Maintenance & Repairs

How to get your log home ready for winter

We’re coming up on those harsh winter months, and while everyone has things on their to-do list in regards to the falling temperatures, winterizing your log home should be on the top. Freezing cond...

10 Easy Steps for Log Home Restoration

It’s not too late to add a task to your list of New Years Resolutions! Restoring your log home can seem to be a daunting task. It doesn’t need to be! We’ve brought together everything that you’ll ...

Log Rot: What Causes it and how to fix it

In our previous post, we mentioned what could happen if water got into your home, and one of the possibilities we mentioned was log rot. In this post we’ll discuss the ins and outs of log rot, fro...

How to Keep Moisture Out of Your Log Home

When it comes to log homes, too much moisture can be a bad thing. Log homes can be a bit of an investment, so it makes sense that you want to do everything in your power to prevent your home from ...

Yearly log home maintenance and inspections

Yearly log home inspection is an important part of owning a log home. Proper inspection and subsequent maintenance will ensure that your home will last for years to come. You can help prevent majo...

How to Repair Large Voids in Logs

Neglected log homes develop sections of logs that have deep pockets of decayed wood that is either very soft or loose and crumbly. If caught early enough the pocket may be only a few inches across ...

How to Repair Peeled Spots

We occasionally get calls about repairing spots of finish that have peeled from logs, handrails, etc. In most cases the peeling is associated with checks or small fissures that have opened up after...

Peeling Issues on Logs and Siding

While we call our pigmented finishes "stains" in reality they behave more like water-based paints than they do like traditional oil-based stains. The word stain itself implies that the wood fibers ...

How to Remove Existing Finishes

For the best performance and longest lasting beauty LIFELINE finishes should only be applied to bare wood surfaces or an existing LIFELINE finish that is still in good condition. To remove an exist...

How to Seal Checks in Logs and Siding

It is virtually impossible to prevent logs from developing cracks and checks as they age and dry. That's because as a large piece of wood seasons, mechanical stresses build up until the surface str...