Log Home Construction Details
Northern White Cedar
is our species of choice for log homes because it is insect resistant, finishes beautifully, and has the highest insulating value of any wood used in construction. Northern White Cedar is plentiful and normally muchcheaper than its Western Red Cedar cousin. In addition to our traditional Northern White Cedar, B and H now offers logs of White Pine. Many quality log homes have been built with this species at a cost saving of $2,500 (more or less) per log home kit.
Post and beam construction
Dates back to bibical times. The vertical corner posts and uprights carry the weight of the roof system, not the wall logs. B and H designs both traditional and contemporary log homes; however, post and beam construction makes possible such contemporary features as ceiling heights to 10 feet and sunken rooms. Log Wall Shrinkage is not an issue when building post and beam. Remember, shrinking ocorrs across the grain and very little along the grain.
The machined tongue and groove "D" log
is a recent improvement in log home technology. The "D" log has tongues on top and grooves on the bottom; and is round on the outside, flat (with bevel edges) on the inside. A drip edge is also machined into the log. The logs are pre-cut to fit your foundation and accommodate your windows and doors. Our logs are available in both 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" dimension. In addition to our popular post and beam with 8"x 8" corner posts, B and H now offers butt and pass, saddle notch and dove tail corners.
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The unsightly black stain on the GluLam beam is glue which squeezed out
during assembly of the beam. Fail to
specify "Appearance Grade" and this is what will likely be delivered to the log
home job site.
Eventually, all of the structures above will be hidden from
view.
The above photo courtesy of
APA - The
Engineered Wood Association.
Framing grade, LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber)
This picture of three engineered,
appearance grade, GluLam beams was provided by
Cedar Homes of the Rockies
This appearance grade GluLam is the balcony
beam in the B and H Cedar Log Homes' model
Sandy's Joy, contemporary style log
home.
Back side view of the balcony beam in
Sandy's Joy.
 Application or foam sealant tape. |
 The sealant tape is applied to the full length of the log. |
 High grade caulking applied to the outside of the tongue. |
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