On the other hand, the butt-and-pass method has no vulnerable notches for rot to start in, and all the pieces are so shiscabobbed together with rebar that there is no settling. These log homes have to be carefully engineered with hidden spaces above doors and windows, so that the logs can settle without destroying the openings. Also, traditional log houses tend to "settle" over time, potentially wreaking havoc with doors and windows. For instance, the traditional scribing and notching immediately weakens the logs at the joints and creates vulnerable places for moisture and rot to set in. Structurally, there are many advantages to the butt-and-pass method versus original log-building techniques. The final product is even stronger than a scribed and notched log home. With the butt-and-pass method, you use a big electric drill, lots of cheap reinforcing bar (otherwise known as "rebar"), and a sledge hammer to pin the logs together with essentially no scribing, no notching, and no close fitting. Today there are inexpensive modern materials available that greatly simplify the process of log building so you can put up a house with very little in the way of skill, time, or money. Fortunately you do not have to become a master craftsman to be able to build a high-quality log structure in relatively little time. But few people in today's world have the necessary craftsmanship background nor the requisite amount of time it takes to learn this art form. Some methods included scribing and fitting the entire length of every log. The logs had to be notched because it was the only way to tie the pieces together as a stable structure. Those techniques required skill and time to carefully scribe and notch the ends to fit together. Traditional methods of log-building have been passed down from a time when people went out into the woods and built cabins with little more than an ax, a saw, and an adz. Building a Passive Solar Stone and Log Homeīy Thomas J. We utilized Skip Ellsworth's exceptionally easy butt-and-pass method to build our log walls, as detailed in Living Homes: Stone Masonry, Log, and Strawbale Construction. Our own house is built of stone downstairs, with a log upper story. The cozy log cabin shown here was photographed in eastern Montana. It is hard to beat the rustic appeal of a log cabin or a log house. Build your own low-cost, earth-friendly, high-efficiency home!īuilding Methods | Construction Articles | Building Schools | Tom's Books & Videos
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