Log cabin home

[Dean Lofthouse]

What sort of money is that one in the picture Dean ? Does the price include erection ?

 

I,m not sure but the other houses on their site are coming in at around £475 sq/m footprint where a normal house would be £1000 sq/m you can self build if you want

 

I think erecting them is extra and foundations are extra, but the foundations would be easy to do and I would do slab foundations with underfloor heating linked to an external wood boiler like hucks

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Go for it dean, I will be doing similar in the future!

[swinny]

Looks nice! i'd love to live there!!

 

I dread to think what or where my first house would be lol

[Dean Lofthouse]

I think the British have a thing for the security of bricks and mortar and it's getting over that mental block of thinking wood is temporary, when in fact, they can and do last hundreds of years

[luftwaffe]

Aren't these log cabins built for Alpine or Nordic Climates? How long would they last here in the wetter parts of the UK where constant rain or drizzle would slowly rot away at the timber, also do they warp and bend and crack in the summer months, will they be as good looking in 10 years as the day they were put there,.. these questions for me are what it all about,

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Aren't these log cabins built for Alpine or Nordic Climates? How long would they last here in the wetter parts of the UK where constant rain or drizzle would slowly rot away at the timber, also do they warp and bend and crack in the summer months, will they be as good looking in 10 years as the day they were put there,.. these questions for me are what it all about,

 

as long as the wood can ventilate (we brits tend to seal everything in!) is oiled on the outside it should be fine if no pre exising decays are within the logs prior to build. there are log cabins in the states that are from colonial days:001_cool:

 

If a bit rots, go to the woods, cut a skinny pine down and replace the rotten log, no worries!

[waz77]

Ive fancied one ever since seeing Kirkies little log cabin where he runs his courses. I looked into it but getting mortgages and insurance was'nt so easy then although it was a few years ago that i looked.But if you're mortgage free i would def be giving it serious consideration

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Log Cabins Log Homes Timber Frame and Modular Housing From Log Home Scotland : Economy / DIY Range

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

o.k found the cabin i want, now 5-50 acres of ancient woodland and im good to start my new life!

 

[Dean Lofthouse]

They last ok in the alps where weather goes from one extreme to another. The key is good quality slow grown spruce or pine with tight growth rings and proper attachment to foundations with no constant damp and the roofs always over hang to keep moisture off the walls