Setting a Blue Ridge Log Cabin with a Crane

Setting a Blue Ridge Log Cabin with a Crane

The couple that surveyed for our foundation are currently building a Blue Ridge Log Cabin. She gave me some photos of the process to share. We considered Blue Ridge Log Cabins and I went to their offices and toured. This cabin comes in two main 

Small Modular Cabin Construction: Lights

Small Modular Cabin Construction: Lights

This post details the lighting plan with photos of the wiring and photos of the finished rooms. The plans specify LED lights in every room. There are two ceiling fans and plenty of outlets. The Light Schedule specifies Topaz LED Surface Mount Disk Lights. They 

Electric Meter, Electrical Panel, Electric Panel Load Calculation – Small Modular Cabin Construction: Power

Electric Meter, Electrical Panel, Electric Panel Load Calculation – Small Modular Cabin Construction: Power

Westwood Cabins will build a cabin to your own plans. We showed them our plan and, after they worked it out for us, we realized we liked one of their standard plans better. We made some tweaks, but our plan is nearly identical to the 

Small Modular Cabin Construction: Water

Small Modular Cabin Construction: Water

We got to go down to Due West and see our cabin. We took over a hundred photos, plus they gave us photos of the construction. This post is about the plumbing system construction. Cold & Hot Water Supply Detail Plumbing Isometrics and Details Westwood 

Planning a Deck or Porch for the Modular Cabin

Planning a Deck or Porch for the Modular Cabin

The plans are approved and stamped, so we meet with a contractor today for an estimate on grading, the foundation and tie-in work, and the utility hookups, sewer, water, and electric, for our new modular cabin. He can also give us a price for the 

Cabinet Knobs and Pulls for Westwood Cabin

Cabinet Knobs and Pulls for Westwood Cabin

We need to select handles for the kitchen and bathroom cabinets. These are the standard cabinet pulls and knobs for the Westwood Modular Cabin. Knobs typically go on doors, pulls would be on drawers. But if we want to, we can have all knobs or 

Kitchen and Bath Cabinet Plan for Westwood Cabin

Kitchen and Bath Cabinet Plan for Westwood Cabin

We started by choosing our kitchen layout. Next we need to select what the cabinets will look like in the kitchen and the bathroom. The modular cabin from Westwood Cabins has a lot of standard kitchen features to choose from. You can also add upgrades 

Westwood Cabins Options and Selections

Westwood Cabins Options and Selections

Once you decide on the floor plan, you are not done. There are still a lot of selections to be made. These are some of the things to decide on. Roof Metal – Panel Loc Exposed fasteners Metal – Horizon Loc Hidden Fasteners Architectual Shingles 

Westwood Cabins Kitchen Layout Options

Westwood Cabins Kitchen Layout Options

We really fell in love with the quality of the Westwood Cabins when we toured. One of the standard plans is very much like what we have been looking at from Deer Run cabins. But when we toured the factory, we walked through a lot 

Westwood Modular Cabin Factory Tour Part 2

Westwood Modular Cabin Factory Tour Part 2

Westwood Cabins builds prefab cottages or cabins that are a single complete unit, one module modular homes.  It took less than two hours to drive to the warehouse they are built in. We looked at everything and took a lot of photos. Here are more