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Log Home Maintenance

No matter what materials it’s made from, every house requires maintenance — log homes simply require a slightly different approach. Consider Log Home Living your all-inclusive guide to everything you need to know about log home maintenance.

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4 Tips for Landscaping on a Budget
Save money on your log home landscaping with these tips to making a beautiful yard.
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Budget-Cutting Tips for Staining Log Homes
Save thousands by staining the interior logs of your home yourself. Here's everything you need to know for smooth, successful res…
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Prepare for Log Home Spring Maintenance
Your home has weathered winter's chill and battering storms. Here's how you prepare your log home spring maintenance.
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7 Essential Tips to Prepare Your Log Home for Spring
Your home has weathered winter's chill and battering storms. Now, it’s time to prepare for spring. Here’s how.
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Log Home Maintenance Checklist
Keep your logs in excellent condition by following this log home maintenance checklist.
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Log Home Chinking | Learn the Truth Behind Chinking Myths
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Protecting your Log Home From Wildfires
Learn how you can prepare your log home to avoid the destruction from wildfires.
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Log Home Stain 10
Trying to choose a log home stain? Follow these quick tips to showcase your style and find the best stain for your log cabin.
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21 Ways to Create Log Home Longevity
Create log home longevity and make your log home last for generations with these maintenance tips that address areas like design, landscape and drainage
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Saving Energy and Space When Choosing a Hot Water Heater
Getting the most out of your hot water heater while using the least amount of space and energy possible.
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Wood Treatment Options For Log Homes
A look at some of the no-fuss wood treatment options available for preserving your home's logs.
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Wood Sealant Options for Log Homes
Get the lowdown on sealants that will keep your home worry-free and snug.
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Deck Maintainence | Fixing a Damaged Deck
Identifying problems and easy solutions to repair a damaged wood deck.
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Interior Maintenance | Tips for Maintaining Your Log Home
Eight interior maintenance tips for your log home.
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Baby, It's Cold Outside | Snow Country Design Tips
30 brilliant solutions for log homes in snow country.
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Log Home Chinking Myths: Unsealed
Three pros fill in the gaps about this traditional log home sealant.
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15 Old Log Home Inspection Essential Items
A house-hunting checklist that's sure to save you money on home inspections.
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Log Home Cleaning Tips
Dust, dirt and debris can be more than just a nuisance: it can make you sick. Follow these five tips to a clean and healthy log h…
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True Grit
A couple creates a rustic Wyoming escape by combining two 1930s-era log cabins into a 1,000-square-foot guesthouse.
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War Against Winter
Winter has arrived. Is your log home ready to battle the elements?
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Easy DIY Log Home Fix-Ups for Fall
The leaves are changing and temperatures are dropping. Fall is the time to get your log home ready for winter.
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A Happy Hearth: Fireplace Maintenance Tips
Expert advice on how to maintain the safety of your log home's fireplace or wood-burning stove.
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5 Tips to Keep Your Log Home Warm This Winter
Follow these pointers for a log cabin that's nice and cozy this winter.
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Time-Tested Ways to Seal and Protect Your Log Home
Five options to keep your log home looking–and functioning–its best.
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How to Tell the Difference in Blue Stain and Mold
A reader writes in with admiration for log and timber homes with a bluish tint but wants to know if that's intentional, and more importantly, safe...
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7 Reasons People have Trusted Perma-Chink Systems for Almost 40 Years
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No-Maintenance Landscaping Options for the Cabin
Focusing on no-maintenance landscaping options helps you enjoy your property more and make the most out of your log home’s curb appeal.
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How a Log Manufacturer Restored Fort King in Florida
A historic Florida fort gets a little re-fortification of its own, thanks to a New York log manufacturer.

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