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How To Select Pine Log Siding For Your Home
Real wood log siding is a fabulous alternative to full log construction or synthetic log siding. Its natural beauty and charm are difficult to match for a log home, log cabin, or business building. It is readily available, affordable compared to full logs, and is a sustainable product.
To select pine log siding, first choose a profile like quarter log, half log, or premier D-log, then focus on quality by ensuring the wood is properly kiln-dried and hand-inspected for defects. Opt for tongue-and-groove with the end-matching design for faster and easier installation. Look for options like pre-finished siding, a corner system, and matching trims to fit your budget and aesthetic.
Select The Pine Log Siding Profile
Once you have drawn the plans for your dream log siding home, you should select the siding profile. The three favorites are quarter log, half log, and premier log, and all three are available in a smooth, unfinished surface, hand-hewn surface, or pre-finished surface.
Quarter-Log: Offers a more subtle rustic look with a flatter curvature, ideal for a less dramatic effect or interior walls. It comes in 2x6 and 2x8 sizes. Its firm ¼” tongue and groove ensures a lock-tight design on the sides and ends of each piece. Quarter Log Siding is 1.5″ thick at the center of the siding piece.
Half-Log: Provides a full, rounded log appearance and is the most popular choice for striking a balance between a robust look and ease of installation. Its bold 3×6 and 3×8 sizes are a perfect combination of appearance and price for your prized log home. The strong ½” tongue and grooves create a solid fit on all sides and ends of the logs.
Premier D-Log: A deeper, more substantial profile that is larger than quarter log and half log options. It provides the deepest profile and the most authentic look for a true log home. Enjoy either a 3×8 or 3×10 size on the exterior and interior of your log home.
Hand-Hewn Log: Enjoy the best of both worlds with the authentic charm and historical old-time look of hand-hewn logs and the effectiveness of modern manufacturing. Everyone will think this siding was created with an axe or adze tool by hand because it is so realistic looking. Likewise, modern processing creates tighter joints than making them by hand.
Prioritize Material Quality
High-quality building materials are defined by their durability, performance, and sustainability, meaning they are built to last, perform well over time, and have minimal environmental impact. They resist wear, corrosion, moisture, and extreme weather, which reduces the need for frequent repairs and maintenance. High-quality materials also often provide benefits, such as energy efficiency, structural integrity, and meet industry standards for safety and longevity.
In case you did not know, high-quality pine log siding is available online at fair prices. You can order wood siding that has the correct moisture content for stability and proper staining. High-quality also guarantees each piece is hand-inspected and free of major defects, such as loose knots or cracks. The siding should be properly milled with the tongue-and-groove, end-matching design that creates tight, strong, and professional-looking seams.
“Real wood log siding is a fabulous alternative to full log construction or synthetic log siding.”
Consider Your Budget And Matching Accessories
A significant consideration is the overall cost of a new log siding home. The log siding and matching accessories are part of that overall cost. The beauty of pine log siding is that it is attached and secured to conventional log siding. Here’s what you do not spend money on that saves a bundle of money:
- Large full logs that are expensive.
- Specialized log home builders and work crews.
- Significant material transportation costs.
- A crane and crane operator.
- Logs that settle and open gaps in joints.
The real cost of pine log siding and matching accessories consists of the log profile, unfinished, pre-finished, or hand-hewn siding, the type of corner system, log trim profile, log fasteners, the brand and type of stain, labor, and transportation of materials. Unfinished siding is less expensive than pre-finished siding, but requires more labor and staining costs.
Log Corners, Log Trims, And Stain
After selecting the log profile, you need to choose the log corner system, trims, stain, and quantities of each. The favorite log corner systems include vertical, butt-n-pass, and saddle notch. Each provides a different style and appearance to enhance your building plan.
Log trims for windows, doors, and around corners are easy to match the siding profile you select. 2x6 and 3x4 trims go well with quarter log siding. 3x6 and 4x4 trims look good with half log siding. 4x4 and 4x6 trims match up well with premier d-log siding
Durable exterior wood stain brands include Seal-Once, Sundance, Perma-Chink, Sashco, Capture, and WeatherSeal. Favorite interior stains are Perma-Chink, Lifeline, Colorfast, and Symphony.
Our log siding experts will guide you through selecting the log siding, corners, trims, and stains that are right for your building plans. We look forward to hearing from you.
