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Has anyone stained their log home on their own?

My husband & I are thinking about tackling the staining of our newly built home on our own to save money. Sashco will be providing the stain and said they could talk us through this. Has anyone done this? Any unforseen problems? Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Dave and Julie Christiansen on January 9, 2009 at 1:35am: Julie has done all the sanding so far on our interior logs while I worked on the electrical behind the door bucs and window bucs. Her favorite sander is a palm air sander, but she also uses the Dewalt angle grinder with a sanding wheel installed. She started with 40 grit and then used 60 grit after. You do not want to use too fine a grit since it will seal the pores and make stain penetration poor and the stain won't look as nice. 40 grit is all we plan on using on the exterior logs. Dave; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Peter Pauk on June 18, 2008 at 12:48pm: My dream is new log home, I live in clasical house on Slovak village Nesluša. Now I am starting development my dream, I have only one big problem - money :-)) ,I hope that this problem defeat. In our country are only few log homes.I have many informations from internet; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Micki on June 23, 2008 at 5:48pm: my husband and I stained the entire outside of our new log home... what a sence of accomplishment... the hardest part was the prep... stripping the mill glaze off and the bit of weathering from being up for 6 months prior to staining. We went with Timber Pro products and they are very helpful on the directions and tips.... we used the garden sprayer method and back brushed.. biggest tip... WATCH FOR DRIPS! don't spray too much. we did 3 coats and its been a year and it looks great! The inside was much easier, we did not stain only a clear UV coat and the urethane finish.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wes Wilt on June 30, 2008 at 12:55pm: How did you clean the interior to remove the sun bleaching and weathering?

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Permalink Reply by Shelley Martinez on July 7, 2008 at 3:25pm: Hi Wes - sorry I'm so late in replying. We had some of the stained areas lightly sanded and used a light solution of bleach/water to get rid of the bluish stains. It didn't really spend too much time being weather from the sun before we stained our interior - we just used a clear coat color called symphony.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wes Wilt on June 30, 2008 at 12:54pm: I'm about to as we speak. I started staining aas it went up, ceiling and rafters are done. I have to clean the walls now to start the exterior. Actually, it went well so far. Heck, call me if you want.

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Permalink Reply by Susan on July 7, 2008 at 12:19pm: Hi Shelley,
We stained our log home ourselves using Sansin products. I wish every job we've done during this build was as easy as staining and finishing!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tom & Barbara Gaskell/Heritage Log Home Dealers/VA on July 14, 2008 at 8:20pm: I just read where your windows are already installed. What we have done in the past is remove the screens, cover them with a plastic trash bag, reinstall them and them spray or brush it on. You can then remove the screens and covering and stain your window trim and sashes. If your product is an oil based one, it will be better to brush it on to reduce the oily over spray. I hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by See Dirt Run! Inc. on August 1, 2008 at 6:45am: The most important thing to know about sanding is that the wood tells the tale. If you spot sand and leave the wood surrounding the area spot sanded untouched, you will have a lighter, brighter spot when sealed. Make sure you always sand lightly around the area, feathering outward. This may very well mean going the length of the log. You can take a spray bottle (like a windex spray bottle) of water and mist the logs to see if the sanded areas blend or if a marked difference in wood color exists. Hope this tip helps.
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Permalink Reply by Terry Tadysak on October 5, 2008 at 11:37pm: Please send me your e-mail address and I will send you my suggestions based on my extensive research.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shelley Martinez on October 7, 2008 at 3:47pm: Hi Terry -
We did complete it earlier this year. I should've posted an update - sorry! And thank you for your kind offer!!!!; ▶ Reply to This