Log home and cabin owners were lined up and ready to go for this year’s Minneapolis Lake Home & Cabin Show.

Show producers Porchlight Productions, LLC announced that they were opening the doors ten minutes early because of the large crowd waiting to get in. The show ran from February 8th, 9th, and 10th.

Visitors to the PCS booth were greeted by Midwest Territory Sales Manager Terry Anderson and the Rice, MN Store Manager Randy Hobein. Existing log home owners and those planning on building new were able to get information about the premium products and expert advice for maintaining and protecting their homes...

In this video Melody Tallis, from Discovery Channel's hit series "Gold Rush", talks about protecting her beautiful log home in Arizona with products from Perma-Chink Systems.

Log Home owners and dreamers gathered at the annual Log And Timber Home Show in Atlanta, Georgia  on January 18th, 19th, and 20th, 2013.

Visitors to the PCS show booth were greeted by Outside Sales Representatives Matt Pepper and Rick Webb. Visitors could get information about our premium products and expert advice on log home care and maintenance.

In addition, PCS dealers LogFinish.com, Jim Barna Log Homes, Original Log Cabins, and Satterwhite Log Homes were in attendance...

This is a small excerpt from Hometime Episode 2626 Timber Shed Project. This part of the video details the chinking portion of the project. Materials were provided by Perma-Chink Systems, Inc.

It also shows in detail the loading of Perma-Chink into a bulk loading applicator with the use of a follow plate.

"If you look at the chinking from the original cabin over 20 years ago it's in absolutely perfect shape. This stuff really lasts" - Dean Johnson, Host of HomeTime

Log Home enthusiasts flocked to the annual Log And Timber Home Show in Chantilly, Virginia on October 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2012.

Visitors to the PCS show booth were greeted by Outside Sales Representative Eric Huff (pictured right with John Batzer of Golden Eagle Log Homes). Existing log home owners and those planning to build could get information about our premium products and expert advice on log home care and maintenance.

In addition, Eric Huff presented a free seminar on log home care and maintenance...

Upward facing checks (cracks) in log surfaces are potential causes of moisture infiltration and should be properly sealed

It is virtually impossible to prevent logs from developing cracks and checks as they age and dry. That's because as a large piece of wood seasons, mechanical stresses build up until the surface stress becomes so great that the wood cracks. We call these stress cracks “checks.”...

Molalla, Oregon has a rich history in the logging industry and to recognize the contributions of the industry, the Logging Mural Project was commissioned.

Construction of the mural was performed by Ray Sparre. (www.sparreworks.com)

The log structure was prepared using Log Wash wood cleaner and was protected by Shell-Guard RTU borate wood preservative...

Just as clear coats are vital to the performance of today's automotive finishes our Advance Topcoats are an integral part of all of our exterior finish systems.

Not only do they extend the life of the color coats but they do much more. They significantly improve the look of the finish by enhancing the color, clarity and depth of the finish. In other words, they make our finishes the most beautiful log home finishes in the world. Second, they help keep the surface clean. The very nature of a pigmented stain makes it susceptible to dirt pick-up through adhesion or impregnation.

You can see this restoration project at the point of completion. Notice (compared to week 6) the log replacements (extending out from the horizontal wall) and the chinking that has been applied to the vertical joint to ensure the termination of water and air infiltration.

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It's almost done. Chris will use epoxies to repair log corners.

The next step for Chris is to repair the rotted ends of the logs. This part of the log maintains the greatest chance of becoming damaged and losing structural integrity. The reasons are:

1. It's the part of the log that is most likely to be exposed to nature's elements
2. It's the part of the log that will always absorb water most easily
3. Wood leaving an exposed surface that's been cut against the grain is softer, thus easier to be infested with wood destroying pests.

What Chris will do is "build up" the log using M-Balm, a resin applied to the soft wood to give it a strong, hard foundation to which he will apply E-Wood, a two part putty compound which will be molded into place. Following the curing of E-Wood, he'll have a stainable, lightweight "manufactured" log that is strong enough to hold a nail or screw.

These pictures illustrate how Chris can also use the E-Wood as a form fitting gasket into which he will place a perpendicular log to achieve a weather-tight seal, or simply to fill in a large void.

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