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I’ve been asked for a floor plan with a progress list with links, so here it is.
Click to Open a printable floor plan with measurementsThis is where we are at now. We have the CO (Certificate of Occupancy). That “releases the address” to have power.
They have flagged the route the underground conduit will take. They said it could be installed by day-before-yesterday. It wasn’t.
The grass is growing. We put in azalea and rhododendron down the side of the driveway.
But with a CO, Mom can start moving things in. Her home is staged and ready for the real estate photos. As soon as it’s listed, I’ll add some links to the listing here.
Progress Report
Choosing a Cabin Company
Westwood Modular Cabin Factory Tour Part 1
Westwood Modular Cabin Factory Tour Part 2Choosing a Floor Plan
- Kitchen Layout Options
- Floor Plan Options
- Options and Selections
- Johnson Pine Walls and Ceilings
- Kitchen and Bath Cabinet Plan
- Cabinet Knobs and Pulls Options
- Loft Options
- Plan First Draft
- Living Room, Loft, Electric Plans
- Final Plan
Plan and Cabin Construction
Preparing our Lot for the Cabin
- Clearing and Driveway
- Approved Permit and Inspection Schedule
- Digging the Footers and Footer Inspection
- Pouring Footings
- Block Foundation
- Parged Finish
- Sill Plate
- Footing Drains
- Crane Setting the Cabin on the Foundation
- Attaching the Modular Cabin to the Foundation
- Sill to Cabin Connection Filler, Insulation and Trim
- Vent Wells and the Crawl Space Vapor Barrier
- Landings and Steps
- Gutters for the Little Cabin
- Water and Sewer Taps
- Bringing Water to the Cabin
- Ground Rods and Flagged for Underground Power
- Electric Service Installed
The next step when this was first posted was having the cabin delivered.
We were told we had to grant an easement for the water and sewer line. We own both lots, but we were told we had to grant ourselves an easement to cross our own back yard for the water and sewer. (You know somebody must have sued somebody sometime.) The plumber, Jeremy Dills, recommended a lawyer who can “draft a permanent easement” without a survey. The lawyer took forever to get around to it. Which was really frustrating, but then it ended up the city didn’t need an easement after all.
We also heard from the cabin company that we had to have a crane. There was not enough room to slide the cabin off the truck.
We did have to have a crane.
That’s where we were at when I first posted this, waiting to find out about a crane and waiting for a lawyer. The cabin was delivered the next week in horrible weather and we should have waited. But how were we to know it would take months to get water?
The cabin is from Westwood Cabins. You can see more photos and floor plans at www.westwoodcabins.com and www.facebook.com/westwoodcabins.
The work is done by Fowler Excavating. Taylor Fowler has managed all of the subcontractors.
