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How to Choose The Right Place to Erect Your Log Cabin

Increasingly nowadays people are getting tired of busy metropolitan city life and are deciding to erect a log cabin kit to spend their weekends, holidays or even to use it all year round as a permanent residence. Some people choose to locate their log cabin in the garden, others - on a certain piece of land or on a land plot. If you do not have a plot yet, it is important to take into account the installation of public services and how convenient access will be when choosing one. The plot should be in a dry and sloping place, it is recommended that river and lake valleys and very damp places are avoided. When checking the suitability of the site, the ground water level should be taken into account: it should be at least 1 metre from the ground surface in the wet season (in autumn and spri… (More)
Useful Tips How to Finish Your Cabin

One of the main advantages of wooden log cabins is that they do not require any special finish on the outside or on the inside. The natural timber texture serves as a perfect decoration for this. As the timber used in the manufacturing process is a natural material, a log cabin made from timber 'breathes', eliminating the issue of a feeling of suffocating or dry air in it. Once such a structure has been assembled, it is necessary to paint it and treat it with wood preserver. Timber coated with wood preserver and then painted not only serves an aesthetic purpose but also ensures that the timber is resistant to moisture, rot, insects and fungus. So, it is important you choose a quality wood preserver and paint for your log cabin, especially the outside, and it is highly recommended that… (More)
About Wooden Log Cabins

Wooden log cabins usually catch one's eye thanks to their low price, quick and easy installation, simple construction and the fact that they can be easily erected and do not require planning permission or if for some reason they do, it is not that difficult to get. Log Cabins' Features Wooden log cabins are very versatile constructions which can be used as a sauna, a residential cabin or guest accommodation, a garden office, gym or a place to store equipment and tools. One of the major advantages of such buildings is the fact that you will either not need planning permission at all or if it is necessary, the procedure of applying for planning permission will be simplified and won’t take long. According to general planning permission requirements, if the building is up to 4 metres high (… (More)
The Heating System in A Residential Log Cabin / Garden Office

As it is getting colder and colder outside, we’ve decided in this article to talk about heating. However, here we don’t intend to write about how to heat the house in the most cost effective way, instead we'll focus on how to heat your residential log cabin or garden office in order to make it cozy and warm all year around; in particular, we'll focus on electric heating systems. Electric heating is usually chosen for its reliability. It can function as the main heating source or as an additional one. The systems which employ electrical energy are not usually complicated and rarely break down. This type of heating can be easily programmed and adjusted. The Advantages of Electric Heating. Electric heaters do not emit smoke around the house and the surrounding area and do not require any pr… (More)
5 Ways to Prepare Your Wooden House for Winter

As winter approaches frozen guttering, a thick layer of snow on the roof or large hanging icicles can become a reason for concern. Below you can find a few tips which will help you avoid the many problems and expenses that are all related with the winter period in a wooden house. 1. Insulate Water Pipes It is highly recommend that all cellars, garages and other non-heated rooms in which a water pipe system is installed are inspected thoroughly ‒ there could be broken windows, gaps in the walls, doors or shutters which cannot be properly closed. Exposed water pipes in non-heated rooms should be insulated with insulation material. However, insulation material is not always helpful, sometimes it’s a good idea to attach heating cables to the water pipes. 2. Adjust Plastic Windows In… (More)
How to Prepare Your Garden Cabin for the Winter Period

Timber is a natural material which is sensitive to atmospheric changes. The autumn and winter periods can be the most harmful for any garden cabin wooden construction. The influence of rain, snow, frost and strong sun all affect timber and can damage its structure, shape and exterior look. Melting snow and ice can get into the interior structure of timber. The water freezes again quickly (sometimes within 24 hours), which contributes to the widening of the cracks inside and outside of the timber. This process constantly repeats during the whole period of winter thereby negatively affecting all aspects of the timber and also providing good conditions for mould and rot to emerge. How to Protect Your Garden Cabin? It all starts from the proper preparation of the base of the wood. First… (More)
8 Tips for Instaling A Bathroom in A Residential Log Cabin

A bathroom is a space which needs to be kept clean and tidy. The question often arises as to how to combine so many elements such as a toilet, a bath, a sink, curtains and a carpet in a neat and interesting way in your residential log cabin. Below are some tips on how to do exactly that. 1. Every Object Has Its Place The location of every object in the bathroom needs to be carefully chosen. To achieve harmony within the bathroom interior it’s a very good idea to divide the bathroom into functional zones. You can do this yourself, just take a sheet of paper and lay out the main bathroom objects on it, don’t forget the small accessories as they are just as important. The next step is to choose appropriate lighting, floor covering and interior colours. 2. What is Better ‒ A Bath or A Showe… (More)
Log Cabin Furnitures: A Bed Made of Pallets

We spend about a third of our life sleeping and this is why a bed has always formed an integral part of our interior. So, it’s obvious that a bed should be both comfortable and nice enough to wake up in when the morning comes. So, what should you do when you want to have a stylish bed but you don’t want to spend a lot of money? Well, here we have an interesting idea of how to make a stylish bed from wooden pallets (which is suitable for log cabin). To Make A Bed from Wooden Pallets You'll Need the Following: * 2 EURO pallets 120 x 80 x 145 cm * 6 trolley wheels (12cm diameter wheels are ideal) * 2 joint panels (to join the pallets) * screws * a mattress (an old mattress will work just as well) How to Make A Bed: 1 Make the 2 pallets the same length (you may need to… (More)
Does Your Wooden Home Interior Make You Tired?

Most of us come back home looking to find an oasis of peace and relaxation after a hard working day. However, often we find chaos at home and the problem is not actually with the things placed out of order but rather the design of wooden home interior. Here we provide you with some tips on how to make your interior peaceful enough not to make you tired. An Uncluttered Interior - Not Necessarily A Modern One In order to turn your interior into relaxation zone, it is important not to overcrowd it with completely different styles and things which has it looking like the proverbial Persian carpet. On the other hand, this doesn’t mean that the only way to achieve this is to slavishly adhere to a modern minimalistic style like many of us tend to think. There are plenty of ways to create a nea… (More)
Lighting Your Log Home in the Darker Months of the Year

With the sometimes gloomy autumn/winter season approaching, many of us think about how to create a cosy and light atmosphere in the wooden log home. Of course it’s not possible to replicate sunlight with artificial light, but it is possible and even necessary to arrange your home lighting in a way that you live through the more ‘gloomier’ times of the year in a much more comfortable way. Even if they don't like big shopping centres, most people would agree that these places become more attractive in autumn/winter evening time. And the reason for it is probably the fact that there is a lot of light inside your house, apartment or log cabin while it is so dark outside. It is known that Northern countries pay a lot of attention to light therapy, however, the positive effects of light are a… (More)