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How Soon After Cleaning Can You Stain or Seal?
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Log Home Stain
|Josh Horner
Cleaning and staining the wood of your log home, deck, or patio is as important as washing your car, your clothes, or your dog. Of course, you want to maintain its beauty, but at the same time, it's critical to remove dust, dirt, mildew, and other contaminants that can deteriorate the wood and lead to decay.
Step One: Clean and Strip
Before you seal or stain, you need t...
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What is the Longest Lasting Deck Stain?
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Log Home Stain
|Leroy Walker
If you are getting ready to work on a finish stain, finding out how long the stain will last and how often you will have to reapply the stain is important. You can find this and other pertinent information, such as the ideal way to apply the stain and how long to the stain should last, below.
Estimated Time Frame
Many outside factors affect how long a stain will last, i...
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How to Spruce Up a Worn-Out Deck
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Log Home Stain
|Josh Horner
There is something intoxicating about new things — from the smell of brand-new cars to the look of just-built decks. Fortunately, recapturing that magic is well within your DIY ability when it comes to your deck.
Check for Damage and Remodel
A deck that looks worn out may be perfectly safe, but it's always best to make sure. Before starting any other projects, check for...
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6 Wood Deck Staining Tips
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Log Home Stain
|Leroy Walker
There is nothing like the beauty of wood. But all those gorgeous wood patterns and coloration can deteriorate over time with exposure to the elements. Protect your investment and construction by following these wood deck staining tips.
Don't Skip the Prep
One of the biggest mistakes newbies make is skipping the prep work. They think it saves time and money when in the e...
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Log Home Stain for Sun Protection
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Log Home Stain
|Leroy Walker
If you own a log home in a dryer state, there is a chance you haven’t given much thought to staining your home. Once it was built, it was probably given a coat of stain, but you had always understood that the stain was to protect the wood against water damage. You aren’t alone. There are many people who don’t stain their homes because it’s simply too dry and never rains...
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Log Home Staining Preparation - What To Do
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Log Home Stain
|Leroy Walker
Getting your log home prepped prior to staining is a big deal but that doesn’t mean the preparation will necessarily be difficult! Carefully scrutinizing your log’s exterior walls is crucial; and using professional products recommended by builders or industry professionals is more important than most realize. For those who choose to select short-cuts and lower-end maint...
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How to Apply Log Home Stain In 5 Steps
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Log Home Stain
|Josh Horner
Applying stain to your log home is crucial, of course! The structural integrity of your home is the focus; and staining and other finishing products will provide a highly-effective shield against the bombardment of natural elements as well as insect infiltration. Logs, being a natural building material, will be subject to decomposition and require preservation and prev...
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The Most Popular Stains for Log-Home Exteriors
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Log Home Stain
|Leroy Walker
If one were to ask a log-home owner which stain he or she feels is the best, chances are you’ll get an opinion based on that stain’s performance for his particular home based on the wood species, for example, which can alter a stain’s color.
Chances are, also, the log-home owner has tried one, maybe two, types of exterior stains. And if you were to ask a couple dozen h...
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How To Make Log-Home Stains Last
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Log Home Stain
|Josh Horner
The purchase of a log home, is undoubtedly, a sizeable investment. With that being said, it only stands to reason one would want every part of the log-home to remain as maintenance-free as possible—whether it’s the flooring, the windows, the chinking or even the stain. But, as with any home, there will be upkeep that must be regularly factored in to ensure proper protec...
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Oil Based Log Home Stain & Water Based Log Home Stain
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Log Home Stain
|Josh Horner
Selecting the right stain for your log home can be confusing and time consuming. Below you will find some helpful hints to guide you through the selection process.
Oil based stains typically penetrate into the wood and have a strong odor. Oil based stains can be used on logs, wood siding, decks, hand rails or roofing materials. Not all oil based stains are created the ...
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Log Home Chinking, Caulking, Staining, Sealing, Re-Chinking, Re-Caulking, Re-Staining, Re-Sealing
Before or after buying your log home there are certain things every log homeowner should know. Some things might be open for debate but one thing is for sure, your log home will require attention.
This doesn't mean that you will spend all of your waking hours staining, caulking, sealing, chinking, re-caulking, re-chinking and re-sealing. It does mean that you will need ...
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Should I Stain or Do My Chinking First?
When building a log home there are many important decisions to make during the building process. Each one is important because typically they will have an impact on your next decision. When it comes to selecting the chinking and stain for your log home these tasks should not be overlooked.
It is important to choose a chinking material based on the following criteria.
T...
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