Here is what this work actually runs in Chattanooga. We would rather put real numbers in front of you than make you ring round for three quotes to find out.
| What the job involves | Chattanooga price range per square foot of log wall surface |
|---|---|
| Media blasting only | $2 – $4 |
| Blast, stain and seal | $12 – $22 |
| Full restoration with chinking | $18 – $32 |
| Full restoration, difficult access or heavy rot | $25 – $40 |
Full restoration — blasting, repair, chinking, stain and seal — is published from about $18 to $20 per square foot upward, with specialists quoting $23 to $40 depending on condition, wall height and access. Media blasting alone runs about $1.50 to $4.00. Critical: confirm whether a quote is priced per square foot of log wall surface or of home floor area, because publishers and contractors use both and the totals differ enormously.
A single weathered coat blasts off quickly. Multiple layers of old film-forming finish, particularly where previous coats have been applied over failing ones, take far longer to remove.
The genuine unknown. Borate treatment and Dutchman patches are modest; half-log replacement is significant; full log replacement is priced per log and can dominate a project.
Two-story gable walls need lift equipment or scaffold. Steep sites, tight setbacks and mature landscaping around the house all add setup time that has nothing to do with the wood.
Driven by log profile and course count, not by floor area. A home with many narrow courses has far more joint length than one built from large-diameter logs of the same wall area.
Penetrating oil systems and film-forming finishes differ in material cost, coat count, and crucially in how they fail and how they are maintained later. That maintenance profile is worth more than the initial price difference.
Media choice affects both surface result and cleanup burden. Sites near water, gardens or neighbors need more containment, which is real cost.
When one quote comes in far under the others, it is worth asking what has been left out. Usually it is the preparation — and that is the part that decides whether the work lasts or fails early.
Those are the questions we would ask if we were hiring someone, so ask them of us too. We will answer all of them in writing.
We publish our sources so you can check them.