Log home building technologies - from Canadian notch to Post and Beam houses.

Handcrafting of logs in the Russian notch has been the most common type of log notching in Russia since olden times. All logs and notches are round.

Disadvantages of building log cabins in the Russian notch.

While the processes of drying logs is going, the logs are becoming smaller in size and in the log's corner joints crevices are formed, which as the larger in size as the thicker the diameter of the log. For example, if you use logs with a diameter of 30cm in the logs, then gaps around 7mm can be formed, and if the log is at 40cm, the slots can be up to 10mm.

Advantages of building log cabins in the Russian notch.

This type of felling is not occasionally has taken roots in cold Russia. Usually the width of the groove in the log (thermal lock) is about half the diameter of the log.

Upper dressers are made to improve shrinkage processes when a log is over-felled.

The advantages of felling technology in the saddle notch

The processes of shrinkage of a wooden house for tenants are more inconspicuous.

Disadvantages in the suddle notch

In the formation of cracks, due to which in the Canadian notch the drying process more favorably passes, the width of the thermal groove between the logs decreases. When crafting logs in a Canadian notch of logs forty cm, the width of the tip will be about fifteen cm.

A wooden house or bath cut into a diamond saddle notch is considered to be aerobatics. A chic appearance is achieved not only by the upper notches in the overcut, but also by the lower ones. Due to the repeated intersection of the faces (spikes) in the over-cut, this type of logging got its name - diamond.

Advantages of technology of building log houses in a diamond notch.

The same as the saddle notch - favorable processes for logging in the period of shrinkage of logs.

Disadvantages of building log cabin in a diamond notch

Slight width of the heat tip. It can be even narrower than the house builded in a saddle notch because the log has cracks from above and below the log. We recommend building houses in a diamond notch made of logs with a diameter of at least forty cm.

Everything is very simple and understandable! First floor of log home handcrafted in notch, second floor using Post and beam!

Advantages of building log home in a Hybrid style

Hybrid log homes has good constructive if you have a complex, but not a two-slopes roof. Then it is not possible to use handcrafted pediments. The rafters system rigidly fastened by the crate, counter crate, roofing cover will not allow the gables located perpendicular to each other during the shrinkage to change the angle of the roof slope by using a traditional razor using traditional sliding supports for rafters. On the pediments between the logs, slots equal to the value of the log's service are necessarily formed.

Disadvantages of building a log house in a hybrid style

No

The technology of Post and Beam logging, when the frame - the base of the house consists of beams and pillars made of logs, allows you to use a variety of materials to fill the walls - horizontal logs without overburden, stone, glass. As a rule, framed walls are made with cladding with various types of cladding boards - log siding, shingles, imitation of timber or unedged board. Also on the frame wall, you can easily lay tile or stick wallpaper. Timber frame houses allow using completely different finishing and building materials in the design.

Advantages of building Post and Beam

Frame-timber construction is very stable and practically does not shrink.

Disadvantages of building by Post & Beam technology

The disadvantage of a frame-and-frame construction can be filling the walls with a chopped log. The height of the pillars and beams in Post & Beam houses remains unchanged over time, while the chopped walls are subject to shrinkage.

More information about Post and Beam technology on page building a house Post and Beam