The logs are standing on end, and are either pinned or bolted together. Piece en piece or piece sur piece. Similar to post-and-plank above: Uses short logs (e.g. 8' long) lying horizontally between upright posts, resembling post-and-beam construction (but usually lacking the complex notching seen with post-and-beam). Piece en piece typically uses a large (8"x 8") vertical corner post. It is important that a vertical component (often 3"x 6") be placed on both sides of each window and door. A unique house type in the Oberlausitz region where Germany, Upper Lusatian house or Umgebinde in German. Part of the ground floor has log walls inside the posts of a timber frame. Settling Once fabricated and assembled, the shell of the log house may be disassembled and the parts shipped to the building site. This allows for centralized manufacturing of the house, and relatively quick construction on site. Full-scribe-fit handcrafted log construction is a method of precisely marking where to cut each individual wall log to provide a tight fit between naturally-shaped logs along their entire length and in the corners. A high degree of craftsmanship is required for success in this method, and the resulting tight fit of naturally-shaped logs have aesthetic appeal. Log houses which settle require slip joints over all window and door openings, adjustable jacks under vertical elements (such as columns and staircases) which must periodically be adjusted as the building settles, allowances in plumbing, wiring, and ducting runs, and fasteners for the walls themselves to prevent uplift. See also Burdei Izba Kit house Lincoln Logs Log cabin Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum, Kentucky Carpathian Wooden Churches The Hess Homestead References External links National Park Service information on log cabins International Log Builders Association NAHB Log & Timber Council Saving old Appalachian log homes Building a traditional log house at Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo House styles House types American architectural styles Log house Log houses