Is a half-log or solid-log home more energy and cost efficient?
Absolutely our half-log (Thermal-Log™) building system is more energy efficient. At Wisconsin Log Homes we use a half-log building system with an air-tight insulated core wall instead of a solid-log system, which more than doubles the energy efficiency and insulating value of our homes. With our half-log system, all log-wall settling is eliminated which also eliminates any unanticipated future maintenance or warrantee issues. The R-value of wood is basically 1.30 per each inch of wood. So a 10-inch thick solid-log wall would be equivalent to an R-13 value. When you consider the seam of each stacked log being about 4 to 5-inches thick, the R-factor at this seam is reduced to an R-value of only 6.5. Our Thermal-Log™ system provides over R-35, which proves to be extremely higher in performance than any solid-log construction system in the industry. *R-value: The efficiency of insulation; the higher the R-value, the greater the insulation. To learn more about our Thermal-Log™ Building Syst
Absolutely our half-log (Thermal-Log™) building system is more energy efficient. At Wisconsin Log Homes we use a half-log building system with an air-tight insulated core wall instead of a solid-log system, which more than doubles the energy efficiency and insulating value of our homes. With our half-log system, all log-wall settling is eliminated which also eliminates any unanticipated future maintenance or warrantee issues. The R-value of wood is basically 1.30 per each inch of wood. So a 10-inch thick solid-log wall would be equivalent to an R-13 value. When you consider the seam of each stacked log being about 4 to 5-inches thick, the R-factor at this seam is reduced to an R-value of only 6.5. Our Thermal-Log™ system provides over R-45, which proves to be extremely higher in performance than any solid-log construction system in the industry. *R-value: The efficiency of insulation; the higher the R-value, the greater the insulation. To learn more about our Thermal-Log™ Building Syst
