Log cabin timber base problem -- Timber length issue..

[cats_fandango]

Ok so I found myself in a strangely unexpected predicament..
I have a long history building sheds, log cabins, garden buildings etc and their timber bases and I just put in an order for the materials to build my own.

The one I'm building is approximately 5100mm (L) and I'm currently building the base and I've only just noticed something..

Every base that I've ever build has been 3000mm or less in length, so the perimeter of the base has always consisted of 1 piece per side..
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... now in this case the (L) sides require two pieces and I'm not completely sure how to build the base without potentially creating weak points where one piece begins and one piece ends...

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Now, my immediate idea was to build two separate bases and attach them together in the same fashion as all other pieces of the base but I'm not 100% sure this is ideal and google (or more accurately me and the lack of appropriate wording..) seems to be no help at providing details or images of how people generally overcome this issue (atleast in any obvious way I can see)

Any links to diagrams or images would be incredibly helpful, aswell as the names of any possible reinforcing brackets if deemed necessary.
Thankyou in advance.

 

[noseall]

Some decent builders merchants stock 6m lengths of timber. Mine does. Alternatively, off set the joins at opposite ends to each other and brace the join with an overlapping length of timber. It will just mean shorter infill pieces where the overlap (double thickness) timber occurs.

 

[dpsservices]

Or build it as 2 frames like you said
Regards david

 

[^woody^]

Lap a piece of timber over the joint on the inside edge.

 

[noseall]

Lap a piece of timber over the joint on the inside edge.

Why didn't I think of that.......

 

[^woody^]

Why didn't I think of that.......

Your reply was as long as that timber at your merchants. I deal in smaller lengths.