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Subject:
Traditional Log Cabins
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: irishrichy-ga List Price: $3.00 |
Posted:
01 May 2006 09:12 PDT
Expires: 31 May 2006 09:12 PDT Question ID: 724395 |
I am looking for a site, which explains how traditional Scandinavian Log Cabins were built. The materials, and how the logs are joined. |
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Subject:
Re: Traditional Log Cabins
From: myoarin-ga on 02 May 2006 08:36 PDT |
Maybe this will help: http://www.minifarmhomestead.com/homestead/buildacabin.htm The above site shows the "saddle-notch" construction that has the ends of the logs extending beyond the joint at the corners. This is, of course, wasteful, and many log buildings in Scandinavia and in the Appalachian Mountains in America lock the logs together by different types of notches, as shown on this site: http://www.aca-dla.org/site-templates/logessay.html It took me a while to find this, but it is exactly what I was searching for. I expect that the traditional red-painted Swedish house with white verticals at the corners relates to this type of construction, the vertical boards protecting the ends of the logs from moisture and rot. |
Subject:
Re: Traditional Log Cabins
From: irishrichy-ga on 02 May 2006 11:38 PDT |
Thanks, for the responce. What I'm mainly looking for is how they insulated the walls, and filled in the gaps between the logs. Also, how the roofs were built. |
Subject:
Re: Traditional Log Cabins
From: myoarin-ga on 02 May 2006 13:10 PDT |
Ok, try this site for both subjects: http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/natbltn/700-799/nb736.htm |
Subject:
Re: Traditional Log Cabins
From: babyboomer-ga on 12 May 2006 07:04 PDT |
As I come from Scandinavia and spent several holidays at different times of the year in log cabins, I can answer one or two things even though I have no expertise in actually building them. Firstly, insulation: This is provided by the logs themselves. Secondly, the gaps: The gaps between the logs are first reduced by hollowing one side of each log so they fit together, and then moss or anything else handy is used as a temporary "draught excluder". The real secret of why gaps are not a problem lies in the construction of the roof. It is designed with only a gentle pitch and has a layer of turf laid on top of a waterproof layer (traditionally birch bark but now usually plastic sheeting). The growing grass traps falling rain and snow so that the roof becomes extremely heavy. The effect of this is to slightly squash the logs so that by the time the moss has rotted away they are a perfect, tight fit. To support such a weight, whole logs extending from one end of the building to the other are used as support for wooden boards, which form the ceiling and also act as a firm surface to lay the waterproofing and the turf on. |
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