Log Home Restoration: This Looks Worse Than It Really Is

This log home is 18 years old. It had one coat of a waterproofer put on soon after construction. Needless to say, that is long gone. The black mold is deep into the wood and the wood is very dried out with many checks. Log Home Restoration to the rescue!

Although the sealer has failed, we will do a light chrmical strip followed by a chlorine/TSP solution to remove the degraded wood and kill all the mildew and mold spores. After using a brightner to neturalize the wood, we will defelt the logs and finish the prep with a complete caulk. All window and door trim, corners, butt joints and log seams will be sealed for a weather tight log home.

Finally, A quailty oil finish will be applied by brush. Spraying is fine and has it’s place but, it should always be followed up with back brushing.

To keep this home from getting in this condition again, a maintenance program will be established for the homeowner.

I will post other photos as the job progresses. This will turn out nice when all is said and done although it looks hopeless now. Stay tuned!