YahiniHomes: February 2011

Friday, February 25, 2011

Cabin is almost finished!

Here are some pictures of the interior of the cabin,it is finished except for some small details.There will be another drawer unit where the table is now and the refrigerator needs to be installed. The countertop, backsplash and some window sills are covered with ceramic tile

All trim, cabinet sand ceiling are natural pine. floor is bamboo.

The window seat converts into a double bed and has pull out bins. Two closets, one with shelves and one with two rods.

Small but very efficient bathroom, with a 3'x3' shower stall

Lots of built in shelves.

This 300sq/f cabin is being built as a showcase, and will be available for sale, to be moved to a new site.

Price is $28,000, not including delivery and installation at new site.

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a short history of Danny Yahini Design and construction

I built my first house in the early 1980s, on a five acre lot in Meigs county, Ohio. Having settled down after more then three years of wandering and living all over the USA, I was eager to put to use the skills I learned working on various construction sites, helping build all types of houses, from conventional tract frame houses to"hippie shacks" made of recycled materials and rough green lumber. I also spent a year in Cleveland working in a cabinet shop, and with my earlier training in industrial design felt that I was ready to design and build my first home.

It was a "green" building- before the term was coined,- being passive solar, with a composting toilet, lots of recycled and all natural materials .

I also built a woodworking shop and started a business making small furniture, cabinets and other woodcraft. through participating in craft shows I was able to get commissions that included kitchen and bathroom cabinets,

and eventually remodeling work. I also designed and built a couple of small houses for friends.

My next step was to design and build a "spec" house on a lot

subdivided from my property (it was 1986 and I moved to Athens county by then). It was a small, energy efficient two bedroom frame house, and I sold it before it was finished.

I have also helped design and build homes for people who wanted to build their own, with varying degree of involvement on my part, again with focus on achieving high quality and energy efficiency while keeping the cost down.

with every project I tried new technologies and products,

the learning curve has been steep sometimes, but by keeping

the floorplans and envelopes of the building relatively simple

I was able to incorporate efficiency and innovation while keeping the price down.

some of the features I have incorporated in recent builds

are Insulated Concrete Form basements, hardibord siding, stucco over foam sheathing, radiant slab floors, energy recouperating ventilators, built in vacuum systems, polished concrete countertops and windowsills as well

as many uses of interesesting local materials like stone and hardwood.

I have also incorporated solar PV and water heating systems in addition to passive solar features.

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Cabin is almost finished!

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