DIY DIY-4, Construction Manual

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Section
4
Assembling Your Stockade Log System
4.1 Install Base Course to Foundation (Details L-1-RR & RF) ..... 4-4
Base Course to Subfloor .................................................... 4-4
4.2 Window & Door Bucks (Details L-40 & L-41) ....................... 4-7
Installing Door Bucks ........................................................ 4-8
4.3 Install Wall Courses ................................................................. 4-9
Keep Walls and Corners Plumb ......................................... 4-9
Installing Window Bucks ................................................ 4-10
Stacking Identical Logs ................................................... 4-10
4.4 Second Floor Girder Installation ............................................ 4-11
4.5 Second Floor Beams .............................................................. 4-12
4.6 Temporary Second Floor Decking ......................................... 4-12
4.7
Log Gable Ends ...................................................................... 4-13
How to Install Log Gable Ends ....................................... 4-13
Cutting Log Gable Ends (Detail L-30) ............................ 4-13
Installing Log Siding over Non-Heated Areas
4.8 Installing Doors and Windows (Details L-40; L-41) ............. 4-14
Preparations ..................................................................... 4-14
Installing the Window or Door ........................................ 4-14
Exterior Doors ................................................................. 4-16
4.9
Electrical Considerations ....................................................... 4-17
4.10
Log Caulking (Interior & Exterior) ........................................ 4-18
Applying Caulk ................................................................ 4-18
4.11
Exterior & Interior Wood Preservative .................................. 4-21
Exterior Wood Preservative Application ......................... 4-21
Interior Wood Preservative Application .......................... 4-22
Additional Suggestions .................................................... 4-22