Borate Preservation

Preserve and protect your log home

We Offer Borate Solution Treatments For Log Homes & Cabins

Do You Want To Preserve Your Log, Cabin, Barn or Other Log or Post and Beam Structure?

Wood, like all natural organic material can deteriorate (rot) over time by the invasion of biological organisms such as bacteria, fungus, algae growth and wood boring insects.  In order to keep the wood in excellent condition for long periods of exposure it must be treated and protected.

WoodTeks LLC is a log home services contractor serving North Carolina, South Carolina, Eastern Tennessee and Virginia. We specialize in treating log homes and wood structures with Borate to help protect them from these natural organisms and the elements.  This is a very specialized trade and these products must be applied correctly to have the intended result.  Improper application can result in the borate treatment being ineffective.

The Benefits Of Using Borate On Your Log or Wood Structure

  • It kills wood boring insects.
  • Works to control rot.
  • Once applied to bare wood and as long as the stain/sealer stays intact the borates stay in the wood for the life of the wood

The first step before we can begin treating your log home with a borate solution is to make sure there is no water repellent finish on the wood currently.  This can cause the borate solution not to penetrate the wood as deeply as is needed for the best protection.  If it is present then it can be removed via media blasting.

The borates ability to penetrate into the wood is what determines how effective it's going to be.  If the borate does not penetrate very deeply and accumulates, then subsequently crystallizes on the surface it will create white deposits that will need to be removed before the staining process.  When homeowners treat log homes themselves or hire a contractor that doesn't properly inspect and clean the logs prior to treatment they often complain about the cosmetic damage they have caused to their home.

Will Borate Help Prevent Damage To My Log Home?

In short, yes.  Borates have proven to be very effective in preventing most wood destroying natural organisms (including insect) from infesting and destroying log structures.  It's very important that proper procedures are followed in it's application or else it won't be near as effective as it could be.

WoodTeks LLC specializes in the application of Borate solutions to log homes and other wood or log structures throughout North Carolina.  If you'd like to have the experts come and assess your specific log home or structure please give us a call and we'll arrange a time to come and provide you with an estimate.

Before & After Photos Of Our Work

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What Our Clients Say...

Brady Dugas
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Brady Dugas
January 29, 2024

We recently purchased a log home built in the 80's that was not maintained properly. Jason and his crew replaced logs, media blasted to get rid of old, worn wood, sealed and stained the home. The home was much more efficient this winter and the logs look so refreshed with the new stain. Our home looks as close to new as it could thanks to WoodTeks.

David Collings
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David Collings
November 10, 2023

WoodTeks LLC is an awesome company. Jason and his crew are really good at what they do. They just recently restored our wood sided home and now it looks like it was just built yesterday! I highly recommend them for anyone that wants their log home or wood sided home restored to look brand new. Jason and crew are not only good at what they do but their personalities and work ethics make it very easy to do business with them. They really care and understand what you want and no job is too big. Dave & Marilyn Collings

C Minear
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C Minear
September 25, 2023

We were looking for someone to strip and stain our log home and we came upon Woodteks. Jason and his crew did a fantastic job. They are very professional. We could not be more pleased with the final outcome. Jason met with us and explained the entire process completely. The logs were stripped and cleaned then our whole house was stained. We had a bad experience once before with a different company's stain crew but Jason's crew did a phenomenal job. No streaks or runs. Very happy that we found them! We would recommend them to anyone who is wanting a professional job and they cleaned up well. We absolutely love the final product.

wayne bell
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wayne bell
November 5, 2022

Jason is a respected and reputable contractor with a thorough understanding of log home products and services. He has years of experience and is highly respected by other professionals in this industry.

Theresa Coles
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Theresa Coles
August 19, 2020

Jason was extremely knowledgeable and cared about the home. He was easily able to differentiate between what services need to be done now vs what can be done later.

David Walters
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David Walters
July 26, 2020

my experience with WoodTeks has been 👍

Brady Dugas
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Brady Dugas
January 29, 2024

We recently purchased a log home built in the 80's that was not maintained properly. Jason and his crew replaced logs, media blasted to get rid of old, worn wood, sealed and stained the home. The home was much more efficient this winter and the logs look so refreshed with the new stain. Our home looks as close to new as it could thanks to WoodTeks.

David Collings
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David Collings
November 10, 2023

WoodTeks LLC is an awesome company. Jason and his crew are really good at what they do. They just recently restored our wood sided home and now it looks like it was just built yesterday! I highly recommend them for anyone that wants their log home or wood sided home restored to look brand new. Jason and crew are not only good at what they do but their personalities and work ethics make it very easy to do business with them. They really care and understand what you want and no job is too big. Dave & Marilyn Collings

C Minear
google
C Minear
September 25, 2023

We were looking for someone to strip and stain our log home and we came upon Woodteks. Jason and his crew did a fantastic job. They are very professional. We could not be more pleased with the final outcome. Jason met with us and explained the entire process completely. The logs were stripped and cleaned then our whole house was stained. We had a bad experience once before with a different company's stain crew but Jason's crew did a phenomenal job. No streaks or runs. Very happy that we found them! We would recommend them to anyone who is wanting a professional job and they cleaned up well. We absolutely love the final product.

wayne bell
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wayne bell
November 5, 2022

Jason is a respected and reputable contractor with a thorough understanding of log home products and services. He has years of experience and is highly respected by other professionals in this industry.

Theresa Coles
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Theresa Coles
August 19, 2020

Jason was extremely knowledgeable and cared about the home. He was easily able to differentiate between what services need to be done now vs what can be done later.

David Walters
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David Walters
July 26, 2020

my experience with WoodTeks has been 👍

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Areas We Service in

North Carolina

We are your North Carolina log home restoration and refinishing experts.  We are happy to travel throughout the state to work on your log home.  We are based out of Jonesville but will travel to the following locations within North Carolina and a few select cities in Tennessee and Virginia. View all of our service areas.

Boomer

Catawba

China Grove

Crumpler

Deep Gap

Denton

Denver

Ennice

Fleetwood

Germanton

Granite Falls

Hickory

Huntersville

King

Lenoir

Maiden

Marion

Mocksville

Moravian Falls

Mt. Airy

Pinnacle

Purlear

Sugar Grove

Taylorsville

Troutman

Valle Crucis

West Jefferson

Winston Salem

Trade, TN

Mountain City, TN

Galax, VA

Cana, VA

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