Rob entered the log home industry just as the Log Homes Council was being formed.  The Council has supported and fulfilled many of the efforts over the years.  Rob has contributed to many of the documents posted on their website.

Log & Timber Homes Council White Papers and Tech Notes

This page contains articles pertaining to the following aspects of log building.

  • Care & Maintenance of Log Homes
  • Fire Resistance of Log Walls
  • Moisture Content and Settling
  • Structural Considerations
  • Thermal Performance
  • Visual Stress Grading of Logs

Avoiding Termites

by | April 27, 2009 | Building Performance, Care & Maintenance | 0 Comments

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Seasonal Home Maintenance

by | September 1, 2007 | Care & Maintenance | 0 Comments

Log Homes Illustrated, 9/2007 [pdf-embedder url="http://robpickett.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/0907-LOGOLOGY-RP.pdf"]   Open PDF Full-Page
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Fire Resistance of Log Walls

by | September 1, 2008 | Fire Resistance | 0 Comments

Wood Design Focus, Fall 2008 [pdf-embedder url="http://robpickett.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WDF-Fall-2008-Fire-Resistance-of-Log-Walls.pdf"]   Open PDF Full-Page
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Understanding and Dealing with Settlement

by | April 1, 2007 | Moisture Content and Settling | 0 Comments

Log Homes Illustrated, April 2007 [pdf-embedder url="http://robpickett.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/0407-LOGOLOGY-AC.pdf"]   Open PDF Full-View
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Drying Time

by | March 1, 2007 | Moisture Content and Settling | 0 Comments

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All You Need to Know About the Water in Wood

by | November 1, 2006 | Moisture Content and Settling | 0 Comments

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Log Fastening Solutions – Part 2

by | June 1, 2009 | Structual Considerations | 0 Comments

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Log Fastening Solutions – Part 1

by | April 29, 2009 | Structual Considerations | 0 Comments

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Hold Everything — Fasteners in Log Construction

by | May 1, 2008 | Structual Considerations | 0 Comments

Log Homes Illustrated, May 2008 [pdf-embedder url="http://robpickett.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/0508-LOGOLOGY-AC.pdf"]   Open PDF Full-Page
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Fasteners Turn Logs into Walls

by | April 1, 2008 | Structual Considerations | 0 Comments

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The Value of Structural Design

by | May 1, 2007 | Structual Considerations | 0 Comments

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How to Choose a Roof System

by | September 1, 2006 | All About Logs, Structual Considerations | 0 Comments

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‘Green’ Log Mansion in Black Mountain

by | July 19, 2015 | American Log Home Heritage, Thermal Performance | 0 Comments

Read the citizen-times.com story here  
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Energy Upgrades for Existing Log Homes

by | July 4, 2015 | Thermal Performance | 0 Comments

See this article and more posted at http://loghomes.org/energy-upgrades-for-existing-log-homes/. [pdf-embedder url="http://robpickett.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Energy-Upgrades.pdf"]   Open PDF Full-Page
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Yukon to Exempt Log Homes from Energy Efficiency Rules

by | January 16, 2015 | Thermal Performance | 0 Comments

Yukon News, by Jacqueline Ronson, January 16, 2015 [pdf-embedder url="http://robpickett.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Yukon-Energy-Code-for-Log-Walls.pdf"]   Open PDF Full-Page
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Implications of Current and Future Canadian and US Energy Codes on Log Home Construction

by | January 1, 2013 | Thermal Performance | 0 Comments

FPInnovations Technology Profile, January 2013 [pdf-embedder url="http://robpickett.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/TP2013-Log-homes.pdf"]   Open PDF Full-Page
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DOE Warms Up to Thermal Mass in Log Walls

by | June 21, 2009 | Thermal Performance | 0 Comments

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Log Homes Are Naturally Energy Efficient

by | July 1, 2007 | Thermal Performance | 0 Comments

Log Homes Illustrated, July 2007 [pdf-embedder url="http://robpickett.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/0707-LOGOLOGY-RP.pdf"]   Open PDF Full-Page
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Officials Calling from Minimum Width of Logs

by | July 1, 2004 | Thermal Performance | 0 Comments

Building Systems Magazine, July 2004 [pdf-embedder url="http://robpickett.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Officials-Calling-for-Minimum-Width-Logs-BSM.pdf"]   Open PDF Full-Page
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Log & Timber Homes Council Log Grading Program

by | February 1, 2015 | Visual Stress Grading of Logs | 0 Comments

The Log Homes Council retained Steven Winter Associates in the late 1970’s to establish a standard for the visual stress grading of non-rectangular timbers used in log construction. The result was ASTM D3957. With that the standard and accreditation by the National...
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Heart of the Matter

by | July 1, 2008 | Visual Stress Grading of Logs | 0 Comments

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Making the Grade

by | October 1, 2006 | Visual Stress Grading of Logs | 0 Comments

Log Homes Illustrated, October 2006 [pdf-embedder url="http://robpickett.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1006-LOGOLOGY-Making-the-Grade-EJB.pdf"]   Open PDF Full-Page
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