Tom Heatherington's (loghome) Blog

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...