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The Log Home Restoration Blog

Browse below for articles with information and tips on maintaining your log home.

Inspect Log Home/Cabin: Pre-purchase Inspection

Inspect Log Home/Cabin: Pre-purchase Inspection It’s that time of year when folks start looking forward to spring and that perfect...

April 1, 2014

Log home maintenance – Peeling finish on log homes – let us count the causes…

Log home maintenance – Peeling finish on log homes – let us count the causes… Log home maintenance includes making...

September 18, 2013

Log Home Maintenance – Caulking cracks/checks in logs

Log Home Maintenance – Caulking cracks/checks in logs Log home maintenance tasks are typically done in the summer. Here at...

August 8, 2013

Log Home Maintenance – Cleaning logs, removing dirt is a good thing

Log Home Maintenance – Cleaning logs, removing dirt is a good thing Log home maintenance can prevent log home repairs....

July 31, 2013

Log home maintenance – The insight on insects

Log home maintenance – The insight on insects Log home maintenance is a natural part of owning a log home....

June 19, 2013

Problems with Log Homes – Woodpeckers can be a nuisance!

Problems with Log Homes – Woodpeckers can be a nuisance! There are a variety of problems associated with any type...

May 1, 2013

Log home chinking – Saying good bye to your log home for the season? Tips to keep those unwanted “guests” OUT!

Log home chinking – Saying good bye to your log home for the season? Tips to keep those unwanted “guests”...

September 26, 2012

Log home maintenance and repair of vertical logs

Log home maintenance and repair of vertical logs Most of the time vertical logs rot out at the bottom of...

August 15, 2012

Log siding maintenance is important

Log siding maintenance is important Maintaining log siding can offer similar challenges to that of a “true” log home in...

June 19, 2012

Log home problems – Why leaks happen and how to prevent them

Log home problems – Why leaks happen and how to prevent them One problem with log homes is that they can leak....

June 1, 2012

Common Problems with “Middle-aged” Log Homes

Common Problems with “Middle-aged” Log Homes We have restored log homes in the upper Midwest for over thirty years.  Our...

May 15, 2012

Log home chinking – then and now

Log home chinking – then and now Chinking is what makes a primitive log structure into a place anyone would...

May 3, 2012