How’s that Log Home Research Going?

June 1, 2010

Hey, we’ve all done it.  Maybe it was that classic ’67 Camaro or that antique Queen Ann Highboy, or just that riding lawn mower you wanted to buy, but you researched it to the point that you knew more than most experts. If you talk to many log home manufacturers, they’ll tell you that the [...]

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Memorial Day 2010

May 31, 2010

Today we won’t talk about log homes. Today we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for you and me. Today we give thanks to our fathers, sons, daughters and everyone who has worn the uniform of our country and served in the military. Thank you. Although it was many decades ago when I [...]

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A log home birthday

May 21, 2010

Every day we’re bombarded with distressing economic news at every turn.  I thought I’d take a minute to offer some positive news .  One of the log home industry’s most respected companies is celebrating a birthday today. PrecisionCraft Log Homes & Timber Frame is celebrating its twenty year anniversary today; founded May 21, 1990.  Jim [...]

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Buying or Building a Log Home?

May 10, 2010

I talked about this book last year, and it deserves another mention.  Written by Clyde and Jeff Cremer of American Log Homes in Colorado, they offer excellent advice on every aspect of the process, from idea stage to completed project, and explain how to choose the right style of home to fit your budget and [...]

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Log Homes and the American Buffalo

May 7, 2010

What’s more American than Log Homes and buffalo? I mean really, how many of us haven’t created a mind picture of a log home or cabin overlooking a valley with deer and buffalo roaming the landscape? Wood smoke billowing from the chimney, the smell of pine and the feeling of being part of nature… isn’t [...]

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A Log Home Cinco de Mayo in Montana

May 5, 2010

Cinco de Mayo means many things to different people.  Most I would assume, do not associate this spring celebration with snow…. unless you live in Montana.  This is the scene that greeted us this morning. Although we have a fire in the woodstove and are watching the snow fall, this is a gorgeous 5th. of [...]

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‘Green’ Log Home Info in the News

April 22, 2010

Green is good. We all acknowledge this and nowhere is this more apparent than in the log home industry.  As you might imagine, I see a lot of log home information fly across my monitor and as it relates to green building and voluntary recycling efforts.  Recently, there has been a flurry of news that [...]

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Log Home Maintenance – Log Steps

April 6, 2010

In my previous post,  Log Home DIY Maintenance, I told you about our log steps that needed to be replaced. I filmed the removal and installation of our new log steps.  Click on any photo to view the video of the installation process. Much care was taken in removing the old staircase so as not [...]

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Log Home DIY Maintenance

April 3, 2010

Wood rot… the ever-present foe of the log home owner.  It can be a hidden pocket that forms in a log, an area where water runoff isn’t properly diverted, or it can be right in front of your nose. This first image is a close-up of one of the stair treads leading up to our [...]

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Log Home Ramblings

March 21, 2010

Spring is in the air and as of Saturday, officially on the calendar.  It’s time to get serious about making that log home dream become a reality!  Our directory of log home and log cabin manufacturers, builders, dealers, suppliers and more than 100 floor plans is a great place to start! Log Homes For Sale [...]

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