Technical Guides
We understand that you may have a variety of questions about building and maintaining your log home. Below is compilation a number of technical guides relevant to many of the questions log home owners or builders can encounter. These guides have been authored by leading industry associations, engineers, and log home specialist manufacturers.
- Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA)
- Siding Installation Information
- Application of Exterior Wood Finishes
- Exudation of Pitch
- Patterns of Eastern White Pine
- Eastern White Pine Technical Facts
- NeLMA 2017 Grading Rules, Section 6: Beams & Stringers, Posts and Timbers
- NAHB Log & Timber Homes Council
- The Energy Performance of Log Homes
- Preservation and Maintenance of Log Structures
- Appraising Log Homes
- Fire Performance of Log Walls
- LTHC Log Grading Program
- Log Homes Council Green Building White Paper
- Prevention of Air and Water Infiltration: A Systems Approach
- Tech Note: Controlling Carpenter Bees
- Tech Note: Fasteners for Log Homes
- Tech Note: Sound Transmission and Log Walls
- Tech Note: Termite Prevention and Control
- International Codes Council
- 2017 ICC 400 Standard on the Design and Construction of Log Structures
- American Wood Council (AWC)
- Plank and Beam Framing for Residential Buildings - Wood Construction Data
- Tongue and Groove Roof Decking - Wood Construction Data
- EPS Industry Alliance
- Physical Properties of EPS - ASTM C578
- Expanded Polystyrene & R-Values
- Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Flame Retardants Bulletin
- "Plastics Take Improvement to the Wall - R-Value Not the Whole Story" Article
- Technical Bulletin: EPS Roofing Solutions
- International Log Builders' Association
- Exterior Finishes for Log Homes
- Fire Resistance of Log Walls
- Glossary of Log Building Terms
- Thermal Properties of Log Homes
- Rob Pickett and Associates
- DOE Warms Up to Thermal Mass in Log Walls
- Sashco
- "Keeping the Dream Alive" Log Home Maintenance Guide
- Log Home Inspection Guide
- Preventing Blisters in Chinking Material
- Do-It-Yourself Chink Paint
- Softwood Export Council
- Douglas Fir
- Eastern White Pine from the USA
- Guide to American Softwood Species
- Ponderosa Pine
- Softwoods of the Western USA
- Western Hem-Fir
- Western Softwood Species and Grades
- Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association
- Cypress Siding Installation Guidelines
- Physical Properties of Cypress and Other Common Species
- Sikkens Proluxe
-
Sikkens Proluxe "Color Your Home" Website
-
Sikkens Proluxe University Product Training Manual
- Southern Forest Products Association
- Guide to Southern Pine Flooring
- Southern Pine Patterns: Profiles, Sizes, Finishing
- Facts About Blued Pine
- Timber Products Inspection
- TP Log Program Technical Guide
- USDA Forest Products Laboratory
- Bald Cypress...An American Wood
- Clear Exterior Finishes - Finding the Balance Between Aesthetics and Durability
- Exterior Wood in the South - Selection, Finishes, Applications
- Finishes for Wood Decks
- Paint, Stain, Varnish, or Preservative? It's Your Choice
- Protecting Log Cabins
- Wood Handbook, Chapter 16: Finishing of Wood
- Selection and Application of Exterior Stains for Wood
- U.S. National Park Service
- The Preservation and Repair of Historic Log Buildings
- West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau (WCLIB)
- Maximum Span Recommended Calculator for Wood Joists and Rafters
- Allowable Properties for Dimension Lumber - Domestic Species (Design Values)
- Standard Patterns for Softwood Lumber
- Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (WRCLA)
- Growth, Properties, and Uses of Western Red Cedar
- How to Finish Western Red Cedar
- How to Install Western Red Cedar Siding
- How to Specify Western Red Cedar
- Western Red Cedar - Go Green
- Western Red Cedar Designer Handbook
- Western Red Cedar Quick Facts
- 8 Reasons Why Western Red Cedar is the Right Choice
- Why Your Home Deserves Real Cedar
- Five W's of WRCLA
- Take the Cedar Challenge
- Installing Western Red Cedar Siding over Rigid Foam Sheathing
- WRCLA Standard Dry Patterns
- Western Wood Products Association (WWPA)
- Natural Wood Siding; Selection, Installation & Finishing
- Western Lumber Product Use Manual
- WWPA Western Lumber Species Marketing Categories
- WWPA Standard Patterns
- Physical Properties of Beam Loads Illustrated
- Tech Notes: Design Load Tables for Solid-Sawn Lumber Beams and Headers
- Tech Notes: Design Load Tables for Wood Columns (Posts)
- Western Lumber - The Original Green Building Product
- Tech Notes: California Fire Standards and Exterior Wood Products
- AWC California Building Material Listings
