120 Brown Knight is built to be efficient. With Low-e glass windows, lots of insulation, attic radiant barrier and more, energy bills are always low. One way that David Weekley was able to squeeze so much efficiency into this home is that it uses new frame construction.

One of the biggest leaks of energy out of a home is between the sill plate. This plate is usually two 2×6 boards at the top and bottom of an exterior wall. The energy is lost between these two boards. Weekley’s solution? Eliminate the gap between the two boards forming the sill plate by using just one board instead of two.

This use of one board instead of two means that the rafters and wall studs have to align, because there is less strength using one board instead of two. Most builders use two boards because they don’t have to align the wall studs and ceiling rafters, so it’s easier and faster to slap the house together. David Weekley takes the extra time to align the wall studs and rafters, so they can eliminate the extra 2×6 sill plate. This saves them money. However, it also saves the home owner money by being more efficient and not allowing energy to transfer between the two boards.

This is just one more way that 120 Brown Knight, built by David Weekley, is truly a house you need to call home.