Log house

[Norrtull]

Accidentally drilled a hole for electricity in the wrong place through the entire house wall. How do I best close this 16mm hole? Sealant in the timber log might not be the best method.

 

[maah]

16mm dowel and some wood glue should work well, right?

 

[fribygg]

With an axe or possibly a carpenter saw or band saw, you can make a suggested 8-sided dowel with a couple of mm of excess size, taper it slightly at the end, and then hammer it into the log with a sledgehammer.

 

[useless]

It's enough to insert a plug on the outside.

 

[Hep]

I have plugged a number of holes on one of our log houses. If it's newly drilled, then broom handles and wood glue are the easiest, but if it's a bit uneven, then roughly shaped cones have been simpler.