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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...
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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...
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We have hemlock pine siding that we bought a few months ago and unfortunately it is now moldy. We would like to try to salvage it, what can we...
Archive-7182
would you recommend oak log homes over pine or cedar? why or why not? We are trying to decide on a log home to build
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I have a cedar pole headboard and rails that was stored in a basement, the cedar has a grayish tint to it. Can this Cedar furniture be renewed? I...
Archive-6416
We have a pine log home in southwest Georgia. The southside has a terrible time staying stained and the logs not seperating. What kind of caulking into the cracks...
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Does anyone know of a home inspector that does pre purchase inspections for log homes located in central Pennsylvania? Thanks.
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We started building an oak log home last summer and will be ready to stain the interior logs in a couple of weeks. We used a 50-50 water/bleach wash...
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We are looking at a 12 year old heart cypress log home to buy in central , florida. Is cypress a good log, what do we look for, how...
Archive-6162
Question I have a fairly new 2000 sq ft reg brick home 3 car garage kind of horseshoe shaped. Do they make a complete kit I could do the...
Archive-6418
I have a double log stair rail and the top one has become very dark from holding it, can I lighten it to match the lower log.
Archive-6674
Hi,I have a pine log home and the north side of the house has fungus spreading on it, looks like small black specks, I believe it might be artillery...
Archive-6930
Our 2 story, open ceiling, styrofoam roof insulated ,27 year old log home outside Nashville has always creaked loudly, especially late PM, worse in summer. Anything that can be...
Archive-7186
we just bought a log home and the logs are turning almost white on the outside and splitting on the inside. what kind of maintence do we need to...
Archive-6164
We just had white pine shiplap installed on the wall containing a gas fireplace. We are not sure if we should stain it or paint it. Before it was...
Archive-6420
We have a 1930 cabin in upstate NY. The property has a creek in front and small waterfall in back. The original owners built the back out abutting a...
Archive-6676
Recently purchased log cabin and whoever last painted the ceilings obviously used a roller and splattered paint all over the logs. I can scrape it off easily but there's...
Archive-6932
I am going to build a white pine log home. A local HVAC contractor advised a system that includes humidity control. If this is addressed from time of build,...
Archive-7188
we need some information on humidifying our log home: is it necessary and is cold air humidifiers the best, do we need to keep them on year round? What...