Reprinted from: Focus: A Newcomer’s Guide to the High Country, A Publication of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, 2013 edition. Between a generous number of companies and local architects, there is a wide variety of or businesses, everything is made with great respect to the environment. It is by honoring the area’s natural elements […]
By Mark Kirkpatrick Reprinted from High Country Home Magazine and Resource Guide, Spring 2012 The mountains of North Carolina have been an attraction to many primary and secondary homebuyers since the turn of the last century, due to the cool mountain summers and lush scenery. Many wealthy industrialists and successful business people began to buy […]
by Emily White Reprinted from High Country Home Magazine and Resource Guide, Spring 2012 Mountain Construction claims to create art you can live in. “Well, it’s true,” boasts homeowner Bill Hunter about his mountain home atop Yonahlossee. One can verify this claim simply by looking at the outside of the home, adorned in natural […]
For more information about MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION and a free consultation CONTACT us.Green building practices include a variety of construction practices that are environmentally responsible and resource efficient. For optimum efficiency these practices have to extend throughout the buildings life cycle which consist of: 1. Site preparation 2. Design 3. Construction 4. Operation 5. Maintenance 6. […]
For information on MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION please CONTACT US*Reprinted from Charlotte Observer; April 2, 2011; Local and State Section; pg. B4By Nicole E. Smith nsmith@heraldonline.comThe city of Rock Hill’s 2020 Comprehensive Plan includes encouraging residents, churches, schools, businesses and community groups to install rain gardens in their yards.That goal got a little more within reach during […]
For more information about MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION or for a free initial office consultation, CONTACT US at 828-963-8090By Emily WhiteReprinted from High Country Home Magazine and Resource Guide, Fall 2011″It’s impossible,” is what Jim and Jo Anne Griffin heard from almost everyone when they expressed their vision for a very unique, mountain lodge. Jim, a builder […]
For more information on building or a free consultation CONTACT USPlan for Solar: Planning for solar before a project gets under way is the key to successfully harnessing the sun.By Tux Turkel Reprinted from Green Builder Magazine, October 2010 greenbuildermag.com After 30 years of living in a home that was hot in summer and cold […]
For more information on GREEN BUILDING or a free consultation CONTACT USReprinted from NAHB Brochure 12/09(NOTE: Four members of Mountain Construction’s staff have completed the Certified Green Professional (CGP) training course.)NAHB is helping its members and the building industry move the practice of green building into the mainstream with the NAHB National Green Building Program.NAHB National […]
For more information on building or a free consultation by MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION please CONTACT USMost lumber products used in the construction of homes can travel thousands of miles before reaching the job site. Southeastern United States is home to some of the most beautiful species of lumber. White pine, oak, and cypress are just some […]
For more information on GREEN BUILDING and remodeling or a free consultation CONTACT USCourtesy of the Mountain Timesby Scott Nicholson A bright future could soon be sitting over decades of buried trash. Watauga Solar LLC, a locally based company, is investigating the development of a solar-energy plant at the former landfill in Boone, which is owned […]
