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685 Questions
Archive-6918
Hello, I was on Time Less Wood Care and see Checkmate. They say to fill the checks. Would you clarify. Mike
Archive-6152
a stell building system to build a church life enrichment center has been laying on the ground in rainy soaked weather for 5 years. is the metal any good?...
Archive-6408
Our home is eight years old & is built with machined white pine logs. We have a moisture problem when the temperature swings from say minus 20 to 35...
Archive-6664
We purchased a 100 yr old log home in southern Michigan. Is it possible to fill rotten logs with an epoxy to stabilize the logs? the chinking is mortar,...
Archive-6920
We have a 20 year old log cabin, and only use it during winter and periodic summer retreats. The center ridge pole is showing weathering and moisture. Looks like...
Archive-7176
we have wanted a log home for several years, however due to the negative side, we are how looking to stickbuild and use the log siding instead...will this give...
Archive-6154
We live in Alberta in the mountains, and we have a cedar log home and real wood floors. What should the humidity be kept at. We are finding that...
Archive-6410
We just moved into a home that was built in 1981, there are large log beams around the entire ceiling. We can hear them cracking and can now see...
Archive-6666
I own a log home in Maine, have a properly vent cold ceiling, but ice dam persist, water backs up and runs down the log walls inside. what else...
Archive-6922
Our daughter has recently purchased an older log home in Vermont. Its not in the best of shape and needs tlc. The worst problem is the smell - not...
Archive-7178
A friend of mine wants me to come ''look'' at his csbin and explain what is wrong as I used to be a builder. His problem is that the...
Archive-6412
We have new construction. It appears the builder didn't put flashing in an area which is causing leaking between the floors starting at the ceiling in the lower level...
Archive-6668
Hello I am looking at buying a log cabin home in California. It was built in 1997 out of milled logs. The entire interior is built out with 2X4s,...
Archive-6924
We have an exposed deck which is subject to a lot of wear and tear due to our weather. We would like to preserve our exposed logs by putting...
Archive-7180
Are the square logs with chinking the best way to go? Worry about other types because of logs touching and rotting eventually. Thank you
Archive-6158
My mother built a log cabin in Maine in 1987 and claims log cabins cannot be left unheated in the winter or they will heave and warp and crack....
Archive-6414
We have outdoor pine log benches that are 8yrs old and deteriorating . We have covered them during the winter months for the last 2 yrs. What repair and...
Archive-6670
My wife and I have a log home that was built circa 1810. During some remodeling we found a brick in what would've been an original outside wall between...