3R Home and Barn Project

[hunterridgefarm]

Rob,

Man...that really looks good. I like the stain, not to dark and looks natural. I have had a couple of friends build log homes, one used a stain close to yours and the other chose a dark stain. The dark stain looks almost like a paint its so dark.

Great choice on the stain!! How often will you need to re-apply?

David

[3RRL]

Hi David, thanks for asking.
Glad you like the stain because we really like it. You can see it's not that radically different from the natural except when not in direct sunlight. Sure makes a difference in appearance though.

My builder told me they will be applying a clear coat over the stain. Apparently, I will only have to re-apply the clear coat as it wears. He said no sooner than every 5 years or maybe longer ... depending. He said the interior clear coat will last much longer than the exterior.

Interestingly enough is that they use a water based clear coat. He said if I wanted I could pressure wash the clear coat off before re-applying and the stain remains the same as new.

[tommu56]

Rob
"My builder told me they will be applying a clear coat over the stain. Apparently, I will only have to re-apply the clear coat as it wears. He said no sooner than every 5 years or maybe longer ... depending. He said the interior clear coat will last much longer than the exterior".

A friend of mine that "had" a log home (she got it in the divorce) said it was more managable to do 1 side per year he wasen't retired with all the spare time like you LOL!


tom

[3RRL]

Hahaha Tom,
OK so I'm partially retired when I want to be, but I am so darn busy doing nothing I can't find the time.
Yeah, that actually sounds like a good plan doing a side a year. But when do I start? If I wait 5 years to start it'll be 10 years till I get to the last side? I think I can squeeze in the whole enchilada in a week if I bust my butt to do it. I'll just have to curtail my tractor porn for the week though.

[Robert_in_NY]

Do you have a Home Depot in your area that rents the trailer mounted man lifts? If so rent one and get a good sprayer for spraying the sealant and you will be done in a day or two if you have a helper feeding the sprayer. We have painted small factories in a week with just two people and a couple extension ladders. I would keep moving the second ladder to the next spot as my worker was spraying paint. This way I knew the ladder was stable and I was also keeping the paint supplied to the sprayer. A good sprayer will make short work of a job.

[tommu56]

Rob you will have at least 2 sides that get the sun need it sooner than the others.

Oh yea your in california you get sun on all your sides equal. Just use spf 50 on one side 40 on another and 30 on the 3rd and 20 on the last then they will tan at differant rates so you can make a 4 year project out of it.

tom

[tony123]

Rob, I'm still reading! And still envious. Looks Great! Thanks for all the photos.

tony

[Spiveyman]

Rob, I'm catching up on all the posts I've missed here the last week or so. Wow - your home is coming together so well. The pictures from the road where you see the rocks, that makes the thing look more like a castle than a house! What an amazing property. We're going to have to add that to the list of things out west to take the kids to when they get older. Don't worry, we'll bring some Longhorn steaks for the grill when we invite ourselves over! But we ain't pitching a tent in the yard if you want filet's.

You hit a home run with the stain. I think that's perfect, but as I was reading your post about how it looks more red in the dark at night I was cracking up. You should have just posted a solid black picture for the night shot! I had no idea there was that much to building a log home these days. I'm really impressed.

[3RRL]

Thanks for the tips and compliments guys.
I'll be going back up (again) this weekend to retrieve my camera and also to see what's been done. It seems we are enthralled and can't stay away now. Even with Winter making for cold days and nights at camp, it's still better than staying home and playing golf. Plus I have a couple projects to finish up there for the tractor and ATV.

I figure after the barn is built, we can start hauling some our stuff up there for storage before we actually move everything else. I'd like to get some of my machine shop equipment up there so when we sell our So Cal home it will look a lot nicer.
Can't believe how much junk we've accumulated down here!

[WBWI]

Rob,

If cost was no object you could use this system to monitor your building project OxBlue, Inc. -- Construction Webcams - (888) 849-BLUE (2583)

I ran across this camera system yesterday while looking for info on the Harley-Davidson museum being built in Milwaukee.