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	<description>Useful information about log home repair/maintenance</description>
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		<title>Oily Soap (Or How to Win Friends and Influence Bosses)</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/oily-soap-or-how-to-win-friends-and-influence-bosses</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Restoration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The “road” is more than a straight line between departure and destination.  It is a place in itself, especially to those who practice their craft for Edmunds and Company Log Home Restorations.  Each place on the road has its unique characteristic, whether it is the house we are working on, or its location.  Life can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home refinishing</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-refinishing</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blasting Log Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleaning log homes/cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failing finish on log cabins/homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home refinishing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, the log home refinishing and stain season has definitely come to an end. If you got your project done this summer, you can rest assured that your log home is protected. If your project got put off to next year, that’s OK too. It’s never too early to start thinking about the process of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home repair – What can you put off until next year?</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-repair-%e2%80%93-what-can-you-put-off-until-next-year</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-repair-%e2%80%93-what-can-you-put-off-until-next-year#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Homes and Rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log cabin repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home common problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-purchase inspection log buildings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that the warm weather is behind us, we are busy finishing up the jobs we have lined up for the rest of our season. Once the snow flies, we take a break from log work and refinishing until next spring. We are getting calls from people who are looking critically at their log homes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home dry rot and what can be done to resolve it</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-dry-rot-and-what-can-be-done-to-resolve-it</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-dry-rot-and-what-can-be-done-to-resolve-it#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Homes and Rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dry rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prevent rot in logs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1226</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We frequently get calls from log home owners saying, “My home has some dry rot.” When you look at the logs affected with rot, they DO look dry. Whether the rot is dry or wet, rot equals decay and that is a serious problem in log buildings. Rot can lead to the need for replacing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home refinishing – Best practices for removing old finish</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-refinishing-%e2%80%93-best-practices-for-removing-old-finish</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-refinishing-%e2%80%93-best-practices-for-removing-old-finish#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blasting Log Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refinishing Log Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home refinishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintaining log homes/cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power washing log homes not recommended]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the log home refinishing business, we get asked many times each year about the advantages of blasting logs with a “dry” vs. “wet” process to remove old finish. We have found that in most cases, the blasting process or “dry” process (be it corn cob, crushed glass or sand) is the right process for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home maintenance: Porcupines are chewing on my log home…</title>
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		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-maintenance-porcupines-are-chewing-on-my-log-home%e2%80%a6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blasting Log Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home common problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home restoration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log home maintenance problems can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes but here is one that we hear about at least once every summer – porcupines chewing on the logs. In fact, three times over the last two months we have fielded calls from log home owners that have had this issue. This photo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home problems &#8211; rotting log railings</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-problems-rotting-log-railings</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-problems-rotting-log-railings#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Homes and Rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Questions and Answers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repair log railings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log home problems sometimes include rotting railings around a porch or deck. The look of log railings is often desirable but railings are prone to rot for a number of reasons. To get the most longevity out of your log railings, here are three things that we recommend homeowners do to extend the life of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log Home Maintenance &#8211; Top 10 ways to protect your log home and your investment</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-maintenance-top-10-ways-to-protect-your-log-home-and-your-investment</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-maintenance-top-10-ways-to-protect-your-log-home-and-your-investment#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refinishing Log Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleaning log homes/cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failing finish on log cabins/homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintain log homes/cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power washing log homes not recommended]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log home maintenance, done on a routine basis, is your best homeowners insurance against costly repairs. Check this out: 1. Keep the finish on the exterior logs in good shape. This means checking it every year on every side of your house to make sure when you wet the logs, water will still bead up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log restoration – Replacing crowns</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-restoration-%e2%80%93-replacing-crowns</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-restoration-%e2%80%93-replacing-crowns#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insects and Log Homes/Cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log rot repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repair log home/cabin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log restoration and replacing rotten logs is what we specialize in. Sometimes we get calls from people who have hired other contractors do work on their log homes. We inspected this home this summer, where another contractor had replaced a crown a few years previously. As you can see, there are a few problems with this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home maintenance tips for new homes – Cleaning exterior logs with bleach</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-maintenance-tips-for-new-homes-%e2%80%93-cleaning-exterior-logs-with-bleach</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-maintenance-tips-for-new-homes-%e2%80%93-cleaning-exterior-logs-with-bleach#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blasting Log Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refinishing Log Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failing finish on log cabins/homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power washing log homes not recommended]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repair log home/cabin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1097</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log home maintenance includes all sorts of aspects for insuring that your log home stays “healthy”.  It is important to start out the life of a log home the right way.  In the course of working with new log homeowners on getting their log homes refinished and stained, I have run into some consistent confusion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log Home Restoration &#8211; Info on insects</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-restoration-info-on-insects</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-restoration-info-on-insects#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insects and Log Homes/Cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insect problems in log homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home common problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wood boring insects in log buildings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1090</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The log home restoration business in Wisconsin and Minnesota puts us in contact with many different kinds of log homes and consequently, many different insects. Recently through Wisconsin Public Radio and the University of Wisconsin, I came across this link to Insect ID. Click here. I found that this page and site had allot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Refinishing Log Home &#8212; Full service or à la carte… you choose.</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/refinishing-log-home-full-service-or-a-la-carte%e2%80%a6-you-choose</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/refinishing-log-home-full-service-or-a-la-carte%e2%80%a6-you-choose#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blasting Log Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refinishing Log Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exterior stains for log homes/cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failing finish on log cabins/homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refinishing log home/cabin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are refinishing a log home near Danbury, Wisconsin this week. Blasting is one of the steps to refinishing and we blast about 40 homes a year. Sometimes we come in and do everything, which includes blasting, treating the logs with a borate solution, chinking, filling checks, doing log replacement and staining. This is what we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home dry rot is a bit of a misnomer</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-dry-rot-is-a-bit-of-a-misnomer</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-dry-rot-is-a-bit-of-a-misnomer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Homes and Rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dry rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prevent rot in log homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why do logs rot]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log home dry rot is not uncommon in log buildings. One of the most common complaints from log homeowners is that their logs have “dry rot”. Whether the rot is dry or wet, rot equals decay and that is a serious problem in log buildings. Rot can lead to the need for replacing part or all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home maintenance you can do yourself – caulking cracks in your logs</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-maintenance-you-can-do-yourself-%e2%80%93-caulking-cracks-in-your-logs</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-maintenance-you-can-do-yourself-%e2%80%93-caulking-cracks-in-your-logs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Log Home Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Homes and Rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Questions and Answers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinking log homes/cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintaining log homes/cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why do logs rot]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1034</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log home maintenance issues sometimes need to be resolved by experts. That is where we come in. But there are also things that the homeowners can do to insure that their logs stay “healthy”. Logs naturally do develop some cracks or checks. As wood dries, the difference in surface tension and moisture gradients between the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home repair &#8211; how to check for rot</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-repair-how-to-check-for-rot</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-repair-how-to-check-for-rot#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Log Home Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Homes and Rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log cabin repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wood boring insects in log buildings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log home repair starts with knowing when you actually NEED repair. Here are some tips for discovering if you have rot in your logs that needs attention. Tapping on the logs is a simple and effective method of discovery. It is not 100% accurate but it is definitely worth doing. Use a hammer and tap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log home restoration</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-restoration</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-restoration#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Log Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dry rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home common problems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[maintain log homes/cabins]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=1006</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log home restoration is all we do this time of year.   We are trying to take advantage of the warm days of summer to get all of our log home restoration projects done before the snow flies. There is still time to get your log home restoration done this year. Call us at 877-378-4403. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log cabin repair… Summer is a busy time</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-cabin-repair%e2%80%a6-summer-is-a-busy-time</link>
		<comments>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-cabin-repair%e2%80%a6-summer-is-a-busy-time#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Log Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Homes and Rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log cabin repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintaining log homes/cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repair log home/cabin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=996</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many log cabins in our area need repair.  This week we looked at log cabins in Wisconsin near Ladysmith and Hayward. We also did site visits to Eveleth and on Lake Vermillion up in Northern Minnesota.  It’s a busy time of year for us. We will be doing log cabin repairs in the next two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinking log homes &#8211; An important part of maintenance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Log Home Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinking log homes/cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cracks in log homes and cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insect problems in log homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintaining log homes/cabins]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The chinking and caulking in log homes should not be overlooked. Routine maintenance of your log home includes keeping an eye on sealing up the gaps between the logs.  The design of some log buildings requires chinking or caulking but for others, it becomes necessary to do this for various reasons. Basically what we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log Home Refinishing – Log rot resulting from film-forming finishes</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-refinishing-%e2%80%93-log-rot-resulting-from-film-forming-finishes</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Log Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Homes and Rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refinishing Log Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failing finish on log cabins/homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finish on log buildings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home problems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log home refinishing is more than just applying another coat of stain. Sometimes it’s necessary to remove the existing finish completely, getting back to the bare wood, and then apply new stain. When a log home is finished with a quality log home stain and that stain is maintained properly, rot can be avoided. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Log Home Maintenance &#8211; Proper uses for different types of Borates</title>
		<link>http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/log-home-maintenance-proper-uses-for-different-types-of-borates</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmunds &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insects and Log Homes/Cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log home maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintaining log homes/cabins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preserving log building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prevent rot in log homes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.restorelogs.com/blog/?p=948</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Log home maintenance often includes the use of borates are a preservative for the logs. There are basically three forms of borates: liquids like PeneTreat, Bora-Care or Tim-bor; pure borate rods like Impel Rods; or mixed borate rods like Cobra Rods. PeneTreat is a powered borate. The powder is mixed with water and applied to bare [...]]]></description>
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