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Chinking, specialty sealants and caulks are used to keep air, water and insects from getting into your home.
Before applying chinking or sealants
make sure the logs are clean and dry.
Prior to chinking proper backer should be used.
Press the rod into place and secure.
The sealant materials should adhere only
to the log surface with a floating band of sealant
between them. This is created by the backing rod. All Joints after being filled with
Perma-*** or Energy Seal should be tooled by misting it with a small amount
of water
onto the chinking and then smooth to your desired finish.
Always trowel in such a way as to form a good seal
to the wood. *** Paint is a highly
elastomeric textured latex coating for renewing or changing the
color of *** making an ideal facelift to log homes.
Its elasticity enable it to expand or contract
without cracking or peeling. Energy Seal.
Energy Seal is textured to match the individual characteristics of wood.
Energy Seal was
specifically designed to seal milled or scribed homes.
Energy Seal provides more adhesion
and stretch than any sealant on the market today. Able to be utilized around windows and
doors horizontal seams, dovetails, butt-joints
Just one application of Energy Seal makes any log wall
completely weather tight. Energy Seal
so closely matches the home's finish it's difficult to detect
that the seams are sealed. Check Mate 2
Use Check Mate 2 to prevent water and air infiltration through
pronounced cracks, which are called checks, in the logs.
As he checked filler, Checkmate
forms a very tough elastic filler and coating.