log cabin

[hardtail]

hi guys ive gone and ordered me a nice log cabin and should arrive in the next 3-4 weeks ,ive got to supply the 2 by 3 joists on which it is to lye on (pressure treated ). these will lye on my slabs ... question is water and rot and how to keep at bay ,i was thinking of enclosing the joists in a long bag and sealing it up but just to leave a couple of holes in it to let them breath and sit the cabin on top ,would that be ok or is there a better way

 

[Thermo]

no, that will rot even faster in there. Why not lay single courses of bricks in place of the joists for the cabin to sit on, and run dpc along the top?

 

[hardtail]

thought of that but you need wooden joists to nail the floor boards to

 

[JohnD]

sleeper walls, lie the joists across them.

A dwarf wall all round will keep your wood off the wet ground.

 

[crazycanuck]

place joists on concrete piers so joists are at least a foot off ground, you will need a lot of air flow under the building . you can skirt it off if you don't like it open.
I would strongly advise weeping tile or something around building to carry away excess water as water will gather under building due to shade.
I have a large log cabin 35x60 in the bush by a lake and the ground gets so wet the piers sink allowing the ground to build up causing air flow to become restricted making the process repeat itself.
Also plants tight to the building are a no no!