Shaver’s Creek Expansion
Since 1976, Shaver’s Creek has been educating Penn State students, schoolchildren, and community members by modeling respect for each other and the natural world. Their mission is to provide individuals and communities with the knowledge, values, skills, and experiences to interact in harmony with one another and the systems that support all life. The model of […]
August 2017 Log Home of the Month
When Amy and Tom Thompson designed and built their home atop a Tennessee hill two years ago, one question shaped each decision they made: Is this in keeping with a house built in the 1850s? “We wanted to build a house that would look like it’s always been up on that hill,” explained Tom, whose […]
August 2017 Log Home of the Month
When Amy and Tom Thompson designed and built their home atop a Tennessee hill two years ago, one question shaped each decision they made: Is this in keeping with a house built in the 1850s? “We wanted to build a house that would look like it’s always been up on that hill,” explained Tom, whose […]
Hearthstone Returns From the Ashes
A little over a year ago, Hearthstone lost it’s main manufacturing facility due to a major fire. We had been operating in Dandridge, TN since 1971 up until this point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOFSATQoHqQ “It’s pretty stunning,” owner Randy Giles said, surveying the smoking pile of rubble. “I’ve been coming in here 50 to 100 hours a week for […]
Alan Anderson’s Work Away From Work
Here at Hearthstone, Alan Anderson, senior project designer, has shown extreme loyalty and has been a vital piece to our company for over 30 years. However, when he’s not designing timber-frame and log homes for customers, he spends his time volunteering as a chairman on the board of directors for Lakeway Area Habitat for Humanity, […]
The Top 6 Best Reasons To Build A Custom Barn In 2019 by HearthStone Homes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYDQllKVWpE The traditional design and use of the “barn” have evolved tremendously over the years. However, no matter what, the feeling created by a barn structure continues to bring us back to our roots of yesteryear. Whether you prefer traditional style horse barns or modern barn home, these multi-purpose structures are hard to surpass. Any […]
Top 8 Reasons To Build a Hearthstone Home
1) Money Back Guarantee: It is difficult to develop a guarantee or warranty for a log or timber frame home. All of the ones we know about are just from third party warranty companies that are filled with legalese and loopholes. We can provide one of them just as easily as any other company. But, […]
Creative Ways to Use Tiny Homes
Typically among the goals of homeowners are to recreate feelings of genuine warmth and intimate coziness, to disturb the natural environment as little as possible, and to simplify and create a rustic, more authentic, getaway lifestyle. Across the country, there’s been a real revival in cabin craftsmanship in general, and smaller log structures specifically, that […]
$25,000 Hearthstone Grand Prix Horse Show
May 20, 2017 Tryon International Equestrian Center is a year-round venue located in Mill Spring, NC and is the world’s premier Equestrian Lifestyle Destination showcasing some of the top riders in the Hunter/Jumper, Dressage, and Eventing disciplines. Come by our booth at the event and meet Hearthstone VP Mike Loy. Take home one of our […]
NEW SPECIALITY PRODUCT: Woven Rhododendron/Laurel Handrails
Rhododendron is North Carolina’s most famous native evergreen due to it’s strength and unique visual character. Both Mountain Laurel and Rhododendron trees grow in a similar fashion of twists and turns. They are in the family Ericaceae which consists of trees that prefer acidic soil. When Rhododendron peaks in June, natural gardens of raspberry and lavender colored flowers cover […]
NEW Specialty Building Product: Poplar Bark Siding
NEW! Poplar Bark Siding (Inquire about our additional specialty building products) Bark siding blends in with the mountainous look and virtually eliminates maintenance and upkeep. All our other product offerings work seamlessly together to continue a natural feel through all areas of your home. Combining the elements creates a lifestyle of rustic elegance not just […]
May 2017 Log Home of the Month
Huge logs of long lengths, with dovetail corners, high-tech Chinking between logs, and a host of surface texture options such as hand hewn, Weatheraged, chamfered, planed and hand planed. Broad interior design options: from modern rustic to eclectic, to historic, to western. Self-Sustaining Luxury! Words Can’t begin to describe this Amazing home and property! Tucked away in […]
Hearthstone Wins Residential Design Contest
Congratulations to Hearthstone’s Project Designer William Woody on winning Chief Architect’s Residential Design Contest! Chief Architect software brings home design projects to life. Automated building tools for home design, interior design, and kitchen & bath design make it easy to create construction drawings, elevations, CAD details, and 3D models. Hearthstone uses Chief Architect to communicate […]
FOR SALE: $1.4 Mil. 8400+ SQ. FT. “Hybrid” Hearthstone Home
If you are a discerning buyer looking for that rare residence with quality, uniqueness, charm and character that seldom becomes available, then read on… • 8400+ sq. ft. custom “hybrid” home consisting of timber frame, square log and traditional stick-built portions Carefully designed with rustic elegance, the quality constructed and well-appointed home offers exposed white pine […]
A Texas Log-and-Stone Hybrid Homestead
Texas’ Boot Ranch community is the lush backdrop for a truly unique hybrid log-and-stone homestead. Story by Donna Peak | Photography by Laura Buchanan Deep in the heart of Texas Hill Country, amid a lush, rolling background and the historic charm and German heritage of Fredericksburg, lies Boot Ranch, where private estates enjoy sweeping and […]
Architectural Drawing: The Computer Vs. The Hand?
Chris Wood was honored for a lifetime of service and achievement in advancing the systems-built industry and contributing to the efforts of the BSC by The Building Systems Councils (BSC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Wood, vice president of sales for Hearthstone Homes in Dandridge, Tenn., received the S.A. Walters Systems-Built Achievement Award presented […]
Delivery of 3rd CNC Machine
We are excited to announce that our THIRD CNC machine, the Hundegger K2i, has been delivered. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeXPG5qoSW0 It’s been around a year and a half since we expanded into our new 40,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Newport, TN. The new facility has enabled us to increase volume and capacity as well as introduce new […]
April 2017 “On the Drawing Boards”
BEHIND THE SCENES: Check out what Project Designers Alan Anderson and William Woody have been working on…. Project Designer Alan Anderson has been designing a variety of timber trusses, porches, and covered walks for a beautiful new retirement community in Alpharetta, GA. Have you tried our new quick and easy Truss Pricing Configurator? Answer a few questions […]
Hearthstone’s New Tiny Home Design
Introducing the new full timber frame tiny house design by Hearthstone Homes. This house has all solid timber frame joinery with structural insulated panel (SIP) exterior walls and roof for maximum insulation performance. This unique Mike Loy design has just been released to the public so contact us for more information. The popularity of the “tiny home” movement […]
