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That is typical on larger cedar logs. Shouldn’t be a problem. Fill them with a like colored caulk on the interior if you would like. Squeeze some liquid borate in them on the exterior, but no caulking.

I don’t really know what is common. It sounds like they would fumigate. If so it will wreck the gasket in between the logs if you have a kit (milled) style home. You would eventually have to caulk the exterior to make it air tight.

Kit built normally is a milled log home with the logs flat on the top and bottom and a tongue and grove system. There are many different brands, but probably 75% of log home now days are kit style. Handcrafted log homes are bigger logs not fit over the lower… Read More »Archive-7666

Call Dave at 800-564-2987 for help and the products that you need.

Not sure what ”Wood Roaches” are. If they are talking about Powder Post Beetles or Old House Bore it will need to be stripped and have a borate solution applied before re-staining. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-house_borer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powderpost_beetle

I suppose they could in a hollow rotting log, but I have never seen it.

I would be afraid of them infesting the whole structure. You should strip and treat with borate or replace siding and treat new siding.

They could get into the whole structure. You will need to strip the log siding and treat with a borate then re-stain. If it isn’t real expensive siding it may be cheaper to just install new, but i would treat the new with borate if that is that route you… Read More »Archive-7676

You will get a better finished product by sanding.

I’m guessing from the age of your home they are square logs. The best way to clean them up would be to corn cob blast them. Call Mike at 866-670-3020 for help.