And the logs are up, I don't want to pull them all down to put some substance between logs. In some cases they were flattened log-to-log, and in other cases they're round to round. Mlr1968 these logs were and shaped with an adz or some such thing. What do you think? Stupid idea, or might it work? Ever seen this before? Any other suggestions for chinking alternatives that retain the portability I'm looking for? So here's my thought: rope! I'm thinking maybe some sort of compliant nylon or polypropelyn rope wedged between all the logs and secured in place with either tacks from the outside or maybe wire pulled through the gaps and secured inside. But remember, this thing's being built portable, so I don't want to use mortar or permachink. However, I still want to do some sort of chinking on the exterior of the logs to close up what minimal gaps there are, provide additional weatherproofing, and keep bugs out. This should provide decent weatherproofing. I've re-constructed this cabin to be movable, as my plans are to some day move this cabin to a new location at the top of my land when we're ready to build a much larger home on the main building pad.īecause of that interior paneling, my plan is to wrap the interior of the cabin with Tyvek or some such thing between logs and paneling. The cabin also includes pine interior planks that I was able to remove without damage and plan to re-install. The logs are held together purely by corner notches and they were hand-shaped to fit log to log and minimize gaps. A very unusual project.Here's the deal folks, I'm in the final stages of reconstructing a small ~100 year old cabin on my land. And you find log cabin chinking that works, go for it because you are in a very unique position there. TOM: You’ve got the horses, so you’ve got the horsehair covered? We wish you a lot of luck with this but I would say that you ought to just experiment with a couple of different versions of this. LESLIE: Oh, you have the horses? So that’s good.ĭEBORAH: I have the (inaudible at 0:04:55). TOM: There’s going to be a lot of horses out there that are getting a haircut to chink this house. LESLIE: You can buy a horsehair mattress. But you know what? I’ve got to say good luck finding ash and horsehair today. TOM: I think it would because that’s what a reinforcement material would do. You know, when you see logs stocked together and it looks like almost masonry or has been – or mortar has been pressed in between like it would for – be for bricks, that’s called “chinking.” And so, that’s what we’re trying to restore here and it’s unique to log homes.ĭEBORAH: Does the horsehair – does that act as a binding to hold the plaster together so it won’t crack? Do you have an inversion to using one of the commercially available, very reliable products for this? Because you can buy chinking.Īnd by the way, if you’re driving down the road thinking, “What the heck are they talking about?” Chinking – c-h-i-n-k-i-n-g – chinking is – think of it as sort of the caulk between the logs of a log house. So, I couldn’t determine if whether – if that is what caused this issue or not. Of course, where you’re going to find enough wood ash to do an entire house, I can’t tell you. I don’t know about the recipe with hydrated lime but I know that there’s a recipe that’s similar to that that uses wood ash. TOM: It’s the same reason they put rebar in concrete: it reinforces it. And I do know that in the old houses, they also put straw or horsehair in the clay. So I don’t know if the recipe is a good recipe or maybe we made it too liquid-y and it cracked. And I just – I want to keep the stone there and rechink it because it deteriorated over the years.ĭEBORAH: I found a recipe online for homemade log cabin chinking of clay, salt and hydrated lime.ĭEBORAH: We did a couple test spots and when it dried, it cracked. DEBORAH: And in between our chinking, it is filled with stone.
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