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Step 1: The Foundation

The logs should be stacked as near as possible to your foundation, and if you have a slab foundation, it’s best to keep them right on it where they’re most easily accessible.

Your foundation should have 1/2″ or 5/8″ threaded rod extending from the J-bolts sunk in the concrete at approx. 3′ on center. Instruct whoever is doing your concrete work to make sure the rods are installed in the center of the stem wall, as they should extend through the center of the log. Install treated 2×8 (or other size appropriate) boards using a hole saw attachment to your drill to drill holes to accommodate the threaded rod, around the perimeter of the foundation.

Lengths of flashing bent at an angle over the outside of the treated boards to form a drip edge and termite guard are installed over the boards before laying the walls. This is called the sill plate, and the logs will be placed on top of it.

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Sing Log Engineering and Design

Engineering and Design

Designing Log or Timber built homes requires a different technical perspective than designing traditional stick frame homes. At Sing Log Homes, we have an in-depth understanding of the properties & behaviors of log & timber. This understanding can only be developed through years of education and direct experience.

For over 15 years, the team at Sing Log Homes has worked with clients, contractors and architects directly to assist with the design beautiful custom built homes. Sing Log Homes focuses on working with each client to create luxurious, one-of-a-kind homes.

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Sing Log Shear Wall Test Report
(in .PDF, 2.58MB)
Conducted by The University of Washington Civil Engineering Laboratory

NOTE: The details are provided as general information for Sing Log Home construction. Under no conditions does any of the details represent or imply it is applicable to any specific job. All details are subject to local building code and engineering approval.

Please contact us if you need referral for an architect, designer, engineer or builder in your area.

Sing Log Technical Information

Getting Started

The flowchart below illustrates the general steps towards having your Sing Log Home built. Point to each step to bring up a short description.

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Sing Interior Walls

Sing Interior Walls
Interior Wall

A – Sing Eco log with 4.5 inch thick wall, 9.5 inch tall with double Tongue and Grove and insulated urethane honeycomb for sound deadening.

B – Sing honeycomb panel, it measures as 4 ft x 8 ft x 3.5 inches thick

Interior Wall

A – Sing Eco log with 4.5 inch thick wall, 9.5 inch tall with double Tongue and Grove and insulated urethane honeycomb for sound deadening.

B – Sing honeycomb panel, it measures as 4 ft x 8 ft x 3.5 inches thick

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Fig – A
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Fig – B
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Sing Windows

Sing Square Logs - Easy to Build

Window Frame

It is the easiest way to install a window, but it is also functions as a complete window sill around the window.

Best of all is the energy savings, Sing window frames are the only window frames that have a built in sing honeycomb core which has high insulation with honeycomb structure for strength.
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Sing Flooring and Decking

Sing Floor System

Sing “VG” Floor

Vertical grain wide plank long length floor [fig-c]

Sing Wide Plank Floor

Our Vertical Grain Wide-plank Panel Floor [fig-c] is an insulated 4’ x 8’ x 2 1/4 inch thick floor with a urethane honeycomb core, sandwiched between plywood or solid wood for strength and dimensional stability. It is the only insulated floor in USA. It is also the strongest lightweight floor USA.

Sing Vertical Grain Log

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Sing Eco Log

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Sing floor substrate

Sing honeycomb core sandwiched in between 2 pc of 3/8 inch plywood [fig-c], it is 2.25” inch thick. It is the thickest, strongest lightweight substrate in USA. Each panel measures 4′ ft. x 8′ ft.

Sing Vertical Grain Log

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Sing Eco Log

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Vertical & straight grain, wide-plank flooring for your Sing Log Home

Sing Log Homes are solid and substantial homes. They need “solid” flooring to compliment them.

Our Sing Flooring™ System consists of vertical and straight grain wide planks that are made from 1-1/2” or 2-3/8” solid wood laminates. Thanks to the patented quarter-sawn manufacturing technique and the laminating process, the Sing Flooring System is thicker than most solid wood floors,and yet more dimensionally stable than most engineered wood floors on the market. It is truly the best of both worlds

The Benefits of using Sing Home Flooring are endless. Here a list of a few of them:

  • Does Not Require Subfloor – Sing Flooring is subfloor and finish floor in one. Just fasten Sing Flooring to the floor joists like subfloor…[read more]

    Sing Flooring is subfloor and finish floor in one. Just fasten Sing Flooring to the floor joists like subfloor, then sand and finish like any premium solid wood floor. Sing Flooring can even be exposed to the weather during construction.


  • Dimensionally Stable – Sing Flooring is manufactured from laminating quarter-sawn (vertical grain) solid wood strips…[read more]

    Sing Flooring is manufactured from laminating quarter-sawn (vertical grain) solid wood strips. Quarter-sawn lumber offers superior strength and dimensional stability over flat-sawn lumber. Sing Flooring virtually will not warp, sag, or squeak.


  • Water Resistant – Unlike any other solid or engineered wood flooring, Sing Flooring offers unparalleled water resistance…[read more]

    Unlike any other solid or engineered wood flooring, Sing Flooring offers unparalleled water resistance. During our tests, Sing Flooring had been exposed to the weather for 2 months (often soaked in rain) with no structural nor cosmetic damages.


  • Healthy & Sustainable – No formaldehyde or other toxic chemicals are used during Sing Flooring’s manufacturing….[read more]

    No formaldehyde or other toxic chemicals are used during Sing Flooring’s manufacturing. Now you can enjoy wood as a healthy natural resource. Sing Flooring is also a environmentally friendly and sustainable wood product, since it can be manufactured from much smaller lumber.


  • Quiet & Warm – Sing Flooring is comfortable to walk on. The plank’s extra thick “soft” wood construction…[read more]

    Sing Flooring is comfortable to walk on. The plank’s extra thick “soft” wood construction makes Sing Flooring quieter and less tympanic than most hard wood flooring. Sing Flooring also offers more thermal mass than regular thinner flooring materials. The ability to retain and slowly release heat give Sing Flooring a warm feel and also makes it an ideal wood floor for radiant floor heating.


  • Long & Wide
    – Sing Flooring is one of the widest (9-1/2″) and longest (up to 16′) solid wood…[read more]

    Sing Flooring is one of the widest (9-1/2″) and longest (up to 16′) solid wood flooring materials on the market. This translates to less labor and fewer seams


  • Install Anywhere – Sing Flooring is versatile due to its strength, dimensional stability and water resistance…[read more]
    Sing Flooring is versatile due to its strength, dimensional stability and water resistance. Now you can have beautiful hard wood floor anywhere in the house -even in bathrooms. The Sing Flooring Premium is perfect for loft or upper level flooring application -wood flooring and ceiling planks in one installation. Other applications include roof deck, outdoor decking and counter tops.
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Building with Sing Logs

Sing Log Homes
Simply a Better Way to Build

Patented Sing Insulated logs

Sing logs are made with Patented Sing honeycomb core for insulation that provides a warm, natural, comfortable and energy efficient home. At the same time it is strong, dimensionally stable (less shrinking, cracking or checking than any other type of log) and easy to work with.

It is simply a better way to build a better home.

About Sing Square Logs
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The Sing Square Log is the heart and soul of our building system. With our patented quarter sawing process, this double-wall, double tongue-and-groove square log sandwiched with patented Sing Honeycomb core for high strength, dimensionally stable and insulation for energy savings the only log that can provide function of termal mass as log home and insulation exceed conventional frame home Sing Log Home is hybrid of conventional frame home and traditional log home it has advantage of both unique home system. Simple, functional and elegant home.

The Sing Square Log wall [fig-a] has eight-inch thick wall with 3 inch insulated Sing Honeycomb sandwiched between two pieces vertical grain heavy plank cedar or Fir it is the most straight hi precision log ever made in log home history we guarantee this claim with $1000 reward to the first person who is able to prove we are not what we claim.

Sing Eco Log

Our Sing Eco-Log [fig-b] is made of a patented 3 inch thick urethane honeycomb core sandwiched between kiln dried cedar or Douglas fir double Tongue and Grove heavy plank. It is the most dimensionally stable, insulated, lightweight log ever designed at low cost. The Sing Eco-Log measures 6” W x 8.5” H x 8’ for easy shipping and handling It can be extended to 24’ in length at job site and weight approximately six pounds per linear foot.

With Sing Eco-Log you get a log-home with high insulation value and thermal mass at a less cost with the same easy to build building system as the original Sing log.

With Sing Eco-Log you get a log-home feel at a lesser price with the same easy to build building system as the original Sing log.

Sing Vertical Grain Log

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Sing Eco Log

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Manufacturing Sing Logs

The Sing Advantage

The manufacturing of Sing Square Logs starts with quality Douglas fir, western red cedar, or pine taken either from small logs or pre-milled lumber. The lumber is then dried in Sing Home’s kilns until the moisture content is stabilized at around 12%.

Our patented sawing technique is used to produce quarter-sawn, all vertical or straight grain wood strips from the lumber, with their internal stress relieved. The strips are then laminated with non-toxic glue to form one side of the Sing Square Log. Two laminated “‘walls”, with their wanes and imperfections turned inside, are then joined together with wood spacers and metal fasteners to form a single log assembly.

The quarter-sawn, vertical grain laminates give the Sing Square Log its remarkable dimensional stability— with virtually no shrinking, checking or splitting.

About Our Logs

Most lumber available is plain sawn (also called flat sawn), which produces the maximum yield and therefore the greatest economy. Plain-sawn lumber has varying grain orientations— the annual growth rings can run parallel, diagonal or perpendicular to the face of the board. This variation causes un-even drying and the board has a greater tendency to warp (cup, twist, and bow). The board will also shrink considerably in thickness as well as width.

Quarter sawing produces lumber with annual growth rings running almost perpendicular to the face of the board. Boards with consistent vertical grain orientation tend to remain flat despite changes in moisture content. This dimensional stability gives quarter-sawn lumber its most desirable quality. Quarter-sawn lumber also has superior ability to hold paints and stains. Vertical grain lumber commands a high premium because quarter sawing requires more time and skill but yields less board footage.

Easy Assembly

The Sing Square Log’s thick double wall provides the thermal mass to absorb, store and slowly release heat over time. This means that it takes a long time for temperature outside a Sing Log Home to change the temperature inside.

Building with Sing Square Logs

Building with Sing Square Log is simple and straightforward. The first layer of logs is anchored to the foundation with the supplied 1/2″ thick steel plates.

Subsequent layers are stacked up by applying construction adhesive to the double T&G logs, then fastening them with the supplied Olylog© screws.

Two laminated ‘walls’, with their wanes and imperfections turned inside, are then joined together with wood spacers and metal fasteners to form a single log assembly.

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Advantages of Sing Logs

Advantages of Sing Log Built Homes

On left is a 2×6 frame home, the middle picture is a SIP home (Structural Insulated Panel home), on the right is a Sing Insulated Log home wall. Trust your eyes and brain as to which is stronger, more energy efficient, longer lasting and simpler to build. The Sing modular log on the right does not require framing, insulation, sheetrock, vapor barrier, or siding as an insulated panel home, post and beam and 2×6 frame home does. Sing logs are made of super strong, highly insulated Sing Honeycomb core. It is far stronger than the insulated panel home and is earth friendly being constructed with clean wood veneer. Urethane foam used in the Sing Honeycomb panel log is almost double the EPS used by the panel home (insulated structural panel home).

Dimensional Stability & Strength

The standard size exterior Sing Square Logs are 8″ wide by 10″ tall and up to 8′ long. Our advanced quarter sawing technique enables us to offer such considerable amount of solid timber with virtually no twisting, cracking and shrinking. As with other vertical and straight grain products in the Sing Log family, they are among the most dimensionally stable engineered solid wood products on the market today.

Sing Homes are many times stronger than conventional frame homes. Please visit the Engineering page for the shear wall test report from University of Washington.

Comfort & Effeciency

The Sing Square Log’s thick double wall provides the thermal mass to absorb, store, and slowly release heat over time. This means that it takes a long time for temperature outside a Sing Log Home to change the temperature inside. Temperature swings and sudden loss of warm or cool air are minimized. The result is a comfortable indoor environment all year round.

The thermal mass effect also benefits the house’s energy efficiency, as the heating and cooling equipment does not have to run as often. The standard exterior Sing Log wall, with its patented air cavity alone, already exceeds most energy code requirements. You can further boost the system’s energy efficiency by filling the log wall cavities with expandable urethane foam, which typically offers an R-value of 6 per inch. The combined R-value of such insulated Sing Log wall is approximately 37 to 42. The urethane foam also offers the additional benefit of sealing the house tight to prevent air leak and heat loss.

The average cost for adding urethane insulation to a Sing Log wall package is only $2000.00 . Major savings can be achieved through lower utility bills as well as downsizing heating /cooling equipment.

Healthy & Environmental Friendly

All Sing Home building products are manufactured with untreated, natural wood, wood fibers and non-toxic glue. They replace many conventional building materials that often contain toxic chemicals or off gas obnoxious fumes. As more and more people are suffering from asthma, allergies and indoor air quality related health issues, Sing Log Homes have clearly become a preferred choice.

Conventional log homes are often regarded as natural and healthy homes. Yet the log’s inherent settlement and shrinkage often create crevices where moisture can seep through, resulting in mold, fungus and pest problems. Sing Log’s dimensionally stable, smooth planed surface will minimize such negative impacts.

Our patented quarter sawing technique allows us to make use of lumbers rejected by regular lumber mills. These otherwise fine lumbers are often considered unusable or “defective” by other mills because they are too small in diameter and /or containing wanes. Instead of heading to the chippers, they were salvaged and turned into the remarkable building blocks for your fine home.

All Sing Home building products maximize the strength and function of natural wood fiber with less consumption of energy during the manufacturing process. Sing Home building products are also, longer lasting than other materials commonly used in housing projects. That means less waste sent to the local landfill.

Design Flexibility, Economy & Easy to Build

It is very difficult for average log homes to exceed 8 feet in height due to the settling problem. Sing Homes often reach beyond 30 feet high. Think of Sing Logs as Lego blocks, your imagination is the limit! Sing Homes have the most variety of styles. Check out our Photo Gallery.

Sing Home has eliminated many conventional building processes and materials; such as exterior, siding, vapor barrier, sheathing, framing lumber, batt insulation and drywall–less labor and less material. Sing Homes on the average are assessed at more than 15% of the average frame home of equivalent size.

Compared to traditional and milled log homes, Sing Homes are easier to build because Sing Logs are square, double tongued-and-grooved and not as heavy. Compared to framed houses, the built-up wall assembly has been reduced to pre-assembled blocks with interior and exterior wall ready at the same time. Many Sing Home owners built their dream homes with little professional help.

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