Home Description

This one of a kind, custom-built timber framed home and guest house, is worth a visit. Built by an owner with a strong desire to create an eco-friendly home, this space is a wonderful retreat with views of trees and Tualatin valley throughout. The main house completed in 2002 is 2300 sq and has on the first floor a 20x20 great room with wood lined cathedral ceiling, a large entertainers kitchen with granite counter tops, cherry cabinets, and stainless steel appliances, a dining room flanked with french doors, decks and views, a quiet office/spare bedroom and half bath. The second floor contains a large 14x16 master suite with cathedral ceiling, french doors to a deck, walk in closet and tiled master bathroom. A large 14x14 second bedroom with full bath, and the laundry area are also on the second floor. Below the main floor, an additional 1350 sq foot insulated and heated basement/garage has 2 car spaces plus multiple storage areas and a 20x20 daylight room/workshop/playroom.

The timber framed guest house completed in 2007 is 600 square feet with a loft/bedroom, tiled kitchen and full bath. It is also timber-framed with hand hewn beams, has beautiful fir floors, a gas heating stove, french doors to a sunny deck with views of the treed yard.

Abbey Creek flows across the property and approximately .75 acres is fenced in entirely for dogs. There is great light for the garden which includes multiple raised beds, fruit trees, berry and grape vines, and the outdoor fire ring in the side yard that is a treat all year long.

What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?

This home was built specifically to be an eco-friendly home, at a time when the green building movement was still in its infancy. This home was featured in Portland's first Tour of Sustainable, Green Homes in 2002 and was highlighted in a local newspaper. Almost all the natural wood for the timber frame, framing, decks, siding, hardwood Oregon white oak floors, cheery cabinets and hemlock trim are FSC certified or salvaged. We used natural products to seal the wood, and low/no VOC paints on the walls. The house was designed to take advantage of passive solar and cooling from the creek below. The carpets are wool, kitchen floor marmoleum, and bathrooms tiled. All the appliances are energy-star, light fixtures use compact fluorescents. The house has only been cleaned with eco-friendly cleaning products. All the landscaping is native vegetation, there is a rainwater catchment system, and the driveway is pervious (except for the steep part of the driveway). SIPs were used on some sections of the 50 year metal roof, and its plumbed and ready for solar panels. All waste from the construction was sorted and recycled. Homeowner has photos and documentation that verify product use and construction. Owner designed and built the home.

Neighborhood Description

The home is located in a rural residential area of trendy, and very desirable NW Portland. Lots are typically 2+ acres or more in size, and there are lots of trees, fields, and farms. The property is a 2 minute walk to Forest Park - one of the largest natural parks in region and City.

Market Area

Portland Oregon is a beautiful, green, and an increasingly sustainable city. The home is localed 20 minutes from the Portland and from Hillsboro, home to the high tech sector of Oregon.

School District

Portland, Skyline

Home Type or Land

Single Family - Two Story

Location of Home or Land

Rural

Elevation of Home

Mountain