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Well, my builder is done and gone, and the garage door install was completed today. I still have to get the heating system installed, finish some staining on the outside, finish installing some lights, then dive into the insulation and interior walls. The electrical panel that we had to tap...

The 1x12 boards that are flush to the sheathing are 10" apart, and another 1x12 is placed between them, with 1" overlap on each side, so there's a hollow space behind every other board. The space at the bottom is sealed with a strip to prevent critters from crawling up. I hope that helps...

A good amount of progress has been made over the last few days. The two man-doors and a few of the windows are in. The soffits and fascia are 90% done. I’m really happy with the quality. And finally the siding is getting started. I decided to go with board-on-board instead of board and...

The metal roof went on today.

Monday saw the sheathing finished. And I decided to go with 3’x’3 windows instead of 3’x5’ so the openings were re-framed smaller. And the nailers for the metal roofing were installed. Yesterday, I got to work on pre-staining some of the siding that was just delivered. And that’s...

I can't believe two guys framed that sucker out in one day! Amazing! :bowdown: Looks like you chose the right crew!

Looks great! Amazing work. How was the trenching dug, shovels and backs, or by Ditch Witch? And how many feet was it run?

Can I live there? :drool:

26 degrees this morning, and only mid-December! Well, we have a screened porch with a great view on the cabin, so the "extension" in the garage was definitely intended for more interior space. I am debating how to heat it and would love any suggestions. (it will be insulated and probably...

Today we hoped to finish the sheathing but there’s some left to do. This is how it looked last night. Today the gable ends got framed in and sheathed. And the windows of the extension were framed in. After looking at the height, though, I’m thinking of going from 5’ high windows to 3’...

Great point! I hadn't thought of it. Thank you! :beer:

The last few days were a deluge of rain, but it stopped last night and this morning dawned dry and chilly (34 degrees). The guys got back to work framing the wood “extension”. This is how it was framed. First they framed the far wall, which will have 4 windows facing the forest. Then...

Thanks for all the kind words! I truly appreciate it!

Wow! I would kill to have that much space! Awesome!

Wow! I can't believe you got that much done in just two days! That looks awesome!

The builder is a guy who lives and works as a fireman in Suches. He used to be a full-time GC with several crews, but now only works with a couple of assistants, all of which are firemen, too! If you want his name and number, send me a PM. He was referred to me by a neighbor who moved from...

In this picture of the back of the garage, you can see it's framed for a 6-0 double door. On the flat area, I plan to build a shed-roofed deck the whole width of the slab, and probably 8 feet out. Coming off that will be a wood stairs and pathway leading to the porch door of the cabin...

Yes, we considered it, and also running a couple tiers of blocks the whole perimeter under the framed walls. The concrete slab guy recommended it, but the framer and the earth moving guy recommended against it. The Georgia clay is hard as rock and there's very, very little erosion on a wall of...

They vary. The dirt that was excavated out of the hill and the 6 trucks (18 tons each) of fill dirt brought in were used to widen the flat area. It settled pretty well over a year, but was still softer than the original hill. The depth to the original slope under the site varies the further...

Well, we looked for places for months. I made 4 trips from Florida to GA to look at cabins for sale, and my girlfriend made 2. We really liked one place, beautiful but 45 minutes from the town of Blue Ridge. Then, we put in an offer on another place nearby, but the sellers took another offer...