Guild Log and Timber Guild Log & Timber

Log Home Chinking & Sealing

Chinking that fails lets water in and conditioned air out. We install and repair chinking that stays flexible and stays put.

What Chinking Does

The seal between every log

Chinking is the flexible seal that closes the joints between logs. When it's right, it moves with the logs as they expand and contract through Texas seasons. When it's wrong, or old and cracked, every joint becomes a water path, and water paths become rot.

We handle new chinking, re-chinking over failed material, and sealant work around windows, doors, and checks. You can see a recent full back-porch chinking job on our Our Work page.

Want the deeper background? Read our guide: what chinking is, why it matters, and when to replace it.

Craftsman applying chinking to log home joints
Signs You Need It

When to call about chinking

  • Cracked, hardened, or pulling-away chink lines
  • Drafts you can feel near log walls in winter
  • Water staining on interior walls after storms
  • Gaps opening at log checks (cracks) wide enough for a fingertip. See our post on turning log checks out
  • Wasps, dirt daubers, or ants finding their way inside

Chinking is usually quoted alongside an overall inspection. Small chinking jobs often reveal (or prevent) bigger problems.

Chinked log wall on a Texas log home

Have a log home that needs work?

Call or text the main number. JD answers from the field. Or send photos of your project and we'll take a look.