Is There A Cheaper Alternative Than Extending My House
I want a Garden Building for an office, storage and playroom. I don't want a shed and I don't want a brick building that is going to break the bank. What's the plan. Don't despair there is an alternative. A Garden Log Cabin or Garden room. These buildings come in 28mm, 44mm or 70mm think and a proper usable room to meet your needs
First you need to consider what you will be using your garden log cabin for. Will it be used as an alternative to a shed, housing garden furniture, hose pipes and lawn mowers? Or will it be used as a home office? Or possibly to enjoy a hobby by turning it into a workshop for carpentry, sewing or tinkering on that beloved car or motorbike? Or will it simply be used to enable you to enjoy your garden as a convenient summer house? Garden Rooms are so versatile that they can be used for any of these things. In fact if you had a big enough log cabin, you could in fact turn it into living quarters for when guests visit or as a pool house. Remember to consider your future needs as well as your present needs or you may end up having to replace your purchase with a larger one in a couple of years time.
So you know what your going to do with your building right now lets think about the size.
With so many uses, it's hardly surprising that garden log cabins some in a wide variety of sizes. A 3 x 3m log cabin makes an ideal garden shed, where as a 5 x 4m Cabin makes a great workshop or summer house. When considering what size of garden log cabin to buy, you also need to consider how much room you have for it. Will it fit neatly into the garden or will it overpower the space you have available. Measure your garden carefully and consider any restraints before you buy a cabin.
As well as size, there is a lot of choice available on the style of Wooden Garden Rooms that are on the market in the UK today. Most are built from attractive interlocking timber logs for durability, however some of the smaller cabins can be made from timber grained plastic so check yours out before you commit to buying it. Ideally you should look for a FSC-approved log cabin which means it's made from environmentally friendly timber. The timber should be treated to give all-weather protection from rot. There are number of different finishes to the timber used in garden log cabins, some come already painted or with a dipped finish. Others come in a natural finish for you to paint or stain in the colour of your choice - allowing you to blend the log cabin into your garden or make it into a feature.
There are a broad range of decorative features available on Wooden cabins. This allows you to choose a log cabin kit in keeping with your house or garden style, as well as meeting your needs. Some come with a veranda or sun terrace which allows you to make use of the outside space - an ideal place to relax with a book or work while enjoying some fresh air. Some garden log cabins come with a roof overhang which offers you some shade and protection on really sunny days.
Premium wooden garden buildings also come with a variety of door and window options. You can choose double doors which are ideal if you want to store large items, stable style doors are great if you want to let the outside into the Garden Room if it's being used as a summer house or workshop. You can also choose large, wide opening windows, smaller sealed windows or even no windows at all if the log cabin is just being used as garden storage.
The great thing about garden log cabins is with a few tools, the will and a few mates you can make one yourself. Once the foundations are laid you can build a log cabin kit like a jigsaw puzzle. They are easy but do read the instructions carefully. If like me you just start and read when you get stuck you may struggle. Read carefully and you can create your garden paradise.
So now you know a little more about garden log cabins, have a good look at the styles and sizes available and create your very own garden retreat
Copyright (c) 2010 Filton Kingswood
First you need to consider what you will be using your garden log cabin for. Will it be used as an alternative to a shed, housing garden furniture, hose pipes and lawn mowers? Or will it be used as a home office? Or possibly to enjoy a hobby by turning it into a workshop for carpentry, sewing or tinkering on that beloved car or motorbike? Or will it simply be used to enable you to enjoy your garden as a convenient summer house? Garden Rooms are so versatile that they can be used for any of these things. In fact if you had a big enough log cabin, you could in fact turn it into living quarters for when guests visit or as a pool house. Remember to consider your future needs as well as your present needs or you may end up having to replace your purchase with a larger one in a couple of years time.
So you know what your going to do with your building right now lets think about the size.
With so many uses, it's hardly surprising that garden log cabins some in a wide variety of sizes. A 3 x 3m log cabin makes an ideal garden shed, where as a 5 x 4m Cabin makes a great workshop or summer house. When considering what size of garden log cabin to buy, you also need to consider how much room you have for it. Will it fit neatly into the garden or will it overpower the space you have available. Measure your garden carefully and consider any restraints before you buy a cabin.
As well as size, there is a lot of choice available on the style of Wooden Garden Rooms that are on the market in the UK today. Most are built from attractive interlocking timber logs for durability, however some of the smaller cabins can be made from timber grained plastic so check yours out before you commit to buying it. Ideally you should look for a FSC-approved log cabin which means it's made from environmentally friendly timber. The timber should be treated to give all-weather protection from rot. There are number of different finishes to the timber used in garden log cabins, some come already painted or with a dipped finish. Others come in a natural finish for you to paint or stain in the colour of your choice - allowing you to blend the log cabin into your garden or make it into a feature.
There are a broad range of decorative features available on Wooden cabins. This allows you to choose a log cabin kit in keeping with your house or garden style, as well as meeting your needs. Some come with a veranda or sun terrace which allows you to make use of the outside space - an ideal place to relax with a book or work while enjoying some fresh air. Some garden log cabins come with a roof overhang which offers you some shade and protection on really sunny days.
Premium wooden garden buildings also come with a variety of door and window options. You can choose double doors which are ideal if you want to store large items, stable style doors are great if you want to let the outside into the Garden Room if it's being used as a summer house or workshop. You can also choose large, wide opening windows, smaller sealed windows or even no windows at all if the log cabin is just being used as garden storage.
The great thing about garden log cabins is with a few tools, the will and a few mates you can make one yourself. Once the foundations are laid you can build a log cabin kit like a jigsaw puzzle. They are easy but do read the instructions carefully. If like me you just start and read when you get stuck you may struggle. Read carefully and you can create your garden paradise.
So now you know a little more about garden log cabins, have a good look at the styles and sizes available and create your very own garden retreat
Copyright (c) 2010 Filton Kingswood
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