CHINKING A LOG CABIN

I’m this video I show you how I chink a log cabin, how to mix the chinking, and some tricks I use to do it. I’m not a professional but this has worked well for me on my home.
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[@nanfaircloth]

The parents of this young man have to be very proud of how their Son has grown into just the finest of men.

[@gregwitkamp5583]

get a plasterer Hawk, it will save you a lot of time. it will take a little bit to get the hang of it but you will like it . use the thin pointing trowel for those narrow groves.

[@kevinburgess6112]

you say your not a professional, but u sure make it look easy and sure know what your doing, tnx for sharing. 👍👍

[@jeffreyvollmer8389]

Dude, you saved me alotto time. I'm chinking a cabin from. 1905 starting tomorrow. Good technique, tools summary and just getting mind in chinking mode. Thx

[@CindyOrangeNeely]

Best chinkin' video I've ever seen!! You make it look so easy. I've been searching for a good chinkin' recipe for my little pallet cabin...thank you!!!

[@sevenpapa4826]

Good to see a man take pride in his work, as you do. Your homestead is really nice!

[@thomasburr9244]

Lmao that siding of the house is in terrible shape it looks like it hasn't been stained or treated in a decade

[@csnanny1882]

Something new for me ,never get to old to learn.

[@ronmack1767]

Looks good Jared. Thanks for the video and I appreciate your time in producing them. I enjoy watching. Take care and God bless.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Ron Mack thank you very much! I enjoy making them and talking to you fine folks

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Nice job my friend love the old log cabins maintance makes them last.

[@Baseheart73]

I'm in the process of restoring my home which is 1937 built log cabin up in the Monteagle Tennessee area. I have a really good log restoration guy that helped me replace some of the rotted logs, & I'm about to start chinking myself. Everyone is "advising" me to use synthetic chinking, & I just don't see the benefit. For one, it would cost me about $5,000.00 in synthetic chinking alone! (My chink joints are about 5 inches wide on average) so for maybe $600 at most for the cement, sand, & lime, I can do this & it will be much better long term. I love watching your videos Jared! You are an inspiration!

[@rhymeandreasoning]

One heck of a great guy. Amazing work.

[@sandywieringa7421]

"First off, here's some of the tools I use when I'm a-chinkin'." OMG I love your accent! Can't wait to watch the rest of the video!

[@maxhinz7201]

Thanks Bud , real nice job - you covered everything - Appreciate you taking the time to make and post this. Im good to go now!

[@homegrowncountryhomeplace]

Good information on chinking. Hope y'all are doing good. We are finally getting some cooler weather down here. Much needed relief from a hot summer. Love seeing an old cabin still providing shelter and someone who cares enough to keep it maintained so it will be around for many more years. Y'all have a Blessed Day Friends!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing your time and videos with us Jared. Lots of work but it will sure pay off come winter time! Always enjoy your videos.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Thank ya!! It will help a lot this winter!

[@garydykes8625]

Cabin lookin gooooood!

[@bunnyfrancis7006]

You and your wife are very good teachers. Thank you

[@arthurwilliams1922]

I sure do enjoy yalls videos. Have a blessed day!

[@WORMGITTER]

looks good, thanks for sharing some helpful tricks!

[@joyce7767]

Thanks for the lesson, learn something new everyday, God Bless

[@bobbywatts7472]

awesome you are a true builder i like your beautiful true log home i want one

[@maggiesue4825]

I've always wanted a log cabin. Maybe when I get to heaven. At least I'll know how to do exterior chinking!!

[@rudellblair7276]

Everything you do makes your cabin look better and better. It will probably last another two hundred years.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Thank ya!! Hope it will last through the generations

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

That brings back memories of retucking the mortar runs on a 100 year old brick house I remodeled. Boy does those arms get tired. Lol

[@CedarCreekHomestead]

I always wondered how they did that. Great video!

[@steveclark4291]

Just love that music !

[@sherylannejacobs7235]

You are amazing. Love watching your videos.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Sheryl Anne Jacobs thank you very much

[@bsofar1675]

That's the first time I've seen that done. Thanks for sharing that with us. It looks beautiful to me. I actually worked for a stonemason for just a little bit and it's interesting to see the differences in the process.

[@ricksadler797]

Pretty work. Cool video thank you 😊

[@earljones9715]

you guys are awesome makes me feel like moving to Kentucky

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

earl jones thank ya!! Once ya get a taste of Ky you’d be hooked for life

[@lobstrocity5534]

Looking good brother. Greetings from down the road a bit in Laurel county ✌

[@cindyandyogi]

I love the way you say winder

[@timlehnen3226]

People, this is another great reason to build large overhangs, so Wood doesn’t get hit with so much water, that wood needs be resealed,caulked,

[@DConstruction-fg9kb]

Great video. Are you planning on using any stain on your logs or maybe a linseed oil mixture? I almost have the block all laid for my basement, I’m hoping to have my logs up before the snow flys.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Yes I’ve been planning on it just haven’t decided what I want to use!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Got it lookin good man....we should have come seen ya'll on our farm tour...are ya'll killing hogs again this year?? Would love to see that chinking after it dries

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

That would have been cool! I’ll do another video when the color sets good take week or so. I don’t have one to kill right now this year because I’ve been getting ready to build a new (old log) barn and hog lot. If I kill one this fall I’ll buy one and kill it.

[@birdman4505]

Nice job don't see this ever day 👍🏿💯

[@myralawson4543]

This looks like it is slow and tedious work but well worth it. Do you stain the logs after you finish or use some kind of sealant on them? I think this is such a beautiful old home brought to life by you and your wife. Just Beautiful ❤️

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Myra Lawson thank you!! We’re going to seal them next year I think! Wouldn’t have to though they’ve been unsealed for 150 years

[@PaulDGreen-bu4iz]

Just an idea, have you ever thought about using a heavy duty piping bag to squeeze it into the joint? It might not work on the really wise joints but it should work fine on the smaller ones. Just a suggestion. Great job! Thank you for sharing!

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

I bought me one today and will try it out on the smaller ones

[@PaulDGreen-bu4iz]

Fluty Lick Homestead That's good and I hope it works well for you. Thank you for replying back to me!

[@catlindonnelly575]

Hello. You say the mortar ratio is 9.3.1 in this video an 9.2.1 in the next video. Which one is recommended. Thanks. Great videos

[@ilubo6893]

Heyjo! Do you think it will also stick to round logs? Have a nive day and merry christmas:)

[@davidkilbourne8308]

good job man! that will keep out the weather!

[@raymondhuber6306]

The little half in wide tool is called a slicker. Used for reporting brick.

[@kaywooldridge9563]

I viewed your chinking video and your recipe for mortor. I was told by another log cabineer that he used example: 2shovels mortor ,5 shovels of sand. Is that a good ratio? I'm hoping to learn more. Ty

[@markmortensen4341]

You do very nice work. How long will the chinking last that you did in the video? Are there new cracks every year you have to do or is it more spread out? Thanks again for sharing.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Should last many years I’ve heard of this kind over 30 years old. Haven’t had any new cracks just haven’t got all of mine finished yet

[@bhamby9305]

That really looks good.

[@simplydeb8856]

I just found your channel and became a subscriber. Great videos. As part of a contest on the channel "Deep South Homestead" I was asked to find a channel with less than 1000 subscriber and they would give that channel a shoutout. You have more than that but I am going to ask them to give you a shoutout anyway. I live in Ky. and want to help in a small way. I hope that is ok with you. I look forward to seeing more videos.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Thank you very much!! Deep South is fine people!! We love there channel

[@rexsaye6044]

I stumbled upon your channel yesterday morning before I went to work.I love everything about it.I would love to get my hand on a old cabin like that but unfortunately it's not many old cabins in Alabama so I will have to build my own. I was wounding if you might help me out buy answering a few questions.What do you think is the best species of wood to harvest your logs form as for as rot resistant ,bug resistant and for longevity?I want to build a home that will be standing 200 years.My cabin I will be built after the old cabins like your with flat fancier boards and I want to build it as accurate as possible.How thick is your logs?I'm think about going with the dove tail notches on the coners in you opinion is that the best notch to keep moisture out of the would or do you prefer another notch?Like I said I love your channel.I love your cabin.I love the fact that your humble.But the thing I love the most about you channel is you reference the Lord.Faith can't work without Love.Love you Brother.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Thank ya!! My logs are between 6 and 7 inches thick, not sure what trees y’all have in Alabama but my cabin is mostly poplar and pine with hemlock in bottom run, cedar lasts for ages, most importantly build it off the ground good, and good overhangs and dovetail botch I highly recommend

[@rexsaye6044]

@@FlutyLickHomestead Thanks for the reply.Wow 6 to 7 inches I was thinking 4 to 6 inches.Any way thanks for videos and helping educate everyone on some of the old forgotten ways of our ancestors. Have a blessed day.

[@jankotze1959]

Great job, that will work for sure

[@terrismith9662]

Were did you get these old hewn logs from? That holler you live in is beautiful. Did you buy this land or was it a part of your family's land and then given to you?

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

The logs was an old house about 10 miles from me I bought and moved. The land is part of land that’s belonged to my family since the 1830’s

[@anniegaddis5240]

Suggestion: Put a link to your FB page into the show more space. LOVE your accent! Sharing this!

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Annie Gaddis thank you! I will start doing that

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Dang it Annie...we gotta get ya over to our channel sometimes! I forget silly things like that all the time!

[@georgebeasley2550]

looking like a pro jarrod

[@philipharville7534]

More lime to gett it sticky. Narrow tool is a Tuckpointer

[@wayofthewordwow7574]

Excellent video please forgive my ignorance but do you plan to put anything on the logs themselves or are they ok like they are?

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

They will be fine as they are but I’ve been studying on putting a protective finish on em

[@Rojo1044]

I have an old log cabin with mud and straw used for chinking and some of that is falling out Would mortar on top of the old mud hold or would I need to use some wire mesh to hold it in?

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

I’ve never tried that, I would say wire would be needed. You might search up the bearded carpenter and ask him

[@johntillotson4254]

Thanks 😊

[@saturdayschild376]

I know y'all are already in the cabin but I was wondering if you had any video footage or suggestions on running the plumbing and electrical inside the cabin. We may build a flat log style house soon and I am not finding much on YT about the challenges of doing that where you don't have the benefit of the 2x4 walls to hide it in. Thanks for the videos.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Hello I don’t have any footage but can give you some advice. For the electric I ran many wires threw the cracks, also as you lay your logs up take a large drill bit and drill holes in the logs and you can pull wires up threw them into the cracks. All my plumbing in log part I came threw the floor. If you need plumbing in an upstairs of logs you’ll have to come up with some kind of wall to take them up threw.

[@saturdayschild376]

@@FlutyLickHomestead Thanks!

[@johntoothman4888]

Nice job!! Getting ready for fall?

[@tammymann6292]

"Barnwood Builders" on DIY use some kind of silicone mixture that moves with the wood. Have you tried anything like that before? Love your videos!

[@tammymann6292]

Thanks for the info! That's good to know!

[@kaywooldridge9563]

BWB uses permachink chinking.

[@tammymann6292]

@@kaywooldridge9563 Undoubtedly, it's fairly expensive.

[@raymondhuber6306]

Another trick to smoothing the matter is a wet soft bristled paint brush. Mortar, spell check

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Thank you! I’ll try that some

[@jamesilardo4604]

Doesn't the cement crack and fall off because of the expansion and retraction of the wood when it rains? Isn't tar or silicone better?

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

you will get a few cracks but it holds up pretty well, I know of lots of cabins this type has been in for many years and looks good still

[@copperhousefarm4794]

What log book or books do you have? Great video with a wealth of information.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Copperhouse Farm thank you the best one I read was called the classic hewn log house. And foxfire, I have several more but will have to look at em

[@copperhousefarm4794]

I was thinking, that when things slow down. Or on a cold and rainy day to show us your books. another good one would be some of your tools and how you take care of them.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Copperhouse Farm I will try to do that!! Got some cool rainy days coming looks like! I’ve got a lot of tools I could do! You may have started a good series!

[@MT-tu8qd]

Looks good...😎

[@rayw3332]

Y'all might benefit from usin' an aluminum "plaster hawk" (hand held mortar board) 'n slide your mortar right in 'em cracks right quick.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

yes I plan to get one of those soon!!

[@carolinevs943]

Awesome

[@ayushpainuly4530]

Oh man.. I was missing your accent... Now after so many months I am listening you... Remember me?

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Howdy again! And yes I do. I appreciate ya getting back in the channel!!

[@butternuthillfarm1599]

Great video, I like the nails, as opposed to lathe.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Much cheaper

[@barbarianleatherandblades8686]

That small trowel is called a "tuck pointing" trowel.

[@freightshayker]

Good stuff. Peace of Lord Jesus upon you and yours

[@kylelan3886]

Nice video! Will you need a wireless microphone to shoot a video? I would like to work with you but didn't find your contact info.

[@steveclark4291]

What do you do with the smaller cracks in the boards ?

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

I think all I can and if it’s to little I use a caulking gun to seal em

[@steveclark4291]

Water proof caulk sounds good .

[@glenngoodale1709]

Nice video

[@bluemoon-pm5hv]

Hey Jarrod,I dont know if you have seen this channel on chinking yet but thought I would share,Handmade Houses with Noah Bradley

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

Thank you! I’ve watched lots of his videos!! He is very knowledgeable!!

[@alexsu4167]

is it flexible?

[@timlehnen3226]

Good ole boy should have used mesh, that way wont crack and fall out later,,,,mesh people and non rusting nails, do it once and forget about it,,,,Peace,,,if true round log house do insid3 at same time as outside, monolithic pour wit( the mesh lasts long time, an$ when it cracks it stays in place,.

[@MotorcycleMouse]

You from Georgia?

[@surffen]

get or make yourself a hawk boy !

[@machold1000]

What's the music?

[@BilgePump]

Hi Fluckity Lick. Any chance u can add sub titles to your videos.

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

I will work on that for ya

[@murrayandru7527]

that's a pointing trowel.

[@paulfreegard1271]

a hawk would save on muck loading time

[@FlutyLickHomestead]

paul freegard yes I’ve had it in mind to buy me one

[@oreocarlton3343]

Lime mortar >>> portland cement

[@brettcleveland1106]

Tuck trowel>