Portfolio project · 2023

Cane Creek Cabin

A small Craftsman cabin on three wooded acres in Fletcher

Fletcher, Henderson County 2023 Not for sale — private residence

3 Bedrooms

2 Bathrooms

1,980 Sq ft

3.2 acres Lot

2023 Year

The build

A retired couple came to us with 3.2 acres in Fletcher they had owned for years and a clear brief: less house than the one they were selling, built well enough to be the last one.

The answer was 1,980 square feet on a single level — a full-width covered porch with timber brackets, a board-formed concrete hearth around a wood stove, 36-inch doors everywhere so the house works as they age, and a detached garage with a heated workshop bay. Standing-seam roof, cement-board siding, a new well and a conventional septic so there are no monthly utility base charges.

It was a cost-plus, open-book job, owner-funded from a land sale, so there were no draws driving the calendar. Seven months at a relaxed pace, same crew as our spec builds. It is not for sale and never was; it is here because it is some of our best work.

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The 360 read

How this project was analyzed

Every WNCRD build is tested against the same eight questions before capital is committed.

Market Not a resale play — a build-to-suit for owners who wanted less house, done well, on land they already owned.

Land 3.2 wooded acres the owners had held for years. New well and conventional septic; driveway followed an old logging track to limit grading.

Product Three beds, 2 baths, 1,980 sq ft, single level, 36-inch doors throughout so the house works as they age in place.

Costs Cost-plus contract with an open book. Landed at $242 per foot; the heated workshop bay was the one scope add during the build.

Capital Owner-funded from a land sale elsewhere. No construction loan, so the schedule was set by trades, not by draws.

Execution Seven months, relaxed pace by owner preference. Same core crew as our spec builds, which kept quality consistent.

Exit No exit — this is their home. Value to WNC is the reference and the trade relationships it kept busy between spec starts.

Risk Low financial risk on a cost-plus owner-funded job. The discipline was scope creep; the open-book format kept it visible.

approved Approved as a portfolio and relationship build between spec projects.

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