Patent ID: 8099917

Claim:
In combination, at least first and second log-shaped members arranged in adjacent relation to form, or be part of, a wall or sloping roof and at least a first rigidifying member having a first portion wrapping at least partly around said first log-shaped member and a second portion extending from said first portion at least to said second log-shaped member to form a surface, said surface having a shape that need not conform to respective surfaces of said first and second log-shaped members, and means securing said first rigidifying member to each of said log-shaped members further comprising at least a third log-shaped member arranged in adjacent parallel relation to said second log-shaped member and forming, or being a part of, said wall or sloping roof and at least a second rigidifying member having a first portion wrapping at least partly around said second log-shaped member and a second portion extending from said first portion of said second rigidifying member at least to said third log-shaped member to form a second surface, said second surface having a shape that need not conform to respective surfaces of said second and third log-shaped members, and means securing said first and second rigidifying members to each of said log-shaped members and to each other.