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So many things to do when you move into a new house.

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It’s been a little over 1 month since we received our Certificate of Occupancy and started our move into our new log home from Blue Ridge Log Cabins. This Jocassee […]

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We’re Home.

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CLICK FOR PHOTO TIMELINE We did it! On May 24, 2013 we received our Certificate of Occupancy from Buncombe County. It’s amazing how fast we were able to complete our […]

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Floors Get a Polish

June 2, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

One of the final processes before we can move in (other than getting our electricity turned on) is the finishing of the hardwood floors. When purchasing a Blue Ridge Log […]

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The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time.

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The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or not scribble — to sleep and cook and […]

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We did it! Today we received the Certificate of Occupancy

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We did it! Today we received the Certificate of Occupancy for our Blue Ridge Log Cabin in just three months! Now all we need is to have the electricity turned […]

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Log Cabin Kits vs Modular Log Home

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It’s an exciting week for us. In just 12 weeks we have just about completed the construction and finishing of our new log home. In two days Feb 28/Mar 1, […]

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A Little Birdie Told Me We Have Water!

May 15, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

We have Water – 7 Gallons a Minute. Building log homes in the Mountains has certainly been a learning experience for Mike and I. But one of the harder things […]

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Help Us Name Our Cabin!

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It’s been so exciting to watch the progress that the building crew has made over the last 10 weeks. I can see that we are getting so close to completion […]

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Week Ten – No More Rain!

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After a solid week of rain, we finally see some sun. Thankfully the crew has been inside this week. Over 5″ of rain in the area has caused some real […]

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A New Hot Tub for Creekside at High Rock

May 3, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

We are preparing to move out of Creekside at High Rock before June 1, and today Hot Springs is delivering a 4-person Hot Tub to the cabin. Each of our […]

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Week 8 Begins – Pressure Is On

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If you are not aware of our living situation, let me give you a quick update. We moved to Black Mountain in August 2009. For the first 2.5 years we […]

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Jocasse Building – Week 7 Update

April 17, 2013by lovemybrlc 5 Comments

Although we’ve made great progress on the deck of our log home in the last 2 weeks. The progress finishing the inside has been slow. Unfortunately, we have held up […]

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He Made The Job Look Easy

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Building the 1300 sq ft deck on this log home was no easy task, but watching Chad Roberts and his decking crew make it happen in just over 2 weeks […]

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So what is a modular log home?

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I mentioned to one of my friends in South Florida that we are building a modular log home. They said, “Like one of those mobile homes that look like log?” […]

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Mechanical Inspection a No-Go.

April 10, 2013by lovemybrlc 2 Comments

No good news today. We did not pass the Mechanical Inspection by Buncombe County. We’ve already fallen a week behind in finishing up the interior walls waiting for the propane […]

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April 5 – 5 Weeks: Where are we now?

April 7, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

A beautiful day to enjoy the view from the new deck! YEA. Mike and the guys are working on the porch roofs that will cover 3 portions of the deck. […]

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April 4 – Should you build your own deck?

April 4, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

How to build a deck – We just added 1,300 sq ft to our house – by building the deck – and this may be the most used room in […]

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Focus on Deck Building

March 31, 2013by lovemybrlc 2 Comments

This week we have been focused on the deck. You will see that on Mon-Wed the decking made great progress. The flashing was secured before the band board and the […]

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A Successful Week on the Mountain

March 22, 2013by lovemybrlc 2 Comments

At the end of week 3 we are really beginning to see the fruits of our labor. The Blue Ridge Log Cabins crew has completed all of their outside trim […]

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Time to install the HVAC in our log home.

March 18, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

A log homes may be the home of your dreams – I say go for it. But there are many misconceptions and when researching log home options, and you can […]

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Week 2 – Construction Update

March 17, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

It’s been 2 weeks since the house was set by Blue Ridge Log Cabins, and we’ve made a good bit of progress. I did a walk thru of the house […]

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Best Ever: Log Homes says HGTV

March 11, 2013by lovemybrlc 2 Comments

So we are not the only ones who think building a modular log cabin with Blue Ridge is the way to go. Did you catch the show BEST EVER: LOG […]

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What Happens Next

March 9, 2013by lovemybrlc 1 Comment

It’s been one week since Blue Ridge Log Cabins came up the Mountain with our amazing log cabin home and constructed the modular log cabin sections in just about 24 […]

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Blue Ridge Mountains – what a view

March 9, 2013by lovemybrlc 2 Comments

One week after our log home was set in the Blue Ridge Mountains we get this amazing sunrise. A panoramic view from the front of the living room.

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Two Days And We Have A Log Home

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Yeserday Blue Ridge Log Cabins completed the set of our new Jocassee V. It is looking awesome. Below are some photos of the house after the set. The french doors are […]

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Log Cabin Building at it’s Best!

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Wow what a day! The morning started out cold with snow flurries, we dropped the kids off at school and Mike was nice enough to stop and pick up a […]

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Devastating Ice Damage

February 26, 2013by lovemybrlc 3 Comments

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The build day is back on for Thursday, Feb. 28. Check in for photos, video and update all day. Today we woke up to an ice storm that […]

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Catching up to Blue Ridge

February 25, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Feb 25 – Count down has begun to build day – scheduled for Feb 27! We’re under pressure to catch up to Blue Ridge who has our Jocassee V complete, […]

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Pouring the Foundation Slab

February 21, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Feb 21 – An absolutely beautiful day on the mountain, sunny and 55 degrees. A perfect day to pour cement. The foundation has been prepared for Vernon Green and his […]

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Sneaking Into The Factory

February 19, 2013by lovemybrlc 2 Comments

Feb 19 – Today we woke up to a snow covered mountain, and forecast was rain in the afternoon. Not much was scheduled to happen on-site, so I took a […]

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Lets go shopping!

February 16, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Feb 16 – We’re shopping today – with the whole family. How fun! (wink wink) Today we are concentrating on Kayla. Trying to do some planning for decorating a 11-year-old […]

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Where Would You Build A Log Home?

February 15, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Feb 15 – Today In 2008 Log Home Living Magazine chose Black Mountain in it’s Top 10 List of Places to Build A Log Home. In my mind, it still […]

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Factory Update – Feb 14

February 14, 2013by lovemybrlc 1 Comment

How fitting, we get our RED KITCHEN CABINETS installed today, from what I can see they look awesome. The nice thing about working with Blue Ridge Log Cabins is that […]

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Foundations Walls Are Up!

February 14, 2013by lovemybrlc 7 Comments

February 13 – Yesterday was clear and beautiful, tomorrow is supposed to be clear and beautiful … today, visibility is clouded with a thick layer of fog that is blanketing […]

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Completing the Footers

February 14, 2013by lovemybrlc 2 Comments

Now that the rain has passed we can finish the footers. Pea Gravel has been brought in to fill the footers which are 36″ wide by 18″ deep. They will […]

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Kitchen Color – using Black

February 13, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

This is link an article from one of my favorite websites, HOUZZ. Hope you enjoy it too.  

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Digging the Foundation Footers

February 8, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Success this morning digging the footers. But of course, soon after we finished the rain started.

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BRLC Update – Feb 5, 2013

February 6, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Today we got a couple of quick video updates from the Blue Ridge Log Cabin factory. And some photos of the sections as the roof is being attached. Looking Good! […]

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Getting Foundation Ready

February 6, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Tuesday, Feb 5 – Stacy Ogle has graded down the house site to a level footprint, and today Mike is marking the location of the house so Stacy can begin […]

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This Weeks Sneak Peek From The Factory

February 3, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Sarah Smith was nice enough to take time out of her busy day on Friday to send us this update. They had a Log Home Buyer Seminar Friday and Saturday […]

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Master Bedroom Decorating

February 1, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Mike absolutely loves the building process, you know playing with the big boy toys (backhoe, bull dozer, chainsaw) and getting his hands dirty. It really gives him a trill every […]

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Color My Kitchen

January 30, 2013by lovemybrlc 2 Comments

Do you have a dream kitchen? Well mine would come with a built in cook that would answer the dreaded question “Mom, what’s for dinner tonight?” To bad Blue Ridge Log Cabins […]

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Factory Update: Logs Are Ready

January 28, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

D-Logs Cut And Ready For Stacking from High Rock Rentals on Vimeo. Today we got a video update from Sarah at Blue Ridge Log Cabins. As you can see in […]

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Visiting The Design Center

January 10, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Design Options: LOVEMYBRLC from High Rock Rentals on Vimeo. Went to the Blue Ridge Log Cabin Design Center today to finalize our options. We have done this twice before so […]

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In-Factory Production Starts Today

January 9, 2013by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Log Cabin Sub Floor Construction: LOVEMYBRLC from High Rock Rentals on Vimeo. Big day today, production has started in the Blue Ridge Log Cabins factory. Sarah Smith, host of their […]

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Burning Begins

September 16, 2012by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

Mike and Stacy have cleared the driveway of brush and trees and taken loads of brush up to the house site where the pit burner is now active. The fire […]

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So Much Brush

September 10, 2012by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

The first three weeks of the drive way construction was completed mostly with  a 40,000 pound track hoe. This included roughing in the driveway, approximately 1100 feet to the top […]

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Digging the Pit Burner

September 7, 2012by lovemybrlc Leave a comment
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Firewood for the Winter

September 6, 2012by lovemybrlc Leave a comment

As much as we hate to do it, we have to cut down a number of trees on the mountain for the road and the house site. Stacy has piled some […]

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The Family Explores the Building Site

August 25, 2012by lovemybrlc Leave a comment
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