Log home corners

**Logho** · 03-10-2016, 02:53 PM

Hi, new guy here. I'm signed up for the class in June. Quick question on the corners. Is there a reason why the logs go way past after they over lap each other? Is it possible to minimize the amount of log going past the corner? I just don't like the look of the ends sticking way out there. Thanks in advance for all the replies.

**rckclmbr428** · 03-10-2016, 03:52 PM

Purely cosmetic, cut em short, cut em long aint no difference at all.

**rocklock** · 03-10-2016, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Logho

why the logs go way past after they over lap each other?
Is it possible to minimize the amount of log going past the corner?

Yes. I started very long - about 2.5 diameters. Then 2, now 1.5 log diameters...

With out log sticking out, it is the signature of a log home...

**etd66ss** · 03-10-2016, 06:05 PM

I've read that the standard is 1.5 log diameters. I was wondering when I read that if there was an engineering purpose to that rule of thumb or it was purely aesthetic.

**Mosseyme** · 03-10-2016, 06:35 PM

Purely aesthetic,
However finish the build before you cut short. they are good for scaffolding and stuff and you really need to see what it looks like before you cut. I hear it is hard to put them back if you don't like the short look. I love em long but with decks and porches they can kind of get in the way.