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Very good explanation . Thank you .

So basically dont build a log cabin

Good considerations. I think one of the huge advantages of mass wall log homes is that they avoid the wall cavity issues of traditional stick frame homes (timber frame as well). Timber frame homes are obviously very beautiful, but they effectively utilize the same commercial materials of stick frame homes, it's just the framing is different (i.e. sheeting/drywall, etc). . You still have wall cavities, if you have a water issue you end up with mold, you end up with poor air quality. It is not discussed often enough how poor the air quality is in modern houses, or houses built the last hundred years, and all the madness around sealed houses is making it worse. All that to say, he's making sound arguments, and they are worth considering

Great advice, thank you Sir.

Curious to how different oaks shrink. Red oak has ventricles perpendicular to the length versus white oak that are parallel.

The best would for timber fraiming is the pines that lose it needles each year .

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Thanks.

It sounds like a lot of the "no" species would only really be problematic when fresh. If you have properly aged timbers, do the same negatives still apply?

Traditional homes 50 years? Look in Europe where you can find buildings from 1800-1900 etc. I would say a properly made house lasts at least 100 years.

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Thank you for the wonderful video and sharing your knowledge with us.

Always has to be a Negative Nancy telling you his gripes.

Unique presentation for house design.

Ugly house over-all. Not impressed with redo, alot of monet spent with no real improvement. Whats with the goofy timberframe over the small garage door? Balance???? So you changed color and removed brick and changed roof and new timberframe porches for not much gain. Sorry 😞

what about white ash

I just want the outside to look like a cabin

My entire state feels wrong 😑 and I’m not talking my mental state either im talking about what state I actually live in

This was excellent. I'm glad you mentioned oak. In my area, we have primarily oak and I plan to use my sawmill to cut timbers for my shop. The question I have is, you mentioned cutting green, what if the whole logs were cured for a year and then cut. It's difficult to get that many cut and then do all the construction before they cure. So what if we let the curing happen first then cut based on the checking?

White oak in the UK gets so hard after 500 years you need a masonry drill bit to hang a picture, he didn't mention Larch, doesn't the US have Larch?

It seems that you don’t know the log cabins problems !!!!!!!

Lived on a ranch in Wyoming. Main lodge was hybrid and outbuildings for ranch hands were pure log. This gentleman described it perfectly. If I were to do it again I’d go hybrid.

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After buying a 2 1/2 acre lot , I saw a log house and thought these are AWESOME . While researching log companies and different kits and sizes . I also talked to people that owned log houses and they told me about the issues you mentioned . I eventually picked a conventional "stick construction " house but when I watch the series YELLOWSTONE , I usually say , now that house IS AWESOME ! The more we are informed , the better decisions we make 👍. You gave 100% true facts .

Just buy an old cabin 😂 and fix it up… One time then done 🎉

Such unique perspective. I appreciate this thank you!

So many things identified in this video have been at the back of my mind over the years, this brings that front and center. Thanks for the clarity!

The log package salesman didn't tell me that the finished product was going to cost 3X the cost of the log package..was lucky to find this out before I got too deep into this project..still ended up with a huge loss.

Oregonian here! My Dad was a logger and I am a carpenter…. I knew you were going to put Doug Fir near the Top! I will say spruce and Hemlock are great for interior finish work

I was told the cost to insure log cabins is mush greater than a stick built house.

Important details here. Thank you. I’m not an architect, but my father and both grandfathers were. They used to talk like this around the dinner table.

The front entrance to the house had me feeling a range of emotions at one time😊 👍

Why are you not using an oil based stain?

I own one, I use Cabot oil, every 5 years I repaint, 1100 soft, central colon has a cement base, never have to adjust. 😊

So, you list some "drawbacks" of log-homes, which I believe is full of hyperbole & misinformation. "Dimensional Lumber" construction "shrinks" as well. It's the nature of wood! It's a hygroscopic material, that takes-on the characteristics of the surrounding climate. Excepting some "laminated & impregnated" wood, this is well understood. Man has been making structures from wood for countless millennia. Wood is not alone in it's susceptibility to water damage; adobe, wattle & daub, brick, concrete, steel...can all be "damaged" by water. Besides it's purpose to keep water & other elements out of actual living spaces, a "roof" with very generous eves, can mitigate elemental damage to exterior surfaces. As for 'inflexibility", this affects ALL interior spaces, no matter it's construction materials... Various "Floor Plans" should always be considered by architects, builders & end-users. Built-in limitations are inherent with any & all interior walls/spaces...save perhaps a completely "open" interior plan("barn" style, which is "not for everyone's fancy"!). There are many ways to mitigate the "need" for "chinking" between log courses, such as: milling a flat surface with a built-in keyway, is available. "Chinking" is not at all difficult to do. Since the "discovery" of mud, man has "chinked"! As for 'R-Value", heavily promoted by Owens Corning since 1938(coinciding with its invention of Fiberglass Insulation!and not actually "discovered" by Everett Schuman), "Mass" is a great insulator for any construction material...wood not being an exception. I've experienced several log homes that used 3'-5' diameter logs, "stacked" only 3-high, that were warm - comfortable in Sub-Zero winter temperatures with only an efficient fireplace or wood stove as a heat source. "Log Homes" should be designed & located in an environment that suits it, i.e. in a place where it aesthetically "fits-in"(NOT in the middle of Suburbia or "Downtown"!). Again, "shrinkage" is a built-in given, whenever wood is used. It doesn't matter if the wood is in a "round form", or 90°-four sided form.

Interesting

My dream is a couple hundred acres in the mountains to build a house on. I don’t plan on building a log cabin house but I do want a log cabin workshop.

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All good information and it would even be better without the music hahaha... I'm building mine out of Doug fir and yellow cedar and both are lovely woods to work with. When I mill the logs I cut my beams 3/4 inch thicker than they need to be and trow them back onto the mill some months after to remove the crown or inevitable twist. This helps especially if you can't avoid including a bit of heart wood.

Are you retarded?

Bro didn't you murder some girl in NY?

I have one it’s great 👍

White pine is amazing for timber framing

What about hardwood like coconut wood?

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Lol it sounds like your completely exhausted just thinking about log cabins 😅

What are your thoughts on E-log homes ? Maybe a pro and cons of the type of wood they use, I only ask because of how meticulous the last pro and con videos I saw of you guys, anyways thanks

Canvas prep on point!

Great mix of modern and traditional

Yes, R value is not the greatest with lumber but what this guy fell tho mention is that lumber also is extremely good at retaining heat, which is huge in this type of construction. Traditionnal ways of building a log home is not very effective, a good woodmill will do wonders for cutting the top and bottom of your logs, which increase stability, insulation and solidify the structure as well. It is also important to realize the difference in between a log cabin and log home, I guarantee you that the random dude on youtube who builds a log cabin from scratch in the traditional ways will not have the same quality at the end than the log home professional builder. Honestly check out Golden Eagle Log homes youtube channel, you'll see for yourself what quality log homes look like.