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, December 1, 2011

Something to look out of while staying dry

Bright and early the windows arrived as planned. Matt, our window guy, delivered them in perfect order. The best place to store them is the workshop to keep them safe until we install them next week.

Our windows are a forest green on the outside and natural wood on the inside. The inside will be clear coated to keep the natural beauty of the wood in tact.


Tim and James completed installing the roof panels today. That gives us significant protection from rain or snow...not that that would ever be a problem. The panels are called 'Zip Panels' meaning they come with a waterproof membrane attached. No need to use tar paper. While the guys were finishing the roof I contacted a recommended roofer who can install the shingles next week. They'll install them on Wednesday. Lowes will deliver the shingles on Monday.
As you can see, the cabin is starting to really take shape. I suspect we'll be dried in completely before Christmas.

Sounds like a great Christmas gift!

More coming,
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