What to Send Before TimberGuard Quotes Your Cabin
Start with the cabin address or general location, your best contact information, approximate size, number of stories, and a short note about what prompted the request. Mention whether the structure is full-log, log siding, timber frame, or mixed construction if you know. The goal is to understand the cabin, the work area, and the likely cause before anyone drives out.
Share the Basic Project Details
Include the cabin location, the work area, access notes, rental schedule, and what prompted the request. Photos can help if you already have them.
Show Where Log Problems Usually Start
For repair or rot concerns, focus on lower log courses, log ends, corners, window and door trim, roof-to-wall intersections, porch posts, deck connections, shaded walls, and logs close to soil, mulch, plants, or splashback. Include dark staining, soft wood, insect holes, long upward-facing checks, or places where water seems to sit.
Describe Stain, Finish, and Chinking Condition
For staining or refinishing, note the overall color and condition of each wall, not just the worst area. Mention when the cabin was last washed, stained, sealed, blasted, sanded, or topcoated if you know. For chinking or caulking, note cracks, gaps, tears, separation, missing sections, and any areas where drafts, bugs, or water have been noticed.
Include Decks, Porches, Railings, and Access
If decks, porches, stairs, railings, or posts are part of the concern, photograph them separately. Show the walking surface, stairs, rails, support posts, ledger area, under-deck areas, and where deck boards meet log walls. Also show driveway access, parking, slopes, tight tree cover, gates, power lines, steep grades, or limited turnaround space.
Add Timing, Priorities, and Property History
Tell TimberGuard whether the goal is urgent repair, routine maintenance, rental turnover, pre-sale cleanup, insurance documentation, or a long-term restoration plan. Mention deadlines, HOA rules, guest bookings, access windows, past contractor notes, product names, stain colors, chinking brands, or inspection reports if you have them.
What Happens After You Reach Out
A complete request can support a preliminary scope, budget range, or next-step recommendation. Some cabins need a deeper look, especially when rot may be hidden behind trim, under decks, inside checks, or beneath failed coatings.