They don't appear to be spiked. It looks as if there is a spline and chinking between each vertical log. There is a top and bottom plate 2x10 that the logs are "possibly" nailed to with either toe nailed or end nailed 16d framing nails. http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=260493&page=1
I am looking for ideas on how to creat shear walls in a building built in 1950 out of eight inch logs oriented in a vertical fashion. There are no interior walls to use. The 8 foot walls sits on a concrete foundation and 2x8 sub floor with rim joists, the roof is a site built truss. The fix...
