Question what is the r-value of the logs? As an old carpenter who has seen different building systems I personally have never been a fan of log homes. Having seen to many people who have not been happy after the home has been built. Most of the time the people who build them are the owners themselves who think the homes go together like the old Lincoln Log toys.
I am impressed by the accuracy and the engineering that goes into the logs. When I watch guys go at it with chainsaws and axes -- it looks rustic, but not very precise. This product is precise.
Sorry to pop your bubble, but wood is organic, it changes with the seasons. Get it wet, it swells, so precise is silly when thinking of wood products. When there is no rain, it dries, so you have expansion and contraction, up to 15%. Timber frame joinery accommodates that, not logs under compression. Think of Tudor, the waddle and daub in between. They used different materials like reeds and branches woven for the waddle, the daub was horse dung, dirt and lime, maybe some horsehair. That was the filler between the framing members. Search Tudor built in the 1500s, some still around, looks atrocious, twisted and warped. The wood outside is always black, and that is not paint, that is fungus.
My comment had nothing to do with expansion. They were about accuracy and precision. I am assuming you’re not an engineer. ALL building products expand and contract with heat,cold, humidity and dryness, even composite deck boards show a difference during seasons. That is why most construction products are tested in weather labs. If you are trying to make a point that axes and chainsaws are more accurate than a digitally engineered board from a factory, you have failed.
@@raicebannon1936 Maybe you have trouble reading, I am an engineer, Civil/ structural engineer. All material expands and contracts, water the opposite of most. Combine that with the organic nature, susceptible to bugs, fungus, mold, and cellular rot. Deck boards made of wood have the same problem. Concrete does not if the crete is aerated, the water has a means to migrate to micro-bubbles for the expansion. But the crete itself contracts in cold, the wood will swell because of the moisture content. Axes and chainsaws have nothing to do with what I was talking about, goes to your problem reading what I wrote. No matter how precise you build something with wood, leave it exposed to the weather and it will rot, warp, check, twist, and swell when it rains, shrink when not. The sun does a number on it too, destroys the cellular composition with UV rays. So then read it again, I said if the foundation is off because of that, then everything else will have that compound error.
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This is so amazing, I am so thankful to have come across this video, i believe this is going to be life changing for me! All I've ever wanted in life was to own my own home and for once I feel like it's actually within reach! Thank you I'll definitely be contacting y'all very soon. Do you offer financing or anything? Or is it strictly cash only? How does that work? Like a car loan? Sorry very curious.. It Would be nice to know how all that works I'm sure hoping that there is a video for that as well fingers crossed. So excited seeing this video thank you for sharing it with the world(me).
Всё равно это бурки будет один из самых холодных домов, массив дерева не логично применять в строительстве без утепления... Лучше каркасное строение + утепление, в три раза будет теплее.
I’ve built four log homes and the tongue and groove ALWAYS had the tongue facing upwards so not to leave any possibility of water laying in a groove. Just like installing t&g siding.. tongue up… groove down… why are yours different? I’ve also built hundreds of conventionally framed homes using the “GO-BOLT” system. I realize this is being used for compression too help keep tight joints during settling… That said… There’s no better tie down system available for hurricane uplift etc… I’m currently looking for a log package for a small cabin 20x30… I’ll check you guys out today.
I would like to know how many trees it took to build this house and how many trees were replanted. The meaning of the question is better understood by asking how many trees are necessary to build a house for 1,000, 100,000 or 1,000,000 families, and how many trees should be replanted now to compensate for the loss of trees cut.
Enjoyed the video with lots of great information and viewer comments. My dream is to build the Okanagan plan on our land someday. Do you have build videos for that design ? Ty
I like how everything is thought of beforehand and provided in the kit oh, I'm not sure if the sealant is provided and not like the caulking I mean yet pre-planning is very important and they have done an excellent job of it I really like this company has how they have done their homework and have planned so excellently. I like this Alesso I would like to have a little bit larger log home.
curious to see how much this one is. Just looked at some with a $325k turnkey price or $80k shell. For just a shell of rough cut you can buy a fully finished double widebut mobile homes are garbage these days.
hey smart guy engineer what is that for if it does not lock into a secure foundation component and point all you are doing is making the wall itself one stronger in itself below the floor and in the ground itself structural ? re -enforcement think look at it think walk away think get angry think some more be real angry i noticed it then fix it be angry some more if it helps then are you ready thank GOD that you were made aware the enemy was not going to say a word but i serve our Lord so you have to see him about the bill oh he all ready paid it at cavalry say thank you Jesus now and share cause i am sure you are aware an engineer can cost some bucks so donate some of what you would have spent to angels of East Africa remember the Machine Gun Preacher Story make it happen look it up then stand in faith and unity like he did Amen amen ?
I used to build log homes for a living and we did everything by hand, which was hard! This still looks like hard, professional work but damn it's amazing how they've figured out ways to be easier on their body's while still making beautiful homes. I'm actually in awe
