Martin Cabin 04 28 09 Insulating Log Walls

This video shows how I insulate the seams in the log walls prior to nailing and chinking.

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Howto & Style

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• Log home
• log cabin
• chinking
• finishing log walls

[rushthezeppelin]

You are severely diminishing the R value of that insulation by compressing it. Those batts already can't be more than R-8 maybe R-10 and you are probably diminishing them to R-4 or less. Remember insulation needs dead pockets of air to work and when your squeezing the pockets you lose R-value. Would be better off taking a can of polyseal and putting some closed cell foam in those cracks, insulates and seals. Trust me I'm a certified Energy Star home inspector, I inspect insulation everyday.

[Qdogsman]

@rushthezeppelin If you watch the video carefully you can see that I don't compress the insulation much at all. I compress it on the table only to cut it into strips. The strips fluff up right away after that and especially when I pull them apart to make the smaller strips that I place in the cracks. I try to choose strips that just fit in the crack without having to be compressed. The trowel is used to tuck the insulation in the crack, not to compress it. Thanks for your advice

[Qdogsman]

It would insulate better than earth or clay and last longer than moss. It's very cheap since a little goes a long way. No problem for the environment. The pink is not left exposed. It is covered by brick mortar. See my videos on nailing, mixing mortar, and chinking. Qdogsman

[Qdogsman]

I used old dry logs of Douglas fir (for all structural parts), grand fir, and lodgepole, white, and ponderosa pine. No cedar and no hemlock that I know of.

[Qdogsman]

Nope. I'm in the Pacific Northwest in the Cascade Mountains of Washington.

[lennyf1957]

with my speaker volume of high I could barely hear you. .....and yes, my hearing aid batteries are new.

[boxerfencer]

Does fibre glass work better than filling with earth, clay, or moss? Sure, it may be cleaner on the hands, but it can't be cheaper and I bet it's harsh on the environment. Plus, the pink is left exposed, which looks a little unsightly.

[bugnorth]

hi im from northern saskatchewan canada,i would like to know what kind of logs you use,by the way great tips thanks.

[spiritartman]

Buddy,

Thanks for sharing. Are you in the midwest? By Missouri by any chance? J

[stephencb79]

I love your videos. I am using them almost exclusively on my home project! Thanks.