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

Friday, January 20, 2012

Battens and inspection

Little bit overcast today but still productive non the less. As you'll recall, we called in for a framing and hvac inspection. The inspector(s) showed up before lunch. Our regular inspector and his boss came to take a look at our progress so far. After a 45 minute visit, they only found a couple of minor things that we'll easily take care of in short order. This inspection was actually called in out of sequence. I'm used to having a rough-in framing inspection, then a rough-in plumbing inspection, followed by a rough-in hvac inspection and then an electrical rough-in inspection.

Ashe County does it differently...you rough frame, then get havc installed, then plumbing, then electical, THEN you call in a rough-in for all four. Problem is, if there's something that needs to be corrected, it could be a major problem because all the other trades have installed and might have to move hvac lines, plumbing, etc in the event of a framing issue.

We came out smelling like a rose. Our next trade in is plumbing. Today was a major hurdle.

The battens are being installed and will be completed by early next week. The photo to the right shows the battens (vertical strips) that are spaced at about 16" apart. The battens and the background siding will be painted the same color and blend to create a pleasing effect.

I suspect that we'll complete all the exterior work next week and then start the interior trim work. I'll have more photos of the process.

More coming,
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