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Yes it did make sense but I'd still advise against it. With those cabins as the logs expand and contract the ceiling height will change.
If you really must out up a stud wall the way to do it is this:
- You need to attach the battens every 3rd log.
- Where the battens are attached they have to be fixed so that movement can occur. Cut a 20mm slot that is ~ 1mm wider than the diameter of your fixing at every fixing point. You will need a washer between the wall and the batten and also between the fixing and the batten. The head of the fixing will also need to be countersunk into the batten.
- Some sort of shadow gap will need to be left at the top and bottom of the wall to allow for expansion etc.
Some companies who sell these things will come back after about 3 months to fit a plasterboard wall as the the highest rate of movement will always occure while the structure is settling. But this causes problems I would always advise against it.
- You need to attach the battens every 3rd log.
Bobbo
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@Bobbo - so If I have a log cabin but put batons on the inside to create a vertical frame of sorts but these were not attached to the logs just maybe the floor and roof - could I clad / insulate that as I'm not restricting the movement of the logs?
Hope that made sense.