Redbud™ Paint and Stain System
Log cabin staining and chinking repair with the prep done right, at $5 to $9 per square foot.
Several payment options: split it into monthly payments, or do the project now and pay later.
Serving Branson and the Ozarks
Big Chief Exteriors is a family-owned painting contractor that stains log homes and log cabins for homeowners in Branson and around Table Rock Lake. This is the in-depth look at log home staining and chinking within our Branson exterior painter service: cleaning, scraping, sanding and brightening the logs, chinking and checking repair, then Sherwin-Williams SuperDeck Log Home Stain to protect the wood.
Pairing it with other work? See our deck staining and exterior house painting, composite deck installation, siding and an outdoor room. See the exterior painting and staining cost guide, or start with a free estimate. See Table Rock Lake and where we work.
What we install
Log home stain
One product for every log home
Sherwin-Williams SuperDeck Log Home Stain, our one option for log homes, with the full prep. It is the only stain we use on log homes.
Add chinking and log checking repair to seal the gaps and cracks.
A color consultation helps you choose, and renderings are available.
Cleaning, scraping, sanding and spot-priming are in every price.
We write a detailed fixed price for your full scope of work after your Free Estimate, with payment options: monthly payments, or do the project now and pay later. See financing details or the stain we use.
How it goes
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We look at every wall of your cabin and tell you honestly what the finish and the chinking need.
Book a Free Estimate02
We help you choose your log home stain color and record it in your Home Passport.
The Home Passport03
We clean the logs, scrape and sand loose finish, and brighten the wood.
What we cover up04
If you chose them, chinking and checking repair seal the gaps and cracks before staining.
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Your logs are stained with Sherwin-Williams SuperDeck Log Home Stain.
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A final walkthrough and touch-ups, with the photo log in your Home Passport.
Cleaning, scraping, sanding and spot-priming are in every price.
Exterior painting and staining cost guideOur Lifetime Craftsmanship Warranty covers our workmanship for as long as you own your home.
Our warrantyPay outright or monthly, with the 12-Month Plan or the Low-Monthly Plan.
Paint financing detailsStraight answers
As a rule of thumb, a log home needs a fresh coat of stain every 3 to 5 years, and the sunniest walls and the deck floor may need it sooner.
Logs take a beating from sun, rain and wide swings in temperature around Table Rock Lake. Fading, a dry or chalky look, water that soaks in instead of beading, and gray wood are signs it is time.
At your free estimate we look at every wall and tell you honestly what can wait and what should not.
Chinking is a flexible sealant that fills the wide gaps between logs, and caulk seals the narrower joints, such as around trim, windows and doors.
Logs move as they dry and as the seasons change, so the sealant between them has to flex with them. Gaps that open up let water, air and insects in.
Chinking and checking repair are add-ons, and we look at them at your Free Estimate.
Water that soaks into the log instead of beading is the clearest sign. Fading, gray wood, a dry or chalky look, cracks and gaps between logs are others.
Try it on a sunny wall: flick some water on the log. If it beads up, the finish is still working. If it soaks in, the wood is open and needs a fresh coat.
Cracks in the logs, called checks, and chinking that is cracked or pulling away let water in and need repair before the stain goes on.
Log home staining in Branson averages $5 to $9 per square foot, depending on how much prep work and repair the logs need.
For example, 2,000 square feet of log wall works out to roughly $10,000 to $18,000 at those averages. The low end is a cabin in good shape that needs cleaning and light prep. The high end is one that needs scraping, sanding or repairs first.
Chinking and checking repair are add-ons, so they change the total. Your fixed price comes after a free estimate. Projects of any size are welcome, with several payment options: monthly payments, or do the project now and pay later.
Often, yes, if the old finish is still sound. Anything flaking, peeling or failing has to come off first, because new stain will not hold on top of it.
We clean the logs, scrape and sand loose finish, and brighten the wood before the new stain goes on. We tell you what we find at the Free Estimate.
We stain log homes with Sherwin-Williams SuperDeck Log Home Stain.
Questions
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We have several payment options. Split your project into easy monthly payments, or do it now and pay later.
Every Free Estimate includes a gift card to both Texas Roadhouse and The Social Birdy.
Several payment options
Every option we quote comes with a monthly price, so you can fix the problem today without paying it all at once. Subject to credit approval.
