Logs Get Too Heavy to Lift During the Build

Once the log wall height hit 6′ 5″ as in the photo below I was no longer able to assist in raising and placing them as the next tier.

Thankfully the few areas we had to work on were not utilizing full 16 foot long logs (weighing over 300 pounds).

Most of the work in building our log home over the next few days involved shorter, pre-measured lengths leaving adequate room for the large windows that would later be installed. For this reason we continued building around the home and waited for stronger help to arrive (next weekend) to place the last two courses.

Even the shorter logs can be a challenge though! Measuring twice, cutting once is imperative and likely the reason we had over a full lift of 16 foot logs left over at the end of the build. If you are as cautious, anti-waste, and cost-aware as Eric is when he’s building any structure this may also be your experience. Check with your lumber yard, log home dealer or mill to see if they will credit you for returning the extras.

Freymond Lumber in Bancroft, Ontario, Canada was our supplier and provided delivery of milled logs to our building site. As long as the logs had not been uncovered (not exposed to rain and UV rays) and had remained on the lift (not sitting on the ground and potentially rotting) they were happy to credit our account for a full lift of milled lumber. I cannot say enough positive about Freymond Lumber - they have helped, delivered, provided quotes and estimates, always exercised care and caution when on site, forever friendly, and provided excellent product at an excellent price.

As you know we are not experienced builders of log homes, but Freymond’s treated us with respect and shared many valuable building tips whenever we entered their offices.

Finally, here is a video showing you our progress to date (July 23rd) inside and outside of our custom log home.