Cob-it Log & Home Restoration

Goal: Cob-it owners Bill and Donna Bogardus' goal is to preserve and maintain log and wood-sided homes. They aim to serve their customers with craftsman-quality cob blasting and superb customer service.

History: Prior to starting their own business, Bill had many years of painting and staining experience. The Bogarduses started Cob-it as a family-run business with their five children during the summer of 2006. "We started the business because we were not satisfied with covering over old problems," wrote the Bogarduses in an email.

Cob-it media blasts, using corncob blasting, the old finish off log and other wood structures. Cob-blasting allows stain and sealers to soak into the wood for deeper protection from the elements. The wood is hand-sanded before being refinished with stain or log oil. They treat each blasting job as a unique project taking into consideration any special instructions or concerns their customers have before making a free estimate based on their inspection of the structure to be treated. While being based out of Seeley Lake, they provide their services across northwestern Montana.

Products and Services: Cob-it removes the old finish off log and other wood structures for maintenance or the restoration of natural color. They also treat new logs. They will do the preliminary sanding, scraping and detailing of awkward and hard-to-reach areas. They use epoxy sealers and filler to rebuild rotting problems on log homes.

"We purchase most of our stain from Rovero's," wrote Donna. "Sikkens Log and Siding is our favorite. We also use PermaChink and Sashco products."

Cob-it specializes in restoring water problems in wood structures. They also offer interior and exterior painting and recently added chinking and interior wood floor refinishing.

For More Information: Cob-it can be reached by calling 406-210-1248 or via email, busybunch@gmail.com. Visit their website at Cobblast.com and Cob-it.com and like them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Cob.It.Mt/