Log Cabins- weather tight

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When dreaming about your log cabin, your visions do not include drafts that can blow out a candle, bugs that won’t stay on the outside of the house, and scars on your logs left from the electrician endeavouring  to install your electric boxes. There have been many developments over the past 20 years to help improve the energy efficiency and the quality of log homes. Log homes are actually capable of up to 20% + more energy efficiency that standard construction homes, but only if they are constructed in a precise and ‘snug’ manner. How is this achieved? Through purchasing fully pre cut pre numbered log cabin kits. A weather tight package can reduce your log cabin construction headaches and give you a more professional looking finished product.

Some features that are good to look for are finger joinery in the butt joints, electric box holes and wire holes pre drilled, and gable flashing on the top of the log walls and over the windows.