Books Log Home, Timber Frame, Carving, Rustic Furniture & Related
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Maintenance and Restoration Books
It always amazes us how many log
home owners don't own at least one of the following books. Pick up one
or more of the following titles and you'll find the answers to many, if
not all, of your maintenance and repair questions.
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The
Log Home Maintenance Manual
by Gary Schroeder
"A Field
Guide for Identifying, Preventing, and Solving
Problems"
176 pages, many color
photographs that
document both the problem and the fix.
Covering topics such as:
- Log Inspection
- Insects
- Rot
- Chinking
- Maintenance
- Restoration
This is a must
have for any log home owner (and many a log restoration
specialist).
Additional information is
included about the care of decks and shake roofs.
Softbound / 176 Pages.
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#bb174
The Log Home Maintenance Guide
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$24.95
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Log
Home - Care and Maintenance
by Jim Davis
Everything you need to know to
Buy, Maintain, and Enjoy your Log Home.
For longtime and new log home owners alike, as well as
anyone considering the purchase of a new or used log home, Log Home
Care and Maintenance is a valuable reference that will help you save
time and money, and avoid frustration - while ensuring that you get all
the benefits and pleasure of living in a beautiful, solid, and satisfying
log home.
Some of the items covered:
- Complete instructions for dealing with the main
enemies of a log home: sun, moisture, insects, and neglect.
- Complete remedial instructions for owners with
existing structural problems.
- Charts, recommendations on maintenance and sealant
product types, and checklists for prospective buyers of
previously-owned log homes.
Softbound / 164 Pages.
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#bb139
Log Home Care and Maintenance
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$19.95
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Building and Restoring the Hewn Log Home
by Charles McRaven
Focusing on the hewn face, dovetail corner,
chinked style of building, Progresses into repairing and restoring. One of the few places
you can find "recipes" for traditional mortar mixes. - a must for builders of
this style.
- Selecting and sharpening appropriate tools, such as an adze.
- Constructing a solid foundation and framing the house.
- Selecting appropriate logs.
- Hewing the logs, including scoring and slicing.
- Replacing rotted wood.
- Notching corners
- Building and restoring the roof.
- Adding finishing touches to make the house a home.
Full of color and black and white photos.
Revised edition of McRaven's earlier book. Softbound / 162 Pages.
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#110
Building & Restoring the Hewn Log Home
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$21.99
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The Log Home Owner's
Manual:
A Guide to Restoring and
Protecting Exterior Wood
by Jim Renfro
Renfro's book was one of the first widely available that covered various
aspects of maintaining your log home. With a family background in
preservatives Renfro is able to draw on vast personal knowledge regarding
this subject.
Sections on:
- Mold
- Mildew
- UV damage
- Water damage
- Insect damage
- Pressure Washing
- Corn Cob blasting
- Wood Preservatives
- Borates
- Epoxies
Strongly
recommended for log home owners.
Softbound / 125 Pages. 1/2 size (5-1/2" x 8")
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#175
The Log Home Owner's Guide
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$19.95
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