Log Home Maintenance and Restoration
Log home maintenance has received such a bad wrap. Maintenance on your log cabin or log home can be a minimal cost if you do it regularly. Most peoples idea of log cabin or log home maintenance is watching your log cabin or log home and saying I'll do that later or next year. Then next season say I will fix my log cabin or log home in the fall when I get time or more money. Have you ever said that?
Let me help you out by saying don't put if off. It will cost you three times the money to put it off than it will for you to fix it right by not hesitating at all. I know it sounds crazy but you don't change your oil once every 2-5 years while you drive your car daily do you? Let me ask this you have your most expensive investment sitting outside in the sun, wind, rain, sleet, hail, and snow not to mention dirt pollen and other things in the air. Funny when you think about it after hearing that isn't it.
Maintenance on your log home or log cabin is cheep compared to Cobb blasting and log repair on your log cabin and log home. after your maintenance window runs out you have major log repairs and Cobb blasting and refinishing cost that far exceed the maintenance. Does this make sense looking at it from this point of view.
I would rather tell you how to maintain your log home or log cabin yourself than see it get worse. We got into the log maintenance business not to hurt you but to help you. We are always booked up due to the fact that are work is out standing and there is so many not maintaining that our log repairs our increasing so rapidly. put us back to work maintaining your log homes and not repairing your log homes and log cabins. You can truly save buy doing the basics. Wash your log home or log cabin off a couple times a year. A few hours a year can help you save money and your log cabin or log home repair bill.
Log home and log cabin maintenance comes first. Skip that one round of golf, boat ride, bike ride, or whatever you do and look at your log cabin or log home and see if it needs attention. If you are unsure give us a call and let's check it out.
The Dr
From the Log Home Doctors
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
Hi There
My Name is Jackie Horkan I'm a First Weber agent that sells a high volume of vacation property's in the surrounding areas including Castlerock, Pettenwell, Lake Redstone, Dutch Hollow, Lake Wisconsin, Lake Arrowhead, Camelot, and many other lakes and also the Wisconsin Dells area.
I also List and sell allot of residencal homes in Baraboo, Reedsburg, Lodi, Sauk City, Prarie Du Sac, and Madison surrounding areas.
I have had great sucess do to the fact that I'm one of the owners of the Log Home Doctors llc and Home Remedy Builders located in Baraboo Wi. next to Papa
Bears Northwoods store. We have appoxamtly 100 plus buyers come threw our model log home there a week looking for vacation property or land so I have a constant flow of fresh buyers daily that most agents don't have access to on a daily basis.
Lets talk about your needs and see how I can help you find your dream home, build you one or sell your exsisting one so you can move forward with your needs and desires met.
My job is to deliver your dream come true.
Feel free to give me a call on my direct line at 608-393-5402 of office 608-356-5400
I look forward to meeting and helping you soon.
Be Blessed
Jackie Horkan
Cleaning Log or Log Cabin
We get asked this question many times what can I do to help prevent my house from getting this way.
I usually say do you wash your car? Of course I do they say. But have you ever cleaned your most expensive asset? No I never thought of that.
There are several things you can do such as chemically clean your log home or log cabin, but you can even get out a hose and rinse it off or use a pressure washer with less than 500lbs of direct pressure to wash it off. this prevent dirt, pollen, bug droppings, and other debris. This stuff all help break down your finish faster.
Chemically Cleaning
You can get your garden sprayer out and mix about 4oz of TSP with about 1 gallon of hot water to dissolve it . Them mix up the rest of your 3 gallon sprayer with 1 more gallon of bleach and the remainder with water. then mix well. After mixing wet down the area you area cleaning well and evenly. then go ahead and spray down the area evenly to prevent streaking. Let sit on the surface for 10-15 minutes depending on the temp and how fast its drying. Keep the wall wet you don't want to let the bleach and chemicals to dry on the wall. if you have to keep misting water on the wall. more bleach maybe needed due to the condition of your walls or surfaces to get mold off. You should rinse thoroughly and maybe rinse a second time to clean better or this you get clear water running from the surface. I f refinishing you should let dry well due to temp it could be hours to 48 hours. If staining yourself we can help you pick the best products and help you get them at a reasonable cost as we are a dealer for Sikkens and perma chink products and also carry sashco product line up as well. We also can get your special log staining brushes and cleaning solution for those, tarps, caulking, chinking and many other things.
We at the Log Home Doctors are dedicated to helping you achieve the best quality finishes weather you do it yourself or we do the project for you.
We service several states such as Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Illionois, and are expanding our area all the time.
Feel free to ask questions if you have some. email the Dr at dan@loghomedoctors.net or call the office at 608-356-5400
The Dr
We get asked this question many times what can I do to help prevent my house from getting this way.
I usually say do you wash your car? Of course I do they say. But have you ever cleaned your most expensive asset? No I never thought of that.
There are several things you can do such as chemically clean your log home or log cabin, but you can even get out a hose and rinse it off or use a pressure washer with less than 500lbs of direct pressure to wash it off. this prevent dirt, pollen, bug droppings, and other debris. This stuff all help break down your finish faster.
Chemically Cleaning
You can get your garden sprayer out and mix about 4oz of TSP with about 1 gallon of hot water to dissolve it . Them mix up the rest of your 3 gallon sprayer with 1 more gallon of bleach and the remainder with water. then mix well. After mixing wet down the area you area cleaning well and evenly. then go ahead and spray down the area evenly to prevent streaking. Let sit on the surface for 10-15 minutes depending on the temp and how fast its drying. Keep the wall wet you don't want to let the bleach and chemicals to dry on the wall. if you have to keep misting water on the wall. more bleach maybe needed due to the condition of your walls or surfaces to get mold off. You should rinse thoroughly and maybe rinse a second time to clean better or this you get clear water running from the surface. I f refinishing you should let dry well due to temp it could be hours to 48 hours. If staining yourself we can help you pick the best products and help you get them at a reasonable cost as we are a dealer for Sikkens and perma chink products and also carry sashco product line up as well. We also can get your special log staining brushes and cleaning solution for those, tarps, caulking, chinking and many other things.
We at the Log Home Doctors are dedicated to helping you achieve the best quality finishes weather you do it yourself or we do the project for you.
We service several states such as Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Illionois, and are expanding our area all the time.
Feel free to ask questions if you have some. email the Dr at dan@loghomedoctors.net or call the office at 608-356-5400
The Dr
Log Railings
Log railings are beautiful but need to have tlc. People seem to let them decay without doing a thing. Do have rotten rails or do they look horrible? Many do. Rails should be cleaned and stained more often than other parts of your log home or log cabin due to the fact that they get so much sun or things sitting on them like snow, dirt, or rain. The way the round rails are shaped leaves all open grains on all sides.
What should log rails be maid of?
Rails should be made of a cedar product not pine. We replace railings daily that are made of pine. They are not treated and sit on the ground or on the deck surface with water wicking up into them every time there's moisture. You can use big logs to support homes or porches that are made of pine but they should have a treated 2x materiel under them with a vapor barrier between the post and treated lumber to stop wicking.
If you have any questions feel free to contact our office at 608-356-5400 or email dan@loghomedoctors.net
The Dr
Log railings are beautiful but need to have tlc. People seem to let them decay without doing a thing. Do have rotten rails or do they look horrible? Many do. Rails should be cleaned and stained more often than other parts of your log home or log cabin due to the fact that they get so much sun or things sitting on them like snow, dirt, or rain. The way the round rails are shaped leaves all open grains on all sides.
What should log rails be maid of?
Rails should be made of a cedar product not pine. We replace railings daily that are made of pine. They are not treated and sit on the ground or on the deck surface with water wicking up into them every time there's moisture. You can use big logs to support homes or porches that are made of pine but they should have a treated 2x materiel under them with a vapor barrier between the post and treated lumber to stop wicking.
If you have any questions feel free to contact our office at 608-356-5400 or email dan@loghomedoctors.net
The Dr
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Log Home or Log Cabin inspections
Hi there
Looking at a log cabin or log home?
Thinking of purchasing one and not sure is it a great deal or a nightmare waiting to happen?
Whatever you do if you are buying or building a Log Cabin or Log Home please get some advice on condition. Many are in great structural shape and need some stain or cleaning. Some can be a nightmare if you don't know what your getting. They are in so many ways like any other home or cabin. Most people don't know what to look for when purchasing one. That's where we come in so many times to let you know what to look for and check out your next investment. Although we are not a regular liscensed home inspector we get called by insurance company's, buyers, and many others to help access the log structures integrity.
We will give you a honesty opinion of what we see and what it would cost to repair it if there are repairs needed. So take off your blinders and let us help you go into the purchase with your eyes wide open.
Get your Log Home or Log Cabin inspected before you buy.
loghomeinspectorwi.com or email: dan@loghomedoctors.net
The Dr
Terms we might be found under:
Log Home Inspectors Wisconsin
Log Cabin Inspectors Wisconsin
Log Home Inspectors Iowa
Log Cabin Inspectors Iowa or Illinois
Log Home Inspector central Wisconsin
Log Cabin Inspector central Wisconsin
Log structures
Log Home Storm damage inspector
Log Cabin Storm damage inspector
Hi there
Looking at a log cabin or log home?
Thinking of purchasing one and not sure is it a great deal or a nightmare waiting to happen?
Whatever you do if you are buying or building a Log Cabin or Log Home please get some advice on condition. Many are in great structural shape and need some stain or cleaning. Some can be a nightmare if you don't know what your getting. They are in so many ways like any other home or cabin. Most people don't know what to look for when purchasing one. That's where we come in so many times to let you know what to look for and check out your next investment. Although we are not a regular liscensed home inspector we get called by insurance company's, buyers, and many others to help access the log structures integrity.
We will give you a honesty opinion of what we see and what it would cost to repair it if there are repairs needed. So take off your blinders and let us help you go into the purchase with your eyes wide open.
Get your Log Home or Log Cabin inspected before you buy.
loghomeinspectorwi.com or email: dan@loghomedoctors.net
The Dr
Terms we might be found under:
Log Home Inspectors Wisconsin
Log Cabin Inspectors Wisconsin
Log Home Inspectors Iowa
Log Cabin Inspectors Iowa or Illinois
Log Home Inspector central Wisconsin
Log Cabin Inspector central Wisconsin
Log structures
Log Home Storm damage inspector
Log Cabin Storm damage inspector
Great News
We have wonderful news to share and are excited to do so.
Log home Doctors welcomes Glen Brown:
Glen Brown known as Glen Brown Builders has come aboard to the Log Home Doctors llc.
He is a 5th generation builder that has built Golden Eagle log homes, and several other style log homes, and Hiawatha log homes. We are so excited to bring his expertise and ambition to our team.
He is going to be working with people in several areas from sales , expediting, and management.
Glen Lives in Richland Center, Wisconsin.
I have had some time on the road with Glen looking at projects and time watching him as a leader. He is a self motivated employee that will climb very fast to the top.
Welcome Glen
We have wonderful news to share and are excited to do so.
Log home Doctors welcomes Glen Brown:
Glen Brown known as Glen Brown Builders has come aboard to the Log Home Doctors llc.
He is a 5th generation builder that has built Golden Eagle log homes, and several other style log homes, and Hiawatha log homes. We are so excited to bring his expertise and ambition to our team.
He is going to be working with people in several areas from sales , expediting, and management.
Glen Lives in Richland Center, Wisconsin.
I have had some time on the road with Glen looking at projects and time watching him as a leader. He is a self motivated employee that will climb very fast to the top.
Welcome Glen
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Log Home and Log Cabin Packages
We offer log home and log cabin packages from the weekend build to the complicated home or cabin.
We offer Hiawatha Log home packages that or just one of the best in our eyes. there a Swedish cope with a saddle notch corner. I love em. they are such a strong corner and pretty hard to have a leak in one of these once there stacked.
Please feel free to contact us about product for log repair, log cabin packages or log home packages they come in all shapes and sizes.
We can also get the do it your self guys to everything from custom logs for repair to simple maintenance things as log caulk or chinking, brushes, stains from major company's. There is not much we cant find. due to the fact that a lot of company's have closed we have help hundreds find what they have needed. we have suppliers from several states weather it a handcrafted log home, kit home, 1/2 log home, or just wood siding that looks like real log.
Let us help you find what you are looking for.
The Log Doctor
From the Log Home Doctors
We offer log home and log cabin packages from the weekend build to the complicated home or cabin.
We offer Hiawatha Log home packages that or just one of the best in our eyes. there a Swedish cope with a saddle notch corner. I love em. they are such a strong corner and pretty hard to have a leak in one of these once there stacked.
Please feel free to contact us about product for log repair, log cabin packages or log home packages they come in all shapes and sizes.
We can also get the do it your self guys to everything from custom logs for repair to simple maintenance things as log caulk or chinking, brushes, stains from major company's. There is not much we cant find. due to the fact that a lot of company's have closed we have help hundreds find what they have needed. we have suppliers from several states weather it a handcrafted log home, kit home, 1/2 log home, or just wood siding that looks like real log.
Let us help you find what you are looking for.
The Log Doctor
From the Log Home Doctors
Projects on the list right now
This list changes weekly but we have projects going or starting in several areas.
Lake Redstone in La Valle, Wi. Refinishing and caulking
Dutch Hollow in La Valle, Wi Gutters, Cobb blasting and refinishing
Arcadia, WI. Stopping leaks from previous builder
Blancerdville, Wi. Log Repair, Chinking
Montello, Wi. 2 jobs: Log repair, refinishing
Cottage Grove, Wi. Cobb Blasting and Staining
Pepin, Wi. Refinishing and chinking
Lake Delton, Wi. Remodel Log home
Argle, Wi. Windows, refinishing and log repair
Milton, Wi. Log repair, refinishing and grinding
This one is getting Cobb Blasted and refinished with Sikkens Log and Siding Natural color
You will have to see this one when its done!!
This one is going to get some tlc and stop the leaking!
This list changes weekly but we have projects going or starting in several areas.
Lake Redstone in La Valle, Wi. Refinishing and caulking
Dutch Hollow in La Valle, Wi Gutters, Cobb blasting and refinishing
Arcadia, WI. Stopping leaks from previous builder
Blancerdville, Wi. Log Repair, Chinking
Montello, Wi. 2 jobs: Log repair, refinishing
Cottage Grove, Wi. Cobb Blasting and Staining
Pepin, Wi. Refinishing and chinking
Lake Delton, Wi. Remodel Log home
Argle, Wi. Windows, refinishing and log repair
Milton, Wi. Log repair, refinishing and grinding
This one is getting Cobb Blasted and refinished with Sikkens Log and Siding Natural color
This one is going to get some tlc and stop the leaking!
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| Soon to be warm and dry inside after years of discomfort |
Home Shows Madison Lake and Cabin show
Dates January 24-26 Alliant Energy Center
The Madison Lake and Cain home show will be here soon as well as others. We will post dates and shows so you can call to schedule appointments at the shows to meet and discuss your future projects as well. See you there!
The Doctor
Dates January 24-26 Alliant Energy Center
The Madison Lake and Cain home show will be here soon as well as others. We will post dates and shows so you can call to schedule appointments at the shows to meet and discuss your future projects as well. See you there!
The Doctor
Log Home/ Log Cabin Additions
Looking to add on to your conventional frame, timber frame, log home or log cabin?
Many times we see that this time of year people have put things off all season and just take a deep breath and say I forgot to schedule that project. Sound like you possibly?
We the great news is that we were just like you to busy to handle anymore this summer but this is the time of year year we are gearing up to set our fall and winter schedules towards your log cabin or log home remodel, repair, or just starting from scratch with that new log cottage, cabin, home or possibly even that log lodge.
We can also do log storefronts or interior bar or dining areas.
Panelized Homes and Commercial Buildings
We also are a Amwood home dealer that can handle your business in five states around us. Amwood homes or commercial buildings are wood framed buildings or homes that are penalized in a warm climate controlled environment indoors. Amwood builds everything from floor, and wall sections to trusses and deck sections. We can set these panels with Tyvek and and windows in them so your home hardly see's and inclement weather conditions. They can be very cost effective as well. Here is our website for the Amwood packages.
HRBuilders.com
Half Log Construction
We often use a Amwood home package mixed with a 1/2 Log home because it is just a hand framed home done in the comforts of a factory setting minimizing waist do to the saws used that we can have a job site setting. These computerized saws turn each and every board to prevent waist. It will take a angle cut end and flip it to make the next cut. Most times out of a entire home in the factory there is a little box of scraps less than 2' wide and 1' deep. that's impressive and that's what I call a true green home. A must see. Once the home is designed for the framing and engineering side of things then we go to one of our log company's to have the correct product fitted to finish your build out and send our log experts to do there part. This has made it possible for us to work in 5 states and not compromise quality one bit. So give us a call or shoot us a email and get you on our list for your next project.
The Doctor
Looking to add on to your conventional frame, timber frame, log home or log cabin?
Many times we see that this time of year people have put things off all season and just take a deep breath and say I forgot to schedule that project. Sound like you possibly?
We the great news is that we were just like you to busy to handle anymore this summer but this is the time of year year we are gearing up to set our fall and winter schedules towards your log cabin or log home remodel, repair, or just starting from scratch with that new log cottage, cabin, home or possibly even that log lodge.
We can also do log storefronts or interior bar or dining areas.
Panelized Homes and Commercial Buildings
We also are a Amwood home dealer that can handle your business in five states around us. Amwood homes or commercial buildings are wood framed buildings or homes that are penalized in a warm climate controlled environment indoors. Amwood builds everything from floor, and wall sections to trusses and deck sections. We can set these panels with Tyvek and and windows in them so your home hardly see's and inclement weather conditions. They can be very cost effective as well. Here is our website for the Amwood packages.
HRBuilders.com
Half Log Construction
We often use a Amwood home package mixed with a 1/2 Log home because it is just a hand framed home done in the comforts of a factory setting minimizing waist do to the saws used that we can have a job site setting. These computerized saws turn each and every board to prevent waist. It will take a angle cut end and flip it to make the next cut. Most times out of a entire home in the factory there is a little box of scraps less than 2' wide and 1' deep. that's impressive and that's what I call a true green home. A must see. Once the home is designed for the framing and engineering side of things then we go to one of our log company's to have the correct product fitted to finish your build out and send our log experts to do there part. This has made it possible for us to work in 5 states and not compromise quality one bit. So give us a call or shoot us a email and get you on our list for your next project.
The Doctor
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
LOG HOME REFINISHING
We are doing log home, log cabin refinishing and log repairs still this fall. But soon we are filling next years season for building log homes, log cabin, and some log remodeling projects.
We are so lucky that we are always delivering the dream log home or dream log cabin to someone all the time. Being a log cabin and log home builder and re finisher, we are constantly in contact with the same people over and over well adding new clientele.
It is not as expensive to keep up your log cabin or log home if you do scheduled maintenance. So many people think you can wait for 5-10 years then start to think about your log cabin or log home. It's just the opposite what you do upfront will help you save in the end so much.
If I had a dime for every time i heard someone say if I only would have known or I didn't think it was that bad.
Please keep up with your log home and save big. Talk to us about yearly check ups.
If you don't go to your Dr till you need him its always worse than a basic check up. Correct?
The Log Doctor
From the Log Home Doctors
We are doing log home, log cabin refinishing and log repairs still this fall. But soon we are filling next years season for building log homes, log cabin, and some log remodeling projects.
We are so lucky that we are always delivering the dream log home or dream log cabin to someone all the time. Being a log cabin and log home builder and re finisher, we are constantly in contact with the same people over and over well adding new clientele.
It is not as expensive to keep up your log cabin or log home if you do scheduled maintenance. So many people think you can wait for 5-10 years then start to think about your log cabin or log home. It's just the opposite what you do upfront will help you save in the end so much.
If I had a dime for every time i heard someone say if I only would have known or I didn't think it was that bad.
Please keep up with your log home and save big. Talk to us about yearly check ups.
If you don't go to your Dr till you need him its always worse than a basic check up. Correct?
The Log Doctor
From the Log Home Doctors
Monday, October 21, 2013
Log Home Refinishing
Hi Folks
I'm sad to say our Log Home Refinishing and staining season is still ongoing. We know time is short so if you have log home staining , refinishing, log repair, log home inspection, or any of the other log cabin or Log home services that we provide please call now to schedule. We are starting to fill the books for next years season for home builds, staining, refinishing, and all the other projects. Don't forget we also do Amwood homes as well so if wood is not your thing we still can be your contractor for a conventional framed home.
Remember keep your money in your wallet by keeping up with you log home or log cabin. Keep it covered and keep your wood hard with the Log Home Doctors. This will save you money in the long run.
Be Blessed
The Doctor
Hi Folks
I'm sad to say our Log Home Refinishing and staining season is still ongoing. We know time is short so if you have log home staining , refinishing, log repair, log home inspection, or any of the other log cabin or Log home services that we provide please call now to schedule. We are starting to fill the books for next years season for home builds, staining, refinishing, and all the other projects. Don't forget we also do Amwood homes as well so if wood is not your thing we still can be your contractor for a conventional framed home.
Remember keep your money in your wallet by keeping up with you log home or log cabin. Keep it covered and keep your wood hard with the Log Home Doctors. This will save you money in the long run.
Be Blessed
The Doctor
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