Log Home Chinking & Caulking

Chinking is the flexible seal between your logs — and in Florida, it takes more of a beating than almost anywhere else.

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Perma-Chink and Sashco Energy Seal · 42 years restoring log homes · Serving log homes across Florida

Energy Seal applied along the log lines and window trim of a log home

We install and repair chinking using Perma-Chink, and seal gaps and joints with Sashco Energy Seal — both built to flex with the log rather than crack and pull away like cheaper alternatives.

Signs You Need New Chinking

  • Cracking or gaps between logs
  • Chinking pulling away from the wood
  • Visible daylight through joints
  • Drafts inside during windy weather
  • Water staining below joints

If you're seeing any of these, it's time for a look.

Log wall prepped with masking tape along open checks ahead of check filling
Open checks masked off ahead of filling. Left open, a check like this collects rainwater and rots the log from the inside out.

Chinking vs. Caulking

The two get confused constantly, and using the wrong one in the wrong place leads to water problems down the road:

  • Chinking goes in the wider gaps between log courses — it's flexible, textured, and built to move with the logs as they expand and contract
  • Caulking goes in smaller joints — around windows, doors, corners, and log ends — where less movement is expected

We install and repair both, matched to what your home actually needs rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Freshly stained log wall with energy-sealed log lines beside an entry door
Energy Seal run along the log lines and around a window frame, stained to match the wall.

Chinking, Energy Seal & Check Filling on Our Jobs

Open checks collect water and gaps along log lines drive up heating and cooling bills. These photos show the masking and prep work that goes in first, and the finished sealant lines along log courses, log ends and window trim.

Close-up of energy-sealed log lines and window trim on a finished log wall
Close-up of energy-sealed log lines and window trim on a finished log wall
Checks in log siding masked with tape before sealant is applied
Checks in log siding masked with tape before sealant is applied
End seal applied to exposed log ends on a large log home, drying clear
End seal applied to exposed log ends on a large log home, drying clear
End seal application in progress on a large log home during restoration
End seal application in progress on a large log home during restoration

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