We have an Applachain style log home that we built 10 years ago. We chinked between the logs with mortar. The ”mortared” spaces are between 4′ and 8′. We would like to use a layer of synthetic chinking to cover the mortar and get a smoother finish. What do you recommend? How do we apply it? Also, we want to treat the logs with Boracar. Will that interfer with applying the synthetic chinking?Thanks
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The Boracare will not interfere with the chinking, but if you have any sort of finish on the logs you should save you money because it will not work. As for applying over the mortar, you might want to run some masking tape down the center of the of the mortar line leaving about 3/4” to 1” exposed on top and bottom of the line.