| Today's log homes are built for strength, durability, | | | | air dried, green, or standing-dead (not kiln-dried) logs |
| energy efficiency, and, of course, unique beauty. To | | | | is expected to settle as much as three inches per |
| provide all of these benefits, the logs should be milled | | | | eight feet of wall height. Instructions are given to the |
| or hand cut have a tight fit during construction and | | | | homeowner as to how to adjust the walls with |
| kiln-dried to reduce moisture content, remove mold | | | | jacks, bolts and other mechanisms every few years. |
| and fungi, kill any insects, and stabilize the wood. | | | | Doors may stick, floors may become unleveled, and |
| All wood gives off moisture until there is an | | | | roofs may sag. This is what can be the case with log |
| equilibrium reached within the cells of the wood. As | | | | homes built with logs containing a high moisture |
| this equilibrium is reached, the dimensions of the log | | | | content. True kiln-drying eliminates these problems |
| will change (the logs will shrink). A log home built from | | | | and the need for the adjustments. |