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Log Home Maintenance and Restoration Terms This article includes a list of Log Home Restoration and Maintenance Terms that will help you understand the maintenance process. Terms relate to topics such as: Maintenance Design, Wood, Log Preparation, Stains, Caulking, Log Repair and Insects. |
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Caulking
Your Home As log walls settle, gaps often appear that waste energy and allow water damage to occur. Learn how to treat this problem. This article was written by Tom Tydeman, owner of Log Options. |
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Inspecting a Pre-Owned Log Home
This article and checklist can be used as a reference when looking to buy an existing log home. Written by Tom Tydeman, owner of Log Options |
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What happened to my logs? This is a common question asked by many log homeowners. This article helps explain what happens to logs if not properly maintained. Written by Tom Tydeman, owner of Log Options |
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Corn Cob Blasting Restoring a log home and preparing for a new finish on exterior log surfaces requires that the old finish be removed first. There are a number of ways to do it but corn cob blasting is one of the best. Written by Tom Tydeman owner of Log Options |
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Carpenter Bees As an owner of a log home you can probably count on getting to know Carpenter Bees. Understanding how they live will help you to manage their activity. |
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The Log Home Maintenance Guide Gary Schroeder. A field guide for identifying, preventing, and solving log home maintenance problems. Many log home owners do damage to their expensive homes by incorrectly treating their problems. No more. With detailed full-color photos and clear instructions, The Log Home Maintenance Guide will help you identify, diagnose, and resolve problems ranging from dry rot to carpenter ants and more! The Log Home Maintenance Guide is an investment that will protect your investment. No home repair section should be without it. 150 color photographs, 50 color illustrations 176 pp. (Softcover) |
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Preservation
and Maintenance of Log Structures Prepared by the Technical Committee of the Log Homes Council, Building Systems Councils, and the NAHB, this 14-page document is a must if you are contemplating designing, building, and living in a log structure. It compiles features and methods that will ensure the permanent quality of the log structure. 186KB in PDF format. |
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Carpenter Ants If you live around trees, and most people do, you probably have carpenter ants around your home. This article, to help in controlling carpenter ants, was written by Vince Palmere of Perma-Chink Systems, Inc. 14KB in PDF format. |
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Log Home Care and Maintenance: Everything You Need to Know to Buy, Maintain, and Enjoy Your Log Home By Jim Olson Davis. Most important is Davis's overarching theme - intelligent maintenance will save log home owners countless hours and, just as crucial, many dollars. Log Home Care and Maintenance features:
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