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Archive-1978

You may be able to run a bead of Energy Seal to cover. Hard to say without seeing.

Archive-1980

Media blast with corn cob or glass, Osborne brush then apply new stain. If it was never borate treated you should do that after the brushing.

Archive-1982

The bark must come off immediately after harvest to avoid blue stain. Also rack them to allow air circulation. A roof or tarp over the top but not the sides also.

Archive-1988

Never use bleach on wood. Matching inside is very hard since the stain is typically very light colored. Call Dave at 800-564-2987 for help. He may have a product that will help make the match a little better. Your contractor should have had the siding cut from the same logs… Read More »Archive-1988

Archive-1990

If you mean putting the flashing up against the logs, you will need to cut a slot in the logs about 4” above roof. Have the flashing broke so that it fits into the slot and comes down the logs then broke to run out onto the roof. I will… Read More »Archive-1990

Archive-1992

It probably is the wood, but could be the stain that you are using. You can take one color of stain and put it on 3 different kind of wood and get 3 different colors. I would recommend staying with stains that are heavy on the brown side and do… Read More »Archive-1992

Archive-1996

Yes, but you will want to place flashing down on sub floor first to bend over outer edge to cover edge of sub floor from the elements.

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