How does oak compare with pine and cedar as a log home wood?
A. Oak has many advantages over pine in log home construction: Oak is naturally durable and insect resistant without chemicals. It is much stronger, allowing header logs and floor beams to span greater lengths. Oak does not season check as severely as pine. Screws or fasteners will not pull through an Oak log. Oak cuts cleaner and wont splinter or tear when it is cut like Pine and Cedar. Oak is easier to maintain. Oak has a very narrow sap wood ring. This assures that your logs are solid heartwood and there is no sap wood exposed to the elements.
