The cheapest work we do is the most valuable: maintenance that keeps small problems from becoming restoration projects.
A maintenance clear coat with inspection runs $2.30–$4.00 per square foot. Full finish removal and restain runs $20–$45. Rot repair runs $125–$450 per linear foot. Every year of deferred maintenance slides you down that list.
A maintenance visit from us covers:
Texas sun is merciless on south and west walls. The stain companies say every two to five years, but that only applies to protected areas. Fully exposed walls should get a clear coat every year and a borate treatment every six months. That rhythm can stretch a full stain job's life past a decade. If you can't remember the last time your logs were coated, that's the sign.
Also worth reading: why roof overhangs matter more than any coating and 4 signs your log home has rot.
General figures. The inspection tells us the real number.
A maintenance clear coat with inspection runs $2.30 to $4.00 per square foot, minor repairs included. A full restain runs $20 to $45. Rot repair runs $125 to $450 per linear foot. The math makes itself. All that considered, these things are second to good roof and overhang protection. I bet your porches look good.
The stain companies say every two to five years, but that really only applies to protected areas. Your south and west exposed walls wear out first. Walls and areas that are fully exposed should get a clear coat every year and a borate treatment every six months.
We probe the wood and thoroughly inspect, check the chink lines, sealant, and flashing, wash the mildew and pollen off the logs, put a fresh clear coat over your stain to keep the sun off it, and fix the small stuff on the spot before it grows up.
It is the cheapest work we do and it saves you from the most expensive work we do. Every year maintenance gets skipped, the house slides from clear coat pricing toward restain pricing, and eventually toward rot repair pricing.
Call or text the main number. JD answers from the field. Or send photos of your project and we'll take a look.
