Logs for cabin advice

[Voodoo]

I’m looking at building a small log cabin, are there any places in Texas that sell these or kits, would like cedar if possible.

They don’t have to be the kind that are fitted either, I’m good with like an 8x8 square timber or beam. I was gonna bolt them together with 1/8th rubber mat between.

Thanks

[White Falcon]

Check Satterwhite, they might have a small kit.

[Voodoo]

They do

[Gumbo Man]

Is rubber mat commonly used between the logs? 1/8” thick seems awful thin. But I’ve never built a log cabin.

[Slew]

Buy polymer logs or cypress. Log homes weren’t meant to be built in the south. Expect a lot of maintenance.

[Slew]

Or have the roof and porches cover the entire log portion to protect it from the sun and weather.

[Pedernal]

There used to be a place near the Boerne area that sold log cabin kits. That was a good while back and I have zero info on their name.

[Ætheling]

Go cob.


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[Ætheling]

For what its worth there are quite a few log cabin structures in the “first” established counties if TX. Walker has a ton that pre date Texas being part of the US and they are all white oak.


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[Voodoo]

Is rubber mat commonly used between the logs? 1/8” thick seems awful thin. But I’ve never built a log cabin.

Just a weather seal for flat beams when I bolt it together. Its just my idea and I’ll live with it.

[Voodoo]

Buy polymer logs or cypress. Log homes weren’t meant to be built in the south. Expect a lot of maintenance.

A good coat of the proper log stain/seal, overhanging roof, and some bug spray goes a long way. It will outlive me.

[D u s t y]

There was a mill south of Longview that we bought from many years ago. We ended up building a 3500 square foot home from back around 2000. Make sure you keep them stained and sealed every few years and good big treatment. We just used a mastic of sorts it’s been so long I don’t remember. Came in a huge tube in the grooves. Drilled and placed pins threw the logs at each level

[oneeye]

I can't help with a log source but when I built a cabin out of squared off logs, I used sill seal between the logs. Works great.

[Voodoo]

I can't help with a log source but when I built a cabin out of squared off logs, I used sill seal between the logs. Works great.

Thats still a consideration but I was looking at a material that would be the toughest.

[wytex]

Southland makes log cabin kits.

Rubber between will pull water in there, use insulation and caulk.
Spouse's family has a huge log house and they have had to replace about 2 full logs since 1985. They have it stained and sealed as needed by some guys from Pennsylvania I think it is, they do the log replacement when needed too. Best guys they could find anywhere to do the work and know what they are doing. The logs were from Montana though, Doug fir logs.

Some places make log wall kits from squared off logs, you stack them in sections.