If you are thinking about moving your cabin or log home, you are not alone. Many people weigh the option of moving their cabins each year. Many things will affect how successful the move will be and if it is cost affective to move your log home. The simple answer to: Can A Log Home […]
Category Archives: Maintenance
Guides on how to maintain log cabins and log homes.
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Jun
Jun
If you have a log home that needs new life, you may be considering painting it. I’ve seen log homes with a dark red and even some painted white that actually look good. But is this a good idea? Sometimes something that may look good can cause other problems. It can also hurt your resale […]
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Aug
Aug
How To Strip A Log Home | All Methods Stripping your log home refers to when you take a layer off the outside log walls, typically to remove a layer of stain. Stripping methods include blasting with: crushed glass, sand, corn cob grit, walnut shells, or dry ice/baking soda. There are a variety of reasons […]
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Aug
Aug
How To Remove Mold From Log Homes and Cabins. Mold or as some might call it Mildew can be harmful to your log home and to your health. It is also a common problem for log homes that are not sealed properly or that are in humid areas with little sunlight. While mold may sound […]
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Aug
Aug
How To Clean Cabin Chinking. Chinking protects our log homes from the elements by sealing the spaces between the logs. As chinking ages it may reach a point where it looks rough but is not quite ready to be completely redone completely. In this case you may want to clean and paint your chinking to […]
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Jul
Jul
Log home interior maintenance guide. Log homes require a special kind of care and while they can be more work, they are completely worth it. When many people think of log cabin maintenance, they tend to think of the exterior and forget about the interior. Maintaining your interior properly can add to the life and […]
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Jul
How to clean log cabin exterior walls. Log homes are mostly built surrounded by nature, trees, lakes, rivers, and giant fields. While beautiful, these natural surroundings can create build up and stains on our precious log cabins. Mowed grass, mud, moss, and other such things are not only unattractive to look at but can also […]