Bill Keppel
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- Buford, GA
I am planning on "potentially" purchasing a 25 yo true log cabin on a lake NE of Atlanta. The cabin seems like a great deal (even better once the water in the lake starts to return to full pool and the dock gets to float again! Very severe drought here). The cabin "appears" to be in good condition, however I need some advice:
1. There are gaps (max width appears to be about 1/4" or so) in the chinking (it appears due to logs shrinking over the years - after 25 yrs I guess most of the shrinking is done). wondering if I could use a calk to fill the gaps between the chinking and the logs? Or is there something better?
2. Is there anything that I need to check out that is related to the log construction (not sure if I can find a home inspector that has much experience with log structures)?
Any advice / tips on log structures (or links to sites) would be appreciated.
BTW the cabin has great dove tail type joints between the logs at the corners!
Thanks,
Bill
1. There are gaps (max width appears to be about 1/4" or so) in the chinking (it appears due to logs shrinking over the years - after 25 yrs I guess most of the shrinking is done). wondering if I could use a calk to fill the gaps between the chinking and the logs? Or is there something better?
2. Is there anything that I need to check out that is related to the log construction (not sure if I can find a home inspector that has much experience with log structures)?
Any advice / tips on log structures (or links to sites) would be appreciated.
BTW the cabin has great dove tail type joints between the logs at the corners!
Thanks,
Bill