Log Cabin buildings - beautiful buildings for your property

Log cabins are a great way to add extra buildings to your home. With a vast choice of materials and plans, there is a building for everyone's requirements.

As we are becoming more environmentally aware sales of log cabins has increased greatly. These elegant buildings are generally much easier to construct than traditional concrete buildings, and typically require less planning consent.

Wood cabins are beautiful in their design and construction, and nearly everyone is impressed by the feeling they give, inside and out. They can be used for a great range of buildings, including:

Summer houses - a great way of adding more space to your garden. Especially good if you have children and enjoy spending time in your garden.

Extra bedrooms - a cheap way of adding extra bedrooms to your home. It's much easier to add bedrooms outside the property than inside.

Extra property - if you have large amounts of space on your property imagine adding an entirely new building. Great for when friends stay, and also for housing teenage kids.

Garage - imagine a garage made of wood, rather than concrete. Adapting the interior for storage is much easier with a wood based building.

Storage - add extra buildings to your property to store gardening tools, motorbikes, camping equipment, bikes and just about anything else. As your family grow, you can easily add more buildings as required.

Offices - if you work from home, imagine having a timbre framed office right next to your home. I have spoken with many designers who have found their creativity greatly increased by working from a wood based building, rather than one of traditional construction. Having a separate office from the house encourages better separation of home life from work life.

Holiday homes - many companies and individuals use timbre framed buildings as holiday homes which they lease out during vacation times. The initial construction cost is less than a concrete building, and normally returns greater rental value.

Wood cabins have the same interior finish as a traditional build. Lights, electrics, double glazed windows, central heating, and everything else you hope for in a home. Fitting time and cost is normally less than a concrete build, as wood is easier to work with. There is a enormous range of materials to use for the construction, including woods for the frame, interior and exterior finishes, floors, and walls.

Many people decide on using environmentally friendly materials such as straw bales as wall insulation. Not only more natural than synthetic materials, but more efficient, cheaper and much better for the environment.