Part Three
Of How I Spent My Summer
Continuing with those dreaded back-to-school assignments that the teachers always gave, we are now into August.
I had just enough log home stain to get a coat on the parts of two walls that were sanded and treated. When I went to Anchorage to buy more stain, I discovered that Home Depot no longer stocked the Behr Log Cabin stain and that I had to order it: 4 to 6 weeks because it had to come by barge!
That would definitely put me into the rainy August weather but I had no other option, so I ordered it.
Then, I started on the east wall, the one I've refinished three or four times already. It catches the worst of the bad weather and I decided, after some research, to use a different stain--Super Deck stain made for log homes.
My neighbor Lou came over to sand the logs that were too high for me to reach. |
I was astonished to find out that some of these stains, Super Deck included, allowed the underlying wood to "turn gray naturally!" That's what I was trying to avoid.
Then, Super Deck log stain also isn't stocked and I had to order that , too, but was told about ten days.
Because of rainy days and wanting to keep the sanded logs dry, I decided to hang tarps to protect the east wall. This was done with the help of my neighbor Mike and pretty soon, Tarp Tunnel was done.
This included a long tarp hung from a second story dormer!
The white stuff on the brick mold around the door if called Peel Stop. Its purpose is to fill and smooth paint that has been peeling. Works great. |
Working on staining. |
Ladders, always ladders. Sometimes a plank laid between two ladders as a jerry-rigged scaffolding. |
See the little stinker at right? He had to fly about ten feet behind the tarps! |
While I waited for the Super Deck stain to arrive, I sanded the logs above the carport. Then, stained them once I got the stain.
More ladder scaffolding. |
I also refinished the log-and-a-half above my garage doors. I started working on the logs above, but decided that will go on next year's list of chores. |
Tah-dah! The finished east wall: logs, trim, and brick mold around the door.
The dark spot at left is just shadow. Note the brick mold around the door has been painted. |
The rest of the wall:
Note the logs. I restored all the log siding from the kitchen window down to the deck and the stain has aged so it blends right in with the upper logs. |
And that's the end of my What I Did this Summer essay. All in all, "I get by with a little help from my friends."
Hi Gullible. So nice to see you back here. We have five words for you .. Taa Daa .. "When Does It Get Easy??" Oh My, Oh My the delays with the wood stains. Then one promotes a grey look you were looking to avoid. So nice of Lou to come over for the high ladder work. Looks to us like "longer ladder" would have been good. Nice of Julie to "pitch in" starting the firewood splitter. Big Smiles.. Cap and Patti
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