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Log Package Contents

Review log package contents for an Honest Abe designed and milled log home or log cabin custom made and shipped directly from our family-owned plant since 1979.

Subfloor System

  1.  Foundation – By Owner
  2.  Treated Sill with Termite Shield & Sill Seal
  3.  Joists, 2″x10″ @ 16″O/C
  4.  Double Header
  5.  Subfloor Girder
  6.  Subfloor Decking, ¾” Advantech
  7. Subfloor Adhesive

    Log Wall System

    1.  Log Walls, includes all fastener, caulking, gaskets, etc.
    2.  Window & Door Rough Opening Frames
    3. Exterior Finish
    4. Borate Wood Preservative

    Second Floor System

    1. Support Post, 8”x8”
    2. Ceiling Beam Girder, 8”x12”
    3. Ceiling Beams, 4”x8”
    4. Header
    5. Tongue & Groove Decking, 2″x6″

    Porch and Deck System

    1. Porch/Deck Pier – by owner
    2. Porch/Deck Framing, 2”x8” treated
    3. Decking – 5/4”, treated
    4. Porch Post/Plate/Angle Braces, 6″x6″
    5. Porch Rafter, 4″x6″
    6. Porch Rafter Decking, 2″x6″ T&G
    7. Porch Rails, 2”x4”, and Spindles, 2”x2”

    Window and Door Units

    1. Insulated, Double Hung, Tilt-Sash Wood Windows
    2. Insulated, Wood Grained, Fiberglass Doors
    3. Exterior Cedar Trim, 1”x5”
    4. Interior Pine Trim, 1”x5”
    5. Screens
    6. Fixed Glass Units

     

    Interior System

    1. Partition Framing
    2. Stair Stringers, 2″x12″
    3. Stair Treads, 2″x10″
    4. Pine Baseboard/Ceiling/Interior Door Trim, 1″x5
    5. Interior Doors

    Optional Items

    (not included in standard package)

    1. Tongue for interior walls, 1″x6″
    2. Clad Windows
    3. Engineered I-Joist or Floor Truss
    4. Heavy-Timber Stair Package
    5. Lap Siding
    6. Board & Batten Siding

     

    What are you responsible for during your custom home build?

    Roof Systems

    Heavy Timber

    • Heavy Timber Rafters, 4″x8″
    • Heavy Timber Ridgepole, 3″x12″
    • Collar Ties, 4″x8″
    • Tongue & Groove Decking 2″x6″
    • Insulation, R40
    • Sheathing, 7/16 OSB
    • Synthetic Felt
    • Cedar Fascia
    • Trim
    • Gable End Framing, 2″x4″
    • Gable “Dormer” End Sheathing, 7/16 OSB
    • House Wrap
    • Exterior Log Siding
    • Soffit Vents
    • Interior Gable Siding

    Conv. Rafter Roof

    • Conventional Rafters, 2″x10″
    • Conventional Ridgepole, 2″x12″
    • Exposed Timber Collar Ties, 4″x8″
    • Tongue & Groove Ceiling, 1″x6″
    • Sheathing, 7/16″ OSB
    • Synthetic Felt
    • Cedar Fascia
    • Trim
    • Gable End “Dromer” Framing, 2″x4″
    • Gable End Sheathing, 7/16″ OSB
    • House Wrap
    • Exterior Log Siding
    • Soffit & Framing
    • Soffit/Vents
    • Interior Gable Siding

    Conventional Truss

    • Roof Trusses
    • Tongue & Groove Ceiling, 1″x6″
    • Soffit Framing
    • Soffit/Vents
    • Sheathing, 7/16″ OSB
    • Synthetic Felt
    • Cedar Fascia
    • Trim
    • Gable End Framing, 2″x4″
    • Gable End Sheathing, 7/16″ OSB
    • Exterior Log Siding
    • Interior Gable Siding
    • House Wrap