1. Log Building Standards from the International Log Builder's Association (free).
  2. ICC 400-2017: Standard on the Design and Construction of Log Structures (Purchase only).
  3. InterNACHI's Log Home Inspection Course (free to members)
  4. Log Home Inspection Concerns
  5. Inspecting Log Home Roofs
  6. Inspecting Log Walls
    1. Inspecting Corner Notches
    2. Inspecting Log Extensions
    3. Wall Log Shrinkage and Settling
    4. Log Checking
    5. Inspecting Log Chinking
    6. Chinking Problems
    7. Inspecting for Wood Decay
  7. Inspecting Log Floor Structures
  8. Inspecting Log Home Finish Coatings
  9.  Log Home Inspection Checklist, by Kenton Shepard $29.99

In addition to the systems commonly inspected in a conventional home, inspection of log homes typically includes examination of the following:

  • General type: manufactured or handcrafted;
  • Wall logs: condition and general construction method;
  • General structural integrity;
  • Allowance for settling (when necessary)
  • Corner notches: type and fit;
  • Log extensions: configuration and condition;
  • Chinking: type and condition;
  • Finish coating:condition; and

NOTE: Inspection is limited to those components that are readily visible at the time of the inspection.