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Log Cabin Restoration: Before and After

August 23, 2016 by Edmunds & Company

Log Cabin Restoration: Before and After

Log cabin restoration is easier to see in pictures, especially when the before and after photos are so dramatic. Here on the Edmunds & Company blog, we often share photos from jobs we’ve worked on. I thought you might like to see highlights from work we’ve done in the past…. 

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Log Homes and Problems with Linseed Oil Finish

March 26, 2015 by Matt Edmunds

Log Homes and Problems with Linseed Oil Finish

Log homes can experience problems with a linseed oil finish. Keeping a good stain or finish on your log home is very important. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, this is even more important since there is such a broad range of weather conditions impacting the logs year after year. Its also important… 

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Prevent Rot: Flash Decks Attached to Log Walls

June 9, 2014 by Edmunds & Company

Prevent Rot: Flash Decks Attached to Log Walls

Rot on log homes can be prevented if decks are properly flashed when being attached to a log wall. We see so many problems when the flashing is either not installed at all or when it isn’t done properly. What’s the bid deal? Water on decks has to find its… 

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Log home restoration – Leaking around windows can lead to significant rot

April 11, 2013 by Edmunds & Company

Log home restoration – Leaking around windows can lead to significant rot

On this beautiful log home near La Crosse, WI we ran into some of the worst decay related to leaky windows that we had ever seen. This home is located on the bluffs looking over the Mississippi River and consequently, it gets storms coming out of the valley with great… 

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Log home restoration – rotten logs replaced

September 4, 2012 by Edmunds & Company

Log home restoration – rotten logs replaced

Rotting logs around decks are a common reason to replace logs on a log home or cabin.  In these photos, an old deck has been removed and log dry rot damage is revealed. Unfortunately, this kind of log decay/rot can happen largely without notice or awareness by a log home… 

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Log home repair – Rotting log ends are a real problem.

May 1, 2012 by Edmunds & Company

Log home repair – Rotting log ends are a real problem.

Many times in the course of doing our log home repairs around Minnesota and Wisconsin, we run into logs ends (a.k.a. crowns) that are left too long. By this I mean they are so long that they stick out into the elements more than is necessary. Spring is a good time… 

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Log Homes Using Turned or Manufactured Logs

April 12, 2012 by Edmunds & Company

Log Homes Using Turned or Manufactured Logs

Every season starts with expectations of what style of log home will come first. The first home this year that needed our restoration experience happened to be a 1980’s turned log style resort lodge. The charm was evident, as it was located on Rice Lake in Northern Wisconsin. Every place… 

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Log home dry rot and what can be done to resolve it

September 27, 2011 by Edmunds & Company

Log home dry rot and what can be done to resolve it

We frequently get calls from log home owners saying, “My home has some dry rot.” When you look at the logs affected with rot, they DO look dry. Whether the rot is dry or wet, rot equals decay and that is a serious problem in log buildings. Rot can lead… 

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Log Cabin Restoration – Water management is very important

July 14, 2011 by Edmunds & Company

Log Cabin Restoration – Water management is very important

Log cabin restoration is our specialty. While in the process of working on a log home near Hayward, WI this spring, we saw a number of things that are important for log home owners to remember when looking at the up keep of their log cabins. Two issues related to… 

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Log cabin repair needs to be done right

July 9, 2011 by Edmunds & Company

Log cabin repair needs to be done right

Log cabin repair work takes us all around Wisconsin and Minnesota. We have two crews so we can cover more territory. Since log cabins are so prevalent in these two states, quality log cabin repair services are in great demand. This is a photo of a log cabin we worked on… 

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Sanblasting Log Homes Video Series

Blasting old stained logs - with crushed glass or corn cob - is one of the best ways to maintain the appearance and integrity of a log home and to prevent rot down the line. On this page you'll see some videos that show how sandblasting works, what it looks like to sandblast a large log home, and an … [...Read Full Article...]

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