We Have A Roof!
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Lofts are up!
The beams are in
Exterior colors
We have selected the exterior colors for the cabin. Our builders had an awesome idea for the exterior. We will have a light grey deck, dark gray accent on the walls with the primary exterior color as yellow. The roof will be blue!
The Framing Has Begun!
Trees downed in the making of the drain field. This one was a beauty, but it will also make beautiful fires.
The drain field.
The drain field is ready for sand to be added.
The drain field has been cleared.
The retaining wall for the septic tanks.
Picture of the cabin from the top of the driveway.
Yay, we have hammocks now.
The “side yard” has been leveled–sort of.
Looking from the south towards what will be large sliding glass doors.
“Retaining wall” for the septic tanks.
Septic tanks are buried.
Sub-floor is in!
Countertops purchased
We are planning to refurbish these old slate chalkboards into countertops for the cabin. Lots of work, but I think they will be awesome.
Backfilling the foundation
They have been backfilling the foundation and septic tanks. Here are some pictures. The last one shows a good view of the crawl space that we will be spending a lot of time in when doing insulation and wiring.
We’re Permitted and Have a Foundation!
And well on our way. Here are a bunch of pictures from the last several weeks:
Yay! First construction project using power tools, many many more to go.
View from Mt. Walker
Robert, checking out the septic tanks.
The septic tanks are huge!
The site is excavated and the foundation is staked out.
Excavation activity.
Septic tanks are in.
Excavation work.
In goes the concrete.
Cement truck for the foundation.
Crew working on the foundation.
Foundation is done!
Building Plans
We submitted our permit applications a few weeks ago, now it’s a waiting game! Here are the details of what we submitted, for curious minds.
The site plan isn’t super easy to read because it’s so small (we obviously submitted a larger version to the county). This is the entire property and where everything is planned to go. You can see the stream, well location, building, septic, and driveway. The rest of the property isn’t built up much, but we’l make trails and cool little places to hang out throughout the property. It will keep us busy for years to come.
The site plan.
The exterior view of the cabin from the SE. The tall wall–the one with all the windows–and the deck are on the southern side of the building. The driveway and front door (not pictured) are on the western side of the building. The stairs you see in the image go towards the “side yard”. Right now it’s not much of a yard, but one day we’ll have a grassy area to hang out in addition to the deck. The building is 36′ x 24′ and the deck is 10′ wide. Plenty of place for a grill and patio furniture.
The Cabin Exterior.
You can see the front door and entrance area on the first floor plan below. Just a simple, open floor plan with bathroom, kitchen, w/d, storage closet, and wood burning fire place. There are two lofts on either side of the building with alternating tread stairs to get to each of them.
First Floor.
Lofts.