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Log Home Repair & Restoration: Replacing Chinking and Fixing Logs Part IV - Chinking - and a Chinking Recipe

September 14th, 2006 · 13 Comments

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Chinking a log home is actually an easy thing to do. Think of it like icing a cake.

As you may have read in one of my earlier posts, I am not a fan of pre-made synthetic chinking or synthetic chinking of any kind. I make my own chinking with a simple mix of portland cement, sand and lime.

Making ChinkingBefore adding water I tend to mix all the ingredients together in my trough - you don’t have to as its just a quirky thing I do.

The consistency that I’m trying to achieve is like that of thick peanut butter. I want to be able to mix just enough water to it so that when I form a ball of the mix with my hands — it holds.

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Tags: Log Home Chinking · Log Home Repair · Log Home Restoration