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Not sure what the expanded metal is about. Air space? You really wouldn’t need lathe or expanded. I would say you should check with what is recommended for local building codes.

Repair of chinking, whether it is finished on the exterior with wooden strips or with daubing, should not be done until all log repair or replacement, structural jacking and shoring is completed, and all replacement logs have seasoned. Historically, patching and replacing daubing on a routine basis was a seasonal… Read More »Archive-1214

You should remove it and install a color of Perma Chink that best duplicates the color now. Call 800-564-2987 for the materials you will need.

You can run a bead of chinking down the gap to cover. Ideally during construction the logs are slotted and the dry wall is tucked into the slot so that the logs can slide up and down the dry wall as they move.

For answers and the materials you would need call Dave at 800-564-2987

Get a good quality interior primer and have it tinted to the color you need.

That would be the minimum drying time.

Do not cheap out on the material. Use a good quality chink or caulk like Perma Chink or Energy Seal caulk. It can be applied in some pretty cold weather. Too much heat is worse for it. Rule of thumb is 3/4” or less-caulk / 3/4” or wider-chink.

First, DO NOT stack them green! They need to dry first or you will have major settling, warping and shifting problems when it is built. There is no reason to make stress cuts on milled logs. The old timers used to do it on logs that weren’t straight enough to… Read More »Archive-1228

I don’t see why not.