Rare snow. Cabin Picture.

[N80]

Friday night it began snowing here in Rock Hill, SC. We usually get a snow or two every winter but south of here where my cabin is, we rarely get a good snow. We called my sister-in-law who lives on a farm next to our cabin and she said they were getting a good bit of accumulation.
that night and headed down to see the place in the snow. We were just one of many of the other fools out on the highway when they had no business out there but we got down there just fine. Here is a picture of our cabin in the snow. Last time we got this much snow down there was about 8 years ago and we had not built the cabin at that time. I know 4-5 inches of snow is nothing for our northern friends but a pretty snow like this one is a rarity here.

I built this cabin myself (everything but the foundation and installing the metal roof) 5 years ago and it will probably be ten years before we see it in a snow like this again. It has no central heat or air (or fireplace....yet!) but we were toasty warm with two kerosene heaters and electric radiators in the bedrooms.

 

[om21braz]

Nothing like looking out of a toasty cabin at the snow ! Good looking cabin too, nice job N80.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

nice cabin, is it a kit?

 

[LBrown59]

How far is the cabin from where you live?

 

[EddieWalker]

Beautiful picture. It's so clear and crisp!!! Makes me want to be there, but after dealing with my snow mess here, I'm not so excited about snow anymore. LOL

Eddie

 

[N80]

Thanks guys. Buckeye, its about 45 minutes south of me. Its halfway between Charlotte, NC and Columbia, SC. The 'snowline' is usually just north of Charlotte. Snow above, rain below. This storm came up from the south and there was more snow south of Charlotte.

LB, it was a kit. Got it from Southland Log Homes. Great outfit out of Columbia, SC. Logs all precut and numbered. Kit came with logs, trusses, joists, sheathing for floor and roof, doors, windows, porch lumber, and tongue and grove ceiling. You supply foundation, floors, interior walls, plumbing, electric, roofing etc.

I knew a few basics of carpentry and was just dumb and naive enough to think I could do it myself. Would have been a total disaster if my B-I-L who lives on the farm next door had not been there to help me. It is solid and we did a good job on on floors, roof walls etc. I learned basic plumbing, designed the plumbing and installed it by myself and I did a really good job on that. Trim work, eaves and such are pretty crude. Even a little sloppy in places. Functional but not pretty. Things like that seem embarrassing to me now. Would do better if I had it to do again.

Eddie, I'm with you. Love a good snow once a year that melts in a day or two.

 

[Thomas]

Looks like nice place to kick back enjoy life...enjoy often.

 

[WayneB]

Nice looking hide-a-way. As for the snow once you are in snow country it sort-of grows on you and you would love it..................right. We always have something to look forward too, more snow then mud season.

 

[jayste]

Yes, nice looking cabin! What's the sf and how's it laid out? I'd like to build one myself one of these days.

 

[jinman]

George, why didn't you put any steps on your front porch? I'm sure you enter the cabin from the rear, but the porch missing steps seems like an obvious oversight. I'm just confused and curious?

Nice cabin and great picture. I used a portable building for my cabin, so it isn't nearly as pretty as yours. The covered porch is a favorite feature of yours.

 

[N80]

Jayste, it is almost 1000 sq ft. The layout is simple: right side (as pictured above) is one big room. There is a simple open kitchen and a dining area in it. The other half is two bedrooms and a small bathroom. The 'great' room featured scissor trusses that give it a high ceiling. The right side wall has a space for a fireplace and chimney and we went ahead and included a footing for the fireplace as well. One of these days.

Jinman, yes, the front steps are an obvious omission. Its mostly due to the same reason that there are no closet doors in one bedroom, no fireplace, no door (just a board) for the crawl space, no insulation, etc etc. Just ran out of funds, energy and time. Plus we're still debating whether or not to screen in the porch. And, in order to put steps on the front we need to have a gutter installed across it. So its just one in a long list of things to do before the cabin gets 'finished' for real.

Sad thing is, we still haven't finished and its already time to paint and stain again!

Here are a couple of interior shots:

 

[dodge man]

I agree, fantastic place! Something to very proud of, thanks for sharing the pictures.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

George, why didn't you put any steps on your front porch? I'm sure you enter the cabin from the rear, but the porch missing steps seems like an obvious oversight. I'm just confused and curious?

Nice cabin and great picture. I used a portable building for my cabin, so it isn't nearly as pretty as yours. The covered porch is a favorite feature of yours.

My wife also mentioned the steps.

You did a very nice job.

 

[dcyrilc]

Beautiful picture. It's so clear and crisp!!! Makes me want to be there, but after dealing with my snow mess here, I'm not so excited about snow anymore. LOL

Eddie

How much snow did you get down there Eddie?

 

[dcyrilc]

Jayste, it is almost 1000 sq ft. The layout is simple: right side (as pictured above) is one big room. There is a simple open kitchen and a dining area in it. The other half is two bedrooms and a small bathroom. The 'great' room featured scissor trusses that give it a high ceiling. The right side wall has a space for a fireplace and chimney and we went ahead and included a footing for the fireplace as well. One of these days.

Jinman, yes, the front steps are an obvious omission. Its mostly due to the same reason that there are no closet doors in one bedroom, no fireplace, no door (just a board) for the crawl space, no insulation, etc etc. Just ran out of funds, energy and time. Plus we're still debating whether or not to screen in the porch. And, in order to put steps on the front we need to have a gutter installed across it. So its just one in a long list of things to do before the cabin gets 'finished' for real.

Sad thing is, we still haven't finished and its already time to paint and stain again!

I know the feeling. My projects always seem to take longer than I have time for them. My barn rebuild which I expected to take two years on will end up being more like five or six. Mean while, driveways need rebuilt, another building needs finished, etc, and so on.

 

[jinman]

...it is almost 1000 sq ft. . . .The 'great' room featured scissor trusses that give it a high ceiling. The right side wall has a space for a fireplace and chimney and we went ahead and included a footing for the fireplace as well. One of these days.

George, that great room/dining room/ kitchen area is huge. It's just what it should be. I especially like the view of your Kubota out the kitchen window.

You certainly have a very comfortable and beautiful cabin. You'll always have a project to do there and a good excuse to enjoy getting away for a few days.

 

[jayste]

I like the layout of it. The mounts on the wall are pretty impressive as well!

 

[dmccarty]

Here is what the snow did at our place. It was good snow. It showed up overnight and was melted by lunch time!

I looked at a dozen Holly trees and this was the only red berry left.

Later,
Dan

 

[dmccarty]

I really like this one....

It is looking down a 72" diameter culvert......

Later,
Dan

 

[dmccarty]

The neighbor's fence. I think he cut down the Ceders on my land before it was my land.

If he did take the Ceders from what became my land the photo makes up for the lost trees. I have plenty of Ceders.

Later,
Dan