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Assembling Your Stockade Log System

4.1

Install Base Course to Foundation (Details L-1-RR & RF) ..... 4-4

Base Course to Subfloor .................................................... 4-4

4.2

Window & Door Bucks (Details L-40 & L-41) ....................... 4-7

Installing Door Bucks ........................................................ 4-8

4.3

Install Wall Courses ................................................................. 4-9

Keep Walls and Corners Plumb ......................................... 4-9

Installing Window Bucks ................................................ 4-10

Stacking Identical Logs ................................................... 4-10

4.4

Second Floor Girder Installation ............................................ 4-11

4.5

Second Floor Beams .............................................................. 4-12

4.6

Temporary Second Floor Decking ......................................... 4-12

Log Gable Ends ...................................................................... 4-13

4.7

How to Install Log Gable Ends ....................................... 4-13

Cutting Log Gable Ends (Detail L-30) ............................ 4-13

Installing Log Siding over Non-Heated Areas

4.8

Installing Doors and Windows (Details L-40; L-41) ............. 4-14

Preparations ..................................................................... 4-14

Installing the Window or Door ........................................ 4-14

Exterior Doors ................................................................. 4-16

Electrical Considerations ....................................................... 4-17

4.9

Log Caulking (Interior & Exterior) ........................................ 4-18

4.10

Applying Caulk ................................................................ 4-18

Exterior & Interior Wood Preservative .................................. 4-21

4.11

Exterior Wood Preservative Application ......................... 4-21

Interior Wood Preservative Application .......................... 4-22

Additional Suggestions .................................................... 4-22

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Section Assembling Your Stockade Log System Install Base Course to Foundation (Details L-1-RR & RF) ..4-4 Base Course to Subfloor ............ 4-4 Window & Door Bucks (Details L-40 & L-41) ....... 4-7 Installing Door Bucks ............4-8 Install Wall Courses ..............4-9 Keep Walls and Corners Plumb .........
Page 3 IMPORTANT! choices. Each style requires slightly different starting and log erection Please follow directions techniques. The style discussed here will be DIY's stockade style log home. carefully. Time spent in careful preparation will Log placement STACK ELEVATIONS AND ASSEMBLY OVERLAYS (Fig.
Page 4: Install Base Course To Foundation (Details L-1-Rr & Rf)
Check the length of buck headers to be sure they are cut to the exact width of the door opening. (See Section 4.2 on page 4-8 after the First Course: “Install Door Bucks”). © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC...
Page 5 (Detail L-6, Pg. 4-36). The log overhang should be uniform all around the perimeter (see Fig. 4-3). Figure 4-5 Applying Sealant © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC...
Page 6 Clean away sawdust, fill 1/4 to 1/3 with caulk, and hand press dowel pins Figure 4-4 Drilling at Butt into each hole so that the top of the dowel is slightly lower than the top of the Joint for Dowel Pin logs (Detail L-6, Pg. 4-34). © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC...
Page 7: Window & Door Bucks (Details L-40 & L-41)
Window & Door Bucks (Details L-40, L-41 & L-75) DIY furnishes lumber for window and door bucks. Bucks are noted on the shipping list and should be located before starting log wall assembly. Most buck...
Page 8: Installing Door Bucks
All log ends butting up to window and door bucks also require two log hogs into log below at each course to keep the wall in proper alignment. Figure 4-8 Typical buck installation with braces © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC...
Page 9: Install Wall Courses
NOTE: Be sure door and window openings do not change measurement over succeeding courses. Opening must be square and plumb. Figure 4-9 Checking Plumb © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC...
Page 10: Installing Window Bucks
“grow,” causing opening heights to differ slightly.Keep courses LEVEL as you go. Make any necessary height corrections with each course; don’t allow errors to accumulate. © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-10...
Page 11: Second Floor Girder Installation
"come-a-long" can be used to pull it back in. Make sure all LogHog™ until you are ready to fasteners are installed tightly so lintels can’t shift. Add fasteners if finish your porch. necessary to insure positive connection. © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-11...
Page 12: Second Floor Beams
It is common practice to use the roof sheathing (decking) as a temporary working surface over the second floor beam system. This also makes it available for easy placement on the roof after roof framing is complete. © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-12...
Page 13: Log Gable Ends
Construct gable ends after completing log walls, double lintels and beam Setting up scaffolding system. DIY Log Cabins typically include full log gables to the ceiling line. is common practice for For example, a cathedral ceiling where the ceiling follows the slope of the building log gable rafters (or scissor truss) would have a log gable full height.
Page 14: Installing Doors And Windows (Details L-40; L-41)
Use a 10d galvanized finish nail to fasten through the face of the window and into the window buck. Be careful not to damage trim face with hammer. (Countersink all nail heads.) © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-14...
Page 15 5. Carefully apply a continuous bead of caulk to weatherproof around all exterior window trim AND along the top of the drip cap/kerf per window and door installation details. © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-15...
Page 16: Exterior Doors
Fill any voids and gaps around shims as described for windows BEFORE installing wood trim. 2. Nail through door casing into door buck using 10d galvanized finish nails. Countersink all nail heads to complete installation. © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-16...
Page 17: Electrical Considerations
Your final set of plans includes an electrical layout. Be sure to have your Don't cut corners electrician review these and follow the layout. All DIY Log Cabins have flat- here! All electrical faced or grooved base logs to facilitate electrical installation. For flat-faced base installation should logs attach two spacer strips and finish with a baseboard (Fig.
Page 18: Log Caulking (Interior & Exterior)
DIY’s standard caulking is tan and has been selected to match DIY’s natural Make sure the log wood tones. Apply it to all horizontal and vertical seams to include butt joints, surface is free from around windows and doors, and at the kerf for flashing over openings, etc.
Page 19 5. Take care to insure a good and complete seal between logs. Try to maintain a continuous and consistent bead. Avoid touching the caulk surface for at least two hours. © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-19...
Page 20 8. When finished, clean all tools with soap and water. Seal and store cartridges when not in use. Figure 4-16 Caulking a Stockade Corner Log Figure 4-17 Tooling the caulk in a Stockade Corner © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-20...
Page 21: 4.11 Exterior & Interior Wood Preservative
Exterior Wood Preservative Application surfaces. DIY recommends coating the exterior of the house with an exterior wood finish upon the completion of construction, or within one hundred and twenty (120) days after delivery of materials, whichever comes first. Try to use all of the material provided on logs that are as dry as possible (allow 72 hours after power washing walls or after a driving rain).
Page 22: Interior Wood Preservative Application
(See section 8 on Maintenance) Your exterior wood preservative can be tinted to a wide range of natural wood tone colors. All DIY homes are provided with Honey 2000, which is a standard honey type color. Congratulations! This completes the exterior of your DIY Log Cabin! ©...
Page 25 DIY Log Cabins Construction Manual Detail L-30-TYP Log Gable End Cut at Roofline © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-25...
Page 27 DIY Log Cabins Construction Manual Detail L-41-RR Typical Door Opening in Log Wall © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-27...
Page 31 DIY Log Cabins Construction Manual Detail L-55-RR Second Floor Beam System at Framed Gable End Wall © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-31...
Page 32 4 Stockade Assembly Detail L-55-RF Second Floor Beam System at Framed Gable End Wall © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-32...
Page 36 4 Stockade Assembly Detail L-79-RR Typical Stockade Jack Detail for Interior Frame Wall © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-36...
Page 37 DIY Log Cabins Construction Manual Detail L-75-RR Typical Stockade Window / Door Buck Detail © 2019 DIY Log Cabins, LLC 4-37...

DIY -4 Construction Manual

Install Base Course to Foundation (Details L-1-RR & RF)

Window & Door Bucks (Details L-40 & L-41)

Install Wall Courses

Second Floor Girder Installation

Second Floor Beams

Temporary Second Floor Decking

Log Gable Ends

Installing Doors and Windows (Details L-40; L-41)

Electrical Considerations

Log Caulking (Interior & Exterior)

4.11 Exterior & Interior Wood Preservative

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