LOG CABINS
The material we use for building log cabins is premium-quality dry pine timber of various cross-sections.
The choice of material depends on the construction site to ensure the best integration into the surroundings, as well as the local climate conditions.
We offer pine planks in the following options:
– Rectangular cross-section with a thickness ranging from 25 mm to 70 mm
– Half-logs with a thickness of 25-70 mm
Due to its structure, pine wood meets the requirements for durability and structural strength,
while also ensuring high standards of thermal insulation for exterior walls.
Its exceptional insulation properties can be illustrated with an example:
A 25 cm thick brick wall, plastered on both the exterior and interior, which is common in individual residential construction,
can be replaced with a 7 cm thick wall made of pinewood while maintaining the same thermal conductivity coefficient.
Pinewood also possesses other qualities essential for a healthy and comfortable living environment.
Due to its structure, pine is a resinous wood, which naturally prevents the presence of any pests.
Additionally, as a pure natural material, it emits enzymes beneficial to humans, making it particularly suitable for people prone to allergies.
The natural structure and color of the wood create a pleasant aroma and a warm, cozy atmosphere.
Its diffusion and absorption properties support the air purification process, with the added benefit that wood does not emit harmful radioactive rays.
Building wooden houses and structures is considered dry construction, allowing for faster move-in times.
Meanwhile, the quattro-system corner jointing of planks and longitudinal grooves provide elastic strength to the structure, making it particularly suitable for earthquake-prone areas.
Learn more about wooden houses and their advantages.
If you’re interested in interior design, check out the log cabin interiors.
For more details on the quality and thermal insulation properties of wood, you can read the research here.
Drying of Sawn Timber Used for Log Cabin Construction
After the sawmill processing, we dry the timber assortments both naturally and artificially. Beams for load-bearing elements of mezzanine structures, rafters for roof construction, and prisms for the cabin framework are naturally dried. For this purpose, we use specially designed shelters where we dry them to a moisture content of 18% ±2%. Other timber assortments, such as 24 mm and 48 mm boards for wall and interior roof cladding, as well as flooring (22 mm thick shipdeck-style flooring for ground floors and classic 32 mm thick flooring for mezzanine floors), are artificially dried to a moisture content of 12% ±2% after natural pre-drying.
Final Finish of the Log Cabin
After the process of natural and artificial drying of sawmill assortments, we perform the final processing at the finishing plant of s.z.t.r. “Jasen” Han-Pogled. Using modern machines, after preparing the elements in the cutting department, we carry out four-sided planing on a specialized Swedish-made four-sided planer. This process results in a finished log cabin element in a single technological pass, with a cross-sectional profile of 12 x 4.5 cm, available in two possible profiles:
a) The first profile is an attractive half-log, featuring a pronounced curvature on the exterior side and a flat surface on the interior. The lateral edges of the half-log include a tongue on one side and a groove on the other.
b) The second profile is rectangular in shape, with both interior and exterior flat surfaces, and features two grooves on one side and two tongues on the other lateral edge. Beams, as load-bearing elements of the inter-floor structure, are also processed on all four sides, with a specific visible profile on the exposed side. The beams used for the roof structure’s supporting elements undergo four-sided processing, with a longitudinal profile applied to the visible side.
The flooring, with a thickness of 32 mm, is made of pine planks for both floors and ceilings in inter-floor structures. On the underside (ceiling side), we create a visible connection between the floorboards, enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the entire floor surface.
The ship deck flooring is made from 22 mm thick tongue-and-groove planks and is installed on ground-level floor surfaces. All other elements (studs, battens, baseboards, braces, etc.) undergo four-sided planing, with longitudinal profiling on the visible sides in an appropriate profile.
Surface Treatment
We deliver log cabins with or without surface treatment, depending on the customer’s preference. We recommend a triple-layer wood protection system using transparent coatings, which includes:
a) The first coating is an impregnation agent that provides deep wood protection. This agent penetrates up to 2 cm into the anatomical structures of pine wood (tracheae and tracheids), ensuring proper impregnation—commonly referred to as tanning—thus preventing moisture absorption from the environment.
b) The second coating is a transparent glaze that enhances the natural wood texture. Various shades are available, ranging from colorless (code 1), pine (code 2), to dark rosewood color (code 98).
c) The third coating is a lacquer glaze, providing a final protective layer that results in a polished surface.
This three-step protection system ensures reliable resistance to environmental influences such as sun, rain, and humidity, as well as protection against insects, mold, and fungi.
