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Here's something to think about if you're thinking of building a log home.

I asked my friend Greg Ebersole, the Residential Mortgage Banker for Susquehanna Bank his thoughts about mortgage rates for 2013 and here's what he said:

We do expect rates will increase as we go throughout the year.  I think most clients realize these low rates will end at some point and most importantly when inflation increases it’s a double edge sword, rates increase and costs go up.

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I’ve had several log homeowners tell me how expensive it is to have an exterminator enclose their log home in a tent because bugs have eaten their way into the log walls. Doesn’t it make since to pressure treat your entire log wall to keep the pests out in the beginning. Appalachian Log Structures specializes in Borate pressure treating the log walls to prevent termite or any other wood digesting infestation. What is Borate you say-salt that is… Continue

Appalachian Log Structures has a new Trail Cabin that's pre-built and is delivered on your site and set up for you. All you have to do is prepare a foundation and have your power and water ready to go and boom, you have a cabin set and ready to use. Plus the logs are Borate pressure treated so you don't have to worry about termites in your logs and your cabin already has a metal roof(you choose your color) windows and doors installed. You've gotta see this, it's really neat. If you're in the… Continue