Tom Heatherington's (loghome) Blog

Most of you know me as the editor of one of the largest log home websites (The Log Home Directory), but you may not know that I have been involved with Internet marketing since the early 90s. In addition to being passionate about the log home industry, I also consult with businesses about online ...

I can't believe it has been so long since I last posted here, but hopefully the news I have will provide a legitimate excuse for my absence. We are pleased to announced a great new resource, Log Home Real Estate Classifieds! This is a real estate listing service exclusively for log homes, log cab...

If you or a client are considering buying an older log home, you will want to make sure that the wood used in the construction of the home was not treated with harmful or carcinogenic chemicals.  Over the years, the building industy (including log home manufacturers) have used different chemicals...

The Log Home Directory has been growing both in content and in visitor traffic virtually every month since its inception back in 2004.  I am very encouraged to see the increase in traffic that has occurred in recent months.  For the past 30 days alone we've set another record for visitors to our ...

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!  I hope that today is a special day for you and your family.  I've been helping my bride do all the cooking prep and now we're taking a break and letting the oven work its magic on a great looking turkey. I thought I'd take a minute and tell you about some exciting c...

Up until October 3rd., the tax incentives for homeowners to utilize solar or wind energy were minimal. A maximum Federal tax credit for homeowners was only $2,000 for photovoltaic systems, wind or solar water heating systems in any tax year.  Congress just passed a substantial tax incentive for h...

Just a quick FYI... I don't want to duplicate posts, but I wanted you to know that I added a post to the Group, Technology Side of Active Rain. I posed the question, "What method do you use to backup your data?" ~Thanks, Tom  

No matter where you may be in the log home building process, from mildly curious to a serious buyer, there is nothing as enlightening or useful as attending a log home show.  Having the opportunity to meet and talk with manufacturers, builders and dealers face-to-face lets you ask them all your q...

If you or a client of yours are considering building or buying a log home or a timber frame home, I would highly recommend that you attend a log home show.   There are shows happening all over the country during the fall and spring and there you can find custom log home floor plans, collect broch...

Hey, if your representative in Congress hasn't called you yet about news of your personal ‘Bail-Out Plan'... they probably aren't going to call.  You know how busy that bunch is today working hard on that trillion-dollar economic package they want us to pay for... My advice to Americans is to cre...