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Has to be a chinking or caulking problem. Get in the attic and look for day light coming in and seal the holes on the exterior. (By the way I hate snakes)

Call Timeless Wood Care Products at 800-564-2987. They can help you with this.

If you have carpenter ants eating your top log then you probably have a leak in the roof, they like wet wood. First fix the leak and see if they quit before replacing a half eaton log.

If there is no finish on the logs you should treat them with a borate. If there is a finish you will need to strip it off for the borate to be effective. NEVER power wash a log home. It drives the water so deep into the wood fiber it… Read More »Archive-8008

Since we do not really deal with wood floors I would recommend you call Timeless Wood Care Products. They sell everything you will need and can give you advice on how to keep your floors looking great.

You can plant and garden around your log home, just don’t plant large shrubs and trees close to the house that will block air movement and not let the logs dry out from early morning dew and rain showers.

The piles of dust you are seeing are probably from Powder Post Beetles. The best way to stop them is to apply a borate solution to the logs. Unfortunately, this has to be done on bare wood, so you would have to strip the house down. As for the carpenter… Read More »Archive-8014

Since you cannot strip and re-stain you should call a local pest man to see about a spray program.

The first thing you need to look for is rotten logs. Take a hammer and walk around the house taping on the logs. You will notice the difference in sound when you hit a rotten log. Corners and the bottom corners of windows are high suspect areas. Also, bottom logs… Read More »Archive-8018

You need to contact a local contractor that works on log homes.