SYRACUSE, N.Y., March 3, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Eric Johnson, President of Premier Event Productions, will kick off his Log & Timber Frame Home Show this weekend in Syracuse. The Log & Timber Frame Home Show will be at the Convention Center at Oncenter in Syracuse, N.Y. March 4-6.
The show provides visitors with displays and information on log & timber frame homes, remodeling, maintenance products, decorating, and financing, says Scott Rouleau, an industry consultant with J. Rouleau & Associates. Rouleau says the show will provide visitors with a one-stop shop for all your Log & Timber Frame needs.
This weekend show is a large outlet for consumers exploring the industry as a career move. The log & timber frame home show will offer a dedicated seminar Friday March 4th at 10:30 a.m. for parties who are interested in selling homes and moving into a niche line of business. The seminar will offer an opportunity to meet a variety of home manufactures.
The home show will be the largest display of log & timber frame materials, services and ideas under one roof. In 2004 there were more than 500,000 log & timber frame homes used as primary residences in the United States.
The log & timber frame home industry produces sales of about 1700 new homes per month throughout the United States equaling sales that have more than doubled to $1.37 billion since 1988. These homes range in size from small hunting cabins of 800 square feet, to palatial homes in resort towns and communities all over the United States.
The booming log & timber frame home industry has spawned 400-500 manufacturers in the United States. The industry is broken down between handcrafted homes, built with timbers or logs individually crafted by handheld tools, this accounts for about 20% of the market. The remaining 80% are built with systems built technology and computer aided design.
The three-day show opens Friday in Syracuse at 12 p.m. and will run until 8 p.m. Hours are Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission price is $10 for adults, for all 3 days (children 18 and under free) Contact information: (800) 745-8120