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Not that I am aware of. Water stains are one of the worst problems to cure.

Yes, Florida can be very conducive to log homes. The temperature is fairly constant, while in the North country the logs expand and contract with thewarm andcold weather, causing the caulk or chink to pull and break loose. Also, in the North when it rains it may stay cloudy for… Read More »Archive-8804

Poplar logs wood be fine as long as you keep up on the maintanence of the stain.

Probably media blasting for that style log, but if they are old or it was a bad leak you may never get it out of the log.

Not sure

They probably will make great lumber. If they were around a house some sawmills do not like to cut them because home owners like to hammer nails and screws in them for various things and when the mill hits them it wrecks their blade.

You will need a structural engineer to say for sure what walls can be moved.

You are never going to maintain the original color. UV will change it as will the weather. You should apply a borate treatment to them and then a latex stain to your color choice. You should not use just a clear; it needs to have some pigment in it to… Read More »Archive-8816

You can try to use either S-100 or Wood ReNew from Perma Chink. Be sure to allow the wood to dry properly. Corn cob blasting is also an option that will definitly work.

Cedar would be fine. Most cedar does not have a big diameter and will take more logs.