Structural Services

[Jim Sauer]

I am looking for services for my log home. Stuctural and connections on a already designed home I am in the process of cutting logs and prepping for construction.

[RockEngineer]

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by structural and connections on an already designed home. Each house has it's own peculiarities depending on it's size, lay out and the loads particular to your area.

I have 15+ years experience engineering log homes. LHBA has some span tables for logs, rafters and joists that I have given them that are available to members for free. They have also been working on some standard designs for fittings and brackets to hold joists and girders. These are available to members who have taken the log home building class.

Most other things will require that you have an engineer look at your particular plans and size your rafters, ridge pole, log girders and foundations based on your particular design and conditions.