Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
from Sally and Jack

Best wishes to all in 2013

Honest Abe Log Homes Year End Sales Event

Save Now on your Log Home or Timber Frame Home Material Package

This is worth repeating ... Save Now on your Log Home or Timber Frame Home Material Package

LogHomesByJack.com and Honest Abe Log Homes are jointly offering a Year End Savings Event. Place a $1,000 minimum deposit on your Log Home or Timber Frame Home material package and SAVE even more. 

Additional discounts can range from $2,500 to $10,000 depending on the price of your material package. 800 767-4916.

Delivery must be taken before July 1, 2013. If later than that date, new 2013 price change applies. This offer ends 12/31/12.

Serving VA NC WV from Smith Mountain Lake. We work well via email where ever you live or want your package sent. Builders available upon request. 

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To nail down this savings, contact Jack@LogHomesByJack.com or 800 767-4916. 

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This information is brought to you by LogHomesByJack.com. Serving Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Florida and the Southeast from Smith Mountain Lake and North Carolina from the Piedmont Triad. Offering a very good combination of price, quality of materials and service. To ease your doubt, give Jack a shout. 800 767-4916.

For Sale at Showroom – Miscellaneous Stuff

For Sale – Miscellaneous Stuff Inside
The Forum at Westlake on Rt 122
13699 Booker T Washington Highway, Suite 201
Moneta, Virginia 24121

Open 11 to 5pm Tues-Sat and by appointment

$200.00 Stained glass emblem - sold
$49.00 Golf clubs, bag, right, 13 clubs - sold

$105.00 Water skis, barely got wet - sold

$125.00 Cross cut saw, 4 foot blade
$25.00 Shag carpet, 6 x 9 - sold

$20.00 Window screens, 2 for 3046
$15.00 Window screen 1 for 3032

3 for $1.00 Pet ball toys
5 for $1.00 Adopt previously owned golf balls

$6.00 Radio, newer - sold
$5.00 Radio, older - sold

$5.00 Table, small

$15.00 Table, wood checkerboard
$25.00 Child’s Ironing Board, wooden, old

$200.00 Lobster tennis ball machine with cover
$110.00 Golf clubs, bag, left, youth or ladies, 16 clubs

$18.00 Wire shelf, rectangular
$15.00 Wire corner shelf

$1.00 Wire holder for file drawer
$25.00 Miata car cover - sold

$0.25 each Books
$15.00 Bedside lamps, 2 - sold

$15.00 Drafting lamp - sold
$7.00 Desk lamp, florescent - sold

More good stuff added periodically

SOLD - $200.00 HP mini computer 2010 - soldSOLD - $695.00 Oval glass front door, gold leaded glass, jam and ext cedar trimSOLD - $9.00 Gas cans, 5 gallon capacity, 2 left @ $5 each
SOLD - $200.00 HP mini computer 2010

Jack Hutslar
LogHomesByJack.com
Showroom in The Forum at Westlake
Moneta VA 24121
800 767-4916
Open Tues - Sat from 11am to 5pm and By Appointment

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This information is brought to you by LogHomesByJack.com. Serving Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Florida and the Southeast from Smith Mountain Lake and North Carolina from the Piedmont Triad. Offering a very good combination of price, quality of materials and service. To ease your doubt, give Jack a shout. 800 767-4916.

ATT: Contractors & Subs in Lynchburg RMA

Hey Contractors, Subs and Home Service Professionals in the Lynchburg RMA

1st Thursday of each Month

Want more business? Plan ahead. Do not wait until you are dead in the water to begin searching for new business. Let RMA help you.

Networking is good use of your time and money. Every person who attends knows at least 150 people who could be looking for your special kind of help.

AND ... If you are a builder and know someone who has spoken with you about a log home, perhaps you can build it for them. We have systems in place to help you with the know-how. Call Jack at 800 767-4916.

December 6th 2012 meeting:

at Big Lick

Thursday December 6th from 11:45 to 1:00 pm

Big Lick on business 29, exit 7 in Lynchburg

Call Jack for more info at 800 767-4916.

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Past Meeting Notices

November 1st 2012 meeting:

at Big Lick

October 4th 2012 meeting:

at Big Lick

September 6th 2012 meeting:
at Big Lick

Thursday September 6th from 11:45 to 1:00 pm
Big Lick on business 29, exit 7 in Lynchburg
Call Jack for more info at 800 767-4916.

August 2, 2012
1st Thursday

Date Changed to 

Thursday July 12 do to storm related power outages

June 2012 meeting
Thursday June 7th from 11:30 to 1:00 pm at Big Lick in Lynchburg
Call Jack for more info at 800 767-4916.
We had 10 members participating.

Previous meeting:

Join us for meeting Thursday May 3, 2012 from 11:30am to 1:00pm at China Supper Buffet on corner at 9603 Timberlake and Waterlick. 
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Tip: Log home design

20 Essentials of Great Log Home Designs

Read the full entire article at the link below
http://www.loghome.com/20_essentials_of_great_log_home_designs/articles/523

Everything you need to know to create a warm, comfortable, attractive home.

Over the last 30 years, architects and designers have taken log cabin design to places our founding fathers could scarcely imagine. Yesterday's one-room cabins have become full-fledged homes—even castles—sought out by do-it-yourselfers and boardroom barons alike.

Yet no matter how far-flung the application, log homes remain a direct link to things that are earthy and natural. We see them. We feel them in the very marrow of our bones. Logs choose us as much as we choose them.

Because these homes are what they are—dynamic, vigorous, natural—there is much to learn from them and about them when it comes to planning and decorating. You'll find many quirky challenges, but also exciting opportunities. Together, they form the core of your journey to home sweet log home.

To make that journey a little easier, here are 20 design essentials I have discovered during my years photographing, writing about and living in log homes.

1. Your Decor Should Fit with Your Logs

2. Drywall Isn't a Dirty Word

3. Tall Walls Need Visual Relief

4. Let the Trees Speak

5. The Sun's Kiss Can Be Dangerous [to interior and exterior]

6. Don't 'Oversize' Your Furnishings

7. Every Room Needs a Point of View

8. Muffling Your Walls Will Improve Acoustics

9. Your Rooms Should Be Versatile

10. Log Homes Crave Extra Lighting [better believe it]

11. Brightening the Walls Helps, Too

12. It's OK to Play with Your Decor

13. Color Can Accent and Unify [use same color 3 times]

14. Fabrics and Textiles Should Match the Setting

15. Flooring Should Fit with Its Function

16. Consider Collectibles for Your Cabin

17. Hanging Wall Art Takes a Little Creativity

18. Nature Belongs in Your Log Home

19. Decorating Doesn't Stop at the Back Door [outdoor spaces]

20. There's Always Room for Improvement

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Tip: Starter idea for home and garage

Starter idea for your log or timber frame home

As you might guess, it is common for me to receive telephone inquiries about log homes. During these conversations, I eventually learn that clients would like to have a garage or storage building in addition to their log or timber frame home. It is common for people to not build the log home and the garage at the same time. The timing for construction usually revolves around "cash" issues.

When this occurs, a garage with an apartment over [i.e, FROG] frequently comes into the conversation. At that point, I suggest the following economic answer to their "timing" issues.

A solution: Build the garage or shed with apartment over using our RuStick system.
In this system, we build the garage using log siding outside and inside, where appropriate. Thus, the apartment in particular takes on the character of a log home from the inside. Obviously, we take time to match the garage to what they "believe" to be the style and stain color of the future log home or timber frame home.

Construction of the log home or timber frame home can take place later when it fits the budget. This is a construction strategy that saves money and provides our clients with their rustic getaway at the same time. Eventually, the apartment becomes their "guest" quarters when the manor house has been completed. It makes economic sense in many cases. -jh
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This information is brought to you by LogHomesByJack.com. Serving Virginia and the Southeast from Smith Mountain Lake and North Carolina from the Piedmont Triad. Offering a very good combination of price, quality of materials and service. When in doubt, give Jack a shout. 800 767-4916.

Sansin Timber-Tec

Attention Log Home Builders

Keep your logs clean and protected in the yard.

• protects against surface staining and weathering
• industrial-strength UV protection
• no wash-out

Sansin Timber-Tec – available in 3 formulas.

• Timber-Tec M30 – enhances color of freshly-peeled logs
• Timber-Tec C20 – allows wood to golden mildly
• Timber-Tec T40 – highly water-repellent for long-term protection

LIMITED TIME OFFER!

Buy 5 pails and get 1 free

Expired April 29, 2011

Call 1-800 767-4916 for details or to order.

Spring is here, and your yard is probably full of carefully selected logs and timbers as you get ready for the building season – valuable wood that needs to be protected against the elements. With Sansin Timber-Tec, your wood can get the protection it deserves. Sansin Timber-Tec is an industrial strength wood primer designed to protect your logs against surface staining and weathering – even before they leave your yard.

Now you can protect your logs with Sansin Timber-Tec and save!

For a limited time, buy 5 pails of Sansin Timber-Tec and get 1 pail free.

Sansin Timber-Tec is formulated with modified natural oils and resins, carried deep into the wood by one of nature’s commonplace miracles – water. As the water evaporates, Sansin Timber-Tec bonds directly with the wood substrate for long-lasting protection. Sansin Timber-Tec bonds with your logs and timber to form a protective shield that repels condensed water, while allowing water vapor to escape – dramatically improving dimensional stability and allowing wood to adjust naturally to moisture levels in the environment.

Because Sansin Timber-Tec’s unique formula lets wood ‘breathe,’ it can be applied to green as well as seasoned timber. Apply Sansin Timber-Tec to your freshly peeled logs and enjoy the peace of mind that comes from knowing they will be protected from building through to shipping and construction. Using Sansin Timber-Tec means your logs will look better when they leave your yard.

Like all Sansin products Timber-Tec is environmentally friendly, non-flammable and user friendly. Now available in two transparent formulas: M-30, a colored concentrate that enhances the natural color of freshly-peeled white wood logs; and C-20 a clear concentrate that allows wood to golden mildly.

Find out how to take advantage of this limited time offer and protect your logs for less.

Call us at 1-800 767-4916 or contact us directly via e-mail at Jack@LogHomesByJack.com.

Visit us at www.LogHomesByJack.com [see the Stain button] or www.sansin.com to find out more about Sansin Timber-Tec.

Sincerely,
The Sansin Corporation
Sjoerd Bos, Vice-President

P.S. In addition to logs and timbers, Sansin Timber-Tec is perfect for wood joinery and millwork projects. In fact, it works well on almost any wood surface that needs protection from weathering.

P.P.S. Offer expires April 29th, 2011. Call now to protect your logs for less!
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This information is brought to you by LogHomesByJack.com. Serving Virginia and the Southeast from Smith Mountain Lake and North Carolina from the Piedmont Triad. Offering a very good combination of price, quality of materials and service. When in doubt, give Jack a shout. 800 767-4916.