Friday, July 19, 2024

Sansin Enviro Stains

Jack Hutslar, Authorized Dealer

Ask Jack about Sansin Enviro Stains for your wood projects. 

Water based. Low VOCs. Breathable. Many colors. Nationwide service. 

SDF for exteriors. Purity for interiors. Floors. DEC for porches and decks. Firestop flame retardant. Sansin.com

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

Honest Abe Living . July 2024

 The July 2024 issue of Honest Abe Living online

Included in this month’s free, interactive magazine are the following stories plus loads of photos and videos:

[] Smoky Mountain Views, the home of Matthew & Ashley Cox

[] Selecting Exterior Log Home Colors by Molly Cooper, designer, Cooper & Co.

[] Log Cabin Month celebrated with invitations to Honest Abe’s Model Homes

[] Honest Abe’s Place in Log Cabin History

[] The Future is Now – Log home design embraces technology for convenience

[] Video tour of The Ocampo Residence overlooking Dale Hollow Lake

[] “Honest Abe Living in The Kitchen” YouTube Series – April Smith Patterson creates Tater Tot Casserole

[] The Shaneyfelt Plan Perfect for Log Cabin Month – see the video tour of this historic reproduction log cabin.

[] Plan to attend the July 20 log raising & mill tour.

Follow this link to the interactive magazine:

https://www.honestabe.com/honest-abe-living/honest-abe-living-july-2024/

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Photo Gallery of Log Homes by Honest Abe Log Homes

Photo Gallery 

Westport Model

https://www.honestabe.com/honest-abe-log-homes-photo-collection/

Photo Gallery of Log Homes by Honest Abe Log Homes with LogHomesByJack

100+ photo files. Many options. Log or Eco-Panel. 

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Serving VA NC plus any underserved area

Always available by appointment

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Floor Plan Catalog by Honest Abe Log Homes

 Honest Abe Log Home

Floor Plans Catalog 2021

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Floor Plans

Go to => LogHomesByJack.com

Upper Left Link to Floor Plans

Click on that

Our floor plans are suitable for all of our "very green" Log, Eco-Panel and Timber Frame homes.

Easily Modified ... Too big? We can usually make it smaller. Too small? We can always make it larger. Want to blend in two different models? Piece of cake for us. Not possible for some other companies!

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To set up a meeting, contact: 

HutslarJack@gmail.com at 336-407-2157 [m]

Authorized Log Home Dealer since 2001**

Monday, June 3, 2024

Honest Abe Living . June 2024 Issue

The June in Honest Abe Living where you can enjoy the following:


[] Our First Zero Energy Ready Home – a video tour

[] Exploring the Vibrancy of Contrasting Colors in Log Home Design with Molly Cooper, designer

[] Reading Retreats – A cozy log home offers the place for an even cozier library

[] to Honest Abe's Murfreesboro Model – a video tour

[] Summer Log Raising Set for July 20

[] Revisiting a Favorite – the Joyce home in Virginia remains a 

classic

[] Join April Patterson and Molly Cooper in a home by Honest Abe as they create a summer multi layered salad – YouTube series

[] Tour Mountain Moksha and see how a customer combined two floor plans to create a mountain retreat – video tour


Follow this link to our interactive magazine:

https://www.honestabe.com/honest-abe-living/honest-abe-living-june-2024/

Saturday, June 1, 2024

All Material Packages Are Not Created Equal

The Honest Abe log home material package 

Call Jack when you have questions about our material package. We present an itemized list of materials for our buyers when we send you our estimated pricing.


It is customary for log home companies to leave items out of their packages to make their prices lower and seemly more attractive. However, buyers and the builders still need to purchase those items that we include for the dry-in. It is for this reason that we offer an itemized price list that shows what is being purchased.

Items that are commonly NOT provided in other material packages are ...

• the subfloor
• stains for outside and inside
• internal framing and doors
• basement framing when needed
• matching windows and doors for basements 

These are some of the usual omissions by other manufacturers. That reduces their costs. This is exactly why buyers need to see what they are buying. 

By the way, I have also prepared a "NOT List" for my clients. It reveals what is not in our packages like the foundation, HVAC, shingles, flooring, fixtures, support posts for decks and porches and more.

Understand and compare what you are buying from us and our competitors. 

Thanks for caring enough to compare offerings ... Jack

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Friday, May 3, 2024

Random DIY tip about interior color selections



Random DIY tip about interior color selections

Some of our clients want the wood grain look throughout the interior of their log homes. Log siding 1x6, 1x8, 1x10 or 1x12 is what we offer to complete that dream. Even 1/2 of our 10 inch round-round log. Sansin Purity Interior Stain is the coating product offered in our material packages.

Other clients want to see more color throughout the interior. That usually means sheetrock or some type of paneling, even stone, or all of the above.

When deciding on interior colors, drop in the paint section of your local warehouse or hardware store. They have displays of paint colors. Find the section where they have chips that show two or three color combinations. Pick the combinations that blend well with your wood walls and trim. This solves your questions about what colors work best together. 

You are welcome … Jack at LogHomesByJack