How-To Articles

We found and purchased a 1903 log house with the intent of restoring it. Part 1 in a series of articles:Evaluation of the site and structure.

We found and purchased a 1903 log house with the intent of restoring it. Part 2 in a series of articles:Rough assessment log stripping final assessment.

We found and purchased a 1903 log house with the intent of restoring it. Part 3 in a series of articles:Removing logs from a wall replacing logs and repairing logs using borates and epoxies.

If you have rotted logs to repair fear not. The first thing to do is to figure out why the rot is present and fix that problem. We list the problem areas to check and what to do if you find trouble.