Home for the Holidays The ability to have a custom-designed home is one of the primary reasons that our clients choose to work with Expedition Log Homes. Our customers come to us with the desire to have their log home fit their lifestyle, family and friends. Holidays and milestone events will be spent at the […]
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One of the best, and easiest ways (especially in a full log structure) to add more thermal resistance (r-value) to a structure is to increase it in the foundation level. Typically, the majority of a foundation wall is going to be under ground, so by adding more insulation to the outside of the wall, we
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Now that we’ve gotten our wall and roof assemblies together and insulated them, it’s time to seal the home and apply the air and vapor retarders. Air and vapor retarders are sometimes referred to as air and vapor “barriers”. This can be a misleading term as they do not block air or moisture 100%. There
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Insulation is a key player in the creation of the thermal envelope, and will be the focus of discussion for part two of this series. For half log construction, the thermal envelope does not differ from the thermal envelope of a conventionally framed home. Notice in graphic “A”, the continuous outline created by the insulation.
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You have probably heard much talk lately regarding the energy performance of homes across the nation. Designers and builders alike face increasing challenges achieving compliance with the ever changing energy codes. We currently have the technology and knowledge at out disposal to not only conform to the energy codes for new construction, but in
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