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Interview with Montana Log Homes

Tom — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:44:36 +0000

From time to time, we interview log home companies and offer a forum to talk about their company, the log home industry and what makes their company unique. Today, I am pleased to share my interview with Brad Neu, President of… Tell us about Montana Log Homes. My partner, Jim Bachofner, actually started the company in 1975 [...]

The Log Home Journey… (part 2)

Tom — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:10:53 +0000

As Paul Harvey says, “this is the rest of the story”. .. the second post of a two-part article written by Mike and Sue Lemmon of Cowboy Log Builders LLC. In the event you missed it, read Part I of The Log Home Journey. OK, you’ve done your job site research. Now it is time to work on [...]

The Log Home Journey… (part 1)

Tom — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:43:29 +0000

The following is a two-part article written by Mike and Sue Lemmon of Cowboy Log Builders LLC. For anyone thinking about building a log home, this will be a great help. From A Log Home Builder In Montana and Idaho I sit here on this November afternoon looking out of the large trapezoid windows in my Great [...]

PrecisionCraft Launches Design Build Ctr.

Tom — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:37:07 +0000

The role of a log home manufacturer has changed over the years. Many of today’s major log home manufacturers evolved from local saw mills to corporations doing business internationally. In recent years, manufacturers have adopted numerous value-added services to better serve their customers. In a press release this week, PrecisionCraft announced its new Log Homes Design Build [...]

Log Homes & High-Tech Communications

Tom — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:10:55 +0000

When you think about the log home industry in general, or if you are contemplating buying or building a log or timber frame home, the notion of hi-tech is probably not foremost in your mind. A log home is more commonly associated with a laid back approach to modern living; an escape or a refuge [...]

Pumpkin Home or Log Home?

Tom — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:45:37 +0000

I’ll report, you decide… Have you ever had anyone ask you why you live in a log home? You know the type, they look at you with no comprehension and can’t believe that anyone would actually choose to live in a log home. The next time that happens, tell them it was a toss-up between a [...]

Log Home Shows (schedule)

Tom — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:40:40 +0000

Between now (Oct. 17th.) and next April, there are 13 major log home shows scheduled across the United States and Canada. I expect that a few more will be added for 1st. quarter 2010, but as of now, you can see the complete schedule here for Log Home Shows for 2009 & 2010. If you have [...]

What happened to fall?

Tom — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:09:34 +0000

Our Canadian friends build spectacular log homes. There may be only one Canadian export that is not appreciated by inhabitants of the lower 48. That would be a Canadian cold front traveling south months before anyone is ready to welcome it. In my last post I made a joke about summer being officially over. A week later [...]

Summer is officially over

Tom — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:20:25 +0000

Depending on where you live, the trees are changing colors or dropping their leaves, the days are cooler and the nights (here in Montana) are below freezing. Such annual signs usually point to Fall and the end of summer. I guess I’m either stubborn or a slow learner, but summer isn’t officially over until I [...]

Got plans to build a log home?

Tom — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:16:44 +0000

Got logs yet? I am an optimistic kind of guy, but I am no Pollyanna. I read the news and follow financial issues and I know how weak this economy is, but I’ve also been around long enough to know that things will eventually change. Don’t get me wrong… I could climb up on my soapbox and [...]