Log home repair issues are sometimes tricky to figure out. Have your beautiful logs with the golden wood-tone color turned from reddish brown to dark black? This is bad news and many times this is the first thing that log home owners notice. Black logs look ugly! Unfortunately, the appearance…
Log Cabin Repair – Protecting Log Posts
Log cabin repair projects often include replacing the posts that support the decks and railings. Although we do not build decks ourselves, we will help homeowners understand how to repair their decks and how to make sure that their decks don’t damage their log cabins or homes. Decks made of…
Log Home Repairs You Should Leave to a Professional
We’re all for homeowners tackling log home maintenance tasks themselves, but some log home repairs are best left to professionals. Replacing whole or half logs is one of those tasks you want done right, the first time. Why Do Logs Need Replacing? If your log home has an attached deck,…
Log Home Repair on Madeline Island
Log home repair is part carpentry and part artistry. This log home has lived its long life on beautiful Madeline Island, part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. If these log walls could talk, they’d tell the story of life on an island that holds a great deal of history. Time had…
Log Home Wall Needed Straightening
This home near White Bear Lake, MN is made out of turned or milled logs. We featured this job on our website, focusing on replacing rotten logs on this home. When this home was constructed back in 1996, the builder did not build enough interior supporting walls to keep the walls from moving. A…
Rot Repair – Posts Supporting Decks
Logs that support decks can be prone to rot. We have recently gotten a couple of calls from people who have this common log home problem. Rot on the bottom of support posts can be a daunting thing because of the structural role they play in supporting decks and roofs….
Log Home Repair and Dentistry – How Do They Relate?
When people ask me what I do for a living my answer is a simple one if I think they are just making conversation. “I am a carpenter,” I answer and leave it at that. If I feel that they are really interested, I risk misunderstanding and say, “I restore…
Protect the Logs Around a Chimney
Protect the logs around the chimney to keep your log home beautiful. Log home repair and restoration in the Midwest involves careful consideration of different elements of the home and how they interact. Log cabins and stone chimneys – they go together like peanut butter and jelly. There is nothing like…
Log Home Repair – Twin Cities and Northwest Wisconsin
We thought you might be interested in seeing an in-depth look at low home repair in the Twin Cities and Northwest Wisconsin areas. Repairing Bulging Log Walls In the last month, we have looked at two log homes that have had bowed walls. Each was a little different. The first…
Log Home Repairs: Weather Plays an Important Role
Log home repairs depend a lot on weather conditions. Weather certainly plays an important role. When you can’t talk about religion, politics, or money there is always one subject that is acceptable to almost everyone: the weather. We all share the impacts of weather – both the gifts it bestows…
