Consider this and you might not have to depend on precipitation as much. Good luck! Wood Chips-The Secret to Effortless, Inexpensive Biodynamic Gardening October 05, 2014-By Dr. Mercola " Water shortage was in fact part of what inspired Paul when he first began. HeâÂÂd moved from Los Angeles to Washington State where he built a house and planned an orchard. The problem was, his well didnâÂÂt produce enough water for irrigation. âÂÂIt was August âÂÂ79... It didnâÂÂt rain the whole summer... And IâÂÂm saying, âÂÂGod, how am I going to grow fruit trees for my family without water?âÂÂâ His answer lay in the woods behind his house. Those trees were all lush and green, and when he poked around, he realized they were surrounded by deep, dark, lush, fertile soil" courtesy of all the fallen leaves and twigs that had never been cleared away. âÂÂI started planting my trees and covering [them]. At that time, I had straw and sheep manure; now IâÂÂm doing the wood chips,â he says. âÂÂMy orchard has not been watered or fertilized for 35 years, and itâÂÂs produced abundantly beyond what people can imagine... Wherever you live, thereâÂÂs something in nature that you can use to cover the ground with. If you have nothing but rocks, they make a great cover. You can grow wonderful gardens in rocks because rocks are minerals and they hold moisture... Whatever youâÂÂre growing, put it back. ItâÂÂs that simple. If youâÂÂre raising corn, chop the stalks and put them back. If youâÂÂre raising grain, put the straw back. Whatever you use, put it back... Any organic material lying on the ground will decompose, return to the soil, and the plants work out. ItâÂÂs so commonsense simple.â A link that might be useful: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/05/wood-chips-ground-cover.aspx

You will have to break it down by each individual component to get a good idea. Also are you going to do any yourself?. A bunch of the components will be close to 50% material 50% Labor. That is what I am finding here in Kentucky, not sure about Canada. I would guess your insulation and HVAC will be considerably more than here both in Materials and labor. By subcontracting yourself you have already saved a chunk! Hope someone responds that can give a better answer :)

When you orient your house, try to have it on a bit of an angle, so that no side faces dead north. The north side tends to be cold and uninviting, and the lack of sunshine encourages mold and algae growth on the siding. We rotated our house about 30 degrees, so the back gets morning sun, although in the winter, the sun just barely hits the back. Our view is directly north, so the temptation would have been to face the house that way, but we still have a great view, and a little sun on the back deck. Make sure your basement is properly detailed to keep moisture out. This includes waterproofing, drainage at the footing, gravel backfill, proper grading away from the foundation for drainage, and gutters to prevent large quantities of water from dumping directly at the top of the foundation. That way, the basement space will be usable and pleasant. Our basement in upstate SC is the exact same temperature range as Annie's, so we haven't added any HVAC, although we may add a mini-split should we use the space. Summer humidity is an issue here in the south, so we run a dehumidifier in the warmer months.

The breakdown cost is usually the total opening amounts for (lights switching, lighting fixtures, outlets and appliance loads) plus the cost of the utility metering and service panel or panels Materials & Labor. Who ever does do the wiring harness installation and top out make sure that they do not back stab the wiring into the devices (outlets & switches) it is a weak link connection and can cause many problems like loss of power to downstream devices with usage and age. Mixing lighting and outlets on the same circurit breakers is not a good idea either even though it is code legal if the outlet power is lost also the lighting is lost. It is better to have dedicated circurit breakers for lighting and it also makes a faster connection to Green energy for lighting. Circuit breakers are designed to create heat during their course of operation the more wattage that is being consumed the hotter that it gets until it reaches its trip point or a dead short to ground. Placement of these circuit breakers inside the electrical panel is done with Step Down method taking the highest voltage and amperage downward from the main breaker. New construction and open walls is a clean slate to start with and is the time to consider what you need for todays needs and future wiring needs for electrical, security, internet, cable & satellite, Green energy solar & wind and any other wiring needs. www.dbelectric.us