This is a custom, 8-year-old straw bale home on a quiet street in the beautiful town of Moab, Utah. It has natural finishes, is highly energy efficient, and has solar panels and infloor radiant heating.
The home has thick, energy- efficient straw bale walls, fairly new double paned windows, passive solar design, and solar panels.
This custom, straw bale home on a quiet, dead-end street a short walk from the center of Moab. The home is fairly recent and in excellent condition. Straw bale and adobe plaster are very high in energy efficiency and nontoxic. It is on a .2 acre lot with garden space and mature shade trees, partially fenced. There are 3.3 kilowatts of solar panels on the roof. The home has an efficient on-demand water heater, infloor radiant heating in all rooms, and a woodburning stove. Two of the bedrooms have high lofts and all rooms have high-lofted aspen-planked ceilings. The interior finishes are custom earth plaster, natural slate tile, oak flooring, weathered cedar cabinets, or tadelakt plaster (the tadelakt is in both bathrooms). The neighborhood is zoned residential and there are no CC&Rs (except a 19' height limit should the home be replaced) and no HOA.
The lot is on a quiet, short, dead end street an easy 15 minute walk from downtown Moab, schools, the grocery store, ballfields, parks, the creek, the library, the post office, and music venues. The neighborhood is zoned residential and the street is fully built, so it is unlikely to get busier.
Moab, Utah is famous for its natural beauty and outdoor recreation. The town has a population of 5,000 people and the county a population of 10,000. It is near two national parks (Arches and Canyonlands), millions of acres of federal public land, and canyons and creeks and a river famed for their beauty.
Our children are very young, so we don't know much about the Grand County School District. There is a small charter elementary school 3 blocks from the home.
The town has a vibrant local culture with arts, local music, festivals, many restaurants, and active community engagement.
Rural
Mountain
Agriculture in Area | no |
Industry in Area | no |
Air Pollution in Area | no |
Pesticide Free | no |
Fragrance Free | yes |
Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Heating System | Hydronic Floor Heat (radiant) |
Cooling System | Passive Cooling |
Ventilation System | Part of Heating System |
Whole House Filtration | None |
Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy System | Solar - Photovoltaic |
Water System | Municipal |
Wastewater System | Municipal |
Construction Type | Straw bale |
Exterior Finish | Plaster - Earth |
Interior Finish | Earthen Plaster |
Interior Paint | Milk Paint |
Floor Material | Other |
Roof Material | Metal |
Window Material | Metal Dual Glazed |
Insulation Material | Recycled Newsprint |
Garage / Carport | no |
Garage Type | attached |
Number of Cars | 1 |
Website: https://strawbalehomeinmoab.info
Listing ID : 20668