The Tar River Log Homes (Daily Log Home Term)

Air-dried Logs: The method of allowing logs to dry naturally over an extended period, allowing moisture to escape naturally. Logs are considered air-dried when they have been dried in producers’ yards or warehouses for 12 months or more.
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The Tar River Log Homes (Daily Log Home Term)

Wood Preservative: Specialized finish formulated to protect wood from the deteriorating effects of wind, rain, sunlight, and attacks by fungus, mold, mildew and insects.
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The Tar River Log Homes (Daily Log Home Term)

Thermal Resistance: The insulating value of a material. Usually expressed as an R-value, resistance varies among wood species and depends on the density and other qualities of the wood.
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The Tar River Log Homes (Daily Log Home Term)

Thermal Mass: A property of wood that slows the transfer of heat through a log wall due to the high heat retention capacity of the wall mass.
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The Tar River Log Homes (Daily Log Home Term)

Log Grading: Evaluation of logs Manufactured to a set of specific standards developed to ensure safe and sound construction. In the log home industry, grading is based on standards provided by the Log Home Council of the National Association of Home Builders or a third party, private timber inspection firm. It is important to note that grading standards refer to the structural characteristics of logs and not their appearance. Graded logs are usually stamped or marked by the grader in a specific location at the time of milling.
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The Tar River Log Homes (Daily Log Home Terms)

Linear Footage Logs: Logs that are delivered to a home construction site without pre-cutting of the logs to specific length.
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The Daily Tar River Log Homes (Log Home Term Of The Day)

Kiln-Dried: Logs that are force-dried in a kiln to approximately 19 percent moisture content. The logs are subjected to heat and humidity in stages to both dry them, set the pitch and help reduce shrinkage.
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The Tar River Log Homes (Daily Log Home Term)

Gable: The triangular shaped wall at the top of the log wall up to the roof peak. This can be made with logs, log siding or a siding of your choice. If the gable has a large number windows, it is advised to frame the gable and apply siding.
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The Tar River Log Homes (Daily Log Home Term)

Fastener: The hardware used to connect, anchor or mount timbers or logs - Screws, bolts, spikes, dowels.
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The Tar River Log Homes (Daily Log Home Term)

Drip Edge: A lip or protrusion milled on the lower outside edge of logs that forces rainwater to drain down the exterior face of a log wall and past the seams between logs.
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Collar Ties

Collar Tie: Horizontal board or beam between opposing rafters to provide protection against wind uplift, installed in the upper third of the rafters.
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Pre Cut Saddle Notch Corners

Saddle-Notch: This corner system is also known as saddle cope or round notch. They get their name form the saddle shaped notch cut into the bottom of each log. This notch on the bottom of the top log straddles the top of the log coming from the perpendicular wall. Both logs then extend past the corner, evenly.
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Pre Cut Dovetail Corners

Corner Styles Dovetail: This corner system is used mainly with square or rectangular logs. The end of each log is cut to produce a fan-shaped wedge. As the logs are stacked the ends of one wall’s logs lock into the perpendicular logs. (we offer dovetails on D logs as well)
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Chinking

Chinking: Sealant material used on log homes designed to resemble mortar but remains soft and pliable to keep up with the movement of the logs. Chinking is mainly used in large horizontal joints and is designed to stand out from the logs. Modern synthetic chinking, manufactured to look like traditional chinking, and is similar to Continue reading "Chinking"
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Chinking

Chinking: Sealant material used on log homes designed to resemble mortar but remains soft and pliable to keep up with the movement of the logs. Chinking is mainly used in large horizontal joints and is designed to stand out from the logs. Modern synthetic chinking, manufactured to look like traditional chinking, and is similar to Continue reading "Chinking"
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Chinking

Chinking: Sealant material used on log homes designed to resemble mortar but remains soft and pliable to keep up with the movement of the logs. Chinking is mainly used in large horizontal joints and is designed to stand out from the logs. Modern synthetic chinking, manufactured to look like traditional chinking, and is similar to Continue reading "Chinking"
http://tarriverloghomes.com/logcabinzone/2017/02/01/chinking-19/

Chinking

Chinking: Sealant material used on log homes designed to resemble mortar but remains soft and pliable to keep up with the movement of the logs. Chinking is mainly used in large horizontal joints and is designed to stand out from the logs. Modern synthetic chinking, manufactured to look like traditional chinking, and is similar to Continue reading "Chinking"
http://tarriverloghomes.com/logcabinzone/2017/02/01/chinking-18/

Chinking

Chinking: Sealant material used on log homes designed to resemble mortar but remains soft and pliable to keep up with the movement of the logs. Chinking is mainly used in large horizontal joints and is designed to stand out from the logs. Modern synthetic chinking, manufactured to look like traditional chinking, and is similar to Continue reading "Chinking"
http://tarriverloghomes.com/logcabinzone/2017/02/01/chinking-17/

Chinking

Chinking: Sealant material used on log homes designed to resemble mortar but remains soft and pliable to keep up with the movement of the logs. Chinking is mainly used in large horizontal joints and is designed to stand out from the logs. Modern synthetic chinking, manufactured to look like traditional chinking, and is similar to Continue reading "Chinking"
http://tarriverloghomes.com/logcabinzone/2017/02/01/chinking-16/

Chinking

Chinking: Sealant material used on log homes designed to resemble mortar but remains soft and pliable to keep up with the movement of the logs. Chinking is mainly used in large horizontal joints and is designed to stand out from the logs. Modern synthetic chinking, manufactured to look like traditional chinking, and is similar to Continue reading "Chinking"
http://tarriverloghomes.com/logcabinzone/2017/02/01/chinking-15/