Section II
Time Frame:
Subfloor - Log Raising
Log Delivery
Building sub-floor
Preparing for the log stack
Stacking log shell
Other sections
Section I
Time Frame:
After loan -
pre subfloor
Site
Layout
Site
Excavation
Planning the footing
Digging the footing
Preparing the footing
for pour
Pouring the footing
Building the Basement Walls
First Rough-in Plumbing
Time Frame:
Interior walls -
dry-in
Interior walls
Setting
Floor Joists and Support beams
Pre-wiring
for main floor lights
Decking Upstairs
Floor
Setting the Roof
Trusses
Decking the Roof
Finishing
the dry-in
Whew!!! What a day this was. We need a bigger yard. Logs, logs, everywhere logs! Our logs and building crew arrived as scheduled. And praise God the rain held off until the end of the day. We had to off-load the trucks at the bottom of the drive way. There was no room for a tractor trailer to turn around at the top of our hill. After we un-loaded the trucks and let them go on their way we transported the log bundles with the fork lift we rented. The biggest problem we had was the fork lift we rented from United Rentals, AKA US Rentals. The brakes on it would barely stop it. I had to use the emergency brakes to stop the thing. And one tire was leaking down. Otherwise the Lord blessed us with a productive day.
The day the building crew showed up to start constructing the sub-floor was the same day the logs were delivered. However, there was a benefit to this. We were able to use the fork lift we had rented to unload the logs to also move the sub-floor material to a move convenient location for the workers.
The center support beam was constructed out of tripple 2x10s and supported by 6x6 treated posts. Then the floor joist were hammered into place.
We used 3/4 inch tonge and groove OSB for the sub-floor decking material. Bridging straps were installed between each floor joist and sub-floor adhesive was applied to the top of each joist for added strength. This part seemed to move along rather quickly.
Once the subfloor decking was down, a line was chalked for the logs to aline with. Our logs require that an inch hang over the outside of the subfloor. This will allow the drip edge to hang over the siding which will eventually skirt the subfloor. This would be a good time to cross measure from corner to corner the verify the chalk lines are in square.
We haven't back filled yet and the subfloor is a good 6 feet from ground level where we had to stack the logs. So a ramp had to be built as a means to carry the logs from the stacks to the floor.
The first course of logs were position along the chalk line to allow them to hang over the subfloor by an inch. Then Olylog screws were used about every four feet to anchor them to the subfloor.
As the first row of logs were anchored, the electical outlets around the outside log walls were prepared by drilling a 1 inch hole through the first log approximately one inch from the inside edge. After a successful drill, the hole was marked in the v-joint so we could located it after the walls were completed.
Between each layer of logs two strips of Log Seal was rolled out. One on each tongue.
The inside corners were constructed by using a 6x6 post and butting the logs to the post. Two beads of caulk were used to seal between the butt ends of the logs and post.
As the log stack goes up things start to take shape and up you can begin to make out where windows and doors will be.
Logs range from just under 2 feet up to 30 feet long. Where two logs butt together a 1 inch hole was drilled right where they meet. Then caulk is inserted into the hole and a wooden dowel is driven down into the hole.
Okay, it is getting really exciting now. You can make out the double atrium door openings. Only a few more layers of logs and one corner of the house to go.
Yeah!!! The log shell is complete. And we still have a spare log or two. Next step - interior walls.
Section I
Building sub-floor | Log delivery | Stacking log shell
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