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NESEA Tour of Third Floor Two Family Residence in Cold Spring, NY

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019doctorstructureLeave a comment

Friday December 6 the North Eastern Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) will tour our recent project in Cold Spring New York. For more information follow the link below. If you are interested to attend please register with NESEA

http://nesea.org/be-event/nze-living-hudson-valley

Breaking ground: 1 Brave Scout Trail Residence, Nelsonville, NY

March 14, 2018March 22, 2018doctorstructure1 Comment

March 14, 2018

Clearing and excavation for Net Zero and Living Building Challenge residence, Nelsonville, NY

Architect: Ethan Timm
Landscape Architect: Erin J. Muir
General Contractor: Third Floor Corporation
Project Consultant : Benjamin Fiering
Excavation and Site work Perry Masonry Inc
Tree Cutting Tapia Landscaping
Timber Milling Dain’s Lumber
Food and Shelter Juanita’s Kitchen

Lumber, Mulch firewood separated for re-use

Lumber to be milled for project use

All materials stored on site for productive use. Trees cut to length for milling with lumber available for project use. Mulch for landscaping. Firewood for wood heat.

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1968 Deck House Restoration

March 27, 2017March 29, 2017doctorstructureLeave a comment

April 2017: Pepper Pond Deck House (1968) restoration in progress, Sherman CT. Design by Barbara Eyler, Benjamin Fiering, Eli Weiner. A Third Floor Project #Thirdfloor #DeckHouse

photo by Ben Fiering

Pepper Pond K1 April 2017 — Pepper Pond Deck House (Original construction 1968) restoration in progress, [Scope of work: replace footings and post piers, replace all posts, repair or replace deck substructure as needed, Remove and process, reclaim and replace decking. Handrail stanchions custom white oak. Cap rail reclaimed Mahogany. Roof built up and insulated to r, 50 Hunter Panel Polisosanurate insulation. Retrim roof. Add Copper gutter. Site work and drainage to come. ] April 2017. A Third Floor Corporation project. Design Team Barbara Eyler, Benjamin Fiering, Eli Weiner. Carpentry and structural repair by Gedi Bruce, Mathew Kane, Eli Weiner #Thirdfloor #Deck House

CropPepperPond — photo by Ben Fiering

Pepper Pond Deck House restoration Sherman CT. Credits as above.

Antique Log Cabin, with Stucco Addition, Orange County, NY

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015doctorstructureLeave a comment

Antique Log Cabin With Stucco Addition, photographed in Winter 2014/’15
Approximately 900 square feet with outbuildings

Undated antique log cabin with stone foundation, fireplace and chimney. Fort Montgomery, NY Photo by Ben Fiering — Undated antique log cabin with stone foundation, fireplace and chimney. Fort Montgomery, NY
Photo by Ben Fiering

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Off-Grid Octagonal Tiny House, Greene County New York

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015doctorstructure12 Comments

This octagonal tiny house was a design build project of Third Floor Corporation. It has field built cross laid laminated beams as wind bracing. The roof is both insulated and vented. It is heated by a small wood stove. The electrical system is a direct wired 12 volt direct current. The photovoltaic collectors power a marine grade electrical components and devices such as might be found on a small yacht.
The house was designed as an isolated a writer’s study. It is about one half mile from the nearest hard surfaced road.