Product Description

A comprehensive guide to log home maintenance for the homeowner.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #639899 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 184 pages

From the Back Cover
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 home.
Smart care of the log home begins with understanding the materials, and Jim Davis starts with the basics, explaining why logs make good homes, demystifying the science of wood, and talking about the properties of the various types of wood and how they respond to changes in temperature and humidity. He follows with advice about inspecting and designing log homes, outlining approaches that will head off trouble before it sets in. Also included is a complete and easy-to-follow plan of regular maintenance, addressing problems related to everything from weather to general cleaning to fending off the assaults of insects. Final chapters cover replacement of entire logs, and evaluating contractors. Most important is Davis's overarching theme - intelligent maintenance will save log home owners countless hours and, just as crucial, many dollars.
Log Home Care and Maintenance features:
* 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.
For longtime and new log home owners alike, as well as anyone considering the purchase of a new or used log home, Jim Davis's guide is essential.

About the Author
Jim Davis earned a degree in forestry in 1976, and has worked in the log home industry ever since. In 1995, he started his own contracting company that builds, repairs, and maintains log homes in the West and Midwest. Davis also travels throughout the region conducting home-maintenance clinics for log home owners. He lives in Laramie, Wyoming.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource for Log Home Owners
Log Home Care and Maintenance by Jim Davis is an excellent resource for all log home owners or anyone considering building or buying a log home. As the owner of Log Options, a business dedicated to the care and maintenance of log homes, I purchase this book in bulk to provide for home owners when performing log inspections. The book covers all the important aspects of log homes from understanding the wood chemistry, inspections, cleaning, maintenance, repairs, and much more. It is very well written and easy to understand. This is also an invaluable resource if you are planning a do it yourself project. There is a glossary in the back with common log home terms and information on where to purchase log home supplies. Also included is a "Finish/Sealant Estimating Chart" to help you calculate how much product you will need for your project. I highly recommend this book to help care for your log home.
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