dunster house log cabins
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We've got one. I believe it was called "furious pigeon" for some strange reason.
Once you have a nice solid flat base, building it is pretty trivial. Quality is... OK. Some of the beams were a bit warped but the weight of the real of it largely forced them straight. The windows and doors are pretty decent although there's no easy way to adjust the hinges which is a shame.
For the money I certainly have no complaints.
Once you have a nice solid flat base, building it is pretty trivial. Quality is... OK. Some of the beams were a bit warped but the weight of the real of it largely forced them straight. The windows and doors are pretty decent although there's no easy way to adjust the hinges which is a shame.
For the money I certainly have no complaints.
Badda said:
Thanks kambites. That's reassuring, did you go for a concrete slab or their rapidgrid foundation?
They do have some wild names, the one we're looking at is Terminator but I prefer FuriousPigeon.
I went for something similar to rapid grid but bought from Amazon for about half the price. Dug down 6 inches, put shuttering around it, laid a weed membrane thing, filled the shuttering with 4 inches of ballast, hired a whacker plate to compact it, added another layer of weed membrane for good measure, then installed the grid filled with 10mm pea shingle. Another cm or so of shingle whacked down then started building the cabin on that.They do have some wild names, the one we're looking at is Terminator but I prefer FuriousPigeon.
kambites said:
I went for something similar to rapid grid but bought from Amazon for about half the price. Dug down 6 inches, put shuttering around it, laid a weed membrane thing, filled the shuttering with 4 inches of ballast, hired a whacker plate to compact it, added another layer of weed membrane for good measure, then installed the grid filled with 10mm pea shingle. Another cm or so of shingle whacked down then started building the cabin on that.
That's a great way of doing it, I'll get looking on amazon..Thanks again, looking good.
We bought one from them in 2012.
Went on an old paved site that was solid and flat.
I upgraded the insulation in the floor and roof myself as it was much cheaper and bought my own shingles for the same reason.
We had (IIRC) 70mm thick logs or thereabouts with double glazed windows.
Well designed, well engineered and easy to put up as long as you are a bit anal with level, plumb and square.
I treated it with preservative before assembling it, we moved away in 2015.
Our old house was sold again last year and the photos of the summer house looked as if it was still in really good condition which isn't bad for 12 years down the line.
Went on an old paved site that was solid and flat.
I upgraded the insulation in the floor and roof myself as it was much cheaper and bought my own shingles for the same reason.
We had (IIRC) 70mm thick logs or thereabouts with double glazed windows.
Well designed, well engineered and easy to put up as long as you are a bit anal with level, plumb and square.
I treated it with preservative before assembling it, we moved away in 2015.
Our old house was sold again last year and the photos of the summer house looked as if it was still in really good condition which isn't bad for 12 years down the line.
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