The Log house Project begins........

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And then the rains came..............but it does bring out the color of the cedar:

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We went up to check on the floor. So far it is handling the water ok, but I am a little worried about what it will do when it drys back out. We are going to get over 48hrs of straight rain from this tropical depression.
I hope to get the walls completly done by the end of this week.
 
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Have you thought about using a urethane to make the beautiful colors last?
 
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Have you thought about using a urethane to make the beautiful colors last?

Yep, but that will be after the entire interior walls get sanded with 40/60 grit. The outside will get pressure washed, then coated with a UV resistant sealer.
 
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We used a squeegee to get the water off our sub floors when it rained during our construction and we even bored a few holes in the sub floors for drains...We kept up with it ...over and over until the rains stopped...Sure glad we did too...We used 3/4 inch T&G Advantac...good luck !
 
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Can you tarp it? They make some pretty big ones....I've seen em at HF. I hate water on open wood, always tried to avoid it if at all possible.
 
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Brin, it's been raining for 24hrs straight and not supposed to let up until tomorrow...a squeegee would not help much. This is 3/4" T&G Advantage, water resistant, w/lifetime warranty. My neighbor is a builder and said that he has had an open floor to weather for up to 4 months with no real ill effect.....man I hope he is right.
Scout I'm with you, but my big tarp went south covering hay last year. If I can get thru this I hope to get the rafters up within two weeks.
 

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