Delta Log HomeRestoration Experts

Delta sits low where the Uncompahgre River joins the Gunnison, and at just under 5,000 feet its climate is hot, dry high desert rather than snowy mountains. That dry air is hard on log walls: it steadily pulls moisture from the wood until it checks, cracking along the grain. The upward-facing checks funnel the valley's occasional heavy rain straight into the log where rot and insects begin, so as with the rest of the dry western valleys, controlling checking is the heart of good log home care in Delta.

On Delta homes we make check sealing a routine part of every staining cycle, closing off the main path water takes into the wood in this arid river country.

Many of Delta's log homes sit on open river bottoms, benches, and mesas with little shade, so the sun reaches every side of a structure. Long, bright summers put a heavy ultraviolet load on those exposed walls, fading and chalking finishes and, once the coating thins, degrading the wood fibers themselves. We use premium UV-blocking, heat-stable stains and help Delta owners keep a realistic schedule, because in this much sun a finish that falls a season behind can leave a whole exterior sun-worn at once.

Delta serves as a hub between very different landscapes: the desert valleys toward Grand Junction and Montrose and the cooler, greener orchard country up the North Fork toward Hotchkiss and Paonia. Homes across this area share the dry-valley challenges of heat, sun, and checking, but those nearer the river or up in the North Fork can see more moisture on shaded and lower walls. We read each site individually, pairing the check sealing and UV protection the dry country demands with moisture control wherever a home's setting calls for it.