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, January 12, 2012

They call me the cut man

We couldn't work yesterday because it rained ALL DAY LONG! Today was at least dry but cloudy so Tim came up this morning to start the ribs on the wrap around porch system. This is the last step before tin is installed. Once the tin is on, the cabin takes on a new look.










I drove to Sugar Grove this morning to pick up a clawfoot tub for our master bath. I got back around 12:30 and strapped on my tool belt and became "the cut man". Actually, I really enjoy working with wood, smelling the scent of pine and giving Tim a hard time. Tim is one heck of a hard worker both alone and with "the cut man". For those of you that don't know what "the cut man" does, then let me explain. He keeps a sharp ear out, while on the ground, for measurements hollered out by "Tim" who is hanging on for dear life on the wrap around porch. Needless to say but "the cut man" is crucial to the process!

It also goes without saying that once "the cut man" arrived on the scene, the process leaped forward at warp speed!

I suspect we'll be installing tin on Saturday. Tonight and tomorrow look 'snowy'.

More coming,
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