Resources
Guides for log home owners
Plain-language articles on caring for a log home in New England. What to look for, what it means, and what to do about it.
Your annual log home checklist
A once-a-year walk-around for New England log homes, covering finish, checks, chinking, rot, insects, water and the roofline. Includes a printable version.
Read articleChinking vs. caulking: what’s the difference
Chinking and caulking both seal a log home, but they go in different places and do different jobs. Here’s how to tell which one your home uses and what each needs.
Read articleHow to tell when your log home needs restaining
Five simple tests that tell you whether your log home needs a maintenance coat, a full restain, or nothing at all yet, and why sun-facing walls go first.
Read articlePrintable annual checklist
One page to take outside with you. Covers finish, checks, chinking, rot, insects, water and roofline.
Book an inspection
Not sure what your logs need?
That’s what the inspection is for. It’s free, it’s in writing, and it breaks the house down wall by wall, so you can decide what to do now and what can wait.