What is involved in maintaining a log home?
Maintenance is a necessary part of owning any home; however, there are a couple of items specific to log homes. The first is adjusting the screw jacks on upright posts to account for settling. The screw jacks will need to be adjusted until settling is complete. CLICK to show/hide more of the answer It is a straight forward job and we will show you when and how it should be done. The second maintenance issue is keeping a good finish on your exterior logs to protect them from the weather. Log homes are often designed with large overhangs and covered decks not only for appearance and outdoor living space, but also to help to protect your log walls and finish. Where log walls are exposed to the weather, refinishing may be necessary after 4 to 5 years. This re-finishing period can be extended considerably with a timber-log home built with rough-sawn timbers.
