latest series
With each project, The Perkins team creates a title for the series. They just wrapped up ‘The Nantahala Retreat’ and are currently publishing videos in a new series called ‘Building a Mountain Cabin.’ Each episode is in chronological order and plays like a TV show. Fans often revisit previous series as one would rewatch a season of a Netflix or Hulu show.
mountain cabin ep12
It’s the beginning of another adventure building a home start to finish with the Perkins Brothers and Crew!! As usual we are perched on a remote mountain top in the the Great Smoky Mountains, which poses it’s own unique challenges for construction. On this episode we Put down the loft subfloor and then build out the high wall sections for the vaulted living area! But… unfortunately we have to remodel some of our framing immediately 😂
loft floor framing
It’s the beginning of another adventure building a home start to finish with the Perkins Brothers and Crew!! As usual we are perched on a remote mountain top in the the Great Smoky Mountains, which poses it’s own unique challenges for construction. On this episode we frame the interior walls of the main living space of the cabin and then go up another floor! This includes great tips for building girders, walls and floor systems
wall construction
It’s the beginning of another adventure building a home start to finish with the Perkins Brothers and Crew!! As usual we are perched on a remote mountain top in the the Great Smoky Mountains, which poses it’s own unique challenges for construction. On this episode We finish framing the exterior walls on the main floor of our mountain cabin! We also try out Zip System liquid flashing on our windowsills, and give teach some of the most critical fundamentals for building good walls!