How 218 Painting & Log Restoration Built a Reputation for Quality in Minnesota
We are proud to work alongside applicators who share our commitment to craftsmanship and quality. This month, we’re featuring218 Painting & Log Restoration LLC of Britt, Minnesota, a company that has built its reputation on comprehensive log home restoration services and a team-first approach.
Building a Business Around Opportunity
For 218 Painting & Log Restoration, the journey began in northern Minnesota, where thousands of lakes are surrounded by beautiful log and cedar homes.
“Around there, if you throw a rock, you’ll probably hit a log home (but please don’t). And that’s great for a log home restoration business.”
Recognizing the demand for restoration work, owner Jeff Peters took the opportunity to start a business focused on helping homeowners preserve and restore these unique properties. One of the biggest turning points came with the purchase of the company’s first media blaster, opening the door to larger, full-scale restoration projects and allowing the team to expand its capabilities. Sometimes all it takes is the right piece of equipment and a willingness to get a little dusty.
Comprehensive Log Home Restoration
Today, 218 Painting & Log Restoration offers a complete range of log home restoration services. While media blasting and staining are core specialties, what truly sets the company apart is its ability to perform log replacement work entirely in-house without relying on subcontractors.
By handling every aspect of a restoration project themselves, the team maintains greater control over quality while delivering a seamless experience for homeowners. That’s a win for everyone!
A Team Committed to Quality
For this team, quality isn’t just a goal, it’s an expectation. The 218 team emphasizes accountability on every project, with each member helping ensure consistent workmanship from start to finish. They believe every successful restoration is the result of a team effort, where everyone plays a role in delivering exceptional results. After all, log homes have a way of exposing shortcuts.
Navigating Industry Challenges
We asked Jeff, “What challenges are you currently facing in your business or the log home industry, and how are you adapting to them?” Like many contractors today, 218 Painting & Log Restoration continues to navigate rising material costs and increasing operating expenses. These higher costs ultimately affect project pricing for customers, while Minnesota’s tax environment adds another layer of challenge for the business.
However, despite these obstacles, Jeff said, “The company remains focused on providing quality craftsmanship and value on every project. The costs may go up, but cutting corners has never been part of the plan.”
The Ideal Restoration Project
When asked what makes a project especially rewarding, the answer was simple: great communication and the opportunity to utilize the full range of the team’s skills.
218’s ideal projects are complete log home restorations that include media blasting, chinking, sanding, staining, and log replacement. These comprehensive projects allow the team to showcase their expertise while transforming aging log homes into beautiful, restored spaces.
In the end, the most rewarding part of every project is seeing the finished home and a happy customer. That’s the kind of before-and-after that makes all the sanding worth it.
We’re proud to have dedicated professionals like 218 Painting & Log Restoration as part of our Pro Log Home Applicator network and appreciate their commitment to preserving and protecting log homes throughout Minnesota.
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AboutSashco Log Home Products
When it comes to protecting and beautifying your log home, Sashco isn’t just another stain on the market — it’s the high-performancechoice for serious log lovers. With industry-leading products like Capture, Cascade, and Transformation, Sashco combines cutting-edge technology and rugged durability to keep your logs looking stunning and standing strong year after year. Whether you’re chasing that perfect finish or just want to avoid the heartbreak of costly repairs, Sashco’s got your back. Because your log home deserves more than “good enough,” it deserves Sashco. Made for logs. Made to last. Made to make your neighbors jealous.
Don’t compromise at the end of a long and arduous journey by using an inferior stain not designed for logs. Capture and Cascade deliver performance worthy of the journey that got you here.
Moves with your logs and timbers
Won't hide the wood grain
Easy clear coat maintenance with Cascade(R) exterior clear coat
Backer Materials that Seal Things Right the First Time Backer Rod, Grip Strip, and Log Gap Cap all help you create the ideal joint desing for a long-lasting, durable seal
Logs are in constant dynamic motion. That's why there's Log Builder®, the sealant made for log structures. Stretches up to 500% of original size, while still maintaining tenacious adhesion to the wood.
When other chinking pulls away, Log Jam holds its seal With Log Jam chinking, you can keep the cozy feel and rustic look of a log home without compromising comfort and performance.
Easy to Use - Hard to See Keep out weather, bugs, and moisture without seeing it. Conceal disappears into the woodwork so you don't know the wood starts and the caulk begins.
It's Music to the Eyes Symphony works in harmony with the unique character of your logs and wood to reflect an atmosphere or cozy warmth and elegance while creating and scuff-resistant and durable surface that's easy to dust.
Right Color. Right Quantity. Right Now. Never run out of stain at the jobsite again. Stock exactly what you need in your truck or trailer at the jobsite.
Easy to mix
The same color, durability, and application you've come to expect from Capture Log Stain and Transformation Log & Timber
Maintenance Made Easy Now that Capture® Log Stain is applied, it’s time for Cascade® Clear Topcoat to bring out the depth and character of your unique woodgrain while protecting it against moisture, mildew, and algae. Predictable and affordable routine maintenance with Cascade throughout the years means your home stays protected and beautiful. Easy!
Keep the Color the Color Colorfast delivers the ideal canvas for stain application and leaves behind the strong foundation necessary for long-lasting color. It’s color confidence for your log home.
Rot, weather, insects, fungi all pose a serious threat to your logs. Protect your investment—treat your logs first to make them last. Tim-bor® helps protect your home from the costly damage caused by rot and insect infestation.
Bugs don't stand a chance
Easy to mix and apply
Prevents decay fungi
Costs 5 times less than glycol-based borate products
Remove Wood Felting and Raised Grain Remove wood fuzz (called felting) after power washing or media blasting, and knock down excessive raised grain with Sashco's finish sanding tools
Clean and brighten bare logs and wood, remove surface dirt, pollen, and kill mold for maintenance, and keep your logs looking fresh with CPR Log Cleaner and Brightener
