Longevity, reduced maintenance, low cost of ownership. Log homes can easily last 100 years, 200 or more. Keeping logs protected from the elements is key. This includes both precipitation and solar UV radiation. Coating systems (Satterwhite offers all major brands specially formulated for the log home industry) are essential. Porches add a layer of protection that dramatically increases the performance of coatings. Log coatings typically are comprised of a pigment layer and a clear overcoat. The clear overcoat contains UV inhibitors - think of it like reapplying sunscreen at the beach. A properly designed log home with porches, carefully sited in consideration of sun exposures, particularly on south and west facing directions, will lead to a long life and low maintenance / low cost of ownership.
Thanks for posting this.
Your Statement of Faith is heartwarming.
What's the logic behind joey recommending that everyone builds a porch around the log home?
Longevity, reduced maintenance, low cost of ownership. Log homes can easily last 100 years, 200 or more. Keeping logs protected from the elements is key. This includes both precipitation and solar UV radiation. Coating systems (Satterwhite offers all major brands specially formulated for the log home industry) are essential. Porches add a layer of protection that dramatically increases the performance of coatings. Log coatings typically are comprised of a pigment layer and a clear overcoat. The clear overcoat contains UV inhibitors - think of it like reapplying sunscreen at the beach. A properly designed log home with porches, carefully sited in consideration of sun exposures, particularly on south and west facing directions, will lead to a long life and low maintenance / low cost of ownership.
thats the way to go!!
Amen !
Lovely
Beautiful work! Too bad 12” D. Is no longer available. ☹️
P.S.- God Bless America and our troops! 🇺🇸♥️
Video starts at 1:11 unless you wanna hear a bunch of mumbo jumbo about a fake big daddy in the sky and how you are insignificant