Do log cabins add value?

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Let's say log cabin all in is £10-15k would you see at least that value added to the house price ?


You are adding versatile space probably 5-6mx 10m so not insignificant. Electric hooked up real good quality.

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We have a garage and the Log Cabin would be right at the end of the garden the entire width of the plot - a section for traditional shed stuff the rest full on log cabin (games room cinema American pool additional seating area office etc )

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StuTheGrouch said:

It would make the house more appealing, in my eyes, but I wouldn't pay extra for the house because of it (unless my plan was to buy a house and build one myself).

So 2 identical semis on a street - let's say they are attached to one another in identical decor same plot size one has clearly a £20k lovely log cabin the other 5-6m more lawn.

Would you pay £30-50k more for it.

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aspender said:

Absolutely not 30-50k more for something not integral to the house itself. No way.

Let's say the house price without is £650-700k

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TA14 said:

I guess that STG's is the market view and a £20K log cabin may add say £3K to the value. In your scenario it would depend on the size of the garden but looking at the size of most gardens these days I'd prefer the extra lawn so it would actually subtract value for me and if that were the only house where I wanted to buy I'd use it as a garden shed/summerhouse/playhouse for the kids and wouldn't value it highly.

True on garden size.
Ours is I think 400foot from the back of the house to the fence. Currently is an area of the garden hardly used apart from when I cut the lawn + the existing shed which is guess is 10-15 years old but in fine health (painted every 3 years new felt no leaks or damage).

The wife thinks it's utterly unnecessary and would rather the biggest garden possible. I like the idea of it useful as a home office snug games room etc and possibly somewhere the kids when they are older could have sleep overs & have their own space/parties (would rather our kids and their mates to drink at our house than on the street so close enough to keep an eye on but their own space which they can do as they please - within reason).

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TA14 said:

So your rear garden is about 135m long and 10m wide. In your case I don't think that anyone would be worried about the loss of a bit of garden but with the cabin door 130m from the house it's not too convenient and I'm not so sure that I'd even pay the £3K extra that I mentioned before.

Would you use binoculars to keep an eye on your kids?

It's 11+m at the bottom of the garden but wider at the front of the property (cannot remember by how much but it narrows gradually over the plot length.

[might set up hidden camera to check every now and then but that's 15 years down the line].

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alock said:

Welshbeef said:

Let's say the house price without is £650-700k

A little bit more expensive but here's a good example.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Big house and big garden and yet no mention of the cabin in any of the description. You wouldn't even know it exists unless you looked at picture 13. I don't imaging it's had any effect on the price.

Really like that nice plot and house