First time log home owner in Ontario. Gut check my restoration plan?
Hi all,
We just bought our first house in Ontario, Canada. It’s not full log construction, it’s tongue and groove log siding, but everything I’m reading says to treat it the same way from a maintenance standpoint.
Talked to a few neighbours and the consensus is the exterior hasn’t been treated in roughly 8 years, and looks like the old owners slapped some sherwin williams deck stain on it.
There are also a handful of rot spots that need dealing with (photos below).
I’ve gone down the research rabbit hole pretty hard and landed on the PermaChink product line.I was hoping for some gut checks from people who know what’s up.
Rot repair first:
dig out all the rotten/punky material, let it dry out
treat the cavity and surrounding wood with borate
LiquidWood into the exposed area
fill and shape with WoodEpox
caulk the checks
Prep and finish:
scrape off the sap runs with a paint scraper (there is a lot of sap spots right now)
chemical strip with StripIt, then pressure wash
spray Lifeline Ultra 7, back brush
spray Lifeline Advanced clear topcoat, back brush
log end seal
Questions:
Does this sound right? Anything I should adjust?
Should the rot repair happen before or after stripping and washing? My instinct says strip and wash first so I’m not blasting fresh epoxy with a pressure washer and stripper, but then I’m leaving open rot to soak. Curious what order people actually work in.
Appreciate any input