Simple Tips to do the Staining Perfectly before Chinking your Log Homes

A perfect way to protect and preserve your wooden homes is by chinking; although it will not be done right away. Prior to this is the application of the log stain. This will help protect the wood by sealing the log so it will not absorb wetness and block harmful sun rays.

Before you start staining the wood surface, get help from these tips to make sure you will be doing the rest of the steps continuously, thus saving your time.


Tips for Staining before Log Chinking

• Once you’ve applied the first coating, you need to do a back-brushing. In this way, it will force the stain inside the cracks and holes of the logs.

• Preferably, you need to stay away from direct sun heat. The stain dries up quickly therefore you’ll not have a wet edge.

• It’s important to keep the edges of the logs wet as these will catch the drips coming from the upper logs. So it’s better to work only with three to four logs at the same time.

• Always start at the bottom so the drips will just blend on the lower log that’s already applied with stain. If you start from the top, the drips will be visible on the lower part.

• Apply two coatings as much as possible; even three coatings are better. You may think once is enough, but it will not give sufficient protection from heat and weather damages.

• You need to remember the first coating must dry up before applying the second one. However, if it dried up too long, it’s also not good because dirt may have come in contact already. Probably, one day is enough for drying.

• It’s also better to be prepared by having enough supply of stain during the process. It would be difficult if you ran out of stock especially if you’re in the midst of doing the job.

If you have started the staining successfully, the next process that follows will also be done smoothly. So you will be able to finish chinking and have a better restored log home.