Log Cabin Exterior Caulking

Excellent for both interior or exterior.

Log cabin exterior caulking.

Chinking is the material that fits between the imperfect joints of logs to ensure a seal from external elements e g. Use a damp foam brush a trowel or your trusty fingers to create a good lookin bead and ensure the caulk is sticking to the sides of the joint properly. For an even neater bead line the joints with blue painter s tape. All log homes need some amount of caulking you should caulk between log courses at corners and around windows and doors.

When it comes to building purchasing or maintaining a log cabin you can t go far without discussing log cabin chinking. Clean up with soap and water. Caulking and chinking are part of a family of products called sealants. Uv guard premium caulk may be used on log home joints coated or uncoated wood sheet metal masonry stucco most foam boards drywall and painted surfaces.

Chinked style log homes are purposely built with a space between each course of log work. Our log home caulking products are compatible with most construction materials and many are resistant to both water and uv rays. For twenty six years we have been your number one source for log cabin caulking supplies. Caulk the term sealant is often used interchangably is used.

This space is filled with a backer rod and then chinking is applied both inside and out. Comes in 5 gallon 30 oz tubes and 11 oz tubes. Rain snow and sleet whilst eliminating heat loss and air infiltration. Remove tape after tooling but before the caulk dries.

Caulking comes in different textures and colors that blend in with the stains used on the logs so at a distance it is nearly invisible. Primary uses are narrow gaps around trims butt joints etc. Uv guard premium caulk is a professional strength sealant that forms a powerful adhesive bond and remains amazingly flexible water resistant and weather tight for years. The soft moist bead dries to a tough elastic sealant that protects against air and water infiltration.

We offer a wide range of caulking from a variety of terrific manufacturers. Seal checks that are larger than wide with backer rod and an elastic sealant caulking made for logs. Moisture likes to sit in those and create localized regions of high moisture content which can damage your stain lead to peeling and possibly even rot. This is especially important on check and cracks on the upper curve of the log.

Log home caulking is a highly elastic sealant material that has little or no surface texture and is mainly used in smaller log joints. Free shipping energy seal caulk a weather tight highly elastic log cabin caulk that can be stained and is exceptional with all the perma chink stains. It is best to apply a log home stain that is compatible with the log caulking first because it will act as a primer for your log home caulking and will normally improve the overall adhesion of the log caulking.