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Log Home Restoration is a matter of time. Time before that existing finish, caulking, chinking or other woodwork will need attention. Some of the problems that occur that require restoration could be avoided altogether if the potential log home owner knew what to look for before purchasing that dream home. Consider the following before building or buying your log home.

While water is a major issue with log homes, the sun is just as much a concern, if not more so than water. The sun (UV rays) can cause irreversible damage to the logs and any wood for that matter in a relatively short period of time. Wood before it is cut down and milled has moisture in the form of water, sap, oils, etc. in it. Once cut and milled it begins to dry out. As it dries, it will shrink and split causing “checks” or cracks.

This is where the trouble can start. Once the checks have opened up, water can get in and over a period of time mildew and mold will begin to grow and eventually the wood will rot.

Also, wet and rotting wood is food for insects. Rotten logs are the homeowner’s biggest problem and greatest expense. To avoid these problems, a few things should be considered when building or purchasing a log home.

Every log home, without exception should be built high enough off the ground so that water can not “splash back” onto the logs. A minimum of three feet from the logs to the ground should be sufficient. But, even higher is better. Next, roof over hangs (eves) should be no less than 24 inches to help keep rain water off the logs. The ideal log home would be one that had a wrap around porch on all four sides. This would keep the two biggest enemies, sun and water, away from the logs.  Read more...

You might now be wondering how exactly a log-splitter works. Essentially, a log-splitter works by employing a motor powered semi-hydraulic pump that exerts pressure against the surface of the log. This pump exerts pressure to push forward a metal wedge, thus forcing the log to split open. Log splitters are increasingly popular because they are both very safe to use and very easy to operate. All you need to do is just press a button (or, less frequently, pull a lever) and then sit back and watch as the splitting action of the wedge slowly and surely works its way towards the log that has been placed safely in-situ upon the log splitter. The genius of this entire set-up is that the log is thusly split by the sheer force of the pressure that is applied by the wedge. This means that the log-splitter does not require a build up of speed, nor does it require a build up of momentum as is usually the case with a traditional axe.

So, who would have cause to own a log-splitter? Really, anyone that has an open fireplace or other type of wood burner might find that owning one of these devices will come in quite handy.

For example, if you happen to have your logs delivered, you will find log splitters to be a great solution for chopping them up into suitable size pieces of wood for use in each wood burning unit inside your home. Best of all, a log-splitter takes chopping up lots of wood with a traditional axe, something that would once have been seen as a boring chore, and turns it into task that is quick and easy. You might wonder whether you’d need a log-splitter if you planned on sawing logs up with a chainsaw. Surprisingly, the answer is yes. Chainsaws are usually used for sawing up wood to logs but are not very practical for producing the kind of smaller pieces of wood to be used in a fire or wood burner.  Read more...

When websites and web servers are allowed to identify the location in which the individuals visiting their web pages for either security purposes or promotional reasons this process is known as referrer logging.  This gives website owners information on their visitors as to the type of search engine they have used to locate their website as well as if the visitor came directly to their website from a link and if so, from which particular link.

The majority of hosting accounts will not include referrer logs strictly by default.  However, oftentimes referrer logs is offered by the hosting company to the subscriber for an additional fee each month.  On the hand, there are still some hosting companies that do not provide referrer logs, which are a graphic report listing the details of each visitor to your website, at all.

Luckily, there are places available where you can still view referrer logs for your website for free or for a small fee such as these:

FTP Explorer: http://www.ftpx.com/
LogMeIn: http://secure.logmein.com/dmcq/103/support.asp
SmartFTP: http://www.smartftp.com/
FTP Voyager: http://www.ftpvoyager.com/

The referrer log will then be made available to you on your web server, which can easily be download to your computer.

This log can be used as a analysis tool to help create graphic report from your referrer log in order to understand the significances of it better try these:
Abacre Advanced Log Analyzer http://www.abacre.com/ala/
Referrer Soft http://www.softplatz.com/software/referrer/
Log Analyzer http://www.loganalyzer.net

These files can be viewed with the assistance of Microsoft Word, OpenOffice Writer, Word Perfect, WordPad, or Notepad even if you do not have one of these analyzing tools.  However, referrer logs are crucial in creating your future marketing plans and it advisable that they are not neglected or overlooked.  Referrer logs can also provide such information as the type of keywords or phrases in which a visitor was searching for, which can aid in the rankings of your website.  Read more...

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