How Much Caulk Or Chinking Do I Need?
Note: If the Width of the joint is more than ½" use a backerod. If the Depth of joint
is more than ¼" use a backerod.
No. 1 Add up the total length of all of your walls and times that number by the average
number of log courses.
No. 2 Then, look up the lineal foot per gallon based on the average width and depth of
your joint from the chart.
No. 3 Finally, divide the total from No. 1 by the chart number from No. 2 and this will
give you a quick estimate for the Total gallons.
| Average Width of Joint Lineal feet per gal. (231 cu.in.) |
Average
Depth
of
Joint |
| ¼" | 3/8" | ½" | 5/8" |
¾" | 7/8" | 1" | 1½" | 2" |
2½" | 3" | 3½" | 4" |
| ¼" | 308 | 205 | 154 | 123 | 102 | 88 |
77 | 51 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
| 3/8" | | 136 | 102 | 82 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
34 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
| ½" | | | 77 | 61 | 51 | 44 | 38 |
25 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Example: One full gallon is sufficient material to fill a joint ½" wide,
3/8" deep and 102' long. |
To Convert Gallons of Caulking or Chinking to Cases:
10.5 oz. size tube = Total gallons ______ X .82 = ______ cases/tubes.
30 oz. size tube = Total gallons ______ X 2.34= ______ cases/tubes.
To Convert Gallons to Tubes:
Total gallons ______ X 128(oz.) = ______
Total oz. Then divide the Total oz. by the tube size:10.5(oz.) or 30(oz.). = The Number of Tubes ______.
To figure cases:
10.5(oz.) = ______ No. of tubes divided by 10(cs.) = ______ cs.
30(oz.) = ______ No. of tubes divided by 10(cs.) = ______ cs.
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