First Rental

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Jay Pennington — Leave a comment

It is official. Our first guests checked in yesterday at Mountain Days We sure hope they enjoy the house as much as we do. While we are a little past prime on the color of the leaves this just means the mountain views are opened up. It is the perfect weather to cozy up on the lounging couch with the gas fireplace going. From there you have choices. A good book? Some streaming TV via Starlink? Watching the mountains while the Turkey and Deer run around the neighborhood? You can even build a fire outside at the fire pit and grill some smores. The choices are yours so who is next?

The availability calendar, rates and booking information

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Jay Pennington — Leave a comment

The house is now live and available for rent through our management company. Greybeard Realty.

https://www.greybeardrentals.com/vacation-rentals/mountain-days?

Morning Coffee, with a view.

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Jay Pennington — Leave a comment

Grab a cozy blanket and a warm cup of Joe. Your sunrise rocking chair is waiting.

ET Phone Home aka Starlink

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Jay Pennington — Leave a comment

We got the Starlink dish installed on the roof today. It now appears to have a phenomenal view of the ski. The speeds speak for themselves. Who wants to work remotely? We will have monthly deals available for the winter months.

Ready for Primetime

Posted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 by Jay Pennington — Leave a comment

We have a few odds and ends left on the house to finish up. Grey Beard Realty will be managing the short-term rentals for us. The house is available for rental starting the weekend before Thanksgiving. You can contact them at https://www.greybeardrentals.com/vacation-rentals/lake-james-vacation-rentals

Really coming together

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Jay Pennington — Leave a comment

There has been a ton of work done on the house. We have a CO and we have been staying in the house. Most of our furniture is in. We are testing the Starlink Internet as well.

Smores? Aka the Fire Pit

Posted on October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 by Jay Pennington — Leave a comment

We got an update from the landscape yesterday evening. The pictures are with a thousand words.

Moving Right Along

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Jay Pennington — Leave a comment

The house is moving right along. The update from Brian at Brown Haven Friday was encouraging. The garage passed inspection and will be poured tomorrow. Weather permitting. The propane tank is buried. Tim Hobson Landscaping put down the mulch. The gutter drains are in as well. This week we are scheduled to have a framing crew start on Thursday or Friday. That is when it will start to look and feel like a house. My boss also visited the site yesterday and took some photos and videos for us. So we thought we would share a few.

More Foundation News

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 by Jay Pennington — Leave a comment

We received our Friday update from Brian at Brown Haven Homes. The foundation has passed the final inspection. The waterproofing is done and final grading should happen this week.

We are pretty excited about the grade. When we started this process there were concerns about the height of the foundation. The excavation team has done a tremendous job. The majority of the front and garage side of the house will be nearly level. The rear is only going to be three 8″ blocks out of the ground. This means a easy front access and only a few steps down to the back yard.

Building on a Good Foundation

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 by Jay Pennington — Leave a comment

We received an update from the project manager yesterday. The block is all in and the inspector signed off on the steel reinforcement. It is time for cement in the blocks with steel. Then it’s drains, waterproofing and backfilling.