Proper Log Cabins

Proper Log Cabins

HOW TO BUILD a TRUE LOG CABIN

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Proper Log Cabins

Dick Proenneke building a Log Cabin in Alaska.

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Log Cabin or Log Home

There is a big difference between a Log Cabin and a Log Home. At some point in your life a Log Cabin may be your only home, but if it is a true Cabin it will be rather small compared to the average American Home. Also remember that if built in a location with sufficient space a Log Cabin can be expanded by adding on additional rooms and thereby turned into a Log Home. One way to accomplish this is to build a small Log Cabin first and then when time permits build a second small log cabin next to it and roof over the area in-between to create a 'fox-trot' or 'American Saddle-bags Log Cabin'. As a general rule of thumb keep your Cabins small. Ten by fourteen feet on the inside measurements is a good size for two pioneers or a husband and wife. This is a comfortable and easily built size, and can be added onto later if time and need arises. If simply a part time camp and a true hide-away it can be built even smaller. If for a family with children you will need to build an additional room as soon as possible. For a 10 foot by 14 foot Log Cabin you will need Logs cut 13 foot and Logs cut 17 foot long, averaging about 1 foot in diameter at the stump end of the log. This gives you an average of 3 feet for where the logs overlap in a saddle joint, or 18 inches at each end of the log.

Round Half-Circle Saddle Notches in Cabin Logs

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