Onyx: Sansin 2024 Color of the Year

Sansin SDF Onyx - project by Northland Blasting and Log Restoration

 Sansin has announced Onyx as their 2024 color of the year. In deciding, they conducted an
analysis of some of the unique projects and photos. Onyx performs beautifully on a variety of wood substrates and is demonstrated in a number of Sansin’s exterior formulations including Classic, SDF, Dec, and ENS. Onyx is a confident, courageous color and pairs well with many unique Sansin colors such as Aztec, Chesapeake, and Primary Yellow. Even the deep charcoal color of Onyx doesn’t sacrifice what we all love most about building with wood – the character. Onyx highlights the wood grain while protecting the wood from UV and water damage.

Schroeder Log Home Supply, Inc.
1101 SE 7th Avenue
Grand Rapids MN 55744

Capture Log Stain by Sashco

 

Capture Log Stain by Sashco is a log finish that is extremely effective and attractive semi-transparent stain that is followed by a weather repellent topcoat, Cascade. Capture Log Stain and Cascade work together. Both are freeze-thaw stable in their containers through at least 5 freeze-thaw cycles (freezing in the container, rethawing, then freezing again, etc.) Modest sheen gives "depth" to the appearance of logs (when used in conjunction with the Cascade clear topcoat). Capture Log Stain’s unique elastic formula allows it to move freely as your logs move, instead of cracking and peeling. Two heavy coats of Capture Log Stain are now recommended, especially for Autumn Aspen, Bronze Pine, Natural, Wheat, and other light colors. Capture also works well by itself as a one coat interior stain or can be top-coated with Symphony. Capture Log Stain and Cascade are compatible with other Sashco products like PeneTreat (Tim-bor), Conceal, Log Builder Caulking, and Log Jam Chinking. Made in the USA. 

Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Pickup in store - or ship to your door -in whichever woods your cabin dwells.

Stopping Carpenter Bees from Boring Logs and Timber

 Carpenter Bees

For Log Homes, the large carpenter bees or Xylocopa do the most damage, boring approximately 1/2" diameter tunnels into logs and other wood surfaces including decks, overhangs, fence rails, etc. Carpenter Bee tunnels become a threat for infestation of wood-decaying fungi or other insects, such as carpenter ants.

Treatments: Insecticidal sprays and dusts such as those included in the Carpenter Bee Kit are available. These types of products may need to be applied every couple of weeks for awhile to ensure effectiveness. Apply them at night while the hive is asleep for maximum impact. Beware that some insecticides have been banned but not yet removed from store shelves. Consider the potential health risks of using such poisons in your home (young children are the most susceptible). If you have an exterminator do the job professionally, find out what they are using and if those insecticides have been banned in your area. If you are having or have had problems with Carpenter bees, consider adding NBS 30 to your finish when you recoat your house again. If chemicals aren't your bag, you can give the kids a project with a couple of fly swatters. The males don't sting and the females are known to be more reluctant to stinging, unlike other bees, wasps, and hornets

However you choose to rid your logs of carpenter bees, consider spraying Tim-bor or Shell Guard RTU in the tunnels afterwards to help guard against wood-decaying fungi. Just mix up some Tim-bor in a spray bottle, pump sprayer, or squeeze bottle and administer it into the holes. Also, be sure to seal off the tunnel entrances by pounding in wooden dowels or by using Caulking, wood putty, or by mixing WoodEpox and sawdust.

Protect Your Home with BEE Gone® Insecticide Concentrate for Control Against Carpenter Bees and other Wood-destroying Insects like Bark Beetles and Carpenter Ants. Also use for Spiders, Ticks, Wasps, and many other insects! Guard against those damaging and destructive outdoor pests with BEE Gone®, an EPA-registered pyrethroid insecticide. Around your home and residential outbuildings, it effectively controls carpenter bees and other wood-destroying insects. For easy spray-on application, BEE Gone also mixes readily with water. Available in a convenient 8 oz. bottle that mixes with a 5 gallon pail of water to spray with a garden pump sprayer. See Directions for full details. Made in the USA.  Bee Gone Directions |  SDS

• EPA-registered and effective pyrethroid insecticide.
• Controls carpenter bees and wood-destroying insects.
• Works as a perimeter treatment for outdoor pests around residential buildings.
• Can be easily mixed with water for spraying.
• Designed for wooden structural surfaces on home’s exterior.
• For outdoor homeowner use only.

 

Schroeder Log Home Supply, Inc.
1101 SE 7th Avenue
Grand Rapids MN 55744

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