Preservation & Care

Tips For Cold Weather Application of Lifeline Finishes

Lifeline Exterior Finishes Recommended Range All Lifeline stains 40° F – 90° F Lifeline Advance 40° F – 90° F Log End Seal 40° F – 90° F (not stated on label) Lifeline Advanced, Lifeline Exterior, ...

Owning a Log Home: When It's Time to Call a Professional

When you own a log home or cabin, it’s a source of pride to be able to maintain and touch up your house all by yourself. You know how to re-stain it, fix the chinking, and protect it from the eleme...

8 Things to Add to Your Log Home Spring Cleaning Checklist

Spring is finally here! Though it may not seem like this winter has been all that bad, it’s time to get ready for warmer weather, and that includes spring cleaning. Since your log home takes winter...

Preserving and Cleaning Your Log Home

What should I put on my log home to protect it? Preserving and cleaning your log home is essential for longevity of your home. It’s imperative to understand the intimate connection between a buildi...

Combating Weather Damage

Up to now, our attention has been focused on methods for controlling fungi and insects. The other area of concern is weather. The four weather factors (sunlight, water, temperature, abrasion) also ...

Protect You Log Home From Water

1. To manage water runoff, make sure the grading around your foundation slopes away from the home – usually a minimum of 6 inches in the first 6 feet away from the foundation.  2. Even if your buil...

Eliminate and Prevent Wood Destroying Insects and Fungi - What is the Best Choice for your Log Home

Which product is the best to preserve, prevent and eliminate wood decay fungi, and wood ingesting/destroying insects? They are all equally as effective. You just need to know which is best for your...

Consequences of using chlorine bleach

For many years the product of choice for cleaning bare wood surfaces was a solution of chlorine bleach and water, perhaps with some detergent or TSP (trisodium phosphate) added to help clean the wo...

The Thermal Efficiency of Chink Joints

In today's economy energy efficiency is a subject that most people are aware of including log homeowners and those people contemplating the purchase of a log home. With this in mind we occasionally...

Freeze/Thaw Stability

Without a doubt it is always best to prevent any of our finishes and sealants from freezing. They all contain water and the formation of ice crystals within the products can separate the water fro...