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I think a important factor to the longevity of a log structure is a good roof, roof overhang and foundation. I have friends that dismantle and relocate old hewn log cabins. These were generally built...

here's a cabin I built back in 1984. It's 16 by 12 feet, the logs were dragged up with a mule. The logs are southern yellow pine. It's set on flat rock piers. A floor system was nailed into the...

I helped build a 20 by 40 foot cabin from red cedar.The base was piers laid up fro flat stones. A fireplace was built in the center with the fireplace opening on one side and a wood cookstove on the...

just a opinion only. Building cordwood on top of a log wall seems like a bad idea. The reason being is that even dry logs settle so that would effect the cordwood stability. Many of the log cabins...

here's a link to cabin building article along with a you tube video. The fella running the class is from the tv series The mountain men.

http://alaskatrappers.org/cabin_building_workshop.html

I don't know about permits. The one I built years ago was in a area that didn't require permits at the time. The cabin I built recently fell under a agriculture exemption.

I built a cabin from southern yellow pine 25 plus years ago. A few years ago I checked it out and it was holding up good. It is built on piers and has a generous roof overhang. I've seen cabins built...

Thanks for the comments Crash.

here's some photos of chinking a log wall.


here's the log wall prepped for chinking. The cracks are stuffed with fiberglass and then strips of plasterers mesh is nailed in place with roofing...

Volnomuvolya, Nice photos, I find log structures very interesting. There is some posts on piterhunt forum of a dugout cabiin built in the forest. all very interesting.

I had a tornado come through and knock some trees down. I built the shed with those logs, after the walls were up I powered washed the bark off. I don't plan on chinking. It's a storage shed to keep...

I like the idea of a sticky, it seems that I've posted photos of a few cabins a few different times. I don't mind but it seems a sticky would be simpler.

other than a few pole barns made from...

I built it with green logs, I've built a few green log cabins. After the roof was put on I let it dry and settle while I worked on the floor system. It sat and settled for a summer. I started the...

I cut all the logs myself. Dragged them out with a yamaha rhino and a old homemade tractor, mostly the rhino though. I'm not sure how many logs, probably 80 or so. Before the tin and foam roof I had...

I have a couple timber carriers but I worked alone so wasn't beneficial to me. Years ago I cut a piece off the canthook because I needed a piece of hardwood to form a lead joint during my journeymans...

here's the tool I used less the chainsaw. from left canthook, scribe, log dog, axe, and a big hammer. I could have gotten by using the axe instead of the hammer but felt it was wiser to be climbing...

tips and tricks. I like to keep the bottom log up off the ground at least 18 inches if possible. If not possible use rot resistant wood like cedar for the first course or two. A generous overhang is...