Grand Junction Log HomeRestoration Experts

Grand Junction itself is western Colorado's largest city, but the log homes we serve here tend to sit around its edges: on the Redlands beneath the Colorado National Monument, up on Glade Park, and across the rural mesas and river bottoms of the Grand Valley. What ties them together is the climate. At 4,583 feet the valley is hot and dry, with far more in common with the desert Southwest than the snowy peaks people picture for Colorado log homes, and that dry heat is the defining challenge for every one of them.

Because the valley air pulls moisture from wood so aggressively, our top priority on Grand Junction homes is controlling the checking that results, sealing the cracks before they can funnel water into the logs.

In a climate this arid, logs give up moisture fast and crack along the grain as they shrink. The checks that open facing upward act like little troughs, catching the valley's infrequent but often intense rain and channeling it straight into the heart of the log, which is exactly where rot and insects take hold. On Grand Junction-area homes we make check sealing a routine part of every staining cycle, closing off the main path water takes into the wood in the high desert.

The Grand Valley's long, bright summers put a heavy ultraviolet load on exposed walls, fading and chalking finishes on the south and west faces, while winds spilling down from the Monument, Grand Mesa, and the Book Cliffs carry grit that scours windward surfaces. Both forms of wear concentrate on the same exposed elevations. We counter them with premium UV-blocking, heat-stable stains and by scheduling the hardest-hit walls for more frequent refreshes, keeping protection even across homes the valley weathers unevenly.