Building your Log Cabin: Working with Flooring and Rafter

Building your Log Cabin: Working with Flooring and RafterConnectionsGirders are used to support concentrated weight. Sometimes theyappear at the outer edge of the building in pier foundationwork. More often they are at some mid-point of a joist span. Theuse of girders permits joist members to be smaller.In most cases the girders are made up of several2-or-3-inch-thick members supported on piers. Solid memberswould be better but are harder to handle and aren't alwaysreadily available.Each cabin

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