Ridgway Log HomeRestoration Experts

Ridgway sits in the wide-open Uncompahgre valley with those famous views across to the Sneffels Range, and that openness is exactly what shapes how log homes weather here. Ranch and rural properties stand fully exposed, with sun reaching every side and little timber to shelter them, so the whole exterior tends to age at a similar fast pace rather than one shaded wall lagging behind. As with other ranch settings, full-home staining cycles usually serve Ridgway properties better than piecemeal spot work.

We treat a Ridgway home as one exposed system, giving the entire envelope, including barns and outbuildings, consistent UV protection matched to the wide, sun-swept valley it sits in.

The clear skies that make the San Juan views so striking also mean intense sun and big daily temperature swings. Warm afternoons give way to cold nights at 6,985 feet, and that constant expansion and contraction works chinking loose and widens the checks in log walls. Wind moving across the open valley and down from the mountains then drives grit and precipitation into any gap that has opened. We use premium UV-blocking stains for the sun and flexible, cold-rated chinking that seals against wind-driven moisture through the swings.

For all its sunny, ranch-country feel, Ridgway gets a solid mountain winter, with snow banking against homes and hard cold settling into the valley. That cold makes rigid sealants brittle, while snow contact feeds moisture into the lower log courses come spring. We seal the snow-contact zone and use chinking rated to stay flexible in the cold, so Ridgway homes stay tight through winter and protected against the strong sun the rest of the year.