Metal Log Siding

Questions to Answer
Are you a fan of metal siding? Do you like the features of metal siding? Tired of home maintenance? Do you want a durable exterior installed on your home?

Tidbit
Many people may not know but log siding can also come in metal form. The most popular metals used for log siding panels are steel and aluminum. Both of these metals have their advantages and disadvantages.

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Aluminum vs Steel
What are the differences between aluminum and steel siding panels? There are some slight differences but not many. Steel is usually said to be more durable than aluminum, depending on the gauge of steel and thickness of aluminum. Aluminum, if scratched, wont bleed and rust like steel but companies have come out with touch up paint coatings to cover up scratches. Steel is a more well known building material compared to aluminum which has recently come on the season in the exterior industry. Contractors and siding installers think aluminum is easy to handle because it doesn't crease or kink so easily with longer panels.

Why Metal Log Siding?
Like I have said before, there is a lot of maintenance that needs to be done to a traditional, wood log home. With metal log siding there is no more painting (unless you want to), staining, or sealing on your log home. It is a durable product that lasts a long time, wont rot, split, or be infested with insects. You may even see greater heating efficiencies in your home with metal siding. Looking for a low maintenance, lower cost alternative to real wood log siding? Take a look at metal log siding!

Log Home Maintenance

Do you know about the maintenance that needs to be done to a traditional log home? How about the cost of the maintenance?

Traditional log homes are a very maintenance intensive structure and require constant upkeep. Some of the maintenance includes: re-chinking, sealing, painting, and replacing split logs or pest infested logs. This type of maintenance takes a considerable amount of time and needs to happen every 3-5 years depending on the style and finish of your log home.

Below, you see what weather can do to your log home. As you can see, the wood is rotting off the wall because of improper care for the logs.

You don't want to be spending countless hours painting, staining, and sealing your log home. You want to be enjoying it with family and friends.

Lets talk about the cost of this maintenance. You can do it yourself, or you can hire a company instead. Either way, it is going to cost thousands of dollars over the course of 5-10 years and it never goes away.

Log home builders won't tell you about all the maintenance that is required because it would put them out of business! Make sure to look into what it takes to build a log home because we have only give you a glimpse of what it would take to maintain a log home.

Log Homes

Are you wanting to build a log home? You think it looks cool don't you? Have you done your homework and looked at the costs of a log home?

Just like with any highly involved purchase, you need to do your homework. How much does it cost? What are the pros and cons of this product? Are there other product out there that are better? We ask these questions a lot when making purchase of coffee, toothpaste, cars, shoes, etc. Those same questions should be asked too when looking to build a log home.

Research the cost to build your log home. Here are some questions to ask your contractor, home builder, and people who currently own a log home:

How much is it per square (10 ft x 10 ft wall coverage) or per square foot?

Will I have to maintain the logs every year? Every 3 years?

What are the costs involved in maintaining these logs?

Is the home energy efficient?

Will I have to perform pest control? What sort of pests will I have?

These are just an example of the types of questions you need to ask before investing heavily in a log home. You will be surprised about the pros and cons