America has hundreds of thousands of log homes from the Great Lakes region to the West, from the Great North Woods to the Deep South. Indeed, several national magazines cater to the log home crowd for design and decorating ideas. This title offers a guide to the unique maintenance issues these homes present. Many log home owners do further damage to their expensive home by incorrectly treating their problems. With detailed, full-colour photographs and clear instructions, this guide should help you identify, diagnose and resolve problems ranging from dry-rot to carpenter ants.