Main Beams and Columns

12 inch log columns.  I purchased an electric chain saw to carve the beam notches.

1/2 inch bolts join the columns to the beams.  Joist hangers are seen attached to the side of the beam.

Here are the main beams that support the floor system.  The columns are structural log (we changed this from 8 x 8 inch columns because after all, it is a log house) so we carried the look to the basement.