Home Maintenance
Home maintenance will keep your cabin in top shape throughout the different seasons. Learn how to keep your septic running, restore an old cabin, and stain your log home to have it looking like new.
Here are a few comforts you need in your cabin to ensure your winter retreat is as warm and welcoming as you deserve, before the season hits.
Here’s how you can maintain your cabin over the winter months, whether you’re staying there full-time or leaving it until next sp…
There are a few things you can do to prepare your cabin for harsh winter weather so you can continue to stay safe and warm while …
This guide will help you diagnose and solve eight common maintenance issues with your cabin to keep it in good condition.
The good news is that composting toilets are affordable, easy to install, quite pleasant to use, and designed for small spaces.
As all cabin owners know, pests and local wildlife can be some of the most difficult challenges associated with owning a cabin, e…
The holiday season is for visiting loved ones, eating delicious food and snuggling up by the fire in your cabin. Emergency plumbing or water heater disasters are not included in the festivities.
One idea to save you money this season may be unexpected: your home’s windows.
With housing and historic preservation shifting in one of Wyoming's prized mountain towns, resident Esther Judge-Lennox is on a m…
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If you can relate and are wondering what it would take to transform your cabin into the type of place you could visit all the tim…
Buying, restoring and preserving an old cabin can be incredibly rewarding. But it's not without its pitfalls. Here's what to cons…
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st and runs through November 30th. Ready your cabin with these tips.
After a long winter, spring is the season of new life for our cabins. This checklist gives our cabins the care they need to repai…
It Started with a Dream. A young boy and his dad. Hours spent tucked away together fishing the trout streams of New Hampshire’s q…
Megan Schetzsle of The Cabin Diary shares with us her insider tips for choosing the right firewood for your wood stove.
I am building a shower with two walls made of logs. How should I protect those logs?
I just bought a log home that belonged to a smoker and smells like it. Is there any way to get rid of the smell? I’m replacing ca…
Should I wash my home periodically? If so, how often and what should I use?
Keep cabin pests from making themselves at home with The Cabin Diary's tried-and-true tips:
Do I have to seal and caulk ALL of those checks and cracks in my logs?
The experts at Sashco explain why it is necessary to back-brush stain when applying it.
When choosing which products to use for finishing and maintenance, start with specialty log home products. Skip the hardware or big box store products. They just can’t handle logs.
Whether you love them or hate them, follow these tips for how do deal with chipmunks in your cabin garden.
When the leaves start falling, it's time to start raking! Follow these raking tips to keep your outdoor space tidy this season.
Protect your tools this winter with a few simple, easy-to-do care techniques.
Use these seasonal and regional tips to get your garden in shape for the season.
Why do we see such beautiful foliage in the fall? We reveal the biology behind why the leaves change color every year.
