Owner-Builder Chronicle
Permits, concrete, lumber, mistakes, lessons — all of it, as it happens.
Build Updates
Squaring up the foundation, digging the footers, and sneaking in a father-son fishing trip. Rebar, inspection, and the first concrete pour are what is next.
Permits & Legal
Early 2026 - architect plans finalized and the Swain County building permit issued.
May 2023 to mid-2025 - the long, buried, unglamorous fight to get septic done.
Summer 2024 - excavator on site, turning a wooded slope into a building pad.
November 2022 - thirteen properties in one day, and the last one was the ridge.
