Medic442

sorry no pics yet. been soooooo busy!!!!! i promise i will get to it soon.

hey, my contractor is now using hd-80....MAN IT LOOKS SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!! took his test coat of TWP right off.... he was kinda mad at first that i "had a fit" but then after he talked to beth and russell and now is using hd-80 he feels he is better in the long run! money ahead. i only have one more question... how long is normal to let the logs dry out before staining?

hey rick..... shhhhhhhhhhhhhh... i think i got in because i have been a member of this board for the past 3 years and was trying to go into the biz.. i will post some pics of the house when he is done. just watch for the smoke signals.. lol lol (faster than the dial up i have!!! )

Thanks Beth.. Thanks Russell!!!!

hey beth, when you talked to my contractor did you get himm all hooked up? up to speed? or beter yet, does it seem to you that he now has a grasp on wht it takes to get the job done?

Beth, Thanks Again For All The Help And Thanks Again To Everybody Else As Well. I Was Never Looking To Have Any Other Contractor "back stab" My Contractor. I Was Only Looking For Help And To See If Was Just Me That Thought He Was Not Doing The Job Right. ONCE I TALKED TO HIM HE WAS FINE AND VERY UNDERSTANDING. SAID HE WOULD CALL BETH AND WORK OUR PROBLEM OUT. To Everybody, Thanks To Beth, He Is Going To Work On My House Again And Do It The Proper Way This Time.

thanks everybody for your input! beth, thanks for talking to me on the phone this morning! it really helped!! i spoke to my contractor and told him about beth, russell, (hd-80) and gave him there numbers. he was very interested in what i had to say and learning a new way of doing things! said he would call them both and be out next week to restrip the house and do a better job. SO THANKS AGAIN EVERYBODY AND BETH TOOOOOO!!!!! i will post pics as the job goes.

thanks beth! i will try to cal ya today. we have been very busy at work. so you know how that is..... i watched him for a little bit while he was stripping the logs. he sprayed it on and some places were wet and others were dried out. i dont know... like i said, i am not a pro at this,however, i have researched it enough prior to this to know that its not right.

Once Again Guys Thanks For All The Help And Input!!!!!! If For Some Strange Reason My Contractor Is Reading This........ You Get The Idea!!!! Thanks Again You Guys Are The Best!!!!

its not the issue of being confused or bang for the buck. someone asked about price and i gave it. just want to know if it was proper. but i think etiquette could go out the door if a pro happens to see a possible consumer being taking advantage of or rather he is doing a poor job. just a judgment request by his peers. there was never any confusion on expectation. i expect a good looking job. one well done not half---. just wanted to know if you guys thought he screwed up so bad that the job should be yanked or the logs damaged! yes the house is small. only about 1100 sqft inside. BUT THANKS FOR ALL THE INPUT SO FAR GUYS !!!!!

i agree, i thought it needed a second or third strip. i think the stripper he used was to strong. i think he thought he could just spray it on stout and spray it off. job done!!! little to no dwell time. did the price seem to low? he showed me a couple of other strip jobs he did and they all looked pretty good. he came recomended from the builder.

he was recomended by the local log home builder. the price for two strips, caulk where needed, and seal with twp was 4000.00 thats why i just thought about renting a cob blaster from permachink and doing it myself.. lol lol .. cant do much worse!!! lol

kevin, only in a couple of places. he only started to stain about 1/4 of the front only. like i said before... i am soooooooo pi.....ed i am about ready to tell him to get lost and pay him!!!!!! but i hate to do that. if he can fix the problem that is one thing. but how long do you let him keep screwing up until you pull the plug? i kept trying to tell him what he was doing wrong. but all i got was "trust me, you will like it when its done!" i researched the project a couple of years ago when i was thinking on going into the biz by doing my own house first and then going from there. but i got a better job and thought it would be better to have a "pro" do the work. see what i get for thinking!! lol lol

here is couple more. still trying to upload them. like i said before. the rest of the house just about the same. some places better some worse. he first said he was going to strip twice. then he said it looked so good it only had to be stripped once!

no kevin your eyes are not playing tricks. the whole house is like that. some places better some worse. he did only one strip and then started to seal over it as seen above. kept saying it would blend in!!!!! i kept telling him that i thought he was wrong.