If you check out the April 2022 edition of Atlanta Magazine, you’ll find an awesome write up about our Pinhoti Peak project…or as they named it the HOUSE OF THE FUTURE! We are thrilled that our outside-the-box design is being so well received…even before we complete construction! And the kids always love to see our […]

Product Objective: Chip often says that he wants Pinhoti Peak to be an impenetrable fortress. What he means is that once we finish building, we want this structure to be solid, resilient and energy efficient with little to no maintenance. Our Pinhoti Solution: We started with a solid foundation and then metal studwork, but a […]

As seen on Fox & Friends – May 22, 2022 Pauli and I are so excited that our friends over at Fox decided to follow this journey of building Pinhoti Peak. Even though we’ve done hundreds and hundreds of projects, we are learning so much while building this modern mountain cabin on top of Fort Mountain […]

These 33, 40′ glulam beams are one of the only wooden elements in the entire structure. Since they will extend to the exterior we needed a protective coating that would protect the wood from weather and UV damage. That’s why Chip selected products from Perma-Chink. We first worked with Perma-Chink when we renovated our real […]

Chip’s December check-in on Pinhoti! Despite the cold temperatures, framing is making progress and nd the floor trusses are stealing the show! Chip picked a product from TrimJoist® because this unique combination of open-web floor truss and a trimmable, wooden I-joist, gives our build a superior cantilever capability and the flexibility to trim the joists […]

Let’s be honest… Chip is a perfectionist and when he does anything…he goes ALL OUT! That was certainly the case when we decided to build a to-scale model of Pinhoti. Having a scaled model of the home not only helps us visualize the details, but also helps us communicate our construction techniques, innovative spatial planning, […]

As seen on Fox & Friends – December 5, 2021 Pauli and I are so excited for you to to continue following us on this journey of building Pinhoti Peak, and here’s the clip of our recent holiday check in on the morning show Fox & Friends: Even though we’ve done hundreds and hundreds of […]

As seen on Fox & Friends – October 24, 2021 Pauli and I are so excited to share this project that we’ve been working on for the last several month! Like most, this past year had our family re-evaluating the way we do life, and longing even more for a place we can escape. Pinhoti […]

Our family has always felt most fully awake, fully engaged when we are submerged in nature. Whether it is a high-speed adventure of ATV rides or white-water rafting, or a quiet reflective hike…the wilderness calls us. It refreshes and energizes us. It challenges and inspires us.

Maybe it is our background in real estate, or maybe it’s just our daydreaming nature, but Chip and I just enjoy driving and looking at properties. So, on our route home from our ATV adventure, we decided to see if there was anything for sale nearby. I was disappointed to see there was not anything […]