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. See inside the attic? The hinged pieces are folded up and stabilized. We considered Blue Ridge Log Cabins and I went to their offices and toured. This cabin comes in two main sections. The roof is folded up to transport. Gable end of the roof set with crane Once the two sections of the log cabin are put together, the roof is unfolded. Here’s the gable end, swinging up and into place. The cabin is set up with a crane. The gable ends are put into place and t ..read more

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 Creekside Manor 3016. We made very few changes to the standard electrical plan. Electric MeterElectric Meter and Electrical Panel The power meter is outside at the end of the wall between the laundry room and the bathroom. Electric Panel in Laundry Room The electrical panel is in the laundry room on the same wall. Electric Meter Electric Panel Location Plan The el ..read more

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 Cabins Creekside Manor 3016 Click to open bigger This is the water plan. You don’t need to click, I have the plans larger next to photos of the work below. Drain/Waste/Vent Detail Plumbing Isometrics and Details Westwood Cabins Creekside Manor 3016 Click to open bigger This is the sewer and vent plan. Have you ever wondered why plumbing has ..read more

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 steps, decks or porches or anything else we want to add. All customers will need a licensed contractor to put in the foundation and prep water/power/sewer hookups, and ready for the cabin to be set come delivery time. When picking a spot for your small prefab cabin, make sure that a block foundation can be placed there. This block foundation should c ..read more

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 of the things that stand out. Westwood Cabins Home Guard House Wrap by OXConstruction The houses are built inside a warehouse, so nothing is rained on during construction. (Unlike our house that filled up with water over and over until they got it dried in, with the roof, walls and windows keeping the rain out.) Home Depot Dupont Tyvek HomeWrap on ..read more

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 all pulls. Traditional Metal Pull – 7814 BP7814195 Brushed Nickel BP7814BORB Brushed Oil-Rubbed Bronze Traditional Metal Pull – 7814Center to Center 3 25/32” 4 29/32” long x ½” wide x 29/32” projection BP7814195 Brushed Nickel BP7814BORB Brushed Oil-Rubbed Bronze Contemporary Pull – 2059 BP20596195 Brushed Nickel BP20596BORB Brushed Oil-Rubbed Bronze C ..read more

Westwood Modular Cabin Kitchen Cabinets 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 like a Farmhouse kitchen sink. Westwood Modular Cabin Kitchen Cabinet Plan Click to open biggerKitchen Cabinet Plan This is the layout we chose. It has plenty of cabinet space and the most countertop. Westwood Modular Cabin Kitchen Cabinets This is a kitchen with this U-shaped layout. Westwood Modular Cabin ..read more

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 of different layouts to consider. The kitchen is one of the the biggest differences in the floor plans, so we are going to begin with choosing the kitchen. Westwood Cabins Pass-through Kitchen Layouts with Counter Height Bar Click to open largerPass-through Kitchen Layouts Most of the cabins we walked through had the kitchen in the center of the cabin. Living room on ..read more

The next step in ordering a cabin from Deer Run Cabins is a Customer Worksheet. The Customer Worksheet makes sure you have considered all of the choices and you and Deer Run Cabins are talking about making the same cabin. It makes sure you know your options and aren’t confused about what you are getting. It starts with name and date, then continues with the cabin options. Deer Run Cabins Moose has a covered porch on the gable end under the same roof line.Choose Model and Size The Pre-built cabins are the Bear, Caribou, Elk, Moose, Whitetail and Antelope. The Whitetail is the basic cabin. It c ..read more

Heartland Living Room, open to Dining and Kitchen Premier Homes of the Carolinas Premier Homes of the Carolinas has the Horizon II available to tour. It is larger than the plan we are looking at, the Horizon IV. Horizon IV 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath Plan 1,327 Square Foot Modular Home Horizon IV is the smallest, most affordable modular home, with 1,327 square feet. It is listed as 3+ bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. But, it can be built as a two bedroom for even less. It is 27+ feet wide (two 13+ feet sections) and 48-feet long. Horizon IV 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath 1327 Square Foot Modular Home It’s almost the same look ..read more