Log Restoration Photos

We often see damage to log homes due to water infiltration, bug infestations, and unprotected wood. When you properly stain, chink, caulk and seal your log home you can avoid the costly repairs you will encounter years down the road. Please take a look at some of the problems that can arise from these type situations. Be diligent in your yearly walk around of your log home and you can minimize the damage to your home.

We offer Top Quality Log Home Chinking, Corn Cob Blasting, Glass Media Blasting, Staining, Log Home Repairs, Restoration, Preservative Treatments and Partial or Full Turn Key log restoration work. For more information on our services please contact us at

336-325-9986 or email us at info@bbbloghomes.com

This photo shows an example of what rotten logs look like before and after being replaced.

An example of rotten logs in the foreground and the hand hewn logs replaced in the background.

A master craftsman just having finished hand hewning logs.

The logs in the background have been replaced with aged logs therefore they are already gray as the owner wishes to leave them. This is a good time to use a borate treatment.

hand hewn logs after they wer installed on a log home which was built using 100 year old logs.

An example of the Hand Hewn logs to match the original craftsmanship on the historical log home.

craftsman using a broad ax to hand hewn logs

Craftsman using a broad ax to hand hewn the logs.

damage caused by wood eating insects most likely powder post beetles and wood house borers

Powder post beetles, insects, and water damage have left about 2 to 3 inch deep and 18 to 20 inches long of rotten logs on this garage. Checking your home yearly for damage can save you time and money in the future. The earlier you find this the easier it is to remedy.

This is an example of traditional mortar mix which is very porous and over time will shrink causing it to separate from the logs allowing water to penetrate the wood thereby doing extensive damage to your home. Using the newer synthetic chinking which is stretches allowing it to move with the logs as they expand and contract.

log and chinking which have been infested with powder post beetles and or old wood house borers and other insects. They clearly have damaged this log causing rot, and water infiltration.

This is a good example of what a bug infestation looks like. If you see any small holes like this then either you have or have had a bug infestation over the years. They do extensive damage and it is a good idea to treat your home with a borate treatment. Some bugs can hibernate for up to 24 months and until they eat the preservative treatments they usually keep coming back.

This photo shows the garage area under the window where the rotten wood infested logs were located after the logs were repaired. You can't even tell where it was.

This is an example of the finished repairs if you will look under the garage window you will see the repairs are seamless.

This log shows an example of failed stain where an oil based stain was applied trapping moisture and this shows the remaining wood which is in good shape so only a piece of log needs to be replaced. There is no reason to replace an entire log when only 15 to 20 percent is damaged.

A rotten log in which only the surface area has been affected so the top can be replaced with some log siding and treated with borate before reapplying stain. This log is stable throughout so it really isn't necessary to replace the log unless you just want to do so. The damage is small enough it should not hurt the house structurally.

This is after the log was replaced. The owner had a small section of logs which were used to replace these and opted not to have the log end stick out again so it was covered to prevent further damage in the future.

The logs were repaired and half logs were put in their place. Full log replacements are available if they are needed. These logs were rather large in size and the owners provided the logs for this project. Thank you for viewing our photos. These are just a small sampling of some of the work we have done over the years. Please call us today to see how we can help you. 276-755-3094 or e-mail now.

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