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

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Wet and Wild

Yesterday was Monumental.


Why...because the electricians came to tie in all of the electrical fixtures and setup the panel box. That in itself is a big deal BUT they asked if we wanted the power connected to the cabin. Of course we did but didn't think we were quite ready for such a leap. By 4:30 we had power to our outlets and lights.

Now for those of you that live with electrical power, hot water, running water, showers, tubs, sinks, dishwashers, etc. then you better appreciate those luxuries. An added plus that came with our new found power is the ability to pump water from our well to the cabin.




Again, Monumental! The switch was thrown for the pump and within a few minutes our storage tank was full and we were hosing everything and everybody in sight.

I've harbored a silent fear that once power was tied to the pump we wouldn't have water. The well is about 200' downhill from the cabin and it takes a lot to push that water up the hill into our cabin. I was afraid the pump, submerged 150' into the well, wouldn't be able to shoot it up 150' and then up again another 200'.

My fear was unfounded. The switch was thrown, the storage tank at the cabin started to softly vibrate and within 3 minutes water was flowing like a class 5 rapid.

Now that we have water we don't have to gather our 5 gallon buckets in the truck, drive across the street to our neighbor to fill up anymore. WE HAVE WATER!!!!

Today, our plumber is coming to make sure all is tight when we open the valve to the rest of the house... and that means we'll have water at all the sinks, tub, shower and toilets.

So, the next time you wash your hands, take a shower, or read an interesting book in the bathroom...appreciate your power and water.

More coming,
D&z
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