Look What We Found…

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Look what we found behind all of the window and door trim on a recent project:

A close up of the wood grain on a wall.

One of the previous contractors used steel wool as backing material for spray foam. The wool rusts, and tannic acid stains form as a result. The spray foam breaks down in a very short amount of time and can cause more harm over time.

One more step towards the proper sealing of this home is to remove it from behind the trim, clean away the small pieces left behind, install backer material, and seal around the widows properly with textured caulk. Steel wool caulking is definitely not recommended.

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Erin McCutcheon-Kath, the published owner/operator of Log Home Maintenance, has been working with log homes for over twelve years. Currently a teacher at Permachink’s log home seminars, as well as a writer on log home maintenance issues with the elite High Country Home magazine, she truly believes what she teaches, which is: “Protect Your Investment.”

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