Log Cabin
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Log cabins were built from logs horizontally and interlocked on the ends with notches. Others were built without notches and simply nailed together.
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Log cabins were constructed with either a purlin roof structure or a rafter roof structure.
Purlin roof- horizontal logs that are notched into the gable-logs.
Rafter roof- a beam that supports the roof of a building.
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Historians believe that the very first log cabin was built in North America in the Swedish colony.
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A flat stone was place at each corner of the log cabin to give the cabin a firm foundation.
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The doors to log cabins were usually built facing the south. This allowed the sun to shine into the log cabin all day long.
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One man working by himself could built a small cabin in just a few weeks.
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Most log cabin were simple 1 room buildings where the entire family would live.
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Log cabins are found especially in wooded areas, where the construction material is easily at hand. And they are easy to built.
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Cottages and hunting cabins are still used today and they are made of logs. But log cabins are more common in Eastern Central Europe.
Photo by Miguel Virkkunen Carvalho
