Log Home in Oconomowoc, WI

The Log Home Doctors crew finished the maintenance on another log home in Oconomowoc Wisconsin yesterday. This log cabin stain had deteriorated from the elements and you can see the difference from the before and after pictures. The product used on this log home was Sikkens Log and Siding in Dark Oak color stain. This home was finished on December 10th 2015. This project took a less than a week to stain.
This was the shape the log cabin was in before we started the maintenance project and staining.

 

These are the after pictures of the finished project with a Navajo Red deck (Sikkens Rubbol solid stain) the customers requested.

 

 

This is a project done in the Wisconsin Dells area. The owner of the property lives out of state and when he contacted us he needed to have some of the trees and bushes trimmed back. With the owner out of state we told him that our crew would trim the brush and bushes so we could start on schedule.

Below are the before pictures.

This project had a couple changes made on the fly as the home owner was there when we started. There was a problem with the front door and it ended up needing a complete door replacement along with part of the subfloor on the entry way. We had our carpentry crew replace the door and floor area while we were staining the other part of the house. These repairs were done without any additional time added to the project. We did have to enclose the house because of the rain and snow we encountered so the project could stay on track. We do work through the winter in all conditions.
Below are the finished pictures of the house.

The carpentry and staining was started on November 30, 2015 and completed on December 4, 2014

This is a home that had extreme mold build up on a 10 year old house in Minnesota. The home owner tried to get local contractors to clean and stain the house but after seeing the house no one contacted them back.
This is an interesting story as to how we got the job. The home owner is an over the road trucker that saw one of our trucks on the road by LaCrosse Wisconsin. He called the phone number on the truck and spoke the our company owner. Our company owner called the driver of our truck and had him meet with the home owner at the next rest stop. We ended up looking at the property with the owner and wrote the contract.
Within a few weeks we had the projected started and completed.
The first 5 pictures show the before pictures before we removed the mold and cleaned the house.

 

These are the after pictures with 2 coats of Butternut color stain (Sikkens Log and Siding).

This project took 2 weeks from the start to finish and was completed just before Thanksgiving 2015

Smoley Log Cabin Boscobel Wi.

 Log Home Doctors/ Hiawatha Package

Builder/Customer Service/Coordinator: Jim Wunnicke

 This was after the first day of setting logs and putting in electrical boxes.

 Jim is leading the guys very well they are making great progress.

 Now the logs are all the way to the top

 Interior walls starting to get cut in and soon will be going up. The vertical cuts that you see in the logs to the left are there to receive the Sheetrock or wood wall finish. This makes for a very neat and clean finished product.

Any questions please contact us at our model home/ office 608-356-5400

 Now very soon the roof system will be going on and the it will get dried in. This log cabin will be finished by the home owner once dried in. Some home owners prefer to finish them to save money or because they enjoy putting sweat equity into there log cabins. We like to work with our customers to help them receive what they want the way they want it. So people if you want to do some work we allow it as long as it doesn't stop our progress in the build itself that's ok by us.

Boscobell Wisconsin Log Cabin

The Log Home Doctors is excited to say the least that there is a new Hiawatha Log Cabin going up in Boscobell Wisconsin. One of our great Builders is Starting a Log Cabin for Joe and Mary Smoley off of Badger Rd in Boscobell Wisconsin just after the 1st of January 2014.
This Log Cabin will be a full log construction with a 8" Swedish coped log with saddle notched corners. The Swedish cope and saddle notch design is one of the strongest log corners you can put up. sitting there stacked together you can kick the corner section and they won't fall over like many others that I won't name.

 Jim From Wunnicke Construction is a very cost orientated builder he shopped 3 competitors log packages and the Log Home Doctors had the better deal by over $10,000.00 than the other big name suppliers. We have worked with Jim on many occasions and his work ethic is great as well as his customer skills.

He shared that the detail and design of the Hiawatha was so superior he had a easy choice to make and price even pushed him and his consumer that way as well. We here at the Log Home Doctors believe Jim Wunnicke always delivers a great end product with great customer satisfaction so we are glad to have Wunnuicke Construction on board 100 Percent.

Jim the Owner of Wunnicke Construction will be in our booth in January 24-26 at the Alliant Energy Center for the Lake And Cabin Show.

We will have Hiawatha Reps and Our highly qualified sales staff to assist you in your Log Cabin and Log Home building needs as well as your restoration projects.

 Here at the Log Home Doctors we don't only build them Log Homes and Log Cabins we refinish and help you keep them in shape with ease.

Log Homes are not as bad as people make them seem. they get a bad rap because not all builders tell them how to properly maintain them.

Please contact us to have a tour of this project by contacting us at 608-356-5400 or email dan@loghomedoctors.net

Be Blessed 
The Doctor

Lake Wisconsin Log Home Project 

We are proud to announce a New Hiawatha Log Home going up in the spring of 2014.

This is a neat project because it is going to be a 2 stage build. First a garage with a carriage house appeal going up and the in the spring of 2015 the additional part will go up. When its all said in done it will be a beautiful Hiawatha Log home with a garage with living quarters such as a guest house. 

This will be a home that's of a half log construction on beautiful Lake Wisconsin in Lodi Wi.

This will be a Swedish cope with saddle notched corners. A very strong corner system with a great curb appeal to say the least.

 This home as I said will be a half log design. So we being a Amwood home dealer will set a Amwood panelized home and it will be dried in very fast in a matter of days with windows doors and roof on it. We believe this is the best way to do a half log build in our eyes due to the fact that the weather elements are almost eliminated compared to a stick built on site. It's basically a stick built that comes with wall sections, floor sections and deck sections built on a jig in a warm factory setting. Our Amwood company is called Home Remedy Builders.

 When we build a full log home we teat all of our sheeting to stop water from getting no farther than the surface of the product there
  
Contact us in the spring for a tour if interested in seeing a building project. Please we would ask that you don't go on the sight without  a salesperson for insurance reasons and safety for your benefit. We would never want anyone to be harmed.

The Doctor

Chemical cleaning your log home and mixtures

This is a old letter that was on our old website that I found I hope this helps you out if you are a do it yourself er.

1.       First you mix 4 ounces of TSP with approximately 1 gallon of Hot Water in a garden sprayer put the lid on and shake till TSP is dissolved. This will prevent your sprayer from plugging the tip.
2.       Then add 1/3 to 1 ½ gallons of bleach depending on the severity of the mold on your home. It is easier to let the chemicals clean so use accordingly. Then top off your sprayer with water the rest of the way.
3.       Then wet the wall area you are starting on and with water. This seems to help prevent streaking.
4.        Next take your garden sprayer and spay down your wall area evenly. Let sit for 5 to 15 minutes depending on how fast it’s drying. You don’t want the chemicals to dry on the wall.
5.      We normally rinse with no more than 500lbs of direct pressure on your logs or wood surface. Also I like to go back after I have washed it and prep the next section and rinse again.
6.      I recommend you remove your screens it prevents damage from a pressure washer and also if you stain it prevents any dripping on screens. It’s easier if you get a drop on a window to remove than the screen replacement.
7.     Then just keep repeating this process until done.
8.      Once cleaned leave sit for 24 to 48 hrs to let wood dry. This will change depending on how much sun and wind you have.
9.       We recommend using a 4” stain brush they are heavier than normal and you can remove the handles and put a broom handle on them for an extension or regular roller extension.
10.   If using Sikkens Cetol products we recommend using Kwik Ease Cleaner for brushes and combination of Paint thinner.
11. We have all your staining or prepping needs give us a call at 608-356-5400 or email me at Dan@loghomedoctors.net

The Doctor