Building our dream home in the NC mountains

It's almost mid August 2011 and the love of my life and I are getting ready to begin a year long adventure building our dream cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. We're actually in Oregon, as we speak (8/11/11) wrapping up a glorious 10 day vacation with my wife's sister and brother-in-law at their cabin in the mountains.

Why the title "The Maple Tree Adventure"? Our property is on Maple Tree Lane at an elevation of 4200'...sounds like an adventure to us.

We've talked about this for a long time and now that it's a reality, we are excited to start the process. The process should take about 10 months. The build should be completed by next fall 2012.

Our goal is to offer up a blog entry daily. Some posts might include a photo, others may not. The adventure takes my wife and me in different directions for awhile. She teaches school and will finish out her career in June 2012 in Raleigh. I, on the other hand, will head to the mountains to get the cabin rolling in the next week or so (8/16/11).

Keep us in your prayers, leave your comments and plan to visit us next spring 2013.

Kent & Darlene
210 Maple Tree Lane
West Jefferson, NC 28694

(828) 406-4823

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Trip to Spruce Pine, NC

Yesterday was a quiet day. I traveled to Spruce Pine to meet with the folks at the Bark House. They provide poplar siding, cherry and birch veneers not to mention having a huge inventory of character beams, mantels, etc. I found another rare wood distributor, quite by accident, on the way back to West Jefferson, and will most likely make some purchases there as well.

Some of the elements for the cabin will come from the Bark House because the items are so unique and will make the finished product a one-of-a-kind cabin.

The well will be drilled next week as planned. The surveyor has finished his work and will record the new survey with the County tomorrow afternoon. Turns out that the cabin was on one acre while the septic was partially on another acre. That little detail threw a bolt into the machinery that caused the re-survey...long story short.

I'm ordering the shingles next week. The SIPS have been ordered and are in production. Windows are being built also.

I received good news today from the Park Superintendent where I'm staying in the camper...they are going to let me stay beyond the customary 14 day limit because of my circumstances with building and all. One of my 'Cabin Keeper' clients is heading back to Florida at the end of October and has graciously offered their home for me to stay in through the winter. Their cabin is only 5 minutes away from our project. Needless to say, I am excited and will probably stay frost free.

My sweetheart is coming up this weekend. I'm so glad to be able to see her and share the progress thus far. We have lots to talk about and a number of decisions to make while she's here.

More later,
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  1. GregSeptember 15, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    Glad to hear your trip went well! Pretty cool stuff and nice people, too!

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