CONSTRUCTION

A Custom Handcrafted Log Home

The construction last in average two months.

The spruce logs get harvested.
After they get delivered to the log yard, we debark them with draw knives. After a short drying time, the kambium layer of the logs will be removed with draw knives also. This is being done for a lighter and brighter look (fine peeling). Rough spots and knots are getting sanded and the logs treated against UV and water damage.
We are building with the overscribe technique on lateral grooves (visible gap between lower logs) the weight of the upper structure will cause the gap to shrink and maintain a tight corner notch. A stress relief kerf is cut on top of every log to promote controlled checking. A mortise and tennon is being used on log connections.

We are using the new saddle compression notch. This corner notch is superior to others in maintaining a tight fit. The lateral grooves are coped to reduce splitting.

However – it’s also possible to prebuild in a log yard and deliver the finished logs to your site.

When the building is completed in a log yard, the logs get numbered, loaded on trucks and delivered to your foundation.


The reassembling of the structure takes two to five days, dependent on the size of the building.

Indoor frame wall detalis with attachment to the log walls in the gallery No. 10.
Rafter system visible in gallery No. 8.

Windows, electric outlets and splines for interior frame walls are cut out during the reassembling time on your site. On customer request, we are building interior log walls too.

Romano Conzett Log Homes is a specialized log building company - we build the log structure only up to the roof, with posts and beams or trusses. We also build custom stairways, log signs, picnic tables, benches, log water fountains, or planters.

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