I lived in a small log house. I sanded the logs myself using a belt sander and 9 inch grinder. Get the family together....and it can be done on a weekend. Just need to wear masks.

Victor, if you're still considering blasting, but are worried about how it will look, I have several pictures on my website, including close ups, of log homes I've blasted.

Oh, one more thing. There are dangers to vegetation with soda blasting. One, it leaches chlorophyll from plants, including grass. This will cause green vegetation to turn brown, but the green color will come back in a few weeks. The greater danger is that if it comes in contact with plant roots, it prevents the roots from being able to absorb water. That, of course, will kill the plant. IMO, corn cob grit is the best solution. We do soda, cob grit, sand, and crushed glass. When doing log homes, we use cob grit exclusively.

Thanks Mackay, appreciate the advice. You are in NC correct? I think I am pushing the blasting to next spring. We just put a new roof on the house and there is some landscaping stuff I want to do with river stone and top soil this spring. I got one quote from a guy that does cob blasting of cabins for $4500 cash which I thought was pretty high for such a small house. Granted there will need to be some scaffolding but still. I def have to do some minor wood rot repair this spring and some chinking repair. I definitely need to get this done though one way or another.

Crushed recycled glass is by far the best media for blasting log homes. New age blast media is the brand I use. While media blasting is a great option I would never recommend trying to blast your log home with no experience. You are literally reprofilling the exterior of you home and you must do everything evenly. Hitting any one area more of less will make what I call hot spots and they will be very apparent when stained. You should mask all windows and have a helper shield trim and other milled wood as they will be severely pitted. Use tarps to capture the media and stain that is removed. Then you need to sand using a variable speed grinder. Use Osborn brushes to remove felting or Buffy pads to remove stain still left behind. If you really need help and want to get the work done right pay someone. I work on log homes in Colorado but I'm sure there's reputable companies closer to you

We've been media blasting, staining, and chinking log homes in Colorado for 15 years. Media blasting is usually just one step in the process. You need a high volume low pressure compressor such as a 185 Sullair http://loghomemaintenance.com

Another alternative, new to the market, is go over your current logs with a maintenance-free, steel log siding. No more maintaining your home! Check it out: www.trulogsiding.com

How would putting siding on top of logs pass fire code? We have had many customers suggest this over the years only to be shot down by local building departments. A wall over a wall cause a backdraft in fire situations like the Kevin Kostner movie Backdraft....

Hi Thomas, thank you for your question. I dont know the specific answer to your fire code question. We have had numerous people install our steel log siding over their current log home structure without push back from fire code. The steel log siding is more fire resistance than a stained a log home, thats for sure. Our theory is that homes with steel will have a better chance against fires vs traditional log homes. Now, if the fire is strong enough, it will blow the windows out of a home and burn it from the inside out, cant get around that. This is from our experience

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This is a beautiful cabin! i hope everything turned out ok ?!