I’m not a big fan of the power washing, but if you must, you should allow it to dry for 2-4 weeks, depending on the weather. I have only used the Super Deck a couple of times, but being that it is oil, I again have issues with it. A… Read More »Archive-5520
You can call Timeless Wood Care Products at 800-564-2987. They have a couple of other products that you may want to use instead of Log Wash. S-100 or Mean Green.
Deck stains are formulated to put up with a flat surface versus a wall. Not a big fan of any oil based stain, but if I had to choose I would go with the Sikkens.
Sanding it all off will be the best, but no guarantee that you will be able to remove water marks. Sometimes if they are old they will be too deep to sand out without deforming the wood.
I recommend that you do not fill the checks. The caulk that you use will almost always seperate from the wood leaving a hairline crack that allows water to get in behind it. Now that the check is filled it cannot dry out – ROT! I have seen whole walls… Read More »Archive-5528
Call your Sikkens dealer. I’m not sure, but I do not know of anything.
You should be able to use a palm sander and remove the flaking areas to apply some fresh stain and then clear coat the entire building. Depends on how extensive it is. It may be more cost and time effective to start over.
Hard to say without having seen them, but it could have been water that penetrated deeper into the wood fiber in some areas.
Damp is not normal.
You will have to sand all of the walls to get back to the bare wood on the inside to lighten it up. At the very least you should appy a acrylic clear to the logs after. In regard to the exterior, all log home stains need some sort of… Read More »Archive-5538