Maintenance & Repairs

Essential Maintenance Tips for Preserving Your Log Home Finish Regular maintenance is an often-overlooked yet essential aspect of log home care. Proper upkeep not only protects your investment but ...

Choosing the Perfect Stain Color for Your Log Home

Choosing the Perfect Stain Color for Your Log Home Your log home isn’t just a house—it’s a sanctuary, a reflection of your personality, and a showcase of nature’s beauty. Selecting the right stain ...

Identifying and Matching Log Home Stain

How to Identify and Match Stain on Your Log Home There are thousands of different types of wood stains available, and identifying which one is currently on your log home can be a challenging but cr...

Achieving a Low Maintenance Log Home: The Best Stains and Chinking Solutions

Introduction to Low Maintenance Log Homes Achieving a low maintenance log home requires careful planning and consideration of materials and techniques. When building or maintaining a log home, cho...

Preparing for Summer

Summer is just around the corner, and it's time to start preparing your log home for the warmer months ahead. Whether you're a seasoned log home owner or new to log home living, there are a few im...

Beginners Guide to Chinking A Log Home

Logs and chinking go together much like porcelain and gold. One material applied to the other to create a stunning piece. Each accenting the other, each enhancing the whole. They form a perfect ha...

Pressure Washing

Wood cells are shaped like soda straws. As the wood dries the cells get narrower and the "valves" between the cells close. Since the cells run longitudinally along the log there is not much radial ...

Media Blasting Log Homes

Media blasting can be an effective way of removing old finishes like paint and creosote from log homes. Upon completion of the media blasting, all wood surfaces that have been blasted will need to...

Preventing Ice Dams on Your Log Home

Log homes have stood the tests of time and weather for centuries. They're exceptionally durable, which is why many people choose to live in log homes still. But just because they're exceptionally d...

Finding and Blocking Air Leaks For an Energy Efficient Log Home

Winter arrived quickly this year, and if you're like us, you might still be finishing up some of your log home winterizing chores. From pulling in the garden hose to digging out snow shovels and wi...