Corn Cob and Glass Bead Blasting Log Homes and Cabins

Both corn cob and glass bead blasting are an environmentally sound alternative approach to wood restoration involving high pressure air and biodegradable corn cob or glass bead media available in different grit sizes used to remove surface deficiencies found on aged wood and even to remove or strip old or unwanted coatings, sealers, stains and paints without the use of chemicals and chemical stripping that may not be suitable for use on some log homes exhibiting certain conditions. Chemical stripping is a part of pressure or power washing.

Specifically, corn cob or glass bead blasting acts like a sander with a different effect on the wood and is often used on neglected log homes and log cabins that may be candidates for rot and further deterioration from the introduction of water and chemicals from pressure washing.

The circumstances calling for the cob or glass blasting process can be determined upon our inspection and evaluation of your log home, cabin or faux log wood siding. Contact our office for further details.

So you say you are not located in Maryland? We also work out of state offering services in the following areas: Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA), West Virginia (W VA), District of Columbia (DC), Delaware (DE), Pennsylvania (PA), New Jersey (NJ), Ohio (OH), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA) and Louisiana (LA). We will consider traveling to other areas on a project by project basis.

Once the home has been cob or glass blasted, the logs are immediately ready for the next step in your project. Since both corn cob blasting and glass bead blasting are dry processes, there is no waiting for the logs on your home or cabin to dry out like there is with pressure or power washing. All log home restoration and maintenance projects have multiple steps that may include the following: cob blasting, power washing, stripping, removing mildew, algae or fungus, applying borate treatment, defelting or sanding, chinking repair or replacement, caulking or energy sealing, installing log home gasket tape, grip strips or backer rods, installing multiple coats of a sealer or stain.

Only tinted sealers and stains offer UV protection for your wood. Clear sealers offer no UV protection. We're certified by the PWNA in Wood Restoration & Preservation.