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Log Home Construction Tour
June 2, 2012 @ 12:00 am
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“A Collaboration of Leatherwood Mountains Resort, 4 Forty Four and Log Homes of America to Custom Design and Build a Green Certified Log Home.”
The beautiful Leatherwood Mountains Resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains invites you to see log homes under construction. On June 2, 2012, Leatherwood Mountains Resort, in conjunction with log home builder 4 Forty Four and log home manufacturer Log Homes of America will host a self-guided tour and seminar to see and hear first-hand how log homes are constructed.
It will be a one-stop shop!! – experts in land development, log package manufacturing and log home construction will be on hand to discuss and answer questions about all aspects of log home building from land considerations, foundations, log stacking, engineering, green building, and much more!!
• Self-Guided Tour: 9am – 12pm
• Lunch: 12pm – 1pm
• Optional Seminar: 1pm – 2pm
• Interactive Time w/ Builder, Developer & Log Manufacturer: 9am – 2pm
For more information:
www.4fortyfour.com
www.leatherwoodmountains.com
SEMINAR INFORMATION:
Please RSVP to Jeremy Bertrand at jeremy@loghomesofamerica.com or 800-564-8496 if you wish to attend the seminar (~1-hour) about building a log home. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL ATTENDEES. The seminar covers all topics related to building from land, to log home options and design, to interior design and more.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
From Wilkesboro – DRIVE TIME – GIVE YOURSELF AT LEAST 35 MINUTES FROM WILKESBORO – take Exit 286B (Wilkes Community College exit) off US 421, take NC 268 west 16 miles, turn right on Elk Creek/Darby Road 6 miles, Leatherwood is on the Right.
From Boone – DRIVE TIME – GIVE YOURSELF AT LEAST 45 MINUTES FROM BOONE – take US 421 east (or south)2 miles from town take a right at the light on to old 421 east (south) go 1.7 miles & turn right on winding Elk Creek Road 12 miles, turn left on Elk Creek Road 1 mile. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR HORSE TRAILERS!!!
From Blowing Rock – DRIVE TIME – GIVE YOURSELF AT LEAST 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES FROM BLOWING ROCK – Take US 321 South towards Lenoir. Go Approximately 13 miles & turn Left on Hwy 268 & go approximately 14 miles on 268 EAST. Turn Left on Elk Creek Road (watch for the Leatherwood sign) & go 6 miles. Leatherwood is on the right. NOTE: Hwy 321 is closed on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 12:00 – 2:00 for construction.
From Lenoir – DRIVE TIME – GIVE YOURSELF AT LEAST 1 HOUR FROM LENOIR take NC 18 north 9 miles, turn left on Grandin Road 6 miles, turn right on NC 268 2 miles, turn left on Elk Creek/Darby Road 6 miles, Leatherwood is on the Right.
From Winston Salem – DRIVE TIME – GIVE YOURSELF AT LEAST 1 HOUR and 40 MINUTES FROM WINSTON – Take Hwy 421 North toward Wilkesboro. Go approximately 50 miles & take Exit 286B (Wilkes Community College exit) off US 421, turn left on NC 268 west, go 16 miles, turn right on Elk Creek/Darby Road 6 miles, Leatherwood is on the Right.
From Charlotte – DRIVE TIME – GIVE YOURSELF AT LEAST 2 HOURS & 15 MINUTES FROM CHARLOTTE – take Interstate 77 north 72 miles, take exit 73B onto US 421 north 23 miles, take Exit 286B (Wilkes Community College exit) off US 421, turn left on NC 268 west 16 miles, turn right on Elk Creek/Darby Road 6 miles, Leatherwood is on the Right.
From Virginia – take Interstate 77 South, take exit 73B onto US 421 north 23 miles, take Exit 286B (Wilkes Community College exit) off US 421, turn left on NC 268 west 16 miles, turn right on Elk Creek/Darby Road 6 miles, Leatherwood is on the Right.
From Atlanta take I-85 North 226 miles, take the US 321 North exit, exit number 17, towards Lincolnton. Drive north about 60 miles to Lenoir. Turn right on NC 18 north and drive 9 miles, turn left on Grandin Road and drive 6 miles, turn right on NC 268 and drive 2 miles, turn left on Elk Creek/Darby Road and drive 6 miles. The entrance to Leatherwood is on your right. You can’t miss it if you’ve gotten this far.
From Asheville & Tennessee: – Go I-40 east until you get to Morganton. Take the Hwy. 64 exit. Take a Left on to 64 and follow the Hwy. 64 east truck route signs around Morganton. Highway 64 turns into 18 north. Follow 18 North through Lenoir. 9 miles outside of Lenoir take a Left on Grandin Road. Stay on Grandin 6 miles until it dead-ends into Hwy. 268. Go right on 268 for 2 miles and then take a left on Elk Creek road. Leatherwood is 6 miles out on the right.
