BillnChristi
Yes you are right the beauty of a log home lays in the beholder.
I have noticed that there are reasons people use chinking in their house. One of them is they like the look of it, the...
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BillnChristi
Yes you are right the beauty of a log home lays in the beholder.
I have noticed that there are reasons people use chinking in their house. One of them is they like the look of it, the...
I have built with new poles, as requested by the home owner and the only thing that came up was that everyone though it would have looked better with more knots and shape to the logs. A lot of people...
edkemper
I have never encouraged anyone to go the log home industry route. I know that is not what people are here for, and I certainly don't have any expectations of getting work/customers from...
Thats great another success story.
I'm not selling anything here and I realize by the violent reaction from some people here I stand for everything evil and bad in the log home industry which I...
Thanks Ed.
I have seen many home owner built log houses of various style and hope that it keeps becoming a more popular trend. Myself and a friend built a 20 by 20 house in a couple weeks on...
Yes Ed that was my point.
I have built log houses that have been thru earthquakes and typhoons in Japan that turned the surrounding houses to rubble. The typhoon damaged the roof sheeting but the...
Joe
If your still hanging around after the warm welcome you have recieved. May I comment on the topic you have brought up. Picture your showing is of course a machine cut kit log home companys...
Loghousenut the house looks great.
Your I enjoy your input and I can't argue with anything you post, I might sometimes have a different point of view. But your experience and approach is a solid ias...
Any log house is more resitant to the effects of an earthquake than a stick/balloon framed house is. However it is built.
If you have ever looked at the inside of a log home magazine chances are you have seen my work. It is conceivably possible I'm blowing smoke, If thats what you want to believe thats fine with me I'm...
rocklock
I have seen the pictures. They are fine homes, I would rather live in one of them over say a mobile home. I wouldn't call them handcrafted log homes. Its got a trappers cabin look/feel to...
BillnChristi
If your building for speculative sale . The lhba or any dark/rough log heavy chinked style is the least popular with customers and buyers, only a small percent of house buyers want a...
Thanks loghousenut,
I appreciate your offer if I get to do a set up close enoughto Medford and I have time I will look you up and of course you would be welcome to come check whatever house/style I...
This place ( http://www.logbuildingtools.ca/about.html )is in Canada but they ship anywhere. Everything they sell is quality and will do the job it intended. A few good tools will make the hardest...
If thats your preference thats great. It's easy and quick and cheap like it is intended.
The lhba, butt and pass stack, bark on style is meant for the person who is only going to build one house...
The only reason to leave the cambium layer is if you don't know how, there is no benefits to keeping it only negatives. But leaving it won't cause the house to immediately fall apart or rot or...
Most people just knock the bark with a spud and leave the cambuim/sap layer.
If want to clean the logs up more than this or if you have processor/delimber marks, knots, scars or you actually want to...
BillnChristi,
I might have taken the course but because I work in the log home industry I am not allowed. Also if I was a building inspector I would not be able to either. That made me a little...
Yeah I love the bigger logs too. The biggest I have used were 32-36 inch butts.Four rounds and the walls were done. It does increase the cost if your buying your logs by the cubic meter. Because the...
No I have never been asked to build LHBA style and I doubt I ever will. There is many superior ways to build and no real speed advantage either way. But it is definetly the best/safest way for a...
Not many people build a log home in there life, so who are they to say. I have built dozens all over the world and I can build any style and notch that exists. It takes some time to acquire that much...
In my experience you have to get the cambium layer just below the bark off or it will attract bugs and encourage rotting/discoloring and negatively affect any future applied stain/finish. One thin...
these are fir logs
http://www.youtube.com/user/ppppppppp99999999999