Pencil Log Pros is the Colorado log home restoration company you can trust to repair and restore your log home, protecting your investment and beauty for generations to come!
Over 1,000 Log Homes Restored
Licensed General Contractor (Class C)
Colorado & Surrounding States Served
5-Star Rated Log Home Restoration Experts
You bought the dream: A log cabin in the woods, surrounded by pines, away from the noise of the world. But log homes are living structures. They breathe, they settle, and without the right care, they crack, fade, and deteriorate.
Pencil Log Pros is Colorado’s premier log home restoration company. Led by Brad Siler, a Certified Licensed General Contractor (Class C), we don’t just apply a coat of stain and walk away. We diagnose the root cause of every issue — moisture intrusion, structural movement, failing chinking — and we fix it right the first time.
Because your log home isn’t just a structure. It’s your legacy.
If you own a log home or log cabin in Colorado or the surrounding states, you already know that living your American Dream comes with a responsibility — protecting your investment against the relentless forces of moisture, UV exposure, and time. Log home restoration in Colorado isn’t just a cosmetic exercise. It’s a structural necessity that, when done correctly by a licensed professional, adds decades of life to your home and protects the value of your most important asset.
Pencil Log Pros is Colorado’s premier log home restoration company, led by Brad Siler, a Certified Licensed General Contractor (Class C). With over 20 years of hands-on experience restoring log homes and log cabins across Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, and beyond, Pencil Log Pros has built a reputation as the most trusted name in log home restoration in the Mountain West.
Colorado’s climate creates a uniquely challenging environment for log homes and log cabins. The combination of high-altitude UV radiation, extreme temperature swings (from -20°F winters to 90°F summers), low humidity that dries and cracks wood, and heavy snowpack that creates moisture intrusion at the base of walls — all of this means that Colorado log homes face wear rates that are significantly higher than those in more temperate climates.
Without a proper maintenance and restoration program, a Colorado log home can experience the following within just 5-10 years of neglect: peeling and failing stain, cracked and missing chinking, soft or rotting lower logs, moisture-stained interior walls, drafts and energy loss through failed seals, and structural movement that causes gaps at joints and penetrations.
The good news is that virtually all of this damage is preventable — and most existing damage is repairable — when you work with a qualified log home restoration professional like Pencil Log Pros.
When you search for log home restoration near me, you’ll find dozens of companies offering staining and chinking services. But here’s what most homeowners don’t know: the vast majority of these companies operate at a service level, not a construction level. They apply products. They improve appearances. They move on.
Pencil Log Pros is different. Brad Siler holds a Certified Licensed General Contractor (Class C) credential — the only log home restoration company owner in the country with this designation. A Class C General Contractor is trained and licensed to evaluate structural conditions, identify moisture intrusion pathways, assess drainage systems, and execute repairs that solve the root cause of failure — not just the visible symptoms.
This construction-level thinking is what makes Pencil Log Pros the right choice when your log home has real problems, not just surface wear. When we inspect your home, we’re not looking for a list of things to quote. We’re diagnosing a system — your home — and developing a restoration plan that addresses the underlying causes of deterioration so the same problems don’t come back in 2-3 years.
Pencil Log Pros offers a complete menu of log home restoration services for homeowners across Colorado and the surrounding states. Our services include:
Log Chinking & Sealant: We install premium elastomeric chinking that flexes with your logs as they move seasonally — no cracking, no edge lift. We use backer rod and bond breakers for proper adhesion and longevity.
Log Staining & Clearcoat: We apply professional-grade penetrating stains and UV-protective clearcoats that bond into the wood fiber rather than sitting on the surface. Our finish systems are designed for Colorado’s extreme UV environment.
Mobile Media Blasting: Before any restoration work begins, proper surface preparation is critical. Our mobile media blasting service removes old failing coatings, gray oxidized wood, mill glaze, and surface contaminants without damaging the underlying wood fiber.
Log Repair & Replacement: Soft, punky, or rotted logs don’t have to mean a tear-down. Our structural repair services include Dutchman patches, scarf joints, end-grain treatment, borate preservative application, and full log section replacement matched to your home’s species and profile.
Log Washing & Surface Prep: Low-pressure washing with oxalic brighteners and pH-neutralizing rinses prepares your logs for optimal stain absorption and color development.
Log Home Inspections & Thermal Imaging: Our licensed general contractor inspection includes thermal imaging to identify moisture intrusion, hidden rot, and failing seals that aren’t visible to the naked eye.
Deck & Fence Refinishing, Repairs & Maintenance: Your log home’s decks and fences take the same punishment as the structure. We restore and refinish them to match your home and protect them from Colorado’s weather.
Wood Siding Staining & Painting: Not all mountain homes are full log — we also restore and refinish board-and-batten, channel, and other wood siding profiles.
Interior Services: Interior painting, interior sealants, and interior staining keep the inside of your log home as beautiful as the outside.
Historical Preservation: Many older Colorado log cabins and homesteads have significant historical and sentimental value. We bring specialized expertise to preservation projects that require careful handling of aged, irreplaceable materials.
Smoke & Fire Damage Restoration: Wildfire exposure and interior fire damage leave deep smoke penetration and structural issues that require more than surface treatment. Our restoration process addresses both.
Maintenance Programs: Our annual and bi-annual maintenance programs keep your log home in prime condition year-round, with scheduled inspections, touch-up work, and proactive protection.
Every Pencil Log Pros project begins the same way: with a licensed general contractor inspection. We don’t show up with a brush and a can of stain. We show up with a trained eye, moisture meters, thermal imaging equipment, and decades of experience diagnosing real log home problems.
Phase 1 — Inspection & Assessment: Brad Siler personally evaluates your log home, examining moisture levels in logs throughout the structure, checking for soft or rotted wood, assessing chinking and sealant condition, evaluating drainage around the foundation, and reviewing all penetrations (windows, doors, utility entries) for proper sealing.
Phase 2 — Root Cause Analysis: We identify why the damage occurred, not just what the damage looks like. Was it improper original installation? Failed drainage? UV breakdown of an old coating system? Moisture intrusion through cracked end grain? Understanding the cause is the only way to prescribe a solution that lasts.
Phase 3 — Restoration Plan: We develop a written scope of work that details exactly what will be done, what products will be used, in what sequence, and why. No guesswork. No surprises.
Phase 4 — Surface Preparation: This is the most critical and most often skipped step in log home restoration. Without proper surface preparation, even the best stain and chinking products will fail prematurely. We clean, brighten, and prepare every surface before any coating goes on.
Phase 5 — Structural Repairs: All log repairs, replacements, and structural work is completed before finishing begins. This includes end-grain sealing, borate treatment, Dutchman repairs, and caulking of all cracks, checks, and joints.
Phase 6 — Finish Application: Stain, clearcoat, chinking, and sealant are applied in the correct sequence using professional equipment and techniques for maximum penetration, adhesion, and longevity.
Phase 7 — Long-Term Protection Plan: Every completed project includes a maintenance recommendation schedule so you know exactly what to watch for and when to call us back for routine care.
Log home restoration costs in Colorado vary significantly based on the size of the home, the extent of existing damage, the accessibility of the site, the products specified, and the scope of structural work required. A simple cleaning and re-stain on a small cabin may start at a few thousand dollars. A comprehensive restoration of a larger home with significant log repair, complete chinking removal and reinstallation, and a premium multi-coat finish system may range into the tens of thousands.
What we can tell you is this: the cost of doing it right the first time is almost always less than the cost of doing it wrong twice. When you hire a surface-level company that misdiagnoses your log home’s problems and applies products without proper preparation, you’ll be spending money again in 2-3 years — and the underlying damage will have progressed significantly in the meantime.
Pencil Log Pros provides detailed, transparent estimates that reflect the actual scope of work required. We don’t lowball estimates and make up the difference in change orders. What you see in the quote is what you pay.
Pencil Log Pros provides log home restoration services throughout Colorado and the surrounding Mountain West states. Our primary Colorado service areas include Grand Junction, Montrose, Telluride, Durango, Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, Vail, Breckenridge, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins, Pueblo, and dozens of mountain communities throughout the state.
We also regularly service log home owners in Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska, and other surrounding states. If you own a log home and need expert restoration services, reach out to us — we travel for the right project.
Check our full list of service locations or contact us to discuss your specific project location.
Most log homes in Colorado require re-staining every 3-7 years, depending on the stain system used, the exposure of the home, and the quality of the original application. South and west-facing walls typically degrade faster due to UV exposure. A proper inspection will tell you exactly where you are in the cycle.
Chinking is the elastomeric sealant material applied between the logs in a log home to seal gaps, prevent air and moisture infiltration, and provide a finished appearance. It’s designed to flex with the natural movement of logs as they expand and contract with temperature and humidity changes. Failed chinking is one of the most common causes of moisture damage in log homes.
Yes, in many cases. Depending on the extent and location of the rot, we can often repair a log using epoxy consolidants, Dutchman patches, scarf joints, or borate treatments that kill existing fungi and prevent spread. Full replacement is necessary when rot has compromised structural integrity or when more than 50% of the log cross-section is affected.
If your stain is peeling, fading significantly, or showing water absorption (darkening), it’s time for restoration. If your chinking is cracked, missing, or pulling away from the logs, that’s a restoration need. Soft or discolored logs indicate rot. Regular annual inspections can catch these issues early, when repair costs are lower.
We use professional-grade products from trusted manufacturers including Sashco, Perma-Chink Systems, and Summit Paint & Stain — all specifically formulated for log home environments. We do not use big-box store products that aren’t designed for the demands of Colorado’s climate.
Yes. Pencil Log Pros provides free project estimates for qualified log home restoration projects in our service area. Use our Get an Official Quote form or Calculate Your Estimate online to get started.
Yes. Pencil Log Pros is led by Brad Siler, a Certified Licensed General Contractor (Class C), and carries full liability insurance and workers’ compensation coverage. Always verify licensing and insurance before hiring any log home contractor.
There are many companies that will take your money to stain your log home. There is only one log home restoration company in the country led by a Certified Licensed General Contractor (Class C). There is only one company with over 20 years of Colorado-specific log home experience, trained crews certified through Sashco’s Zero Failures program and Perma-Chink’s Applicator Certification, and a track record of delivering restorations that last.
When you choose Pencil Log Pros, you’re not just hiring a contractor. You’re hiring the most qualified log home restoration team available anywhere. You’re protecting your investment. You’re protecting your American Dream.
The mountains are calling. Your log home deserves the best. Contact Pencil Log Pros today for a free consultation and estimate.
