Here you’ll find product application instructions, videos, and how-to guides for our complete family of products. We hope you find these resources helpful for getting the best results from your next project.
For those who are new to the log home care world, we have free workshops available at our branch locations, and the ability for web/phone support.
If you have any questions not answered in the DIY section, feel free to contact us at techservice@permachink.com or call 800-548-3554 and talk to one of our knowledgeable customer service representatives. We’re open 8:00AM to 8:00PM EST to serve our coast-to-coast customers.
PCS created an inspection checklist for homeowners to start with, which will help identify possible issues. This is handy not only for new homeowners, but also for annual inspections in the springtime.
Perma-Chink Systems has a full line of wood cleaners designed to clean, restore, and prepare your home for maintenance. We cover the basic cleaning, as well as how to handle known wood issues like resin bleed.
Despite our best efforts, sometimes problems develop in wood that requires some more serious work than just stripping the finish or applying a new topcoat. Wood decay does happen, and it can be repaired if caught early enough. Perma-Chink Systems offers two-part epoxy products, M-Balm and E-Wood, to repair damaged logs.
If you’re looking to restore your home’s beauty through taking the wood down to bare wood and applying a new finish, we can help you with that, too. We offer S-100 and StripIt, environmentally-friendly water-based strippers.
Perma-Chink Systems offers wood preservatives designed to protect your home from insects and wood rot. Below are our Tech Tips for our preservatives, along with some general product knowledge on storing procedures.
Perma-Chink Systems have the best stains for log and timber homes. While we tend to call our stains “finishes,” most consumers are used to the phrasing of “wood stain.” Why the difference? The quick answer is that stains permeate the wood, while finishes form a film over the surface, protecting the wood. If you want to know more about the difference, our tips below can answer your questions.
The Tech Tips are grouped below by how our system works. Like most things in life, success is determined by a strong foundation. So the first section contains information on getting your log or timber home ready for the finish of your choosing. Following the surface prep section, we’ve consolidated information about our finishes for both exterior and interior. The final section is dedicated to known issues with log and timber homes that all homeowners have to deal with, regardless of which finish they choose.
Wood Finishes Application Guide
Perma-Chink Systems namesake product, Perma-Chink, is the leading sealant for log homes. We’ve extended the same performance and quality of Perma-Chink in our other sealants, Energy Seal and Woodsman.
Below are our Tech Tips for all our sealants, including our Chink Paint, which provides an excellent solution to refresh old, but sealed, chinking.
How should I go about making sure that I get started right when it comes to maintenance? How critical is it to begin proper maintenance when the home is new?
All homes have pests. Log and Timber frame homes have specific pests that like to chew up wood, or burrow inside. For many pests, Perma-Chink Systems offers specific products to treat the wood, aimed at preventing damage from pests.
We have a collection of videos covering common home maintenance tasks specific to log and timber homes. Below are our videos, which are also available on our YouTube channel.
