A nice combination with a milled log cabin is to include a handcrafted log roof system with it. These include the round log roof system, square timber, or standard trusses. There are three types of roof system available for either style of the small log homes. Then insulating gaskets and chinking are added to finish between the rows of logs.
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The logs are stacked in their full round shape. Also all of the logs are recessed for the switch plate covers and outlet covers.įor the chinking lover, we also have a chink style handcrafted log home. Looking to the wiring, all of the electric box hole and wire holes are precut and pre-drilled. Then the framing lumber and finish material, such as drywall, is slid right into the channel. This means that any time a framed wall intersects with a log wall, the log wall has a vertical channel cut into it. Another issue with the roundness of the logs which we solve for the homeowner is pre-nothing of the exterior walls for the interior ones. This is very important with the roundness of the logs. This means that if you look at the window hole there is a flat area all the way around the window opening so that the window trim can be installed without any further cutting needed. Log lengths go up to 50 feet.Īll of our handcrafted logs are recessed to receive the doors, windows, and dimensional lumber.
The top logs are cut at an angle, pitch cut, so that the roofing material can be installed directly onto the cabin. This is a foam type material which is attached along the edges of each full scribe channel on the underside of the logs. The corners are full saddle notch.īetween the logs to further seal them against the elements an insulating gasket is installed. A slight Swedish Cope curve is utilized between each row of logs to provide a seal of wood on wood between each row. Each log is hand selected and cut to fit into a specific place in the wall. Scandinavian full scribe method is used to fit one log over the log beneath it. The logs have a hand peeled draw knife finish. The log package is fully precut and pre-numbered. The log corners are either posted corners, butt and pass, saddle notched, or dovetail.įor a handcrafted log cabin the logs are a mean diameter of 13 inches and range in size from about 12 to 15 inches. This provides two tongue and grooves between the interior and exterior of the home.
The D-log, square cut, and double D logs have a double tongue and groove stack between the logs.
The Swedish Cope log stack is round log with a coped underside and saddle notched corners. The double D, or round on round profile, is round on the inside and outside. The square logs are flat on the inside and outside of the dwelling. The D-log is a flat profile to the interior and rounded on the exterior of the home. The logs come in either a D shape, square, double D, or Swedish Cope. For a milled log cabin the logs would be either a 7, 8, 9, 10, or 12 inch diameter. Now let me explain this in a little more detail.
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