Log Siding: Learning the Basics Are you thinking of building a new home for your family? What about a log home? Is the idea of living comfortably in a log home appeal to you? Well, a log home doesn’t have to appear like all logs from all sides. In today’s modern society, there are a lot of alternatives to use for a home to look like a log home, and one of the most well-known is the so-called log siding. On the most basic, a log siding is made out of wood logs. It is made of Continue Reading ...

Roofing Nail Guns Roofing nail guns are some of the more extreme of DIY tools and are often reserved only for the professional contractor. If you are putting together a small chest of draws or a book case you only really need the effective and affordable services of a standard hammer but if you are attaching a roof to a 2 story house it could take you weeks to put a few nails in. Roofing nail guns take the burden out of this chore and make your job much quicker and much simpler so whether Continue Reading ...

Due Diligence 101 Or What You Do Not Know Can Kill You! Introduction: This article is written as a general discussion on the subject of “Due Diligence”. It is for informational purposes and not intended to be a definitive guideline for your exact situation. You should consult the appropriate professionals with regard to your specific transaction or situation. Further, this article is in no way advocating, suggesting or implying that anyone engages in any type fraudulent activities Continue Reading ...

Building Your Dream Home – Part 3 Exterior Framing Continues With the home’s sub-floor down and the exterior walls framed and up, the framing crew was on to the roof. Though the roof was rather simple in structure with just a 12/12 pitch and no valleys it was a significant framing undertaking due to just the size and height of it. The house was 32 feet wide by 44 feet in length, and the exterior side walls stood 11 feet tall in the great room. This exterior wall height of 11 feet Continue Reading ...

Various Back Massage Techniques Back Massage is one of the best ways through which you can relive yourself from back pain. You can use various back massage techniques for benefits, such as relaxation, increased body awareness, better blood circulation and improved lymphatic drainage for release of toxins. Selecting a right back massage technique is important for receiving maximum benefits. Typically, during the back massage, a masseur uses massage oil to decrease friction created on the Continue Reading ...

Thatch Roofing Materials One can easily be charmed to the tropical aura thatch roofing effortlessly exudes. Thatch is not only the oldest but also the most versatile roofing material known to man. From the leafy palm fronds on Polynesian edifices to water reeds on European cottages, thatch roofing materials simply have an incomparable quaint allure all of its own. Thatch was predominantly used up to the 19th century but with the influx of modern types roofing materials, its use Continue Reading ...

The Story Behind Saltbox Architecture Saltbox homes can convey years of American colonial history in a single glance. With distinctive high pitched asymmetrical roofs, and flat, unadorned exteriors, these homes show how people lived in the nation's earliest days, between the early 16th and late 17th centuries, adjusting their homes as needed to make things easier. Because of their unique features, Saltbox homes are also instantly recognizable, and among the iconic residences of the Continue Reading ...

Making The Most Of Your Internet Business A website should give you new ways of marketing and selling your products and building relationships with your customers. But when I do a search for just about anything online I see a lot of web sites that are totally ineffective. It seems that a lot of people forget that they are only one among tens of hundreds of thousands of the same type of businesses. In order to compete you have to stand out. But it seems that the only standing out a lot of Continue Reading ...

An ice dam isn’t good news for a home or a business. It is something that should be looked for in very bad weather. Failure to locate them can result in some serious problems. An ice dam can form along the ridge of a roof and as a result snow that melts can drain off onto the ground. As a result a large amount of snow will stay on the top of the facility. You may not realize just how heavy snow and ice can be for a structure. The water that can’t get down off the roof can end up resulting Continue Reading ...