We have a 200 year old clap board house. While installing a new door we realized that it is a split log house with a layer of plaster between the logs and the clap board. I don’t want to removed all the siding but would like to expose just the area around the back porch. Will I compromise the heat efficency by tearing off the siding and plaster? If the logs and plaster are sub par what are my options to make it look presentable? I’ve seen some homes which look like they’ve painted the pl