The following insightful infrared images were taken of a home in Connecticut. The owners elected to have the interior of their home restored during the winter months prior to having the exterior done in the summer.

As you will see by these images, chinking not only protects your investment from moisture, water, and damaging insects, it will save you money. It does not matter what type of logs you have. During the winter months the cold gets in-between the logs and heat loss occurs.

Some background on this infrared (IR) photo session: The home is a 25-year-old log home in Connecticut constructed with six inch logs using a spline and double gasket system. At the time the images were taken only one bedroom interior had been cleaned, sealed and chinked. The temperature was about 35 degrees Fahrenheit outside. It was about 8:00 pm.

The infrared camera model used is the PalmIR 400D by Raytheon.

2nd Interior bedroom (Interior chinked, No exterior chinking)