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, June 10, 2012

Flooring almost complete

The pine flooring is just about completely installed. The last area is the master closet. I held back on that area to make sure I had enough flooring to finish the man area of the cabin.

This photo shows a closeup of the butt joints and the old fashioned nails we're using to finish "the look" of an old cabin floor. Each nail has a pre-drilled hole to help minimize wood splitting. The 2.5" nail lying on the surface illustrates the type nail used.

Once the closet is complete, we'll start painting ceilings, walls, etc. Any paint splatter that hits the floor will be removed by sanding in preparation for the floor stain and finish coats.

This week marks a couple of milestones...Darlene is officially retiring from Wake County Public Schools on Tuesday, June 12th. She worked, in a few school systems since her career began in 1970, for a total of 30 years. She'll be moving here on June 13th FULL TIME!!! I hope things don't change...she's been my 'sugar momma' for a long time ;^)

The other milestone is that I'm moving into new digs this week. I've been hard at work preparing a 'nest' for Darlene's arrival. At least we're not homeless...

Before June 12
After June 12 (the camper)


















I'm sure glad I'm married to an understanding woman! I suspect we'll be moving into the cabin by no later than August 1...hopefully!

More coming,
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