Sealing a log cabin part B-2

[TheMrTJT]

bbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaadddddddddddd boy your mama is dead haha

[WeTotallyRuhl]

if you don't live in the northwest i don't know what you're going to do... this is what you do in the northwest. lol:)

[curlybobz]

Do you have trouble with mice or other critters getting in. If so what can you do about them.

[dirtTdude]

@curlybobz our top 5 biggest pests, beginning with the most irritating first and working our way down would be... People, raccoons, mice, bats and skunks, cant kill trespassers but the thought has occurred to me. close the door to keep raccoons out, dryer sheets on anything level the mice can walk on (they cant stand the smell and either can i) close the door for the bats too, and so-forth with the skunks... Don't lock the door or trespassers will chainsaw your cabin to trespass

[BeantownJim]

Bugs love bark!

[dirtTdude]

@BeantownJim actually... bugs cant stand cedar bark AND its all sealed in with chinking but thanks for commenting

[BeantownJim]

@dirtTdude I'll find out haha

[germaniajim]

steel wool works great for filler also.

[67DieHardPatriot454]

I'm going to do this. You did a pretty good job. As good of a job as i would hope to do on my log cabin. IT seems pretty basic to me. I worked and as a arborist for a while also. So i know the characteristics of different wood and hard and softwoods. I have also worked on houses since I was 13 with my dad.

[dirtTdude]

@wildeturkey03 i hope you watch more of our videos and subscribe so you can see our retaining wall, our drainage issues and repairs and all sorts of log cabining excellence

[germaniajim]

@dirtTdude I wonder how far is your water source?Stream, river, ?

[CastingStonez]

Great stuff...

a question that has always eluded me...

5*****

[tscotty32]

This is gonna sound silly i guess but I've heard that also using tobacco leaves along with the cedar bark. Reason being is that insects will not eat through tobacco leaves. This is what I've heard..

Also.. I sprayed my entire log cabin with Thompsons water seal to help protect the wood.. was that a good idea??

[dirtTdude]

@tscotty32 wow, i did not get notified from youtube that you responded... sorry for the delay. anything to protect your logs is a good idea, the most importent thing is to have a good roof. i would like to see your cabin.

[Gunnarsguns]

is this a tv series?

[maxinpains]

using mud is much faster & seals better as long as it doesn't get wet too much from the roof. i would like to see how the roof is build . might be he is doing right way...it's depends

[dirtTdude]

cob is stronger than dirt and water... my roof videos are available for viewing, Gee, i hope i did it right....

[maxinpains]

LOL, Yeah straws of wheats, grass will do the good jobs too. Around my area, there were many cobs but i think they back then cobs are fed to the animals.. i think..you know what ever you can seal the between the log and able to keep that for long that's the answer. there aren't that many right or wrong. good luck. you must be having a great time of your life !!

[dirtTdude]

no man, cob is a mixture of minerial soil, (dirt) clay and straw...

[maxinpains]

LOL! Okey, that's what it called? lol & i was putting that crap without knowing it all this time! this is funny! many construction sites call it different names..i can't even keep it up!!lol

[Adams116]

old man's beard works well in the North West as well.

[dirtTdude]

you mean moss?

[Adams116]

yes sir

[dirtTdude]

we mixed moss and other organic material in our cob mixture for our chinking, but the moss supply was not very abundant or close to the cabin site.. thank you very much for the excellent comment.

[Adams116]

ya seems like sometimes you find alot and some times you don't find it at all. I use it to start my fires with. Great spark Catcher.

[dirtTdude]

ever try cat tail fluff?

[Adams116]

@dirtTdude no I haven't. Never thought of it but that is a pretty good idea!

[thedoors360]

USE CONCRETE

[dirtTdude]

Use concrete to chink your cabin

[thedoors360]

r there termites?

[dirtTdude]

of course not.

[InVictuS2217]

this looks really cool but alot of hard work so something for sure to cherish and be proud of when your done~ Jenn

[steinderbusch]

Great video's do you seal the cabin also from the inside???

I am from Limburg in the Netherlands, our ancesters used to build almost the same way. They used clay,straw and urin from cows and they mixed it , and build with it.

Some houses are still standing for over 300 years, we call it "vakwerk".

Keep on Taping!!

[dirtTdude]

Back when America was being colonized the they brought this technique of home building with them, My ancestors thank your ancestors

[stipple45]

LOL  ;)

[stipple45]

So do you live there yet? ;) LOL

[dirtTdude]

We move in this winter ;-)

[DannysCam]

nice!!! you gonna put a floor in the cabin?

[dirtTdude]

it has a floor, it's a dirt floor but hey, its a floor ;-) My vision was to build a 17th century pioneer period cabin. My next cabin will probably be much like Ellen's cabin in Alaska but with a 10000 square foot bunker built right under it but I would prefer a cave.

[DannysCam]

im gonna need to see that! that sounds awsome i bean working bunker out in my head about the best wait to build them. maybe tomarrow we can talk on aim