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How To Figure Out How Much Caulking Or Chinking? How To Figure Out How Much Caulking Or Chinking? Perimeter Of House(L+L+W+W+ = _________________ Log Courses = _________________ Lineal… Started by Kelly	4	Mar 4, 2009 Reply by Kelly
Bugs! We moved into our home about a year ago, and last summer we noticed some bug issues. They are black, wasp-like, flying insects that bore in… Started by Airtids	14	Mar 4, 2009 Reply by CharisB
Matching Stains Having a little trouble trying to match new log to old logs. Home is 25 years old and as far as I know, it has not been stained for some ti… Started by Patrick O'Toole	12	Mar 3, 2009 Reply by Kelly
DECKS Decks are a great way to expand your indoor space to the outdoors. A well constructed and properly maintained deck can make a great place f… Started by Kelly	0	Feb 27, 2009
Helping Your Log Home Survive The Elements. Helping Your Log Home Survive The Elements. Water Control Make sure you have gutters downspouts in good repair. Make sure spigots are no… Started by Kelly	2	Feb 24, 2009 Reply by Kelly
Builders Risk Insurance?? Need Help Please!!! I need advice from our experts......My husband and I are in a quandry as to a request from only one of the many builders we're considering… Started by Terry & Shelley S	4	Feb 24, 2009 Reply by Randy Esposito
Laminated Logs vs Air or Kiln Dry Full Logs Hello, New to the community and wanted some info. Can anyone tell me the pro & cons of the two type of logs. I have a buddy who is a b… Started by LL Man	2	Feb 23, 2009 Reply by Chris Wood
Bamboo flooring We have been looking into bamboo flooring for our cabin. Has anyone installed bamboo? I know that it is durable and environmentally friendl… Started by Wes	5	Feb 22, 2009 Reply by Glenn V
Looking for log cabin shell to purchase Hi, I am in the market to purchase a small log cabin shell to be used as a vacation cabin on upstate new york acreage (already own the land… Started by Jay	2	Feb 22, 2009 Reply by Kelly
Home owners Insurance So my wife says to me, Ted, you have figured out what everything is going to cost to construct our new log home... right? So tell me what w… Started by Ted	5	Feb 20, 2009 Reply by Ted