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Pouring Footings: Small Modular Cabin

Pouring Footings: Small Modular Cabin

The very next day a truck backed in with a concrete pump. There was no rain in the near forecast, so we are going to have our footers* poured. I will be so relieved. Last time our footers took months and cost tens of thousands 

Site Preparation for Our New Modular Cabin

Site Preparation for Our New Modular Cabin

The Cabin Planning Guide from Westwood Cabins lists three phases and we are nearly at the end of the last phase, site work to get our property ready for the home. Westwood Cabins suggested a local contractor, Taylor Fowler. He had helped with a cabin 

Small Modular Cabin Construction: HVAC

Small Modular Cabin Construction: HVAC

The HVAC Plan includes the mini-split heat pump head units (the inside part) and the condenser (the outside part). Plus it includes the bathroom exhaust fan, range hood vent and dryer vent. Mini-split Heat Pump The cabin has two Samsung Quantum Wall Mounted Heat Pump 

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 Code for Water, Drain, Waste, Vent and Tankless Water Heater

Small Modular Code for Water, Drain, Waste, Vent and Tankless Water Heater

If you are designing your own plans for a small house, it can be hard to figure out what is going to conform to the building code. Plans for our 763 square foot cabin have been reviewed and for compliance with NC Codes. The building 

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 

Modular Cabin Construction: Framing

Modular Cabin Construction: Framing

They are working fast. This will be the living room of our new modular cabin. The walls are framed and the outside sheathing is on. This room will be the living room and kitchen. This is standing in the living room and looking into the 

Final Stamped and Approved Plan for Our Modular Cabin

Final Stamped and Approved Plan for Our Modular Cabin

We are having a modular cabin built by Westwood Cabins. It is a single modular pre-fab cabin that is being built in South Carolina to be moved to our land in North Carolina. We made revisions to the plans, so they had to be reviewed