Dusting Interior Logs

We rent a log house with interior uneven wood stained log walls.

Dusting interior logs.

A tight log home seal chinking is a sealant product specifically used to seal gaps between logs and it s the best way to seal a log home from outside dust and particles. It helps to have a plastic wallpaper tray at the bottom of the wall to catch the runoff. Entire house is log interior including cathedral ceiling in main room. I get discouraged because when i use cloths the threads get stuckin the splintered logs and tear away.

A feather duster or dust rag is fine for cleaning shelves and such but neither one is much good when you need to get into the tiny cracks and crevices of chandeliers wicker furniture or baskets. Instead of using vacuum all the time sometimes i like to dust the logs by just wiping them down. There is a hierarchy of remedies for dust and grime on interior logs depending on the level of buildup the finish of the logs and your propensity for elbow grease. These logs are visibly dusty.

Vacuuming wiping with swiffer dusting clothes have not really helped. We use murphy s oil soap on interior logs and it works well. Interior log home wall cleaning makes a mess because the cleaning solution can drip down the logs. The simple solution would be to try a cleanser like murphy s oil soap.

If your log home wasn t chinked when it was built and you re worried about outside pollutants infiltrating your home it might be best to consult a log home professional. I do get discouraged when dusting the logs and i ve never been able to solve this problem. Depending on the log style this may prove the hardest part of caring for your log cabin interior. I own a log cabin built in 1934 how do i clean the interior logs of years of dust and grime.