Complete
Guide to Building Log Homes
by Monte Burch
Softcover
205 x 260mm
402pp
Published by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., New York USA
R.R.P.$29.90
ISBN 0-8069-7486-9
Extract from back cover of book:
Build your own dream house, whether it's a modest vacation cabin or a multigabled manor. Aside from the satisfaction of a job well done, you'll also save money.
And this is the guide you should use to accomplish your goals, because it's the most comprehensive, accurate one you'll find.
The more than 800 illustrations and detailed photographs take you through every phase of construction, all the way to interior finishing. best of all, there are many design options to choose from, including some unusual styles and alternative methods.
If you're looking to build a log home, this is the book you must have to make it a reality.
Photos: Black & White
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Preface
Is Log Building For You?
Part
One: Planning and Preliminaries
Planning
Dream homes
Outside limitations
House tour
Estimating precut
home construction costs
The
Land
Where to build
Locating and buying land
Potential uses
of your land
Your own stand of timber
Utilities
Access
Proximity
of jobs and services
Taxes and cost of living
Siting for the view
Topography and cover
Drainage and waste disposal
Weather
Siting
for solar exposure
Water
Subsurface ground conditions
Possible
garden locations
Hazards
Legalities
Financing
Sample finance
kit
Site plan
Construction plan
Tools
and Labor
The right stuff
Logging tools
Chain saws
Chain-saw
mills
Larger saw mills
Planer
Tractor
Labor and contracting
savvy
Part
Two: Logs, Foundations and Building Sites
Timbers and Materials
Your logs
Logging your own land
Preservatives
The
New Homestead
Starting work
Clearing the site
Temporary electricity
Taking delivery of a kit
Building
the Foundation
A solid support
Foundation types
Subcontracting
the foundation
Staking out the house
Batter boards
Excavating footings
and foundation
Building foundations
Making the pour
Perimeter footings
and foundations
Pouring the foundation
Stone-faced concrete foundations
Concrete block foundations
Waterproofing the wall
Foundation drains
Insulating the basement
Pouring basement floors
Sill anchors
Chimney footings
Part
three: House Raising and Finish Work
House Raising: First Logs
A good start
Sill logs
Corner joints
Joists
Floor openings
Termite control
Flooring
Walls
The new walls
Round logs with chinking
Chinkless round logs without
splines
Round logs with spline
Logs with flat surfaces
Handling
logs
Plumbing walls
Lining up logs
Securing the logs
Door and
window openings
Second
Stories
A floor above
Open cathedral framing
Log floor joists
Dimension floor and ceiling joists
Upper story walls
Lofts
Roof
Framing
Logs or lumber?
Dimension stock framing
Roof venting
and circulation
Soffits and cornices
Skylights
Insulating
Roofing
Covering the top
Decking
Roof covering
Flashing
Gutters
Doors
and Windows
Opening on the world
Door and window framing
Making
doors
Making windows
Installing prefabricated door and window units
Shutters
Stairs
The right steps
Planning your stairway
Building the stairs
Finishing
the Interior
Starting on the inside
Finishing the logs
Ceiling
coverings
Partition walls
Finish flooring
Insulation
Cabinetmaking
and Millwork
The
new inside
Cabinets
Closets
Trimming out
Decks,
Porches and Balconies
Outside space
Decks
Balconies
Railings
Porches
Steps and stairs
Landscaping
Part
Four: Extraordinary Log Styles
Hewed and Square-Milled Log
Yesterday
and today
Hewed
log homes
Other
Log Styles
Many choices
Stockade (vertical) log walls
Post and
beam
Piece-en-piece
Slab walls
Cordwood
Part
Five: Heat and Utilities
Solar Heated Log Houses
Sun houses
Passive solar
Active solar systems
Greenhouses
Water
and Septic Systems
Pure water
Contractor-dug wells
Pumps
Driven wells
Dug wells
Drilling your own well
Cisterns
Well
house
Springs
Testing your water source
Developing a spring
A spring house
Using stream, lake, or pond water
Water disposal
Septic tanks
Lagoons
Privy
Composting toilet
Plumbing
Concerns unique to log homes
Codes
Planning
Discharge
systems
Materials
Sizes
Installing the pressure-system water supply
Fittings
Finishing
Water closets
Sinks and lavatories
Tubs
Insulating the pipes
Wiring
and Lighting
Turning on the power
Understanding
electricity
Grounding and safety
The code
Materials
Planning
Installation
Lighting
Point-of-use water heaters
Be
Your Own Power Company
On your own
Generators
Wind power
Water power
DC current
Heating
With Wood
Home and hearth
Which woods to use
Wood stoves and
installation
Fireplaces
Fireplace inserts
HAHSA
Coal
Wood and multi-fuel furnaces
Part
Six: Log Home Kits and Schools
Kit Built Homes
Right from the box
Wood
Whole logs or cut logs?
Log shapes
Corner joints
Solar
Types of home packages
Building
a Kit Home
Starting out
Taking delivery and unloading
Technical
assistance
Getting started with the walls
Electrical considerations
Windows and doors
The roof
Interior finishing
Log Home Building Schools
Appendix:
Sources for Materials and Information
Tools
Doors and windows
Interior finishing products
Prefabricated kitchen and vanity units
Plumbing
Heating and cooling
Alternate energy
Log home kits, plans, and
blueprints
Log building schools
Index