Last sill log, July 21, 2009

The last sill log has been installed. While I wait for the deck footings to be dug, I have chosen the four logs for the next round. There will be a total of four doors on the main floor, so I can use shorter logs for this round on three of the sides. I will peel them tomorrow, set them up and scribe them, and cut all of my notches. I will then mark out all the electrical outlets so the wiring comes out between the basement wall studs and the floor joists. I will drill through the second round of logs, just into the sill logs. I will then remove the second round of logs and finish the holes through the sill logs for the outlets.

Once the holes are all drilled, I will replace the second round of logs, secure them to the sill logs with Oly Bolts, and drill holes at the inside center of the logs into the holes I drilled for the electrical outlets. I will fit all the outlet boxes and run the wiring after the house is dried in.