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2. STOP And Think BEFORE Buying Your New Garden Cabin. What you should ask and check BEFORE buying When buying a cabin for the garden, it seems very straightforward to – click on the ‘web’, find the building in the size you want and then search for the best price. ‘Piece of Cake YES? Well, not really, as there are so many different buildings available from the ‘cheap and possibly nasty’ right up to ones which would feel at home in a posh country home. To ensure you make the right decision, you need to do your homework to make the right choice and buy the right one for YOUR needs. Take a look at our ‘Buying A Log Cabin?’ article for more guidelines.

3. Buy With Confidence From An Established Company Our range of Trentan and Humber log cabins for you to enjoy in your garden covers over 80 different models and sizes. From apex and pent styles as well as clock houses, multi-room cabins, corner buildings and even ‘L’ shaped garden cabins. Solidly constructed in slow-growing, interlocking Nordic timber from sustainable sources, they provide great protection from the weather. With many models under 2.5m tall, you can select one of our luxury log cabins or log cabin kits to suit your needs. Also included are properly made double glazed doors and windows. We are also able to arrange cabin assembly as well as base building if required.

4. Many of our wooden cabins do not require planning permission. They will fit snugly in your garden. As long as they are built within the required distance from an adjoining property, you will not have a problem. See our guide on this page about how to treat your log cabin. Before committing yourself: View our high-quality buildings at one of our show sites. Come and see for yourself at our garden room showrooms in Surrey. You will then be able to see for yourself that they are the best timber cabins available in the UK. Don’t have regrets. You will be very welcome.

5. Should I Choose An Insulated Log Cabin In The UK? A wooden cabin is used mainly during the warmer parts of the year, but it’s a shame to close it down when the weather turns cold. The answer is an insulated log cabin as this will help to keep the cabin warmer all year round. There will be a bit of investment to do this, but the rewards are great with this added insulation. Your children could use it as a den and out from under your feet, and they would love you for it. Or you could use it for your self and get away from your busy life, or your wife could use it as a hobby room. Even better you can share it with all your family which as got to be good.

6. Other than that, an insulated garden cabin could be used as an office where you could run your business or run a small min-factory. In this instance, it could be tax deductible so even better. Can I Insulate My Garden Cabin After Delivery? You can insulate your garden cabin after delivery if you have reasonable DIY skills and you are going to build the cabin yourself. All you need would be some polystyrene or fibreglass type insulation and some sheets of plywood, hardboard or something similar and 2×2 timbers. After you have fitted the roof, you would nail the 2×2 timbers to the roof and then fit the fibreglass or polystyrene inside these timbers. You would then line over the top with some sheet material before fixing the roofing material.

7. With the floor you would again nail 2×2 timbers onto the floor, fit the insulation in between and then line with plywood (at least ½” but ideally ¾” thick). This would raise the floor by 2″ if you go on top of the floor. Ideally, put the insulation in between the floor joists but ensure it does not touch your base as you need to allow some airflow underneath. The walls are normally at least 44m thick and sometimes 70mm thick. This in itself provides good insulation values. All the Trentan and Humber log cabins come with double glazed doors and windows, unlike many cheap garden cabins.