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Blasting and Sanding

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I am about to purchase a 1982 satter white log home. The owner painted it last year and I know I need to remove the paint but there is no one here that can corn cob blast or glass blast it. What would you recommend? How often will I have to stain it after I use permachink on it? Thank you!

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If a log home was stained with Sikkens and then Natureguard gloss and now has some areas faded and peeling what procedure is needed. Shaded areas on the north side and under soffit are very good. Does the whole home need to be blasted and stained. Shouldn't a gloss finish be avoided to prevent this in the future. Thank you.

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I hired a contractor to stain our log home. I noticed a lot of fuzz on the logs on 2 sides of the house. The contractor already stained the logs with the fuzz, should I make him redo the 2 sides of the house or will the fuzz go away?

Thank you for your help,

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My father recently removed an old antenna from my roof. Unfortunately, he allowed it to scrap the side of the house as it came down. It was stained last year and I wasn't planning on re-doing it again. Do you think I need to sand the entire wall and restain? Or can I get away with sanding only the small scraps and staining those spots only? Will the scraps show up? Can I fill them in with wood putty? I definitely don't want to make more work for myself than my father has already has made

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Our log home is 10yrs old and the stain we used was discontinued because when they change to formula to meet EPA requirements the finish no longer worked.
As a result our house which was finished natural turned dark. We had someone remove the stain on the front and one side. He brushed on a chemical stripper and powerwashed it off. It worked, but now the wood has all this pulp on it. The man told us that the pulp would blend in once we applied the fresh coat of stain.

Is this good adv

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What size nozzle is needed to corn cob blast? How many cfms for the compressor?

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We have a log home. We are going to add on to our home. How close can one cut the log ends back to the saddle ?

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Where can you purchase borate solution? We need it for a shed that the floor is starting to rot.

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I have a 30 year old pressure treated pine house. On the sunny sides of my house there are black areas and the wood look dry, underneath the porch it looks fine, just needs to be restained. Can I just restain the parts of the house that aren't "burnt" and pressure was the rest and let it dry out and restain that in about 6months. Do I need to corn wash or will pressure wash be enough and if I need to corn was, do you know anyone in central Louisiana?

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I have log home hase paint on logs can I sand or sandblast if sand what kind of sander

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Hi, we bought a big panadode rancher 7yrs ago. The house is 55yrs. old and the exterior is painted white, most likely with lead paint. The paint is coming off in many spots, exposing the natural wood. We would like to either paint over or remove the paint, which is a big job. What would be you recommend we do? Thanks for your advice.

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200 - yr old house - we are exposing hand hewnlog walls on the inside anbd rechinking. How do we clean these- considering blasting but don't want to lose adze marks etc.

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I live in Northern Ontario and was wondering when is the best time to debark pine logs that have been cut.

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PRICE COMPARISION WHAT COST MORE PER SQUARE FT
CORN COB BLASTING OR DRY ICE BLASTING. i live in ct.

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We have a log home near Bethany Beach Delaware. The house was built in 1982 and we have had the north wall replaced once due to rot about 12 years ago. The wall has rotted again and we are having it replaced currently. The contractor said that we will need to blast the whole house and restain the whole house as well as re-caulk the old logs that remain. What is a reasonable amount to ask for this type of job? And what products do you recommend? Do you know of anyone in the Delaware area who

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Do you do work in western Colorado...I have a log home in Co.....between Montrose and Gunnison... I need blasting and sanding ..logs and railing

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Where in Tn can you rent an air compressor to do cob blasting with. Also where can you buy the bags of cob blasting material to use? Is there anything else we might need in order to do the job propery?
Thanks,
Lori

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HELP! Our clear cedar is turning black, we built the home 10 yrs ago. Used Sikkens Cetol 23 plus, applied 3 coats to front and back of the boards and then installed them on the house. Have reapplied Cetol 23 plus every other year since. Why is cedar turning black?? And what can we do to fix it?

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I had 11 white pine logs replaced professionally on my 125 year old log cabin. Is there a way to speed up the weathering process so that they will more closely match the old logs (never painted or treated) in their dark grey color?

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My 125 year old log home had paneling over concrete (!) for insulation, I suppose. Removing concrete etc. leaves logs with white stain. How best to remove this stain? Thanks

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we have a log home with the square logs about 1 foot in dia. we had an interior fire that charred the logs in the living room about 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. wht is the best way to restore them. can you recomend a contractor for an estimate. we are located in paris ill. area

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there is a 40 year old log house for sale here that
has several rotted spots in the logs. the logs are grey with cracks . the house is located in haskell texas and i was just like to know if there is anyone near here i could have take a look at the house to see what needs to be replaced and what kind of exspense to exspect before placing a bid on property. thank you.

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I have a Cedar sided house. It was severely weathered, with failed Flood CWF-UV (8 years old) and mold/mildew. We cleaned it with oxygen bleach and powerwashed. Most of the stain is gone, but the wood is fuzzed. 2 questions....how do i best remove the fuzz, and can i wait until Spring to put the stain/sealer onto the exposed wood? I would like to take my time and de-fuzz and prep the house.

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I have a cabin being built logs are really graying on me,whats the best solution?Cob,soda blast,or some kind of bleech solution?They are white spruce,also looking for someone in manitoba that has a blaster for these 2 products.
Thanks

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Where can I rent a cob blaster in the Dallas/Fort Worth area?

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Does the humidity level affect the ability to corn blast?

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just had new spruce railings put on our deck. Raw wood and clean. Should we use Sikkens, Penofin, cabot oil or olympic. We would like a natural looking finish, no high gloss look. What do you recommend applying? Annually? One coat or two?

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can u sand blast a log home to remove stain. I live in Deer lakes Pa and can not find a Sand blaster to rent

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I am considering the purchase of a 12 year old log home and have some questions. We do not know what type of stain was originally applied to the exterior of the home and when it was last done. One side of it is very sun damaged/bleached. Other areas are very dark almost black. The interior has some areas of water stains. Is this a large expense and where do we start? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Greg

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Would you be able to recommend a log home repair/replacement professional for the Keyser, WV area? I have read over the listed questions and answers and this apparently is our next step.

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I've recently purchased a 10-year old, cedar (half) log home. Home is sound, but is clearly ready for external cleanup. I'm struggling with two big questions: First, cob blasting versus chemical stripping and, second, an oil-based product (like Sikkens) versus an acrylic (like Perma Chink). I've had lengthy conversations with professionals interested in the job but am very confused about which way to go. Each presents seemingly strong arguments for their "optimal" solution. Help!

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I have a Marco sandblaster,can it be used to corncob blast my log home?The company says it can.If so what size and tip do I use?

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Young and energetic,can I remove old exterior stain by sanding.Can I use an electric sander and what kind?How long should bare logs be left in the elements before restaining.I guess I need the whole process.Thanks.

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my husband is sanding in between the logs and he is frustrated cause he cant find a tool that fits between the logs he needs to sand off the old stain which they did but the stain in between is giving them a rough time any suggestions

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We have a new scribed log home [white pine] that we are trying to stain the exterior. Because of discoloration, we had it cob blasted. Do we have to sand before staining? It is somewhat rough after the cob blasting. Do most people sand too and are there advantages in doing this?

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just purchased, a 17 year old, half log home from forclosure. So i dont know what was done or how it was done stain wise before i bought it. The stain is not to bad yet, but could go for a fresh coat. What is the propper procedure? strip old stain, and how? Then re-apply a new stain. what is a good quality stain? Then can i put on a clear coat of some sort to protect and make stain last longer? if so in the future i can just keep putting on a clear coat, insted of having to redo it all the time

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We started building our log home last summer. Before getting the roof on last fall, we had many days of rain. Over the winter, the logs have turned a grayish black on both the inside and outside. A few of logs have what I think they call "blue stain" in parts of the log. They are white pine logs. We just had the interior cob blasted and it left a fussy finish. The surface color drastically lightened, but the fuss on the surface does still appear gray in areas. We are planning on sanding an

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DO YOU KNOW WHERE I COULD RENT A COB BLASTER IN CENTRAL OHIO? ALSO ANY COMPANYS THAT DO THIS TYPE OF WORK IN THE AREA?

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When the man, whom we bought our house from, built our log home, prior to building the roof he didn't tarp over the erected logs and allowed rain to stain the interior walls. It looks like black water stains throughout all the exterior walls. How can we get rid of these stains?

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I have a log sided house that was originally just wood sided. They strapped it and put on log siding. I have found from replacing windows that there is a gap between the old wall and the new log out side wall that is open at the bottem. Should this gap be sealed to creat a dead air space or left open for circulation between the two walls.

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I recently bought a log cabin that the previous owner used marine spar varnish on the exterior. I keep reading that this should not be done, but no one ever says why not. Why not use spar varnish on exterior as long as it is UV resistant?

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I have a 40 year-old Pan Abode log home in northern Ontario. I have always had some trouble with a bit of mold on the interior walls if anything was pushed up against the outside walls in the wintertime because of condensation on the walls. I have another problem since we installed a woodstove in the basement. I now have a whitish-greenish mildew forming on all of the outside walls near the floor and extending up to about shoulder's height. I have scrubbed it off but I am concerned about why t

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I am building a cabin using log siding on the exterior. I wanted to use Behr(Premium) semi transparent stains. I will be using a very dark color for UV protection. Have you heard anthing bad about the product and is it a good fit for that type if material?

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We purchased a log home about 13yrs ago that had not been maintained well. We ended up putting $20,000 into the exterior having rotten logs replaced, etc. I believe the logs are Pine. We have since covered the home in a solid Behr stain. My husband is continuing to find rot, even in some of the replaced logs that have been stained. Did we use the wrong stain? Any other ideas/suggestions?

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Hello. I am putting on pine log siding with a hand hewn finish in Wisconsin in late Sept. Do I need to let the siding dry before I put on Permachinks water based Ultra stain? Should I treat for the potential "mill glaze"? Or do you think it would be better to put a preservative on and wait till next year to stain? Thanks !

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We have a tongue and groove log sided house. The interior walls are tongue and groove also. I have noticed black "blobs" about 1 foot wide on an interior wall. Could this be mold? And where would it be coming from? The only thing I can figure is that there are a few wood bee holes on the outside, but they are probably 6 feet away from the black spots. How would I treat this?

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Hello
I have a panabode og home in the Niagra area.
Winters are typically 10-20 degrees F (-10to-20 C)
what should the humidity level be so that there are no issues with the log house?
thanks
Joe

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ll he did was pressure wash the logs and stain right over the darkened areas! Now the edges look bright but, the majority of the home looks very dark(blackish). We had himstop everything for now. What can we do at this point? Can anything take off the new stain just applied or do we need to now go with a solid color stain? Help! Dean
P.S.The house is 5 years old with log siding

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We own a log home that was built in 1982 and the previous owners had a liquid siding applied a few years ago. Can this be corn blasted and can you suggest someone in Central Florida. Thanks!

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I have a log house 10 years old with Sashco bronze pine stain and Cascade sealer. My contractor is suggesting I use walnut shells instead of cob for removing the old finish. Which do you suggest and why?

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I am in the process of building a log home. We had to cut the all thread, that run through the logs, shorter for the center beam to be hung. We ended up cutting the all thread with a grinder and then it rained so the ash ran down the logs. The log walls are now a black dingy color. We tried to spray off the logs with water but that only made it worse. How can I get the black residue off the logs?

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We have log home with 3 coats of Sikkens Cetol 1. We are ready for maintainence coat. House looks great now. Contractor suggests there is future concern that Sikkens product will trap moisture leading to rotting and has recommended we consider cob blasting and one coat of wood preservative product. Your thoughts? We're shocked...we did exactly what log home manufacturer suggested.

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Why do you not like using an osborn brush? I can not afford to have someone cobblast and I don't see the point in chemical stripping if I have to sand it anyway. So why not just use the the osborn brush to remove and then re-stain?

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Raw-hide finish on exterior, corn blasting not available, next option sand blasting ? or chemicals. Live in Alaska.

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what mesh size and pressure to you recommend for corn cob blasting

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do you know of anyone who corn cob blasts in the buffalo, n.y. area?

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We are looking to buy a log home that was started but not finished. The roof was not shingled and the inside corner logs where water has ran down is now black and white. It has only done this to mainly two spots in the house. The outside logs are just dull looking so hoping that blasting will do the trick on that and of course a new roof. Can you use bleach on the mold or should you just blast it? Or will these need replaced? This house is in NW Indiana and not sure of any log home specialists b

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We purchased a 30 yr old Ward Cedar log home. The previous owners can't remember what was used to "paint" the exterior logs. It is a solid brown color (looks like brown paint!). We really love the look of natural wood, can you suggest where to go from here: blasting, stripping etc. Thanks

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We have a 1950's pine d-log home. It was painted when we purchased it 3 years ago. Some of the logs are now rotten. It is worth it to have it sandblasted or should we just put a new coat of paint on it? Also, I've read that corncob blasting leaves the log surface rough. Is that correct?

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I have recently chemically stripped my home. Before I restain it I need to either sand it or use an Osborn brush. Can either be done? Should both? What is the difference?

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I have a cedar log home on Pelee Island in Lake Erie that has been painted for a number of years and has some obvious rot in some logs and old cement repairs. I will be corn blasting it this summer. Can I leave the cabin without a finish on it over the winter to allow it to dry out and repair stain and finish the logs in the spring?

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Do you reccommend a primer/sealer on logs that have been cob blasted to insure an even finish?

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my grandparents had there log cabin painted with [ alvis spray on sidding] they were told it would never have to be painted again now they are having problems with cracks,and rot will corn blasting get this paint off ?

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Is it best to use an Osborn brush when sanding prior to staining?

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We just combined chemical stripping with power washing (erroneously). We are going to wait 1-2 months before applying stain to the power washed side. On all sides some 'fuzz' developed. Do we need to sand the house and if so could we do it now or wait until it is time to stain it? Will we need to clean it again before staining?
Thanks.

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How do clean newly erected log walls that have a log of pin pitch on them? Sanding is not going well.

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Are you able to recommend someone to walnut shell (or corn) blast our 25 year old log cabin. We are located approximately 60 miles outside of Vancouver, British Columbia in the Hemlock Valley ski area. The logs have not been treated in at least 20 years. Thanks..........

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We have old (25+ years) water stains on the interior of our logs. Sanding just lightens them. Anything else we can do? The interior logs were never finished.

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Do you know of any corn blasters in the South Lake Tahoe, California area?

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I am in the process of buying a 33 year old log home in MA. The home has been stained a lite blue color and looks awful. My question is can I restain the logs to a darker color or should I corn blast and start fresh? I am on a tight budget and plan on doing the work myself. What do you suggest?

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I have purchased a 30x22 log cabin located on the oceanside. It's about 30 years old and the exterior walls, though sound, are pretty bllack with dirt and possible mould. How would you recommend cleaning them and how should I re-finish afterwards? Thanks

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I need to strip the finish off of my logs, so I can spray it with bora care. I was wondering if there were in any corn blasters available near Warren, PA? If I were to use a sand blaster how careful do you need to be when spraying the logs?

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We have a Cedar tongue and groove cedar log home that needs to be totally refinished on the exterior do you know of any companies in Alberta, Canada that could Corn Blast our home

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is corn cob blasting get best results before I stain my log cabin and how long before iam able to stain it ? how do i get rid of water stain in my inside wall ?

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Is there problem with using pulpwood to build log cabin?

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building a log cabin in N.E. Minnesota. near Duluth. Would like to corn blast prior to staining. Do you recommend a corn blaster in the area?

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we have a log home built in 1973, it is milled log with the logs being 3x5. We made the mistake and had it 3/4 covered stained 4 years ago. It looks as though the house has been painted. We now want to remove the heavy duty stain, and then apply a new treatment.
Can we powerwash and then apply linseed oil? We live in central wyoming.
thank you

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I want to rent a corn blaster, but I don't know where or even if they are in my area. I live in Burlington Kentucky 41005.

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Hi Log Doctor!

What is the best method or tool for debarking pine logs? Is there anything wrong with leaving the bark on the logs for interior use? Is there an odorless insecticide that you could recommend ?

Thanks for your time!...Donna

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I am exploring renovating a 60 yr old log house in Estonia. the wooden wall & ceiling logs are brown & black, so the room is very dark. Can I just paint over them? (I have read answers about corn cob blasting, but i doubt it would be available in the country).

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our cabin is two years old, stained and sealed with sikkens,color cedar. Condition is good but looks as if it needs to be freshened up. What is to be done to prep logs and do we use on it? Both,what is it called Cepal 1 & 23? Thanks for any input. Rick

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We live in Winston-Salem, NC and are looking for a company in the area (or close to) that does corn blasting. Any suggestions?

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What kind of sander/grinder do I need to use to sand interior log walls? rpms , models ,etc.

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where can I rent a corn blaster or hire a compay to do it in New Hampshire?

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We put cedar siding on our house and used Behr deck plus semi transparent stain in 2002, last year we noticed the stain was coming off of it like dust, and some places it looks like it rained and the stain ran. We were wondering if anybody else has had this problem. We know we have to restain it, but we don't know what to use, and do we have to try to get the old stain off first.

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I have a 2000 sq.ft. log home with cedar on the top parts and lower levels. So far I only have had estimates that include powerwashing. After reading your answers I'm wondering if I should ask for sand or cob blasting. My garage is log sided and is 24 by 24. I'm located in Colorado. Any help would be appreciated. Contractors would also be appreciated. Thank you.

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We have a cedar panabode home that is approx. 35 yrs old. We are refinishing the interior and have sanded down the logs and would like to use a waterbourne satin clear coat. We assume that the finish was oil previously but we do not want the darkness anymore and would like to lighten it with the waterbourne clear coat. Any advice or suggestions? Thanks.

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I am intersted in purchasing a 28 year old 3 X 7" double tongue in groove cedar log house in need of a complete exterior refinish. The detached garage is cedar siding. A contractor has informed me they can not be sandblasted as the finish will be ruined, so needs sanding - which will be laborious and expensive. Can cedar be sanblasted or cob blasted, or is sanding the only way to strip & refinish? Do you know of any contractors in Northern Alberta, Canada?

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out cabin was built ~~1920 on a remote site (power but 15min by boat from road) on the French R south of Sudbury,Ont. Are you aware of any knowledgeable contractors in this area .... need replacement/repair on the corners, which are dry/rotted. Thanks
tl

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I own a log cabin in Australia (and there is not much resource over here). Its old - built in the 30's from a hard wood gum. The logs have turned black and grey in parts, expect they were once treated with creasote. We want to bring these back so we can stain them. However don't have corn cob blasting here. We've got soda or dry ice blasting - would you recommend any of these?

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Hubby and I purchased a log home almost 3 years ago that was built in 1982. The logs on the outside are VERY dark, and it is peeling everywhere. I am reading online and seem to find opposing ideas as to the best way to strip the logs. Which is better, corn cob blasting, or using a remover and pressure washing it off? Also, what needs to be done afterwards?

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where can i rent a cob blaster. i live in the tulsa oklahoma area?

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My husband and I are planning on building a
16 X 32 log cabin in Minnesota. Our budget allows us to build with 6 inch square pine logs.
We are wondering if this size of log will provide enough r-value in a Minnesota winter. Any advice on this issue is greatly appreciated.

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I have a A-Frame cabin with no insulation on the roof. It has a new roof so I wanted to insulate from the inside over the tongue and grove ceiling. Any unique ideas other than insulating and adding another layer of tongue and grove. I was hoping keep as much of the beams showing as possible.
thanks

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What was the approximate price of a 5 gallon pail of log chinking in 1985?

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I live in Ontario. Own a cedar panabode log home. It is approx 30 years old. It has been stained a solid dark brown for years. Would like to strip, go to natural stain. Had company demo soda blasting ..worked well. Do you recomend Soad or corn cob and why? The process appears simple enough. Is this a do it your self project? Please advise and any other helpful hints Thanks

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which medium is better to clean the interior logs of a white pine full scribe log house? Dirt and pitch are the problem. We don't want to clean the logs right down to new wood. Should we use a palm sander or a sandblaster with corn or glass beads. Thanks, John

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I purchase a log cabin that has one wall that is leaning out, either due to the builder not insuring level, or the logs twisting is there any way to fix this.Thanks

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what is the best and fastest way to STRIP stained doors and then restain?

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How long should I wait for my cedar wood to dry (after it has been through the mill and cut into lumber) before I can work with it? The wood is still moist from natural processes. Thanks.

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I just finished building a back country shelter using three a popular logs for the ridge beams. I sawed the tree a couple of months ago and peeled the bark and stored the logs in the barn until needing them. They looked nice but as soon as I installed them on the shelter and it got rained on a few times the logs turned black with I guess mildew. Can I use clorox and water to remove the staining ??

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We just bought a stockade style log home( logs are vertical not horizontal)in Fairbanks Alaska. There is quite a variety of sealant between the logs, spray foam, chinking, fiberglass insulation. What type of sealant should be used between vertical logs?

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I oversee a campground where we have several logcabin structures. We need to restore several exteriors and are concidereing purchasing our own corn cob blaster. Where is the best source to purchass a blaster and corn cob bags in the south west part of Missouri?

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I live in Georgia and work in a job where I come across a lot of southern yellow pine logs of different sizes from saw timber to pulpwood. Can I build from these logs and do you have a recommended site or book for more information on preparing and building with these logs .

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We built a log home. The home was power washed and stained with WOODguard on the same day in temps about 40 degrees during the day and 20's a night. We now have very streaky coverage and a lot of black moldy looking exterior walls. Is this caused by an error in application? How would you recommend we resolve? THANKS

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I have a cedar log home just put up. The logs are relatively green. I need to prepare them for finishing but can only do the inside until spring due to weather. What do you recommend for proper sanding preparation.

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I would like to purchase interior/exterior log cabin siding for both inside, ceiling @ walls various types. I have no idea where to go. thanks keith

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We have an Eastern White Pine hand hewn log house in Indiana.
Two years ago I applied to the interior logs a waterborne transparent finish for interior woodwork made for light-colored woods which has a white matte finish and has UV protection.

I want to remove this material and have researched sand/cob blasting, stain removal agents, pressure washing and scrapping. I have decided to sand with a palm sander but it is a large area and will be labor intensive and will reduce the profile of the

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In general, how does the expense and quality of work compare between corn cob blasting and hand sanding? Blasting bids are about $2.75/sq. ft. (labor & material) Thank you.

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Is it feasable to corn blast our home ourselves?
How do we know what to get and where to rent?
Our home had sikkens on it and was let go so it is peeling and exposed for about 7 years before we recently purchased it
thank you

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We have a log home that was stained a real dark brown we would like to get it back to a lighter stain color, will we be able to do that?

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Our interior cedar walls have never been sanded. Thanks to our cat, we have scratch marks underneath all of our windows. If I only sand the scratched areas, then re-apply the poly will there be a noticable difference when looking at the wall? Or will it be best to sand the entire wall surface? Also will it be ok to do this with a palm sander? Thank you for your help.

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I bought a 30 year old pine log home with an interior finish that is too dark. I am going to sand it with an orbital sander to bring the wood back to its natrual color. What grit sand paper do you suggest for the old finish removal ? What grit sand paper should I use for the wood sanding prior to appling the clear coat finish? Thank you.

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Have a very small bathroom with no bathroom fan for moisture removal. Mold has grown on the 2 x 6 ceiling and the log floor joist's. Need to strip all, it is very tight area. What is best method?

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Anyone in the central Wisconsin area that does corn blasting on cabins?

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Yellowstone log, what is the best product to stain new logs with and how long can we expect it to last? Is cob blasting really necessary before stain is applied to new logs?

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Our shell was built five years ago, 18 to 24 inch diameter logs, scandanavian scribe. No protection has been applied to the logs. We are now ready to build and are being told that the log may not pass inspection. What visible signs are we looking for and is there qualified people that can inspect our home in Michigan. I do not want an $80,000 bon fire.

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Anyone ever heard of the term spaulking (sp?). We built a log cabin about 5 years ago. In several spots on some of our outside logs the outer layers of the logs are cracked and separating from the log (just in small areas). Looks like a veneer drying and coming up on a table. When I chip off these loose layers (about 1/8 of an inch) there is good dry log. The logs were peeled and dried as normal before cabin was assembled. What can / should be done for this?

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I am currently looking into refinishing my log siding on my cabin. I have had 2 bids, only a couple hundred dollars difference between sandblasting and corn blasting. Which is better, the corn blasting or the sandblasting?

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I needed to know if I can use a conventional sand blaster with corn media to corn blast log siding?

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We have a 40+ year old spruce log home in the BC interior and it has darkened considerably over the years. Our painter suggested corn blasting but a local corn blaster says the surface will then be too rough to apply our preferred coating, Sikkens Cetol 1 and 23, and would need to be sanded. Is that correct?

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I have a Pan Abode home and one wall is curved inward. The home is on a concrete footing with cinder blocks holding up the floor. Any idea on why the wall is leaning in? And any idea on how to fix this? I called Pan Abode and they have never experienced this problem. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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We purchased a 75 yr. old hand built pine cabin in manitoba, Canada. It has little of the origional stain on it--is mostly pitch black with mildew and weathered wood. We used Woods wood conditioner on the logs scrubbing them with hard bristle brusches and rinsing them with water run our of a hose. We were then advised to allow the logs to dry, treat them with a boron product and then eventually to use a solid stain. I am concerned that we may have added moisture to the logs and will contribute t

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We have a 25 year old larch log home that had black staining and resin beads. A contractor walnut shell blasted it. Now it still has resin bead and the under side of each log is still dark and tacky. Should the shells have removed all of the old finish? Is there a product we can use to dissolve this? Can we apply a finish over this? Will a darker finish hide it better?

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How do you get water spots off of a dining room suite?

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I have a home to strip, or cob blast which we think was coated with linseed oil. It was put on very heavy and allowed to run and drip. Will cob blasting work? What is the best way to remove old heavy lineeed oil? How much should this cost? 47X29 8foot walls.

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I AM PURCHACING A LOG HOME, AND THERE IS A SPOT OF ROT ABOUT 3 FEET LONG AND 3 LOGS TALL. THE LOGS ARE "D" SHAPED. THE OUTSIDE OF THE LOGS DON'T LOOK BAD,BUT YOU CAN STICK A SCREWDRIVER ABOUT 1/2 WAY INTO THE LOG. THE HOME HAS BEEN TREATED FOR TERMITES,BUT IT MAY BE WATER DAMAGE.COULD YOU PLEASE E-MAIL ME A PHONE NUMBER OR CONTRACTOR WHO COULD LOOK AT OR FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE HOUSE IS LOCATED ABOUT 1 HOUR SOUTH OF ST.LOUIS MO. THANK YOU

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Restoring board & batten siding. Live in west of Ottawa, Ontario. Does anyone rent cob blasters in the area? Is there any contractors who do this in the area? I would rather rent though. Thank you.

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I was prepared to buy cob media 20/40 at $32. per 40lb bag for blasting however I was told that a local company was getting much better results from using Glass Oxide at $8. per 50lb bag. Should I cob or glass blast an original 1920's hand hewn cabin in NC, also the cabin has a chinking made up of a portland cement recipe.

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Hello, We have a rough square log home we purchased four years ago. It had dark spots inside when we purchased it...figured it was the wood. I just noticed in some of the bedrooms (where there doesn't seem to be stain applied) tiny black dots. I'm not sure if these weere there before or not. Is there any danger? should we sand and stain...we live in the home with our children

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We hired a contractor to clean our new log home he reccommended soda blasting, alittle rain got on the logs and created a dark brown streaks what can we do before we stain.

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Could you please tell me when the building of homes with tongue and grove exteriors started

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just pruchased a log home built in the 60's located in NW Montana. Inspector doesn't think anything has been put on logs that are weathered gray. Will corn blasting brighten logs? and be able to accept a light color stain? Do we apply the Borate solution before or after staining? Thank you for your expertise.

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I've reconstructed a small, 12X16 perimeter and 15 foot at ridge, original hand hewn log cabin in Saluda NC 28773. circa 1890 never painted or stained
I can't locate a cob blaster closer than TN and its expressive! which doesn't not even including the diesel compressor and generator to run it.

I've decided that sandblasting will be the type of equipment that I can purchase/rent readily and economically.

My question is...can you please recommend what the minimal PSI and or CFM requi

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hired contractor to take old stain off 12 year old log home.He used 2500psi oower washer and blasted away finish of my logs,he did no sanding,applied borate the next day and then applied Sikkens Log and Siding right over the borate. Is there ANY chance this work was properly done in any asspect of the work?

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I have a cedar log home that is 17 yrs old, i heard wood bores in my bedroom wall in Feb, i thought it was to early for Carpenter bee's but i did find a fresh Carpenter Bee hole 5- 10 ft from the area i heard the chewing. I have used CWF since day 1 and really cant afford to blast the house. I have already pressure washed the house and getting ready to apply the penetrate prior to resealing. Thoughts on the wood bores vs the carpenter bee's in Feb? (the noise stopped afte two monthes and ther

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The interior of our log home has water stains on the outside walls. It was like this when we purchased the home. We thought that possibly the logs were stains before the roof was put on. Can water stains be removed from the logs and if so how? The exterior logs are a dark brown color so we can't tell if there are water stains on the outside.

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WE have a pan abode red cedar log home. We are the origial owners and builders. We built it in 1985. We used the stain recomended by pan abode (BEHR) for the exterior which consequently mildewed and made logs sticky. Interior is great.We want to refinish (clean/strip & "paint" the exterior. What procedure and company should we go with? Could we do this ourselves? ( We have a power washer. (PA website says to use a specific stripper) When should we do it . We live in NH (northeast) it is July now

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Have rough cut cedar board and bat siding. Have been thinkng that corn blasting would be the way to go on removing the BEHR #13 that has black mildew on it. Suggestions on removal and if corn blasting is the way to go, what grit pressures etc. should I use?

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I have a 2000 sq ft log cabin in Tehachapi, Ca built in 1989. Due to aging and wrong color stain, the house looks too dark. Do you know who I can trust in my area to completely blast, sand and stain my house a lighter color. What would I expect to pay for this kind of work?

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Hello, is there anyone in the Portland (Vernonia )Oregon area that you would recommend to corn blast my log cabin ? Thank you Caroline

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anyone in the New Hampshire area doing corn blasting?

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I have a 8yr old log /log sided home, the original owners used multiple coats of CWF cedar tone on it,, I had it power washed and in a few areas some of the stain came off,, since its several very small patches, no bigger than 1sq ft areas,what is the best way to patch the areas,?

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We are in the process of re-finishing our log home in Ontario Canada. We had a company cob blast the exterior. Unfortunately, the finish on the logs was very hard to get off and the wood came off in chunks in places. We purchased the house about two years ago and we were told the finish may have been a Sikkens product. I am told this is notoriously hard to remove. We have had to grind down the logs with sanding discs to even out the surface and remove some of the finish that didn't come off. Is

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I just bought an older log home and want to corn blast the old finish so I can give it a new uniform finish. One side looks like they painted it and the other side has a stain. Will a 20/40 corn media work and how many pounds should I purchase if the walls are 28' wide x 54' long x 8' tall?

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I bought a log home built about 30 yrs ago on a small island off the coast of BC Canada.The home was built out of douglas fir logs taken from the land. It appears that not all of the cambian layer was removed which has resulted in a rather dark interior. There also appears to be some mildew damage that seeps no more then 2 mm into the logs ( each log is roughly 12inches thick). What is the easiest way to remove the darkness and to restore the wood. Keep in mind we live in the home. If sanding

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I need the name and phone # of a corn blasting professional in southeast Minnesota orsurrounding area. thanks you

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I've recently been asked to Demo and rebuild the entire interior of a hand crafted log home. We are working on numbers for the adjuster. Is there a SF industry standard that the adjusters use to come up with replacement cost?

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I have a log cabin, 15 years old, in western Minnesota. it was built with GREEN TREATED pine D- style logs. it is a very dark brown and sun faded in large areas. I would like to refinish it by corn blast or sanding. BUT will the green treated effect what I want to do? Will it take stain ok? Who corn blasts in my area?

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I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE IN ILLINOIS TO REPAIR MY PARENTS LOG HOME. THEY LIVE ABOUT 30 MILES EAST OF ST. LOUIS, MO. IS THERE SOMEONE YOU COULD RECOMMEND FOR THEM TO CONTACT TO COME AND LOOK AT WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED?
THANKS,
MICHELLE HELD

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1) If we want to save money & do the work ourselves - is sanding a good choice?
2) If we can find out what stain was last put on our house and use the same stain - is it necessary to remove the stain that still looks good?

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We have a log home in the UP of Michigan. It is 25 years old. Until 2 years ago, we sealed it with CWF oil, and re-did it every 3 years. We would power washit, then apply the sealer. It always looked like new. Two years ago, we applied Penofin, and it looked beautiful for about 9 months. After that it started turning black.gets darker and darker.Called Penofin and was told to use 50 50 bleach and water. Did nothing. Now we just want to get rid of it.and put something on it that won't turn black

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Our 14 year old log cabin is in Macon, GA and we had it inspected and it is due for a new finish. Can you recommend someone in Central Georgia that will do corn cob blasting and help us?

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I am building a new home and using pine log 1/4 siding. I have been told several different things how to seal it. I want to leave its natural color and put clear on it. What do you suggest I use? Thanks

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I live in southwest Wyoming. I have a 14 y/o 8" swedish cope log home. I have been trying for years to get someone to come look at doing repairs on some bad logs, refinishing and basiclly bringing the house back up to standards. Everyone that has come out to take a look had less knowledge of what to do than I did. The last owners really did a poor job on maintenance. I have my hands full trying to keep up. Would you be able to help me find someone in this area with some experience to help me out

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Guesstimate for log grinding & staining. What should we estimate log grinding and staining will cost us for a new handcrafted log home(interior and exterior, labor + stain) . Logs are only on the main floor exterior walls(1,900 sqft) and 2 logs high in the loft area (800 sqft). tx, sigi

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I live in Whitefield, N.H. and I am looking for someone in this area to corn cob blast my single story log home or to rent a machine, any suggestions?

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I Have a 40+log home in upstate NY and it has some rotten logs and cracks in many logs. I would like to know if there is a material I can fill the cracks to keep water out and any further damage to logs.

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I live in a remote area of northern Canada and do not have any access to a corn blaster. What is my next best option to refinish my log home. The south facing wall is very sun weathered.

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We live in the Yukon and do not have access to a corn blaster period. I have a large log home which needs refinishing. Logs are very dry and sun weathered on the south side. What is my next best option for refinishing.

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Considering buying 60-yr-old vertical pine log cabin in Northeast MI. Inside is gorgeous, but outside hasn't been maintained for 5 yrs. Almost no protection on the wood & rot is showing on the bottoms of some of the logs.
I need to look at repair costs if making an offer. Home is 30x24 (720sf). Any idea what it might cost to make these repairs? Also, is sand or cob blasting safe on logs this old?
Thanks!

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I have an 11 year old log home. The logs, and railings need sanding and treating. What grit sandpaper should i use to sand, and should I use a regular sander or an angle grinder? Would you finish with a nylon brush?
Thanks

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Hi! 1985 log cabin, painted by mistake previous to our purchase. Will corn blast, wanted to know if chinking on exterior only is a no-no. Backerade necessary? Cluster fly issues in VT. Recommendations on a source for corn cobb material (do-it-yourself job)?

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I Treated a portion of a log on my home with used motor oil> i like the darker look and the idea that it will last a long time. If I dont have a problem with the looks, what is the downside?

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I live in northern British Columbia Canada and have a log house that has been accepted in the Behr class action suit. I would like to corn blast the house but there is nowhere near that rents units. I do have access to a sandblaster and large industrial compressor but I would like to know were to purchase the proper nozzle set up in Canada.
thank you in advance.

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what is the best way to remove the bark from cedar post.i am wanting to make furiture. thank you, mike

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I have a panabode home that was built in 1964. It sits on a crawl space and has a slab addition in the back. In February of 2006 165,000 gallons of water flooded from a water tank above the home into the crawl space, although it did not reach the floors --- it burst the crawl space doors open instead. In the interim, the cinderblock foundation crawlspace has absorbed all of the water, which has seeped upwards into the logs. The logs are now cracked, the paint over them peeled off and molding

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I bought a 14 year old log house and it had been painted with a water down grey paint by owners. can i get that off and stain it? If so can you recommend someone in my area outside of charlotte, nc thanks

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I have cut a nice sugar maple log with a large burl. Want to use it in our new home. What is the best way to remove the bark?

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Is there any way to restore cypress bevelled board siding which is cracking and splitting after 18 yrs. of southern exposure in coastal NC? It was never treated. Have photos if needed. All other sides of house are okay. Any ideas appreciated. Thanks.

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We have a cedar log home built in 73. It is 4x8 double tongue and groove log walls. Some mildew is showing on the exterior and the knot holes and a few joints need sealing. What cleaning agent should I use and what's best to seal the knots and gaps with? Is there then a sealant or finish to keep the natural cedar color? Yearly washing? Pressure washing? Thanks

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If the exterior siding has splits in some places how would I repair that and is that considered normal wear and tear, major or minor??. Can you recommend a qualified Log Contractor in Ky to perform repairs. The log home company used tobuild this home 5 years ago has gone out of buisness. Any suggestions is appreciated

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The inside of our log home is tongue and groove. When pictures were taken down, we now have much lighter wood. Is there anything we can do so it matches the other wood? Thank you.

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I'm an insurance adjuster and am researching feasiblity of repair to a partially burnt log home. The logs are aprox 8" thick; charring is 1/8" to 1/4" deep. I understand that cob blasting will take the char off of the surface. Is it fine enough to penetrate the natural cracks in the wood for a thorough cleaning?

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I own a 25 year old Panabode red cedar log home, which I love, but has been painted. After getting estimate for blasting and refinishing, I'm thinking - why not just re-side with log siding? Why wouldn't this work?

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Can you recommend someone besides Mike for Cob blasting?

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i have a 30 year old pine and oah log home. 6x12s with chink. i beleive it was orriginally stained with burnt motor oil mixed with transmissoin fluid. we are getting ready to stain the home. is it possible to use the oil transmission mix again and how is it mixed and applied? 3 sides have lasted well for 30 years only one side is bleached out so we are ready to try the oil mix as it held up so well? do you know how they used to do it and how it was mixed?

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I have a small log cabin in Colorado. Unfortunately the eaves were not built out far enough to cover the log ends and I have a bit of damage on my log ends. Can my roof be extended to cover the log ends?

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I have wood boring beetles. They are not really bad yet. We will need 70-100 linear feet of log replaced (largely due to water damage), the entire 1000 square feet blasted, approx 250-300 square feet repaired (there are some exit holes but the logs still sound solid and could be repaired with something like permachinks ebalm/ewood or some similar product, the entire 1000 square feet chinked, caulked, stained and sealed. D-shaped 6"x8" yellow pine

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we have an old log house that was built in the 1800's. i uncovered alot of the interior walls and cleaned them up, tore out the hay and mud that was original an rechinked with a masonry cement. i am now doing another part of the house, a 12 x 18' room. there are gaps of 4-8 inches between logs with rocks stacked in the gaps. do you have a better recipe for the chinking. products like perma-chink would cost me a fortune.

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We have a log home about 20 years old and are planning to corn blast the wood and restain. I was told it wasn't good to corn blast the cedar portion of the home--just the logs. Is this true? If so, why and how should we remove the stain from the cedar? TSP product with power washing?

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i have a 25 year old log home w/no finish or chink on ext. int. is chinked and finished. what is best method to prep exterior for stain and chink? will corn blast affect int. chink if done now?

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Thinking of bidding on log home. Power washed, stained and chinked about 5 years ago. Seller said some areas may need clear coat applied to keep water out as it is wearing off. Cost of maintenance may be issue in future. Any average costs involved in maintaining you can estimate? The amount of work & $$$ involved almost scaring us out of even bidding on this lovely home. Thank you.

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We recently purchased a small log home in Northern Minnesota. The entire interior has been painted with thick white, and we want to restore it to the natural log. What is the best way to remove the paint myself if I am working in small areas such as the bathroom and bedroom. I asume any sort of blasting would not be appropriate. Sander? Grinder? Stripper? Thanks!!!!

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I own a panabode cedar log home (built 1978) in central Washington state---dry side of state. It came with a glossy, slightly pigmented protectant on exterior. What do you recommend for cleaning, removing mildew, and then refinishing the exterior? Thank you.

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Our log home had been power washed to clean and prep for new finish. The new finish failed I guess because we power washed and should not have. It looks like the logs were not dryed out completely when new finsih was applied. If we corn blast the finish off how long should we wait to apply an new finish to make sure the logs have dried out enough?
Thanks for your help.

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I am hiring a contractor who will be brushing on a Perma Chink stripper material. He will be pressure washing this off after 30 min or so. Will this pressure washing cause harm to the logs as you say POWER washing will?

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Hi my wife and I own a log cabin that is about 30 years old. We have been here for 10. The house was finished with a brown solid color stain That I don't think protects very well. I live in upstate new york by the vermont canadian borders," plattsburgh area" and wonder if anyone in my area does the corn blasting? I think that is the way I should go. Also the logs were never chinked and that should be done also, any advice would the a great help. Thank you for your time.

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Is it a bad idea to stain over chinking between logs? The job would be so much easier w/spray rather than hand staining each log to avoiding getting stain on chinking.

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My parents bought a log cabin that dates to the 1960's. As it turns out, they have had termites in an interior wall. They would like to repair it. It has a tongue and groove system on the top and bottom. They in live near Canton,IL. He said that they are 6'" or 7" counting the tongue. Yellow pine is what he thinks they are. He needs the equivalent of (7) 12 foot long logs. I would appreciate your response. Thank you very much,Jeffrey LeRoy.

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I'm a contractor in NH that has been regularly applying DEFY to a log cabin for a customer on his log cabin. The majority of the house is smooth faced log siding, not full logs. The customer wants to change to Sikkens and therefore I need to remove the DEFY. He does not want to corn blast as it will cause indentations in the siding. What chemical would you recommend to best remove the DEFY product?

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I am thinking of purchasing a 25 year old log home that needs the outside stain stripped and refinished. From my research, corn blasting appears to be the best method. I live in Manitoba, Canada (approx 10 hour drive north of Minneapolis) and I can't seem to find anyone close that does corn blasting. Do you know of anyone? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

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Why does newly applied spar varnish over a striped, sander sealer coated and sanded wood surface stay tacky in spots for a long time?

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i chinked both sides of my logs and sealed top cracks will this grow mold inside logs

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Corn Cob Blasting seems to be the best solution for removing other stains and cleaning. What is the approximate current rate charged to do this type of work and how long does it take?

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I am considering purchasing a log home from a friend of mine. He built it in 1978. It's deminsions are 98'X23'. Over the years with repeated stainings the exterior has turned a very dark black. I was told that lighting the appearance would be impossible b/c the stain absorbs deep into the logs. Is this true?

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I am concerning buying a log house 18 years old. It has been sprayed with Burl 10 plus fence
& porch stain. There is some rot which has been sealed with G.E. silicone. The inside walls
at the knot holes has water stains. How do I correct this? Does the Bulr plus 10 product need to come off? What do I putty the places
after I dig out the rot?

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We moved into our log home in December 2005, it's ten years old. We have exposed timber rafters and the interior walls are the pine logs themselves. My question involves the splitting that I see on the logs and timbers on the interior of the home. There were many splits and cracks when we first viewed the home and we thought they were quant and added character but recently we have seen new ones. I have also heard the logs snap during the night during cold spells especially when we had a fire go

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We have half log siding on our house in northern canada,it was treated every 3yrs.with Behr rawhide oil.turning black now and what do we do to remove it ourselves.

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I need help!! We built our dream home 2 years ago in Central Florida. We used Cypress siding & Trim for everything on the exterior. We picked our stain color, a Ben Moore Natural Redwood semi-transparent. When the painter started applying it by spray it was almost a dark chocolate color. He said he was putting it on thick so we would not have any problems, and it would not fade so quick. After he completed the job, it looked to me like 4 coats of dark brown paint, no wood grain showing. Now th

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We built a small log cabin (Red Pine) last summer (2005). We would like to clean up the logs to brighten up the wood and stain/ seal it this summer. Questions: 1) How would you recommend that the logs be cleaned before staining (power wash, bleach & water, both)?
2) How long should we wait after cleaning the logs before we stain?
3) Any thoughts or ideas on what kind or type of stain or sealer to use as this will be the first time these logs have been treated? Also, do you recommend that

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i recently aquired a panabode home that must be relocated .what is the best way to disasemble the home with the least damage?also what is the best way to re-asemble the home as i do not have the house plans

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My wife has a Beauty shop in a log home, it's 30+ years old. The outside has been painted. What is the best way to clean and then repaint? There does not appear to be any chinking on the building, the logs are vertical vs. horizontal. Logs have slots on both mating surfaces with a pc of wood inserted between logs. Should there be chinking?

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Have a custom log home built in 75...eastern white pine, stacked logs (round inside/out). Logs were left extremely rough: extended knots with bark and a lot of skin left behind. Logs are now almost black and I'm trying to create a lighter, smooth surface to the INTERIOR. Using chainsaw to cut nubs. Using razorknife to remove bark and skin (lots of insect damage just below surface ). Using Permachink Energyseal for chinking. MY QUESTIONS: Using a 5" makita disc grinder/sander...and I'm chewin

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We have a 20' x 9' area of our house that had the wrong color of stain applied. Sikkens said we could use a chemical stain remover or corn cob blasting. Is there someone in Illinois that can do this? We are by the Quad Cities.

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I need to clean the interior logs of our handcrafted log home before applying a sealer. From reading other answers, I assume I need to use an orbital sander. If that is so, what grit paper do I need to use?

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My Panabode has leaky knotholes when wind drives the rain into the southeast side of our house. What is the best method to seal them?

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We are thinking of buying an old log cabin that has been moved and reassembled. Trouble is that is small (250sq. ft.) and we would want to add on. How hard is it to add on and keep everything looking original. It has a shed type roof and we were thinking of starting at the peak making a conventional roof and doubling the size of the cabin. What do you think?

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I have a log cabin,in Ariz. I understand we need to corn cop blast. Can I rent this machine, where is the closest to me. My cabin is 1800sq ft log, my garage(3car) log sided I think all pine. Time wise can this be done in a weeks vacation? Help!!!!

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My question actually involves treating logs before they are put into the home. We are taking quite a few larch trees off our property and have already peeled the bark off. They will be then be used this April to be added as decorative posts, beams, and rafters. I've built tents outside above the ground made of tarps over the logs while leaving space enough for air to flow under the tents and at the ends of the tents. While the tops and sides of the logs seem to be keeping dry, I have notic

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I am getting ready to purchase a log home in KY. The exterior has some visible damage and some logs have been cut away on the outside surface. What kind of ballpark cost will be involved in restoring the damaged logs and restorign the finish?

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what is corncob blasting?where do u find this @?what do u stain the inside logs with,thats alredy been stained?how offten do we have to do the inside and outside?

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I am finishing a 9000 sq foot hand drawn log home and I have a problem with the chinking contactor. He said Im not sanding deep enough in between the round stacked logs, therefor his chinking wont cover the unfinished portion of the log. Is there a magic log sanding tool that will reach deep enough. Im already using 7" discs on angle sanders. Blasting is not an option

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I live in southern New Hampshire near the Vermont border.....is there a resource near for corn cob blasting?

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Do you know of anybody who successfully un-assembled and re-assemble to another location an old log house (1920's)? If so, do you have any recommendation on the procedure and reference for professionel help in Northern Maine.

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My builder caulked all of the checks and cracks on my new log home pine logs. He then applied Log Boss a water base stain hoping to cover the caulking which should have not been done in the first place. It did not cover the caulking. He then sanded the caulked areas and re-stained with Duck Back an oil stain. It now shows the sanded spots as light areas. How can you get the caulking out of the cracks and checks? Will corn blasting get it out? HBow costly is it to hand san after blasting. T

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We have a log home, parts of which date back to the 1880s. Sadly, it has been painted with gray alkyd paint that we want to have (based on your advice in this column) cob-blasted off. Can you refer us to any contractors in Southeastern WI (Milwaukee, West Bend, etc.) with experience with cob blasting? No luck in the phone book so far. Thanks!!

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i have a newly built log home,the exterior was sanded with an orbital with 120 paper, 2coats of stain,sprayed and backed brushed ,my clear sealer is showing a very high sheen is there a deglosser i can purchase or will the sheen die down in time...

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Can you recommend a corn cobb blaster in the Gainesville/Buford Ga. area please? Also any restoration people, same area?...Thanks..

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Where can I find someone to corn blast my log home? Springfield, Missouri

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our new log home was treated with wolman cleaner and then pressure washed. the norh face side was very gray and the pressure wash was set to high and the grain is raised. should we sand? when should we stain? we live in Vermont and winter is around the corner. we wonder if corn blasting should be done next year and then stain.

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We have a log cabin that was built in 1947 and has been painted "white" twice. The paint looks like it can come off easily because we have peeled some off. We would like to restore the logs back to the "original" wood and seal and restain it. Can you recommend someone near Grayling Michigan that can do this?

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We purchased a hand peeled pine log home that has been coated with XL-100. The house is approximately 4,500 square feet and was build in 99. We have decided we would like to re-stain the house with Sikkens stain after removing the old stain (using a contractor). Our neighbors had terrible problems when their contractor used corn cobs and made their logs rough and then coated them, forcing them to have their house completely hand sanded to recoat at a tremendous cost. We have had one contrac

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Stained log home with woodguard (colonial red) exterior two years ago. Want to change to lighter coloring. What will it take to remove the darker oil based stain?

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I am really tired of the old flat looking dark stain on my interior log's. Is there something on the market i can use to re-stain that will lighten the wood or a paint proudct which has really low fumes....Ginger

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I purchased a log home a hear ago in MI. I need to blast, restain and caulk as well as replace some rotted logs. How often should I plan on restaining, caulking and blasting this house in the future? Should this be done every couple of years or longer? Any advice is welcome. Thanks!

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I have a 25 year old cedar front house and have used Behr Liquid Rawhide for about 15 years. The product is discontinued. Is spar varnish a suitable product to use without stripping?

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we are restoring a log home that was built in the 1800's maybe even earlier. my question is this. the home has no chinking and never has. the logs are stacked on top of each other and are flat on the inside and out with the dovetailed corners. its a 2 story home. have you ever seen a log home like this before? there are no gaps and it was pinned together with wooden pegs. we were told to use walnut shells to blast the inside walls. when we tried to do it with our sand blaster it wouldnt push it

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Looking for parts for A-Bec Industries abrasive blaster. Particularly a pneumatic deadman switch. Any ideas??

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We are getting ready to use the Blaster Buddy on our log home. I was wanting to know if we will have a problem with the heat and humidity
affecting the corn cob grit?
Also, after we get it blasted what should we put on as a mildewcide. We are going to be using the Behr Log Home #15. Is that a good
product to use?

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I live in a log home built in 1987. Some walls in the house need to be sanded. They have scracthes and are dirty. How do I go about it?? Do i need to do the whole house. also do people seal the inside of thier log homes.
Thanks

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We just purchased a log home with the Behr product on it. Can Behr still be contacted with a claim for product failure?

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Is a corn blaster available in Alberta CANADA and how is the best way of putting a log back into placethere is only 5 logs plus roof above

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A contractor here in Texas used more sand than cob to take off a solid stain off my log and cedar sided home, and it is very rough textured now. Saschco stain and clear are on now, but is this rough finish a good thing or bad? This is on the softer aeromatic cedar from Central/East Texas.

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1) How do we find out what the R value of a panabode log home is - red cedar, square tongue and groove inside and out?
2) How easy is it easy to put in additional windows?
3) What is involved in repairing rotted logs bottom and top areas of house?

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We have a panabode log home. we have strip the log on the exterior. We would like to know what kind of varnish to put on. We want to enhance the richest of the cedar log.

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I live in Northern Virginia (Manassas) is their a dealer I can rent a blaster in the area or a contractor. Thanks

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what is corncob blasting? i've never heard of it. and can you recommend a log home co in SE michigan where i can find stains, caulks etc?
thanks

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HI- DO YOU HAVE AN OUTLET FOR SANDBLASTERS THAT WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH COB MEDIA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA- MOST VENDORS I'VE CONTACTED STATE THEIR PRODUCT WON'T ACCEPT SAME, ANY INSIGHT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS! S/C

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corn or sand blasters in Maryland, any suggestions on who? Don't you guys operate in this neck of the woods?

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I have a log home that has a grey color - can't tell if it is paint or stain. Do you reccommned corn blasting be done by do-it-yourselfers? Where can the equipment be rented?

Greg

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I live in western ky and am looking at a pre-owned unfinished log home. It is a repo so not much info is known. where can i find a checklist of things to look for. i do not know alot about log homes. I would like to make sure there is not alot of major repairs.

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Looking for someone to corn cob blast my home.

Can your refer me to someone in the Knoxville Tennessee area?

Thanks

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I'm considering buying a Panabode log home with tongue and groove exterior, in a highly exposed location in the northwest. I've heard reports of high moisture levels in Panabode log homes in winter. Also problems with insufficient insulation between logs, admitting cold. Anything to this? Any research I can read? Thanks.

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We are still working with our insurance company to fix our home after a hail storm this summer. They want to do a test run by sandblasting and powerwashing, then staining and sealing. We have a candian western red cedar log home. Can you give me some suggestions on why this should not be done? Thanks!

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WE HAVE A 16 YEAR OLD CANADIAN BUILT LOG HOME WITH SIKKENS STAIN ON IT AND WANT TO KNOW HOW TO REMOVE IT TO GET THE NATURAL WOOD BACK SO WE CAN FINISH IT WITH WHAT WE WANT

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we are building our log home and looking into staining with Woodguard. It has been rough sanded exterior by builder. Do we need to use mill glaze away type product even though it has been sanded? Thanks

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How do you strip an old stain and sealer off of a log home in order to apply a new stain?

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We just bought a cedar log home and one of the bedrooms was painted with one coat of latex primer and two coats of latex paint. These walls are the interior part of the cedar logs that for the exterior walls of the home. What is the best way to strip the paint and not damage the cedar wood underneath? And then what do we do to restore the original finish of the wood (a golden finish)? Thanks for your help. Danny

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I have a log cabin, and the walls leak when the wind blows the rain to the walls. What can be done?

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My log home exterior (only 2 years old) needs to be stripped due to a poor job of applying the sealer by the contractor. I have power washed it but not all the old sealer came off and it appears in fact to be dirt under the sealer that remained. I have heard of "cornblasting". Can you tell me about that and the cost?

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i have the old behr finish that stays tacky in places and was told chemical removal would have to be used instead of blasting. any advice? chemical to use? thanks

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I am trying to remove paint from my log home so I can restore it to its original stain codition. What is the best way to remove the latex paint. Thanks Dan

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I bought a log home, 20 years old, built with pine. others hav out a terribly dark satin, inside & out. The inside looks dark, dingy. what can i do that , as a single woman, will not break the bank. thank you

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Can you advise me on repair for cedar siding? I have Behr liquid rawhide 14 on my house and it needs to be removed. I saw that you advised corn cob blasting to another person for their log home. Will this work on siding or will it erode the wood too much?

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I am buying a log home in St. Joseph, Mo. The house was completed in 1980. It looks weathered and in need of some kind of maint. What about water blasting? or is Corn blasting the way to go? What kind of chalking do you use?

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We have inside cypress logs and before the outside got caulked, we ended up with water marks on the cut cypress wood inside. What can we use to get rid of it and where can we find it.

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I have a cedar log cabin which the exterior is turning black. What can i do to restore the exterior color back to normal, and is there any treatment which would prevent the logs from turning black again? Thanks-christy smith

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I have an A-Fram with tounge and grove, do you have an easy way to strip and restore?

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WE RECENTLY STRIPPED OUR LOG SIDING, AND PUT A NEAUTRILZER ON. THERE IS A LOT OF HEIRS ON THE SIDING NOW THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. WHAT TYPE OF SANDER DO WE USE AND WHAT GRIT OF SAND PAPER?

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have a half log home up norht and woud like to bring out the natural wood. It has been painted. Had estimates but said that only maybe 90% would come off.
Do you think that we could take the rest off and restore this ourselves??

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We have a 10 year old canadian cedar log home. It just went through a tornado and has severe hail damage to 60% of it some if 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch holes peppered all over the house. What is the best way to fix this and get our home back to its orginal condition.

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WILL CORNCOBB BLASTING TAKE OFF STAIN?
BUYING STAINED CABIN-WANT IT NATURAL !
WHERE IS IT SOLD?
BETTER THAN SAND??
ANY SPECIAL NOZZLE FOR
BLASTING COBB?
ANY PREPS BEFORE BLASTING ?

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We have uncovered 3 log walls in my parents house. what is the best way to re-chink these walls, and preserve the beauty of the wood?

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What can I do to repair interior walls that are gouged and nicked? They are finished in polyurethane, I don't know if it is water based.

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I LIVE IN RUMFORD MAINE WHERE CAN WE GET A CORN BLASTER?
thanks

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My log home was spray stained a dark brown by the previous owner.Can the color be changed to a lighter honey type color by spraying over it?If not ,what needs to be done? Thanks, John

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I one a new white log cedar home (3years old) that the contrator place a water proof sealant on at completion of construction. I happen to notice approx 3-4 foot section turning grey. I was told that the entire house should be corn blaster, stained and resealed. Is all of this really necessary? It will cost me an additional $15,000.

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I HAVE A LOG HOME THAT HAD A FIRE. ONE WALL BURNT BAD. HOW CAN I RID THE SMOKE SMELL INSIDE ? THANKS MUCH.

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Hi
We just bought a vintage 20's or 30's pine log home painted solid brown color. We wanted to corn blast it to the original wood but the guy we hired advised us not to. He power washed the logs and now we are waiting to apply the stain when the logs get dried. Our concern is: he suggested a solid stain to cover the original brown paint. He said he could not strip the paint to the bare wood because the logs are old and corn blasting would do a lot of damage to the logs since there is some

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live near Madison, Wi Have log home 22 years old. Contractor applies semi-transparent stain in error last summer. How can it be removed without damaging or killing shubbery, lawn etc?
Tried corn blasting--cuts in too deep. Also have three logs that sound hollow and spongy-about 6' long. They are wis (white pine??) What is the best way to restore? Outside appearance is OK yet.

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I have a PanAbode cedar log home with Behr Liquid Rawhide #13 applied to the exterior. Needless to say after 10 years it looks terrible and is still tacky in areas. I have settled the lawsuit with Behr and now I need to get this stuff off of my home without putting gallons of toxic material into my ground water. Nothing seems to take this stuff off of my home. Can you offer any suggestions??? Thanks Bill

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after staining my co. spruce logs, twice the last 6 years, it is turning black in areas not covered, steaks are terrible. it looks like mold but a simple bleach soloution doesnt touch it. the product was cuprinol. ive seen this on other spruce cabins in this area. hot,wicked sun, and very high hummidity. ive done plenty of sanding in my life, please no more. youre help would very appreciated. thanks scott

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I have a log home that when it was built was treated with old motor oil. It was done several years after I bought it and is now soaked into the logs. how can i remove the oil. Maybe with sand blasting or pressurewashig with some sort of solvent, Pleaes advise. thank you

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My hand-cut log home is solidly chinked with Sashco's Log Builder. Will corn blasting remove or damage the Log Builder to the point where it will need to be replaced?

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My husband and I have a log home that has been painted over with either a reddish paint or a solid stain on the exterior. Can this be sandblasted or is our only alternative to paint over it?

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we've owned our log home for about 2 years now it was a foreclosure. the people who owned it stained the home a dark brown color we would like to get it back to it s natural color. sanding seems like it will take forever and have heard of the corn blaster but where can we find one and can we rent it.

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Our logs are flat--inside & out. Some outside endcaps need replaced. Where can we get those. Can interior walls be blasted--we have some water damage due to frozen and burst pipes. Where can we get flat logs to replace a chimney that will be removed. Our house is cedar laminated to an inner layer of another wood type. The logs fit together in tongue and groove fashion. House was built in 1977. Any info is appreciated. Thank you.

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