The typical roof overhang serves six basic purposes:

• Help to shade windows in hot weather
  
• Reduce the amount of rain that hits the exterior of the log wall
  
• Provide protection for doors and entryway
  
• Keep basements dry
  
• Protect the foundation from excess water runoff
  
• Help to regulate the temperature of the home
  

I have heard you can cut down, peel and use logs immediately but wouldn't it be better for the logs to dry out and if so for how long?

I have seen videos and pictures of people using an electric "rebar" hammer when building butt and pass log walls. In a video I saw a guy hammered about 3 feet of rebar into a pre-drilled top log done in about 10 seconds. This compares to several minutes per log with a hammer. When you are doing hundreds of these, I can see this method saving you days of hard work. My advice - get an electric rebar hammer!

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