Foundations for Log Homes

During the blueprint stage, one of the items that should get attention from the clients in consideration of their log home is the foundation. This is always one item we pay a great deal of attention to, as solid footings and a foundation need to be addressed from the begining of the design process. The engineer determines all of the load bearing requirements so that the footings are built to the correct dimensions and that the foundation walls are of the correct thickness. The options for foundation walls are as follows. Block, poured concrete and insulated concrete forms (ICF). The ICF foundation walls are the most expensive to construct but the advantage is the high R-Factor that is created by having the insulated foam on both sides of the foundation walls. The block foundation walls seem to be the most popular, the one feature that we include is the adhesion of 2" insulated foam to the interior of the block walls. There is a considerable cost savings by constucting the foundation walls in this manner.

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