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3RRL · 07-11-2007, 08:02 PM

After all those threads about our camp life on our rural property and the solar shed project, http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/p...olar-shed.html
and then building the solar power system itself
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/p...d-project.html
we finally got started in April this year on our home and barn up there.
I'd like to share some of the highlights with you.

I will bring you up to date about the construction of our home in Three Rivers since last April.
In another thread I had told you about firing the first General Contractor and also how we decided to switch to building a log cabin home instead of the elaborate house we had designed. That meant hiring another contractor and throwing away the already designed architectural drawings. We had gone as far as to pull permits on that other house. The cost for the drawings is down the drain but part of the fees are salvageable such as school fees etc. It cost us a lot to do that, but the price of the new log cabin home with the new contractor is substantially less. We have a really good feeling about this man and his company.
Here is a picture of what our log cabin will look like. It will be very similar to this one he built.
It is a view type home and has the look and feeling of a small resort lodge.

07-11-2007, 08:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
3RRL Super Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Foothills of the Giant Sequoia's, California Posts: 6,504	3R Home and Barn Project After all those threads about our camp life on our rural property and the solar shed project, http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/p...olar-shed.html and then building the solar power system itself http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/p...d-project.html we finally got started in April this year on our home and barn up there. I'd like to share some of the highlights with you. I will bring you up to date about the construction of our home in Three Rivers since last April. In another thread I had told you about firing the first General Contractor and also how we decided to switch to building a log cabin home instead of the elaborate house we had designed. That meant hiring another contractor and throwing away the already designed architectural drawings. We had gone as far as to pull permits on that other house. The cost for the drawings is down the drain but part of the fees are salvageable such as school fees etc. It cost us a lot to do that, but the price of the new log cabin home with the new contractor is substantially less. We have a really good feeling about this man and his company. Here is a picture of what our log cabin will look like. It will be very similar to this one he built. It is a view type home and has the look and feeling of a small resort lodge. __________________ Rob- ...The Older I get...the Better I Used to be...