Expert Finishing, Repair, and Restoration Services

Media blasting can transform your tired and ragged timbers to a fresh, new surface for re-staining. If your structure has paint that you'd like to remove in order to stain your logs, media blasting is the way to go.

What is it? Media blasting is a process of cleaning and preparing the surfaces of your home for refinishing. It involves propelling moderately abrasive materials at high speeds to remove previous coats of stain and paint, as well as other accumulated deposits. It evens out the "complexion" and surface of weathered logs. 

We use only eco-friendly media such as from corn cob or fine glass beads, with no negative affects to your property.

Using a high-quality cleaning agent, dirt and grime are eradicated from the walls of your house so they are refreshed and primed for insect treatment, a new clear-coat, or whatever is next. In our power-washing technique, we are sensitive to the effects of "fuzzing", wherein the surface of the logs looks roughed up. We thoughtfully maintain a pressure that does the job without causing damage to your logs and timbers.

In preparation for re-staining or applying a new clear coat during restoration, our team carefully inspects every log for checks that can invite water damage over time, as well as spots where chinking has failed. 

Checks are a natural characteristic of wood in log homes and do not indicate structural failure. However, upward-facing checks can collect water, increasing the interior moisture content of the log, which can eventually result in internal wood decay and provide nesting sites for carpenter ants and other insects. We carefully hand-apply high quality caulking made just for this to "trouble" checks, removing old caulking first where applicable.

When it comes to chinking, holes can obviously affect the weatherproof-ness of your log home, allowing the elements to come inside. Before we re-stain, we always search for, and patch, broken and missing chinking. Depending on the look you want, chinking can also be brush-painted as the final touch to any restoration project.

A re-stain can breathe new life into an old home. A new clear-coat alone can, as well, and our consultation with you will point to just what your special home most needs at the moment.

Once we've blasted or washed your cabin, caulked and filled in chinking where necessary, and applied insect treatment, our team will conscientiously tape off all windows, doors, outlets etc. and set to work applying high-grade products for your re-staining job. Whether your logs need primer, oil-based verses water based stain, one coat or two, and what clear coat is best, will depend on the condition of the home, the look you want to achieve, and the elemental conditions your home faces every day. 

We apply all coats carefully using both brushes and spray, and we make sure that you are satisfied with the results.

We bring our experience to bat for you.