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

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