In this blog series we will be providing you with top tips for looking after your Summerhouse. At Cabins Unlimited we make sure we supply all our amazing customers with all the information needed to look after their timber buildings.
Even though your new summerhouse may be enjoying its new, fancy location, work never ends here. To avoid difficulties, log cabins need routine care; if you keep up with the maintainance, your building will endure much longer than you anticipate! While a maintenance-free structure would be ideal, all the qualities of wood that we know and love would be lost.
Seasonal Treating and Maintenance of your Summerhouse:
Each particular piece of timber will, as we've already mentioned, grow and, more significantly, shrink as the seasons pass. Following the building's initial treatment and protection, you may observe some of the tongues and bare wood becoming exposed throughout the summer because the wood will have dried out significantly. We think it's crucial to apply a touch-up coat once these tongues are visible, both for safety and aesthetic reasons. This way, you won't have to look at naked wood every summer.
Additionally, there is no harm in giving the windows and doors in the hardest hit areas a touch-up coat!
A few splits might start to show up a few months after your building has been constructed. These can, like splits that are already there, be filled over, sanded, and painted.
You could occasionally see tiny sap pockets with drips form as well. While some people may find these unpleasant, you can easily get rid of them by letting the sap dry out and then using a scraper to remove it from the walls. Customers can also choose to remove the sap using white spirit.
If your log cabin has an internal support post or a roof extension, the post will have an adjustable bracket at the bottom. If gaps start to emerge between the wall logs close to the post in your construction, it means that the logs below those being supported by the post have shrunk significantly. The gap will close if the nut on the bracket is simply adjusted to lower the post.
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