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

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Out on the town

Dar came to visit this weekend and we've made lots of decisions about where 'things' go. We built walls for the mechanical room and the divider wall for the master bedroom and closet this weekend.

The weather has been beautiful, but cold. Last night we went to town and enjoyed a pizza and beer at one of our local eateries. Nice to venture out after dark!

We visited Tom at Elkand Handwerke and picked out a slab of hemlock for our dining table. The slab is 11' long by 22" wide by 4" thick. Tom is going to cut the slab in half and then cut a straight edge on the long edge of the two pieces. The two pieces will be joined together and become the top of our dining table. I'll make legs to support the table once I've finished joining the two pieces. The outside edges of the table will be like the edges of a tree...natural. When you join us for supper, you'll see exactly why we chose this timber for our table top.

Several pieces of furniture for the cabin will be designed and built by Dar and me over the next year. Can't wait to get the shop up and running. Can't do it without the proper tools.

This next week will have more going on. I expect the plumber to start. The electrician will finish up Monday.

More coming,

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