|  | Log Home Maintenance Walk around your home and inspect the coating each
spring and fall. Areas where checks have opened up that are
1/4" or greater on the upper curvature of the logs need to be
caulked. Keeping the moisture out of checks will help extend
the life of your stain. Log Builder and Conceal caulking are
compatible with High Sierra.
Next, look for any bushes or trees that have grown close
to the building and cut them back. Look for water patterns
on the home from lawn sprinklers, for example, and move
sprinkler heads as required, or repair gutters and down
spouts as needed.
During your inspection, give special attention to all
handrails. Handrails receive extreme weather exposure and
will usually need more maintenance than vertical surfaces.
Also, log handrails often don’t have good water drainage out
of the horizontal rails, particularly the lower rail.
Consequently, handrails are prone to rot. Contact Sashco
for further guidance.
Periodic cleaning of the logs will also extend the life of
the coating by removing fungi that might grow on dirt that
has accumulated on the log surfaces (especially on the lower
courses of logs). CPR, mixed to the cleaning strength
solution, is an ideal product for this use.
Maintenance coats of stain are needed when there are
areas of erosion down to bare wood, when water repellency
has diminished, or if the sheen has weathered and dulled
significantly. You must clean the logs first, allow them to
dry, and then apply one or, if needed, two coats of stain.
Cascade clear coat can also be used for improved appearance
and durability.
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