Log Siding And Sitting Snow

2x8 white pine d log siding storage prior to application.

Log siding and sitting snow. Click to add item meadow valley 4 1 2 x 9 wisconsin white pine hewn coped full half log siding to the compare list. We re happy to help you choose your species size and texture. Available in eastern white pine western red cedar ponderosa pine southern yellow pine. Please call for more information.

Log siding for that log home look or matching siding for gables dormers etc. Compare click to add item meadow valley 4 1 2 x 9 wisconsin white pine hewn coped full half log siding to the compare list. If one of your major goals is building that dream log cabin now is the time to get started. We offer the highest quality log home siding in a variety of species including white pine yellow pine and western red cedar.

Our log siding is manufactured by our craftsmen in michigan and with your easy installation in mind. Saddle notches special notches 5 00 7 00 each hand hewn 75 to 1 75 lf depending on log size. And there s no slowing the trend in sight. We offer a wide variety of siding profiles including d log siding chink style siding bevel siding confederate v siding drop siding as well as popular shiplap siding.

Here we share 14 building tips to keep your home warm and wonderful year round. On the inside corners a 2x2 could be used nail the 2x2 into the corner first and then butt the log siding up to it make sure your 2x2 is kiln dried as well climatize the siding and all trims for the same amount of time quot climatize means getting your wood products into the rooms where you will be installing so it will adjust to the interior moisture and humidity in the air the wood trims. It is best to store the siding flat and off the ground with a vapor barrier so that moisture is not absorbed through the bottom boards of the stack. The melting snow will insinuate into the tiny checks and cracks in the wood finding its way behind the finish.

Lodgepole pine engelmann spruce doug fir eastern white pine white cedar red cedar. You can save thousands of dollars and many hours of back breaking labor by constructing it with log siding instead of full round logs. From sizing to color to texture when you want to buy log siding you have a lot to consider. This constant wetting may rehydrate the finish which will dramatically dilute it and the finish will move so deep into the wood that it will look like it has completely worn off sometimes.

14 tips for building a log home in snow country when the weather outside is frightful the most important thing is to have a strong structure around you especially if you re building a log home in one of the country s chillier climates. We can advise you on your siding colors with our popular pre finishing or pre staining. Hewing is available for many of our siding.