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Boric acid solutions on kiln dried logs....is it worth it?????

I've heard it both ways....some say it's smart to spray a product like Boracare onto the exterior of your logs before you stain and finish them. Others are telling me it's a waste of money since the insect larva is supposedly killed in the drying process.

I just want to make sure "new" insects will gag when they get a bite of my logs!!!!!! I have a Crockett Log home nearing completion this fall and just want some sound advise???

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Dave and Julie Christiansen on January 4, 2009 at 9:09pm: Hi Dave. Julie and I will need to treat our logs with a borate solution. We discovered that the logs we used have not been borate treated and they were not kiln dried. We used dead standing trees for our logs. We will be staining this summer, Do we want to spray a borate solution on our logs just prior to staining them? Do we need to use a pressure strayer or would a pump sprayer which is commonly used to spray fruit trees good enough?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by David Reed on January 5, 2009 at 12:08pm: garden sprayer will be fine....just mix as directed; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joe on December 15, 2008 at 8:58pm: I found a very good article on this subject of treating logs at the following site:

http://www.lhoti.com/article-6.php

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Permalink Reply by See Dirt Run! Inc. on January 2, 2009 at 10:33am: Never skip the borate. It's not just insects it works on.

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