The glass faces these views, opening up this small cabin to the great outdoors. I enjoy standing in the unfinished cabin admiring the beautiful trees outside. Facing south, the windows bring in plenty of winter sunshine. The north side is about to be covered in protective dirt to keep the home warm when its cold outside.
On the southeast corner of the cabin, seen in the second photo above, the roof extends out to provide some covered outdoor space, sheltering us from the rain or the cold north wind. There is another space just like this on the southwest side of the cabin, beyond the triple windows. We could have seating, or even a small dining table outside. We intend to have a patio garden to connect both of these spaces and provide access to the entry.
Since our cabin is extremely small, we are using every square inch.
As you can see in the photos below, the cabinets fit between the studs.
I designed them in this way to provide needed storage in the bathroom and closet.
They are made from beautiful, locally milled poplar wood, with a hand rubbed tung oil finish.
We bought the wood green and dried it ourselves.
For the first couple of months we let the wood stay wet, allowing a black mold to grow over the wood.
Then we dried it out in the sun, and restacked the wood to let it dry for a year.
During this time, the drying wood absorbed the black mold, causing a very streaky pattern.
After planing the rough sawn lumber, this pattern jumped out.
You can see this in the boards on the floor in the first photo.
This is the most beautiful wood I have ever seen! We built and finished the cabinets ourselves.
The first photo shows a cabinet before it is assembled.
The others show the cabinets set between the studs in the wall.
Some of the cabinets have towel bars, 1" wood dowels.
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-Bonnie our helpful realtor can be contacted by EMAIL or by phoning her at 800-871-1910
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CLICKING ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS:
(These will be updated throughout the project).
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Step 1, Purchasing the Land
Step 2, Designing Our Own Home
Step 3, Our Septic Permit
Step 4, Our Insulated Wall System
Step 5, Cutting Lumber from Our Own Trees
Step 6, Plumbing Before the Slab is Poured
Step 7, Pouring the Concrete Floors
Step 8, Pouring Concrete in the ICF Walls
Step 9, Framing the Wood Walls, Floors, and Roof
Step 10, Installing the Windows
Step 11, Roughing in Plumbing and Electrical
Step 12, Insulation
Step 13, Roofing Our Home
Step 14, Finishing the Cabin
I have friends in the construction industry who are very interested in this home.
In appreciation for their assistance, I would like to give them credit for their help,
and give you the opportunity to contact them.
The following list will be updated regularly:
-Tony of A&L Construction did the clearing, excavating, and sawed lumber from our trees. He can be reached at 828-835-9926.
-Pete is a very good part time carpenter. You can phone him at 828-479-9458.
Come to the next Mountain Home Show, and you will get an invitation to our open house.
For more informaiton, click on the link to "Detailed information about the home show."
If you are interested in building, you may also be able to make an appointment to visit.
Click on "Email Richard" to make an appointment.
Or perhaps you would like to observe the construction of this home on line.
Click on "Construction Diary."
You are welcome to visit often as we continually update it.
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Richard C. MacCrea
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P.O. Box 446, Murphy, North Carolina 28906-0446
(828) 837-5787
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The Mountain Model Home (An experimental home that is extremely energy efficient)
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