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Welcome! For many of you, ownership of a log home is the culmination of
a life long dream. With that understanding in mind, we have developed a full line
of log care products of uncompromising quality.
Chinking, borate preservatives, log stains and finishes, caulking and application
tools - our line of compatible log home products can beautify and protect your dream
home for many years.
Log Home Maintenance
What is the key to log home maintenance? Inspection! You want to know every
aspect of your home and identify areas that are more troublesome than others. Your
goal is to discover why a problem may be occurring so that you can correct it and
not just treat the symptom.
Log Home Staining & Stains
for logs
Although this is the third application step in the maintenance process, two homework
items should have been accomplished much earlier: researching compatibility of the
new stain to the existing stain on your home and to chinking and caulking, and color
testing liquid samples of the colors that you are considering on an inconspicuous
part of your home. You really don't want to stall your project now making these
decisions, especially once you have the logs clean, preserved and ready for stain.
The best way to address the compatibility issue is to call the manufacturer of the
stain you are considering and ask them for assistance. You will be asked to provide
the name of the stain, the color, and the manufacturer of the existing stain on
your home. Contrary to popular thought, not all oil-based stains for logs are compatible
with one another; the same is true of latex-based stains.
Chinking
No matter what it encounters - wind, rain, sleet, sun or snow, Log Jam chinking
effectively holds its seal. Log Jam chinking keeps your home comfortable while keeping
the weather where it belongs - outside. Log Jam chinking is the elastic sealant
that handles joint movement up to 100% - even in joints up to 4" wide - while maintaining
its original appearance. With superior adhesion and elasticity, Log Jam chinking
is guaranteed not to crack, tear or peel away from logs. Plus, it's the only chinking
to hold a UL one-hour fire rating: when applied in accordance with Fire Resistance
Directory Design No. UL519.
Read more about Chinking and
Log Homes.
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