Documenting the construction of our house in the Uwharrie National Forest near Asheboro NC.
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| The "Park" where we located the house was an old pasture that was overgrown with invasive plants and saplings when we started the project. |
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| Looking NW from the forest edge |
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| Looking NE from near the Agility area. |
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| View from the deck toward the Agility area |
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| View NW from the lower level. |
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| Kiwi looking NE from the Master Balcony toward the parking area. |
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| Looking SSE from the loft out the living room windows. |
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| Looking NNE from the Living room back to the kitchen and loft. |
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| Looking NE from the deck. |
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| Looking toward the pond from the Solar Panel area. |
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| Looking SW over the future patio area and main entrance to the house. |
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| View looking SE from the lower drive. |
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| Looking SE from the Parking area down the lower drive. |
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| Looking S just entering the parking area. |
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| Looking down the driveway. |
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| Some big holes and big rocks complicated finishing the GeoThermal wells |
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| Digging the 5' deep trench to install the GeoThermal pipes to the house taken from the balcony. |
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| The abandoned well had to be filled with concrete. |
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| Still digging that trench to the GeoThermal wells. The french drain that catches the roof wash will be top two feet of this trench. |
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| Entry view from what will be the pedestrian path to the patio and primary entrance |
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| View into the living room from what used to be a thick patch of small pine trees. |
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| View out the living room window from the kitchen |
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| View down the deck. The railings were put up for the ARDF event that took place at Gray Owl |
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| View looking uphill back at the living room and lower level |
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| Downhill view toward the dog agility area with the solar panels in the distance. |
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Same vantage point as the previous picture.
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| This shows the full structure of the roof.
On the overhang: Rafters, 3/4 plywood, horizontal 2x4 laid flat every 4', vertical 2x4 on edge over each rafter creating a dead air space, 1/2" plywood creating a stiff box beam of the whole roof structure.
Over the house: Rafters, 3/4" plywood, polyiso insulation (ISO) 3 1/2" thick (R22), 1/2" plywood. Then inside the house the 2x12" rafters will be filled with dense pack cellulose insulation (R46) for a total R value of R70 with the plywood and sheetrock included.
Roof Surface: We are using a steel roof. You can see two color samples on the lower right. We have chosen the darker blue which is very close to the sky color in most lighting conditions. In this picture is looks its darkest.
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| This shows the first layer of the roof structure. The red plywood covers the heated area of the house and the tan plywood covers the overhangs. The overhangs use AC plywood with the A side down because it will show through the rafters from below. The rafters will be filled with insulation over the heated area. |
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| Looking toward the living room from the forest south of the house. |
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| Standing in the living room looking at the kitchen and up to the roof walk. |
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| The last chance to see the top of this tree from the living room. |
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| Finally we are getting the roof started. |
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| Had to get the plastic off the beam because it was holding water. |
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| The man GluLam beams are going up |
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| View from the entrance path |
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| View from the patio at the end of trail from the parking area |
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| View from the SW edge of the patio |
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| View from the forest looking into the Living Room |
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| View from the stage |
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| Family Room |
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| Family room looking out to the Parking Area |
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| Lots of braces keeping things square and plumb until everything is tied together. |
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| View from the office balcony out the living room window. |
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| Looking into the kitchen from Living Room. |
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| Looking at the kitchen from the deck. |
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| This is the beginning. The first part is framing the deck. |
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| The very first beams and walls |
