How often will I have to re-stain, re-stain, re-caulk or refinish my log home?

Before or after you buy your log home, there are certain things every log home owner should know. Some things may be open for discussion, but one thing is for sure, your login will require attention. This doesn’t mean you’ll spend all your waking hours staining, caulking, caulking, caulking, caulking, caulking, and caulking. It means he’ll need to pay attention to his log home just like he would his car. Below are some helpful tips and information to guide you through owning a log home.

1. Have realistic expectations for the maintenance of your log home. There will be some.
2. Establish a routine log house maintenance schedule.
3. Follow a routine log house maintenance schedule.
4. Apply log stain when your log home needs it. Remember you get what you pay for most of the time. Good home wood stains don’t come cheap, but they will save you money in the long run.
5. Good log home stains will offer about 3 years of protection on the southern exposure of your log home and 4 years of protection on the other sides of your home. These figures are estimates only and will vary depending on a number of factors.
6. Expect to caulk or crack your log home at some point.
7. Some log homes require more grinding, caulking, and staining than others
8. Almost all log homes require some caulking or caulking, either in the horizontal joints of the logs, the corners of the logs, or around the window frames.
9. As we mentioned earlier, the better the log stain material, the less maintenance your logs will require.
10. Design your log home with maintenance in mind. Remember that the less exposure your records have, the less maintenance they will require.
11. Square logs resist better than round ones.
12. Log house chinking can be used for aesthetic purposes or as a weather barrier.
13. Log house caulk should normally be mixed into your logs. Sashco’s Hidden Caulk stands apart from all competitors.
14. Some water-based log staining materials are very good, while others are very bad.
15. Some oil-based log staining materials are very bad, while others are very good.
16. Your log home stains should be compatible with your log crevices and log home caulking materials.
17. The preferred time to maintain your log structure is usually during the summer.
18. Remember that your log home is a dream home. Don’t forget to treat it as such.