Staining over interior log siding
I have half-log tongue and groove pine siding in my living room. It was initially stained a cedar color with transparent stain and I don’t believe a sealer was...
Woodpecker Damage
I have woodpecker damage to cedar siding. It's silver dollar sized. I was going to mix some sort of epoxy with cedar sawdust I bought so that it might...
Logs look dull and faded
Hey Log Doc! My log home was initially built in 2008, it was only partially stained and the rest was covered in sun damage. When I purchased in 2015...
White blush on a couple of large exterior knots after cleaning.
We have a Southland Log Home built in '96. 8"x12" kiln dried tongue and groove logs with a "chinking cut" (decorative) that had never been filled. Used Energy Seal...
Previously poorly painted interior chinking, what to repaint with?
Early 40s renovated cabin with original round log walls (now all interior walls) with 2ish inch chinking. I'm not sure what the chinking is made of, but it's brown...
Blasting needed in Angle Inlet
Any recommendations for blasting at the NW Angle of Minnesota? Thanks!
log ends appear dark
We've cobb blasted our cabin. The ends appear to have darkened, is there any way to bring them back to life so the stain looks good, not burnt? we...
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i have a log cabin that i purchased and use it as a rental. In the inside of my cabin on one of the logs i have a candle...
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I'm a contractor in NH that has been regularly applying DEFY to a log cabin for a customer on his log cabin. The majority of the house is smooth...
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I all ready put a polyurethane over my oil base finish will the chinking stick to it?
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I have just purchased a log home that has loose cracking chinking in places and has had other products put on it seems to be like caulk and silicon....
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I am building a small guest cabin here in northwest Florida out of long needle pine logs I cut off our property. They vary in size from 11 inches...
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We have a 20 year old cabin and the interior has never been finished so the logs have just darkened over time. What is the best method to lightened...
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I would like to build my own log cabin. I own 85 acres of cedar, hemlock, pine and large tamarack. I want to cut half logs. I have a...
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We recently purchased some mill cut cedar logs, only to find out that some of the logs had small rotting spots. Is it possible to treat those spots prior...
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The half log with bark trim was attacked by woodpeckers and is falling off. I want to replace all the trim. What do I have to do to keep...
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our log home is 30 years old. we are in need of repair on inside of a log where our dog gnawed a large hole in it. how can...