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.
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Log Home
Care
and Maintenance
Everything
You Need
to
Know
to Buy, Maintain,
and
Enjoy Your Log
Home
by
Jim Olsen Davis
The
Lyons Press, 2004.
Order
a copy.
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