Quoting: cabinman
I was just told an idea of making your own glulam logs. Take three two by eights and stack them side by side. Then take the middle one and make it an inch higher. You then have a 4.5 inch thick giant tongue and groove. Glue them together with marine adhesive 5200, like construction adhesive but completely waterproof. Make up a bunch and you have insulation, siding, interior, moisture barrier, framing, etc. All in one. Seems expensive at first, but it's super cheap in the long run. And don't worry about doug fir rotting, doug fir is used for boat hulls. Just don't let it touch the ground and wick up water.
Build up a bunch of glulam tongue and groove logs one day, then stack them together the next. As you glue them together just use galvanized finish nails, because the glue will hold everything together. If you don't believe me, try pulling two boards apart that have been glued together with the marine adhesive, you destroy the boards. A friend made all the logs in 5 hours one day, (already had stemwall built) and the next day framed, glued, and screwd the whole 12 x 16 cabin together in six hours. If you don't have floor joists for the longer span, you have to to a little shear wall brake, like you see every 8 ft of a ban abode so your walls don't bow out in the middle( they would only do this if you had a roof with no ridge, causeing horizontal thrust as the rafter weighs down.
Again, just put three 2x8's together, and raise the middle one 1" higher. Then you have the tongue on top, and a void on bottom. Scarf 1/8 inch off middle one's tongue so you have room for glue so the outside 2x8's set down all the way on each consecutive course.
Remember, crown up and out. Meaning always put the crowns in your boards facing up and out.
On your top two courses at the front, run a ten foot long and then 12 then 14 foot, to cantilever a porch out the front.
Jeremy
Quoting: cabinman
It would look like this if you used 2x6's to make up your logs and then did a 3/8 round router on the edge of each board. see how there is an arched cantilever to make the front overhang? it's just longer logs.
Also, once your all framed, go on craigslist to find cheap windows. Bring the windows home, then use figure out where you want them. Draw the dimensions and cut out the holes with a sharp chainsaw. Use marine spar varnish or sichens stain on the exterior. Seriously, you could frame and roof the thing for 3000 or so.
