HELP!!! Overwhelmed by Cluster Flies

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Permalink Reply by Joe on November 10, 2010 at 11:58am

Marcia,
This has been discussed before but unfortuanately no great solution.
http://www.loghomeu.com/profiles/blogs/problems-with-wasps
Joe

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Permalink Reply by Marcia McMorrow on November 10, 2010 at 7:29pm

Thanks, Joe for taking the time to respond. I was afraid of the answer. It's just so discouraging especially since we're expecting guests for the holiday. Think twice about building that log home!
Marcia

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Permalink Reply by Joe on November 10, 2010 at 7:50pm

Marcia,
I posted the following a couple of times. Find the openings this winter using this tool.

http://www.loghomeu.com/forum/topics/detecting-air-leaks-a-tool

Joe

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Permalink Reply by Marcia McMorrow on November 10, 2010 at 10:22pm

Thanks...I clicked on the URL and it is no longer available. What tool do I look for on the Harbor Freight Tool website?

Marcia

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Permalink Reply by Joe on November 11, 2010 at 11:15am

Marcia,
Try this
http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=t...

Non contact lazer probe

I lived in Rochester Hills, Mi for 40 years and still have my business in Clawson.

Joe

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Permalink Reply by Tim Hamilton on January 29, 2011 at 6:35pm

Marcia, I know that your original post was several months ago. but i have some insight to your fly problem that may give you something to consider. Flies come into your home through various ways. Windows, doors, checks in the logs, penetration points from out side around wires, pipes and vents, also through the tongue and groove decking on your ceiling. Most of these problems could have been prevented during construction, had the builder spent a couple hundred dollars on some additional caulking. other problems, such as checks in the logs and gaps in the tongue and groove ceiling are just part of a log cabin, that need to be addressed.  Look on the web at denythefly.com . i am a log home builder and log home maintenance Contractor who has seen their process not only decrease the number of flies by as much as 85% but also help lower heating and cooling cost by sealing air draft areas down to the thickness of a dime. Hope it is something that helps you. he is the only one able to do the  kind of work he does as he built the machine that he uses and it is the only one in existence.

 

Tim Hamilton

All-Log LLC

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Permalink Reply by larry on March 20, 2012 at 7:38pm

We found the solution for everyone with fly problems! www.denythefly.com A friend of ours found these people and recommended them to us. We can't thank them enough. Check out their website - - we have 1/10 the flies after they sealed our home. We have always been inundated with flies. Not anymore!!! We highly recommend them to all log home owners. What they did even made our house warmer - - no more drafts. And they were very professional - - the type of people you enjoy doing business with. The name of the company is "Deny The Fly Log Home Maintenance". Their number is 406-721-2399. They are located in Montana, but I do know that they travel.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Woody on February 2, 2011 at 11:28am

I like the permethrin idea, permethrin can be found in mass quanities at your local farm store such as tractor supply it is used on cattle to keep the flies and ticks down. ive been told that it also works on carpenter bees. you may consider contacting greg sweets at permachink he may be able to help you aswell you can contact him on this site or at 1-800-548-3554

 

good luck

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Permalink Reply by larry on March 20, 2012 at 7:37pm

We found the solution for everyone with fly problems! www.denythefly.com A friend of ours found these people and recommended them to us. We can't thank them enough. Check out their website - - we have 1/10 the flies after they sealed our home. We have always been inundated with flies. Not anymore!!! We highly recommend them to all log home owners. What they did even made our house warmer - - no more drafts. And they were very professional - - the type of people you enjoy doing business with. The name of the company is "Deny The Fly Log Home Maintenance". Their number is 406-721-2399. They are located in Montana, but I do know that they travel.

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