Hello,

I'm brand new to both this forum. I just recently purchased a custom built log home. It was built in 2002 and inspected before I purchased it. The main floor living room has 2 vertical support beams that have small cracking across the grain of the wood. The cracking isn't through the log, so Im thinking its caused from drying and age. The concern I have is where the log beam meets the wall. The vertical cracks seem to create a slight bend in the end of the log, and Im concerned this may be an expensive structural issue. Im planning to build a small frame around each beam to at least make it cosmetically look better. If anyone has advice/thoughts on whether this is a concern and the best way to cover the gap where the beam meets the wall, i'd really appreciate it. Thanks!