Giles Ranch
Construction Details
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Pre-drilled electrical wiring and throughbolt holes found
in all log wall systems. Gaskets in log corners provide additional sealant. |
Stone veneer used to cover exposed foundation walls.
Logs are designed for smooth transition to stone. Crawl space ventilation
required per code. |
Throughbolts used to align log walls. Large
compression springs at top help keep corners tight and the wall in tension for greater
stability and energy efficiency. |
Interior partition walls must be constructed with double
top plate to allow for shrinkage and settling.
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Interior partition is stepped around hewn second floor
joist.
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Windows anchored to 2x jamb on either side. Jamb is
designed to allow walls to shrink and settle without affecting the window.
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Custom Cedar Porch Posts used to support porch roof.
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Electrical wiring is run horizontally in chink space for
greater flexibility and access.
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Electrical boxes notched out and anchored in log in this
example of Timberlake construction.
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Double top plate of interior partition is lag bolted to
built up roof system -- still allowing for shrinkage and settling.
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Where chink space width allows, switches are anchored in
chinking of this Timberlake example.
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Random width vertical tongue and groove Eastern White
Pine used to seal up access to throughbolts above top log and below interior roof decking.
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The stress-skin wall panels are "furred out" on
the back side of Timber Frame to allow for installation of interior drywall after frame
and panels are installed.
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Double top plate of interior first floor partition
modified for tapered floor beam.
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2x4 interior partition anchored to log wall with lag
bolts and spacers -- still allowing the logs to shrink and settle without moving the
partition.
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Interior chink space is sealed up with rigid foam
insulation in the Timberlake example after wiring is installed and inspected.
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Electrical switch notched out and anchored to log wall in
the Timberlake example.
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Kolbe Sundance Garden Window with adjustable interior
shelf installed over kitchen sink for additional light and to grow herbs and spices.
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Load bearing blocks used during log wall construction to
transfer loading around windows and doors and down to the foundation.
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