There really shouldn’t be a mess. If you are not good with a paint brush I would recommend hiring a professional. You can wipe stain on with a rag in some situations. Be sure to wear latex gloves to keep it off your hands. Always put a drop cloth below… Read More »Archive-7842
You will still have all of the same maintenance issues with the siding. It may be a little less expensive than a true log home, but you will miss the whole log home experience on the inside.
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The stain will HAVE to be removed and apply a good borate treatment like Shell Guard. She will still have 10K into it after staining again. No cheap, good way out of this.
I’m sorry, but every question has been answered. ???
They used a mortar mixture: parts (volume)material MIX A 1/4cement 1lime 4sand 1/8dry color hog bristles or excelsior MIX B 6sand 4lime 1cement MIX C 1portland cement 4-8lime 7-10sand Mix A (Donald A. Hutsler, ”Log Cabin Restoration: Guidelines for the Historical Society,” American Association for State and Local History, Technical… Read More »Archive-7852
You need to get that bark off from the logs and apply a borate treatment soon. The bark will never stay on completely and will continue to fall off over tha years. Get some borate on it soon to stop the bugs. They are there because of not being peeled… Read More »Archive-7854
You should run a bead of chinking around the bottoms of the posts to stop water from wicking up from the concrete.
They like to stay warm. You should have the exterior caulked.
NEVER use paint on logs. As for the acid stains, you probably will not get them out. Try using some PS100 or Oxcon from Perma Chink.