Richmond Woods

Purchase and Location

I bought this property in 2005 and named it Richmond Woods for my father who taught me about nature and respect for the wild. It's located in Alabama near the Alabama/Georgia state line. The small nearby village of Mentone, AL has been a mountain retreat for 150 years for people escaping the summer heat of Birmingham and Atlanta. My companion, Carolyn, has helped me every step of the way.

A Cottage in the Woods
When you were little, did someone read fairy tales to you? Invariably, there was mention of a cottage in the woods. Our plan is to build such a place: handmade, no architect plans, buying local materials or using salvaged materials. The purpose of this blog is to document our progress.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Last of the Workshop Wall Framing

My Christmas present from Scott and Sam came early this year. On Friday, they drove over from Charleston SC to help me with the last of the wall framing. Scott (the tall one) is Carolyn's nephew and Sam is Scott's daughter's (Christina's ) boyfriend.

We had a fun time eating chili and building the frames.

After they left on Saturday, I stuck around a little while to add sheathing to the new framing. When I fell off a ladder (after dropping a piece of OSB on the back of my leg), I decided it was time to retreat and lick my wounds.