Log Home Restoration
Along with new construction, we also enjoy restoring antique or heirloom homes and cabins. This often entails replacing old rotted logs. Media blasting a weathered or outdated dark-stained (or painted) home, is a great way to rejuvenate and update.
A porch or roofline extension will enhance the beauty or your home as well as add protection to any logs which are excessively exposed to sun and rain. There is no "typical" restoration, the options are limitless!
Depending on the condition of your home, restoration begins with removal and replacement of rotted logs. If the logs are weathered and in need of staining, media blasting has proven to be the most thorough process in preparing your home for the application of stain/clear coat. If the logs have never been stained, media blasting is not usually needed. Applying products like Sashco's CPR, or "X-180 Weathered Wood Restorer", and then pressure washing, is another effective way to prepare your home for staining.
Check out the image galleries below featuring several of the homes we have enjoyed restoring.
If you have any questions, give us a call at the Office (406) 847-2316 or Nelson on his cell (406) 529-7664.
A porch or roofline extension will enhance the beauty or your home as well as add protection to any logs which are excessively exposed to sun and rain. There is no "typical" restoration, the options are limitless!
Depending on the condition of your home, restoration begins with removal and replacement of rotted logs. If the logs are weathered and in need of staining, media blasting has proven to be the most thorough process in preparing your home for the application of stain/clear coat. If the logs have never been stained, media blasting is not usually needed. Applying products like Sashco's CPR, or "X-180 Weathered Wood Restorer", and then pressure washing, is another effective way to prepare your home for staining.
Check out the image galleries below featuring several of the homes we have enjoyed restoring.
If you have any questions, give us a call at the Office (406) 847-2316 or Nelson on his cell (406) 529-7664.
Greg Bruce Restoration
This home was in need of blasting, staining and chinking. Greg was so kind to write up a testimonial:
"Montana Specialty Log Construction is a first-class company. They arrived on site and completely blasted my house to bare logs, treated the wood, stained the entire house and repaired missing and damaged chinking in addition to caulking a large number of log checks. From the time they started to the time they did their final clean-up it took 4-1/2 days. I am VERY happy with how everything turned out and would recommend this company to anyone"
Jarod & Amy Glick Restoration
Jarod & Amy contacted us with some major problems, knowing something had to be done soon! When it would rain from the North, water would penetrate through the wall and run down the interior of the house!
Along with replacing the rotted logs on the north end, they decided to go ahead media blast, re-chink and stain the whole house giving it a real face lift with extending the north roof line 18'. This provided ample protection and a beautiful covered porch! Sep. 2015
Along with replacing the rotted logs on the north end, they decided to go ahead media blast, re-chink and stain the whole house giving it a real face lift with extending the north roof line 18'. This provided ample protection and a beautiful covered porch! Sep. 2015
Martha's Cabin Corner Replacement
Shown here is a photo gallery of a small local restoration job we did in the fall of 2014. The rotten logs shown in the photos were the result of a poor roof design and lack of overhang, causing water to run onto the corner of the house.
We cut out the portion of the logs that were rotting and replaced them with new cedar logs. To finish the restoration, we sealed everything up by chinking both the interior and exterior of the newly replaced logs.
We cut out the portion of the logs that were rotting and replaced them with new cedar logs. To finish the restoration, we sealed everything up by chinking both the interior and exterior of the newly replaced logs.
I was so stressed out about the rotting logs on a corner of my house. When Nelson came to bid on the repair, I was so sure he would just shake his head and give me the worst news. Instead he just dove in with no hesitation and got the job done. He and his helpers worked so hard, and didn’t quit until the log replacement was complete, with little to no inconvenience to me. He knows what he is doing and hits it hard and with confidence. In fact I tell people that I am sure Nelson was born with a chainsaw in his hands, the way he maneuvered himself and the saw up and down the ladder. I love my new sturdy log corner and recommend Nelson and Sarah to everyone! ~ Sincerely, Martha Ball
Ashley Lake Heirloom Restoration Cabin
Here we are stripping an heirloom log cabin. This was the beginning of the restoration of this 80 year old cabin.
The stripping was done in the summer of 2013. We began scribing/fitting all the logs together for the heirloom log cabin and 28' by 33' log home addition, in the beginning of February 2014, in our Log Yard. The new design is shown in the plan included in the gallery.
We are featuring some photos of the log kit being assembled at the log yard. We also have several pictures of the logs going up on site. And
Here we are stripping an heirloom log cabin. This was the beginning of the restoration of this 80 year old cabin.
The stripping was done in the summer of 2013. We began scribing/fitting all the logs together for the heirloom log cabin and 28' by 33' log home addition, in the beginning of February 2014, in our Log Yard. The new design is shown in the plan included in the gallery.
We are featuring some photos of the log kit being assembled at the log yard. We also have several pictures of the logs going up on site. And
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Bean Restoration Project |
This is a photo gallery featuring a restoration job for Charles and Nancy Bean of Troy, ID. This cabin is about 30 years old and some of the south-facing logs were rotted out due to excessive exposure to rain and sun. The rain had run down the large bay window and rotted out the logs beneath the window as well as the subfloor. There were also some logs with up-facing cracks to the left of the bay window that had rotted from the inside out. We replaced the large bay window with a patio door. In addition to that and replacing the rotten logs, we also added a 12' covered porch to help prevent further excessive exposure to rain and sun. The complete job went very quickly, we started on Monday, October 14, 2013 and were finished on Saturday, October 19. |
Jim MarshallThis gallery features the latest restoration job. This job, located in Trout Creek, MT, is for Jim Marshall and Dawn Robanske. We media blasted the log walls, soffit, fascia, and structural posts. After that, we stained what we had stripped with "Natural" color Transformation Stain®, a Sashco® product. The stripping is shown in progress and completed, and the last several pictures feature the completed staining job as well. We even have a short video showing the blasting process. |
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Mike Schell Project
Here you see the next step in "updating and face lifting" Mike and Susan Schell's cabin! A covered porch onto the front of the cabin brings new life and curb appeal, as the roof system includes a King Truss and the deck features our log railing! The photos include shots of before the project, setting the King Truss, extending the roof system, and the finished project!
Mike Schell Restoration/ Blasting
This is how Mike and Susan Schell's cabin looked when they first contacted us! Blasting was the first step to restoring "face lifting" this older log cabin, in June of 2013. We then restained, and rechinked the entire cabin!
This is how Mike and Susan Schell's cabin looked when they first contacted us! Blasting was the first step to restoring "face lifting" this older log cabin, in June of 2013. We then restained, and rechinked the entire cabin!
