Rot, Moisture & Insect
Protection
Impel Rods
Impel Rods are a highly concentrated solid form, water diffusible
borate rod used for log maintenance to prevent rot. Impel
Rods depend on moisture to work. When moisture contents of
wood reach levels suitable for decay attack, i.e. (around 25
percent) Impel Rods slowly dissolve and begin to diffuse throughout
the moisture saturated wood. The preservative will migrate
into the areas of highest moisture, which are at the highest risk
from fungal decay.
Borate Treatment
When a “Penetreat” log is properly sealed
against moisture, the borates can provide many years of effective
protection and preventative log home maintenance.
About insect, rot and moisture protection
Sealants / Caulking / Chinking
With utility costs soaring, it is
very important to maintain tight seals in between logs and
around windows and doors. Log homes are the toughest structures
to keep sealed properly. This is just the nature of the beast.
Logs move. Logs shrink as the moisture leaves them and they
crack or check. Logs lose size and dimension both longitudinally
and latitudinally. They are constantly moving and changing.
They breathe. The logs take on moisture and then release it
again. That is why it is so important that the stain applied to
them breathes. Most sealants, caulk and chinking, will not
tolerate this amount of movement by the logs.
Log Home Restoration
Top-Coat Provides
Log Repair, Maintenance and Restoration Services in
Wisconsin and
across the US and Canada.
Top Coat
Log Restoration Services, LLC.
1-920-836-2167
Cell: 1-920-382-3491
Owner - Jamie Fonder
info@topcoatloghomerestoration.com
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About Maintenance and Repair Consulting
Maintenance Programs
The homeowner
can perform the maintenance themselves, or can hire Top-Coat to
perform any maintenance needed. If we are hired to
do a full inspection with maintenance, we will
also provide all caulk/chinking, impel rods, backer rod, etc. and
labor that is needed to maintain tip-top shape.
Log maintenance programs to keep them in good shape and looking great.
Keeping up on maintenance is much easier and less costly with annual
maintenance!
About Top Coat maintenance plans
Pre-Purchase Inspections
Pre-Purchase Inspection can save you tens of
thousands of dollars. All wood faces the possibility of rot
and insect infestation, even in dry climates. Fungi and insects
actually consume the cells of dead wood, often causing severe
structural damage that often requires log replacement-a costly
repair. We use Penetreat to help protect your home from costly
damage of rot and insect infestation.
About pre-purchase inspection
Though
we specialize in working with log structures like log cabins and
log homes, we also work with
cedar siding as well as other wood siding.
About cedar siding stain
services
Log Home Photo Gallery!
Log Home Gallery
A gallery of various projects on which Top-Coat
Log Home Restoration provided restoration and repair services.
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Zero
Failures
Certified
Contractor
This is an old fashioned
idea
that has seemingly
gone by the wayside in today’s world of big
business and big corporations.
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Cob Blasting
We at Top-Coat feel that generally,
corn cob blasting is the best overall method of dealing with many
log related problems. Some other method’s for removal of failing
finishes, sun-burned wood, mold and mildew issues, etc., are sand
blasting or chemical stripping. Sand blasting is a method that is
still commonly used, but this method is excessively damaging to the
wood, blowing away too much good wood and profiling the logs!
Customers Can Order
Products at Our Cost
We will order the
log home restoration items you need for
your log home at our contractor
pricing, which is usually about 30 percent less than you
would be able to order it!
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