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Carol Mockler replied to Carol Mockler's discussion 'Caulking Checks in Cedar Logs'

Thanks, Charis and Beth. We'll get right on those checks.

3 hours ago

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4 hours ago

WRLH replied to robin stone's discussion 'Foundations, concrete or styrofoam blocks'

The costs can add up in a hurry for sure! Even though you are a couple of years out, they will go by in a hurry! I'm currently working with a homeowner for a start yet this year. They have $200,000 for the budget not including well, septic, driveway…

7 hours ago

Wisconsin Log Homes, Inc. added 4 photos to the album 'Custom Designs by Wisconsin Log Homes'

8 hours ago

See Dirt Run! Inc. replied to Carol Mockler's discussion 'Caulking Checks in Cedar Logs'

You also need to keep an eye on those checks over time to see if they become larger. What may not need attention one year, very well may a few years down the road. Beth See Dirt Run! Inc. Log Home Services

9 hours ago

ed ziobro replied to Minnesota's discussion 'Restoring inside log home.'

You might want to look into and consider CO-2 Blasting you can google DRY ICE BLASTING and see if it is available in your area. Ed

13 hours ago

CharisB replied to Minnesota's discussion 'Restoring inside log home.'

1) The Osborn brush should do the trick. It would take some elbow grease, but it could be accomplished. Depending on the size of your logs, you'd use the 4" or 5" 80 grit Osborn brush attached to an angle grinder (we like the Makita 9565CV, but othe…

13 hours ago

Minnesota replied to Minnesota's discussion 'Restoring inside log home.'

HI Charis, Thanks so much for the response! Yes, a beautiful morning here - about 45F and the sun is shining. Couple of things - 1) I like the idea of sanding it or grinding it down, but because the person before I bought it had applied some new st…

14 hours ago

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Caulking Checks in Cedar Logs 3 Replies

Is it necessary to caulk exterior upward-facing checks in cedar logs? What type/brand of caulk should we use? I had heard cedar, because of its natural tannins, did not require caulking - just make…

Started by Carol Mockler in Building and Maintenance Issues. Last reply by Carol Mockler 3 hours ago.

Foundations, concrete or styrofoam blocks 13 Replies

Looking for information in regards to foundations. Does anyone know what it costs approximately to pour a concrete foundation for a 24 x 32 house? Secondly is there a huge difference in the cost betw…

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Started by robin stone in Building and Maintenance Issues. Last reply by WRLH 7 hours ago.

Restoring inside log home. 4 Replies

Hello everyone! Thanks in advance for all of your assistance and this site is simply awesome! I'm wondering if I could get some advice from all of you experts out there. I want to redo the interior o…

Started by Minnesota in Repair and Home Projects Help. Last reply by ed ziobro 13 hours ago.

DOUGLAS FIRS,,GRAND FIRS,,,SILVER FIRS 4 Replies

FOR THE HAND CRAFTED LOGS IS IT OK TO MIX THE THREE FIRS TOGETHER FOR OUR WALL LOGS THEY WILL BE 23 INCHES ON THE AVG. AT THE BUTT END AND 45 FEET LONG WITH A 3 INCH TAPER ??????

Started by marty glass in Building and Maintenance Issues. Last reply by marty glass 1 day ago.

Water Getting into the house 13 Replies

Hello Whenever a severe storm hits our house, it comes in from the West and the rain is almost horizontal because of the high winds that come with it. We used Permachink's Energy Seal to chink be…

Started by Dave and Julie Christiansen in Building and Maintenance Issues. Last reply by Dave and Julie Christiansen 1 day ago.

Caulking between logs and chimney 2 Replies

Hello all. First time posting here, so if anyone can provide a little advice or direct me to a previous post on this topic, many, many thanks! I've recently moved into a 10 year-old log home (yello…

Started by Guy Montag in Repair and Home Projects Help. Last reply by Rick Taron 1 day ago.

Geothermal radiant heat in N. WI. 3 Replies

Looking for anyone in northern Wisconsin who has purchased and/or installed radiant floor heating using geothermal water heaters. Looking for suppliers, contractors, DIYers, initial costs, monthly s…

Started by Dennis Cruse in Issues, Questions, Suggestions, Complaints (and Compliments!). Last reply by WRLH 1 day ago.

FIREPLACE SIZING 1 Reply

Hey neighbors, we are saying hello again. We are starting the footers for our new log home in Tennessee but we have a question that perhaps one of our neighbors can help us with. Our main living area…

Started by Larry Bouget in Building and Maintenance Issues. Last reply by Joe 1 day ago.

Behr Premium semi-transparent stain deck fence siding featuring NANOGUARD 8 Replies

I have a log home that has a oil based stain - linseed based, now with mold underneath its just failing. I am considering a cob blasting to the bare wood and applying a nice stain. We get lots of rai…

Started by sammy in All About Stains and Sealants. Last reply by Dan The Log Man Sep 4.

Which direction? 6 Replies

In building a log home with a 2 story, peaked, atrium wall of glass facing either the lake, stream or mountain view the question becomes which is the best compass direction for it to face. This assum…

Started by Joe in Building and Maintenance Issues. Last reply by Joe Sep 4.

Blog Posts

New England area log homes

I'm in the planning stages of building a log home. We have purchased land & have a floor plan that's constantly changing but so far they are minor changes but I think we're 90% of the way there. I've looked at quite a few log home dealers but I'm getting a good vibe from Real Log Homes. I'm wondering if anyone has any input about suppliers in the area (good or bad) and any suggestions would be much appreciated. I plan to build as much of the house as possible on my own and would like someone… Continue

Posted by Mike Leslie on August 31, 2010 at 10:00pm — 4 Comments

amazing 3 weeks!

It has been a while since I've been able to post but it has been a whirlwind of activity! The logs were delivered on July 26. My husband Jeff took 2 weeks of vacation to get started and we had 2 Amish gentleman who we hired to help us out for 3 weeks. Everyone was there on the 26 waiting to get started as soon as the logs were delivered. I think the Amish guys were excited as we were! The logs were delivered at noon and everything took off from there. For the first week it was Jeff and myself an… Continue

Posted by Jeff and Cheryl Smith on August 19, 2010 at 12:31pm — 1 Comment

NEED ADVICE ABOUT CONCRETE

Good morning neighbors. I need a little advice concerning a solid concrete wall vs. using piers. We initially were going to pour a solid concrete wall for the 4 exterior walls to rest on in our new log home. We are thinking that we can use piers to replace the solid concrete walls. This would save us money is the short run but we want to make sure that we are not messing up. We are thinking of putting piers every 8 feet. If anyone can offer advice we would definitely appreciate it.

Posted by Larry Bouget on August 13, 2010 at 12:03pm — 3 Comments

Wells, Porches and Staining!

Well, it’s been a couple more weeks and while things were slow with the builder, they certainly were not slow out at the site! We got the well finished and hooked up, and it appears we have lots of water and water of fairly decent quality. We ended up drilling 460 feet, but believe we have over 30 gallons a minute. Since we hit water around 200, that gives us 240 feet of reservoir to hold water. We’ve

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Posted by The Mitchell's on August 9, 2010 at 9:14pm — 1 Comment

What I did on my summer vacation!

Well we finally got to do some real building. We started out doing Girders and floor joists. The Girders were quite a bit of work as we had some really hot weather and working on that concreat got really hot. The longest Girder was over 40 feet long and we actually had to use the backhoe to set it in place. Finally we began building floor joists and little by little, (or should i say 16 inches at a time). We finally had a framed floor.

Then we finally moved on to the subfloor.

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Posted by NEKVT on August 9, 2010 at 1:30pm

DONE!!

After 2+ years we are finally done. Had our final inspection on Tuesday, August 3rd, and everything went great. As the building inspector said: "Now your work really begins".

I have posted some new pictures of our finished living-kitchen-dining area. Of special note are the bamboo floors, they have turned out exceptionally well. Quite durable, cheapter than hardwood or pine, and a renewable resource. Made by Home Legend and we got them at Home Depot.

Now it's tim

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Posted by Wes on August 5, 2010 at 3:39pm — 1 Comment