I am restoring an 18th century log cabin. What is the best mix for repairing sections of the crumbling chinking and areas between the new logs that I have had to replace. The existing fill is whitewashed clay. Some people around here use mortar, others use permachink. The exterior will be covered with weatherboard and the inside will be exposed. I was thinking about using a lime based mortar. Suggestions?
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I helped a friend build a log house last year and he bought "log Jam". It came in big 5 gallon pails and he worked it in with big soup spoons. It was rubber like texture and had a good warranty.
Have a good day
Cliffy
Sure. I am in the midst. I'll give ya the sc to the stupidity I did.
Ok, hold on, first remove the old, brace and sandwich the walls, before ya go knocking out the goods.
Get aa much 2" polyiso foam as yo can afford, also as much FOAMO FOAM as you can afford, carve the iso board to fill the voids ( with space for FOAMO), inthe center of the void.
Add gutter screen or rat wire with the top edge tucked UNDER the BOTTOM of the upper log, taper out to shy of flush on the lower,
Pick yer spooge, Perma-chink is 150+ a five gal, joint compond with saw dust and portland, is a fun mix...
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=38593.353
ok..try this
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Edited 8/1/2005 7:00 pm ET by SPHERAMID