOR PERMEABLE WALL ASSEMBLY

• OUR WALLS BREATHE. VAPOR PERMEABLE MEANS WALLS CAN DRY TO EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE, IDEAL FOR OUR MARINE CLIMATE.​

• HUMIDITY IS CONTROLLED THORUGH THE ENTIRE ARE OF WALL ASSEMBLY.

AIR TIGHTNESS

• ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ENSURE ENERGY EFFECIENCY IS TO REDUCE GAPS BETWEEN MATERIALS WITHIN THE BIULDING ENVELOPE. THESE GAPS ALLOW UNCONDITIONED AIR INTO YOUR HOME AND CONDITIONED AIR OUT OF YOUR HOME. OUR FABRICATION FACILITY ENSURES THAT THESE GAPS ARE AS CLOSE NONEXISTENT AS POSSIBLE.​

INSULATION

• OUR WALL, ROOF AND FLOOR ASSEMBLIES HAVE COMBINED R-VALUES THAT EXCEED BIULDING CODE MINIMUMS. YOUR HOME WILL STAY COOL IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER AND WARM IN THE COLD OF WINTER​

STRUCTURE​

• FACTORY FABRICATOIN ENSURES THAT THE BUILDING STRUCTURE PERFORMS UNDER STRESS BETTER THAN SITE-BUILT HOUSES.  COTTAGE ADUS ARE BUILT TO THE MOST CONSERVATIVE SEISMIC AND WIND CODE REQUIREMENTS​

FENESTRATION (WINDOWS AND DOORS)​​

• OUR LOCALLY MANUFACTURED, ALUMINUM CLAD WOOD, WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE THE BEST PERFORMING AND HIGHEST QUALITY OPTION AVAILABLE​

• ​NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION ARE OPTOMIZED AND GIVE LIFE TO PLANTS AND PEOPLE IN COTTAGE ADUS.​