Moisture Control

Here in Louisiana moisture control is VERY important.  Anyone who knows anything about log homes will tell you that moisture is not your friend. So we are doing everything that we can to control the amount of moisture under the house. 

We are painting the lower blocks with a rubberized coating to prevent moisture from coming in. Later on we will post about the French drain as we install it. We have to be cautious not to get the coating too high up on the wall, eventually we will be making and installing faux rock and it will not adhere to the waterproof coating.

Our prints call for 6mil plastic to be put down under the house as a vapor barrier, we decided to take it one step further and put a thin layer of   washed smooth rocks on top of the plastic, this will help keep the plastic in place and also provide a layer of natural insulation.

Now let's get that subfloor down to keep water off of the rocks.