The wood restoration kit contains liquidwood a b and woodepox a b to make 24 oz.
Log cabin repair rotten logs.
Or 4 quarts total applicator bottle disposable gloves putty knife instructions and wood restoration tips.
This damage is considered superficial and may only penetrate the log surface up to 2 inches.
Bottom line be wary of epoxy fillers when it comes to log home repair.
How to fixing or replace decaying or rotten logs on your home minor rot damage.
I was very impressed with their attention to detail and quality in repairing rotted logs and staining and sealing the house.
The photos below show a repair of corner log rot using rot doctor s cpes and layup laminating epoxy resin thickened with sawdust.
Here are links to how edmunds company replaces rotten logs.
Other products for repairing wood rot and rotten logs include.
Our log house is an important part of our family tradition and high country restoration treated it like it was part of their family.
Both the rot and the underlying problem must be dealt with right away.
If you have logs which are rotting generally the lower courses of logs then you must repair or replace them and then be prepared to take care of the root cause of water saturating the logs.
Edmunds company has over 40 years of experiencing replacing whole logs half logs and performing other skilled repairs on log homes and buildings.
If the logs have some surface rot you can chisel out the rotten part of the log down to good solid wood.
Note that the affected logs have had holes drilled at the top edge for the injection of cpes into the log interior.
If you have rotted logs to repair fear not.
Replacing whole logs is something that only a skilled professional should attempt.
To prevent rot from spreading the rotten log must be removed and replaced with a new log.
When possible the best way to deal with rot is to cut out the section of the log that is rotten and replace it with another section of log.
Once the damaged log sections are out the new log sections are installed and toe nailed into position.
If your house has signs of minor rot damage you need to first and foremost fix the cause then remove the rotten area using a chisel.
M balm wood epoxy epoxy liquid penetrates deeply into porous deteriorated dried out or spongy wood curing and hardening into a strong water resistant mass that includes both the original wood fibers and the epoxy mixture.
The first thing to do is to figure out why the rot is present and fix that problem.
For rot cut away the damage.
Restoring structural integrity to rotted logs no one wants it to happen but dealing with rotted logs doesn t have to mean the end of the world or a huge expense.
The wood restoration kit is a great combination for log home maintenance or log restoration work and comes in two sizes 24 oz.
