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EXTERIOR
PRESERVATIVE APPLICATION
Your exterior preservative should be
applied upon completion of the finished roofing. It is easier to apply the preservative with the actual window
units removed. Therefore, you
may save your exterior window and door installation until late in the
dry-in process. If possible,
have your finished roofing installed as soon as the roof system is
installed, but before completion of the entire dry-in phase of
construction, saving your window and door installation as one of the last
steps in the dry-in schedule.
Review the literature you received with
your log home package concerning interior strains and exterior
preservatives. We recommend
you use one of the manufacturers represented in this literature, but, if
you prefer another brand, call Tennessee Log Homes, and let us give you
our comments and/or our approval of that particular preservative before
you purchase it. FAILURE TO
APPLY AN APPROVED EXTERIOR PRESERVATIVE CAN VOID YOUR LIMITED LIFETIME
WARRANTY.
Before applying the preservative, you should wash the exterior with a 50%
chlorine bleach and water mixture. This
solution can be applied with a garden sprayer, but some scrubbing may be
necessary with darkened or badly-oiled areas.
Always apply the solution to a small section of wall area at a time
(8-12 feet wide) and always start at the bottom and work your way up to
minimize streaking. Use a
brush to scrub the wall immediately after applying the solution.
Allow the solution to remain on the wall for about an hour, then
spray off with a water hose. Use
plenty of water when rinsing off the chlorine bleach solution.
Some preservatives can be applied with
the same garden sprayer. Others
may require the use of an airless sprayer.
Nearly all will require back-brushing to prevent running.
Please refer to the particular product for application instructions
and techniques. The cost
associated with exterior preservative application will be mentioned in the
“Finish Labor” section later in this manual.
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