24 Oak Pond Road
Canaan Maine

Built to save you money and grow easily with you!

  • 2 Bedrooms       
  • 1.5 Baths
  • 1.5 Acres

A Great Home Starts With A Great Foundation!

  • Frost Protected
  • 12" 1/2 steel grid
  • 18" x 20"w 5/8" steel reinforced footings
  • Fully Insulated
  • Radiant Heat
  • Acid stained 

Let's face it, we have all seen houses with crumbling foundations. Residing in Maine, while we don't have much for earthquakes and tornados, we do have frost and lots of it. Now unless you're a snowbird living in a camper, your house isn't something you want to move! At Toll House we start with a robust foundation design. Insulation not only to take advantage of that pesky heat loss but to also capture the earth's internal heat, keeping frost away from our buildings. The larger-than-normal footings ensure settling is never an issue. Combined with an aggressive steel rebar layout, our homes stay put. Radiant heat and full insulation allow not only our toes to stay warm, but also, the large thermal mass of the slab to act like a giant battery. The acid-stained finish is a process in which acid applied to the concrete reacts to the minerals present, producing a depth filled pattern that's, well, as hard as a rock. Then sealed, these floors are as tough as they come!

Our Framing

Not All Houses Are Created Equal!

Industry standard

  • R-37 walls
  • R-83 Ceilings
  • Air sealed
  • Thermal bridging <1%
  • Lstiburek's proven design
  • Sloped window and door pans
  • Moisture control
  • Sound deadening
  • Bug/rodent resistant
  • Mechanically controlled ventilation
  • R-20 +5 walls
  • R-49 ceilings
  • Air leakage
  • Thermal bridging >23%
  • No drainage planes
  • Moisture trapping
  • Little sound deadening
  • Gaps and cracks inviting for bugs/rodents
  • Exhaust ventilation only

The first thing people usually notice in our homes are the deep window sills. Perfect for bringing plants inside, it's not really the intention. This proven double stud wall not only saves where we like the most, the wallet, but helps mitigate moisture problems mainly due to vapor drive. Maine, with its mood swing climate, forces warm air out for the winter and warm air in for the summer, Creating a difficult problem for builders. While the old school buildings didn't have insulation, they were great at wall drying but not so great at fuel saving. The next generation, light insulation and plastic moisture barrier on the inside, fell short in the warm months. As warm, moist air is pushed inward, especially with the addition of interior cooling, it hits that cold plastic and just like a glass of cold iced tea, the water starts running. Kraft paper was a better addition. Acting as a vapor retarder, it allows moisture to pass but at a slowed rate. None of the above address thermal bridging.

Thermal bridging: The ASHRAE estimates traditionally framed houses have a framing factor of 25% or greater. This means you take your insulation R-value and reduce it by your framing factor to get a more true wall value. Ouch! New building energy codes try and address this by adding a continuous layer of insulation on the outside of the sheathing R20+5 or R-15+10. We almost whole heartingly disagree with this approach. While this strategy could help if a vaper permeable insulation is used (roxel,hemp,wood fiber ect) all we usually see is XPS (extruded polystyrene). Same stuff we use below grade for its water resistance. Now we have a house basically wrapped in plastic, with a large amount of heating days. Often vapor drive is inside out and is trapped by this plastic, cold plastic, and what does it do? It condenses, leaving us with wet walls, NOT GOOD! We could add a moisture barrier on the inside, problem is, that thin plastic is punctured so many times by nails and screws it become very ineffective, also creating a cavity that will get wet eventually with no opportunity to dry either direction, even worse. 

     If only there was a smart material that could allow drying but also slow down vapor transmission. Plywood and osb, hiding right in front of us. These sheet goods, when properly air sealed, slow down moisture migration. The higher the humidity, the less moisture they allow through. The large volume of eco-friendly cellulose not only aids in thermal transmission but also disperses moisture rapidly allowing the best opportunity of drying in either direction thanks to the plywood. The staggered and spaced framing members ensure the only wood touching the inside and outside are the top/bottom plates and window/door bucks.  With everything taped and sealed the opportunity for air leakage, carrying not only cold air but moisture laden air as well.

Also aiding in the control of the crawly critters, I for one don't enjoy.

With all those energy cost savings you may find you're ready to grow sooner than you think.

  • Pre-sleaved slab for additional heating 
  • Additional radiant distribution space
  • Addition friendly layout
  • 3 bedroom septic pre-installed
  • Ideal placed gravel pad start for garage

Built To Grow With You

Not Your Average Home!

  • All plywood constructed cabinets
  • Soft close drawers and doors
  • Motion activated under cabinet lighting
  • Oversized island with drawers
  • Workstation kitchen sink
  • Stainless steel Energy Star appliance package
  • All led color selectable lighting
  • Motion activated closet lights
  • Dusk till dawn, motion activated flood light
  • 4 way hall lighting, controllable from inside bedrooms
  • Energy saving heat recovering ventilator
  • 95% efficient combi propane boiler
  • Whole house water filtration
  • Energy Star double pan windows
  • Insulated interior walls
  • Solid core wood doors
  • Fiberglass exterior doors w/rot proof composite jam
  • PVC maintenance free exterior trim
  • Generator hook-up
  • Custom shower surround with added waterproof barrier behind
  • 1300' to Lake George boat launch and park
  • Walk to the beach
  • Possible pond on corner of property
  • Quiet town maintained road
  • 500' to US Route 2
  • Convenient to; Skowhegan, Pittsfield, Newport, Fairfield, Waterville, Madison, Clinton.
  • 45 MIns to Bangor, Augusta
  • Close to Oak Pond Brewery and Eaton MT.
  • Tax Friendly Canaan ME
  • Abundant hiking and biking trails
  • Very Private lot

Location, Location, Location!

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