Once you’ve built your dream log home or cabin, you’ll want to take the necessary precautions to protect your finish and the wood from water damage. Want to keep your log siding and paneling looking great for years to come? In this guide, we’ll cover:
Threats to Maintaining Your Log Home’s Exterior Wood Stain
Exterior and Interior […]
If you’ve been following interior design trends over the past few years, you’ve noticed an increase in the use of wood siding to add dimension and character. Shiplap is almost a household phrase, but do you know what it is and how it’s different than other wood siding products?
Shiplap interior design style
When you see examples of shiplap on design sites and shared on social media, they are most likely referencing a general style of a wooden wall with long planks, normally painted white, that are mounted horizontally and have a slight gap between the boards.
Shiplap was commonly used as exterior siding in the constructions of houses, barns, sheds, and other types of outdoor buildings. But now you’ll see it used indoors anywhere designers want a unique feature – from kitchens to bedrooms, and offices to restaurants.
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Reclaimed wood siding, especially barn wood siding, has a very specific look – weathered, rough, and rustic. But working with old wood is not ideal in many cases, and it can be a difficult building material to find. If you’ve worked with old wood, you’re familiar with these challenges:
Crooked boards
Curling
Ground-in dirt
Insect invasions
And more…
Now there are lumber options that mimic the style of reclaimed wood but don’t come with the challenges.
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Our white cedar, EZ Rail log railing product is sourced, milled and crafted in Michigan, We created an easy to install system using a standard 3” standard tenon. Our product ships with:
3” top rails
3″ bottom rails
3” tenoned spindles
Watch How to Install EZ Rails
Just measure and contact us to place your order. Our rails come pre-drilled for easy […]
Northern Log designs heavy timber trusses for homes, businesses and commercial projects. Our timber trusses have been the featured architectural element in restaurants, zoos, amusement parks, as well as homes with vaulted ceilings and lofts. Natural wood trusses with heavy timber and custom hardware or mortise and tenon joinery complete the back-to-nature beauty of your space. And […]
Nothing warms up a room or makes your house feel more like home than wood paneling. Wood helps to keep your home warm in the winter, cool in the summer and with modern manufacturing conveniences (like pre-finishing and tongue and groove for easy installation) it’s easier than ever to transform your home with either cedar […]
Featuring Pete Green, Owner, Northern Log and Our Twin Peaks Restaurants Supply and Install Projects
We have worked with several Twin Peaks Owners to supply, build and install, trusses, barn siding, specialty wood and log siding for Twin Peaks restaurants in several locations.
Watch our collection of Twin Peaks videos here and see for yourself. Just doing […]
Log Homes and the sense of history that comes with them are back in style — but your great-grandparents wouldn’t recognize the log homes of today. Modern builders can offer the strength and sustainability of wood in so many styles, colors and combinations it’ll make your head spin! Here’s a quick guide to help you decide what’s […]
Although there’s still snow on the ground around here, we’re thinking about warmer weather and the fun that comes with it. As summer and the warmer weather gets closer, our minds float off to the log cabin and the lake house!
We’ve gathered pictures of everything you’ll need — from cedar log and pine log homes […]
Be one of the first to own this new rustic and rugged Black Bar Railing. We love the hand-hewn, blocky style with big bold metal bars and hardware. Use this rail to make a striking entrance or a classic, horse-barn style fenced area. This has an old-school, country charm feel. We can already see the […]
