System of building modular log homes

Abstract

A substantially pre-assembled modular log home provides a banding support defined by a front, a rear, and a pair of side support members, and a plurality of floor joists secured to the support members. A sub-floor is secured to the banding support. The log home is made from stacked structural members that form a front, a rear, and a pair of side-walls that are each secured to the sub-floor. Each structural member has a rectangular elongate body. A pair of projections are disposed along the top surface of each member. A pair of grooves extend along the bottom surface of each member. The pair of grooves on a lower member engage the pair of projections of a vertically adjacent structural member to align two members in the stack. Fasteners secure the members together in each stack. A roof, having an assembly of rafters, is secured to the top of the log home.

1 . A modular log home, comprising: 
 a generally rectangular banding support defined by a front support member, a rear support member and a pair of side support members, and a plurality of floor joists, each floor joist having a front end secured to the front support member and a rear end secured to the rear support member;    a sub-floor panel disposed on top of said banding support;    a plurality of horizontally stacked structural members forming a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, said structural members being stacked on top of said sub-floor panel, each of said structural members having a generally rectangular elongate body with a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a first end and a second end, a pair of projections disposed along the top surface of each structural member, and a pair of grooves disposed along the bottom surface of each structural member;    a plurality of fasteners spaced at even intervals along each of said structural members for securing said structural members together in a stack; and    a roof assembly having a plurality of roof joists disposed on top of the stacked structural members, each joist having a front end extending outwardly from the front wall and a rear end extending outwardly from the rear wall, at least two rafters, and a roof cover disposed on top of the rafters, each of said rafters having a front member with an upper portion hingedly connected to a lower portion and a rear member with an upper portion hingedly connected to a lower portion, whereby the lower portion of the front member is secured to the front end of one of said joints, the lower portion of the rear members is secured to the rear end of the same joist and the upper portion of the front member is secured to the upper portion of the rear member to form a roof peak;    whereby the structural members may be stacked and secured to one another on said banding support prior to being transported to a building site and said rafters and said roof cover may be transported and secured onto the modular log home at the building site.    
   
   
       2 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , wherein said front support member, rear support member and side support members are double banded comprising two boards of wood with a plywood gusset fixed between the two boards.  
   
   
       3 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , wherein said stacked structural members comprise wood logs.  
   
   
       4 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , wherein the pair of side walls of said stacked structural members comprise a curved front surface and a generally flat rear surface.  
   
   
       5 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , wherein said floor joists are secured to the front support member and the rear support member by a joist hanger.  
   
   
       6 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , wherein said fasteners comprise threaded log fasteners.  
   
   
       7 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , further comprising a layer of weather stripping on each projection on said structural members.  
   
   
       8 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , further comprising a layer of sealant disposed along the top surface of said structural members between the pair of projections.  
   
   
       9 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , wherein the stacked structural members are mated together by aligning the projections of a first structural member with the grooves of a vertically adjacent structural member.  
   
   
       10 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , further comprising a metal flashing having a top end secured into the groove of the structural members positioned directly adjacent the sub-floor panel and a bottom end extending along the banding support to prevent water from penetrating between the stacked structural members and the sub-floor panel.  
   
   
       11 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , wherein said roof cover is made from a roof cover material selected from the group consisting of metal and fiber glass shingles.  
   
   
       12 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one door assembly disposed along one of said walls, having door frame and a door secured to the door frame.  
   
   
       13 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one window assembly disposed along one of said walls, having a window frame and a window secured to the window frame.  
   
   
       14 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , further comprising dowel rods for securing horizontally adjacent structural members.  
   
   
       15 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , wherein the ends of the structural members forming the front wall and are arranged overlappingly with the ends of the structural members forming the side walls to form corner joints.  
   
   
       16 . The modular log home according to  claim 15 , wherein the ends of the structural members forming the rear wall and the ends of the structural members forming the side walls are arranged flush forming corner butt joints.  
   
   
       17 . The modular log home according to  claim 16 , further comprising a plurality of corner dowels disposed in each corner joint.  
   
   
       18 . The modular log home according to  claim 1 , wherein said lower portion of said front member and said lower portion of said rear member are secured to the joist by securing a first pair of plywood gussets on each side of the front end of said joist and a second pair of plywood gussets on each side of the rear end of said joist and passing a first bolt through the first set plywood gussets and said lower portion of said front member and a second bolt through the second set of plywood gussets and the lower portion of said rear member.  
   
   
       19 . A modular log home, comprising: 
 a generally rectangular banding support defined by a front support member, a rear support member and a pair of side support members, and a plurality of floor joists, each floor joist having a front end secured to the front support member and a rear end secured to the rear support member; 
 a sub-floor panel disposed on top of said banding support;  
 a plurality of horizontally stacked structural members forming a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, said structural members being stacked on top of said sub-floor panel, each of said structural members having a generally rectangular elongate body with a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a first end and a second end, a pair of projections disposed along the top surface of each structural member, and a pair of grooves disposed along the bottom surface of each structural member;  
 a plurality of fasteners spaced at even intervals along each of said structural members for securing said structural members together in a stack;  
 a layer of sealant disposed along the top surface of said structural member between the pair of projections;  
 a layer of weather stripping on each projection on said structural members;  
 a metal flashing having a top end secured into the groove of the structural members positioned directly adjacent the sub-floor panel and a bottom end extending along the banding support to prevent water from penetrating between the stacked structural members and the sub-floor panel; and  
 a roof assembly comprising a plurality of roof joists disposed on top of the stacked structural members, each joist having a front end extending outwardly from the front wall and a rear end extending outwardly from the rear wall, at least two rafters, and a roof cover disposed on top of the rafters, each of said rafters having a front member with an upper portion hingedly connected to a lower portion and a rear member with an upper portion hingedly connected to a lower portion, whereby the lower portion of the front member is secured to the front end of one of said joints, the lower portion of the rear members is secured to the rear end of the same joist and the upper portion of the front member is secured to the upper portion of the rear member to form a roof peak;  
 whereby the structural members may be stacked and secured to one another on said banding support prior to being transported to a building site and said rafters and said roof cover may be transported and secured onto the modular log home at the building site.  
   
   
   
       20 . The modular log home according to  claim 19 , wherein said stacked structural members comprise wood logs.