Log homes are a classic American house style, especially around the lakes across northern Minnesota. Lake cabins from Brainerd to the Boundary Waters invite us to enjoy cozy winter trips and relaxing summer breaks. That is until your log home starts looking grimey.
When you notice your cabin changing colors and starting to look run down, it’s time to call on the professionals who can use media blasting to bring your home back to life. With over a decade of experience using eco-friendly restoration techniques, Clean ‘N Seal returns your log cabin to its original glory without harming your home’s exteriors or the environment.
Log Home Repair Services
The CNS team provides you with multiple stages of restoration care for your log home since not all log cabins need the same treatment all the time. When our experts come to assess your home, we’ll help you find the right restoration service that brings your cabin back to life!
Chinking/Caulking
Chinking and caulking are essential practices for maintaining the integrity and efficiency of log homes. The decision between using caulk or chink depends on the size of the gaps between log courses. For gaps ¾ of an inch or smaller, caulking is recommended. However, for larger gaps, chinking is the appropriate choice. These materials are specially formulated to accommodate the natural movements of log homes, ensuring a tight seal that enhances the home's energy efficiency.
Properly applied chinking and caulking prevent heat loss and cool air escape, sealing the home from external elements. This not only makes the log home more comfortable but also protects it against log rot, a common issue arising from gaps around windows, doors, and log courses
For effective maintenance, certain checks that allow wind, water, or pests inside must be filled, especially those near windows, doors, or corners. Regular inspections in spring and fall are recommended to address any needed repairs.
Power Washing
Over time, your home’s logs can become discolored from the elements. With so much exposure to sun, rain, snow, and ice, the logs can fade and accumulate dirt. Our pressure-washing process removes any dirt, grime, or stains that may have collected on your logs, restoring their natural color and beauty.
Media Blasting
Our media blasting services take it up a notch by using a high-pressure tool to propel a media, like corn blasting, walnut shell blasting, recycled glass blasting, to remove any old stains, finishes, dirt, and debris that may have accumulated on your logs.
With the right equipment and our experienced professionals, this method easily strips stains, sealers, old wood, and mold or mildew from your logs without damaging them. This process essentially gives you a fresh start for restaining and enhancing your log home.
Staining
Stains not only enhance the natural appearance and beauty of your logs and timber, but they also protect them from harmful UV rays, moisture, and other environmental factors. Especially after media blasting your logs, you’ll want to reapply a stain that heightens your logs' durability and resistance to weather elements.
Regular Maintenance Plans
Once your restoration is complete, our experts will outline a customized maintenance plan just for your home. This plan will make caring for your log home easy and headache-free in the future and help you maintain the lasting beauty you expect from your home.
When Should You Restore Your Log Home?
Log homes sometimes need a little more care than your average siding home, which just needs a good professional house washing every now and again. For log homes, you should do a visual inspection of your logs twice a year, usually in the fall and spring, to check for rotting wood, places where water is collecting, and areas that need caulking and/or chinking.
Then turn to the pros for a complete and thorough inspection and restoration of your log home when you notice any of these signs.