Rain Delay

Well folks the rain has put a damper on the restoration.. We hope to be back to work this weekend. Thanks for following..

Restoration Continues

Restoring a Log Home

                     

                            Maintaining a log home is easy.......but ignoring the maintenance requirements can pose many problems that could have been prevented. I am currently restoring a log home that needed attention for sometime. Fortunatly only a few logs needed replacing. Most of the time only the face of the log needs to be removed and a replacement half log is sized and fitted into place. The old finish (ABOVE) is removed with a sand blaster type of equipment using glass beads or even corncob media (BELOW). If the wood is badly weathered as the case here, the logs will need to be sanded with an angle grinder with an 80 to 100 grit sanding disc. It's a slow, messy, dusty job, but to achive the proper finish you have to prepare the surface first. Remember a paint job is only as good as the prep work. The same is true here. Check back later when I'll cover in more detail surface prep and caulking.