Vertical log building and method for constructing the same

A vertical log building comprising:

• a foundation having a floor plate being attached along an upper portion of the foundation;
• a plurality of wall structures being secured to the foundation, with each of the wall structures being formed of a plurality of vertically oriented logs disposed side by side and a plurality of corner logs and one of the vertical logs joining to one of the corner logs;
• the plurality of vertically oriented logs each having a ceiling end and a floor end, each of the logs having two sides with each side having a pair of slots therein, each of the plurality of vertical logs having an L-shaped notch at the floor end and the ceiling end for allowing each vertical log to have an inner side, the L-shaped notch of the floor end being secured to the floor plate;
• the corner logs coupling each wall structure having a floor end and a ceiling end, each corner log having a frontal area with a plurality of slots therein, the plurality of slots forming two outer slots and two inner slots, the floor end and the ceiling end of each corner log having a generally V-shaped notch therein, the V-shaped notch of the floor end being attached to the floor plate;
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• a plurality of planks being positionable within the slots of the vertical logs for formation of at least one of the plurality of wall structures, and positionable within the inner and outer slots of each corner log for joining of the wall structures at each corner log.

A method of constructing a vertical log building comprising the following steps:

• forming a foundation and attaching a floor plate thereto with a plurality of anchor bolts;
• gathering a plurality of short logs having a diameter of about 8 to 12 inches, a plurality of beams, and a plurality of finishing boards;
• separating the logs into vertical wall logs and corner logs, the vertical wall logs and the corner logs each having a floor end and a ceiling end;
• a first milling of each vertical wall log for placing a pair of longitudinal slots within each side of the vertical wall logs, and a first milling of each corner log for placing a pair of inner slots and a pair of outer slots within a frontal area thereof;
• a second milling of each vertical wall log for cutting the floor end and the ceiling end to form a L-shaped notch therein, and second milling of each corner log for cutting the floor end and the ceiling end to form a V-shaped notch therein;
• a third milling of some of the vertical wall logs for reducing a length for formation of a window opening therein a wall structure being formed by the plurality of the vertical wall logs;
• staining the plurality of logs and sealing the plurality of logs;
• sliding a plank within each inner slot and each outer slot of the pair of inner and outer slots of each corner log, each plank protruding slightly from each slot;
• sliding a plank within the pair of slots on one side of the vertical logs and leaving the pair of slots on another side of the vertical logs open, each plank protruding slightly from each slot;
• raising each corner log onto the foundation, with a crane having a mounted boat winch attached thereto, for fastening the corner log onto the floor plate to stand vertical the foundation;
• raising one of the vertical logs onto the foundation, with the crane, for interlocking with the corner log by sliding the open slots of the vertical log over the planks of the corner logs, and attaching the one vertical log onto the floor plate to stand vertical the foundation;
• raising another of the vertical logs onto the foundation, with the crane, for interlocking with the one vertical log by sliding the open slots of the vertical log over the planks of the one vertical log, attaching another vertical log onto the floor plate to stand vertical the foundation, and repeating this until at least one vertical wall of the vertical log building being formed;
• fastening the vertical logs and the corner logs to the floor plate of the foundation with a lag bolt threadedly engaging the floor end of each vertical log and corner log;
• proportionately fastening the plurality of beams along a horizontal with a lag bolt, onto a respective one of the vertical logs, and fastening a plurality of ceiling boards to an upper side of the beams;
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• attaching a plurality of finishing boards between the plurality of beams fastened to the vertical logs, the finishing boards capable of concealing lag bolts.