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A typical garden shed, used as a tool shed or a garden storage shed will rest in winter and get functional again only when the weather invites into the garden, be it for relaxation, fun, or for active gardening of which, of course, all three purposes can be achieved by the same course of action….

  Maintaining a log cabin in the UK doesn’t have to strain your budget. With their increasing popularity for various uses like garden offices, lounges, and saunas, it’s essential to know how to keep your log cabin in top condition affordably. Here’s a guide to budget-friendly maintenance for your log cabin. 1. Understanding Wood Drying…

Large log cabins, though cheaply available and quickly built have basic costs, and one of these are costs for energy. Of course, they are dependent on the usage of the log cabin as well as the frequency of usage. If you have a log cabin in the garden as a guest room, a garden sauna,…

A garden office is a great way to create your own workspace in the inspiring background of your own garden, a way to make some room in your home if you had your workplace crammed in somewhere, or a good start for some self-employed work. The new global village is tightly connected and the need…

Carports, as well as garages, each have their own set of advantages. A carport is basically a roof to protect your car against rain, hail, snow, dirt, pollen, dust, dew or anything else that might come from above like birds faeces, leaves or branches of trees during storms. Scraping ice or snow from your car’s…

What do you need to do to prepare your garden shed for winter? Nothing! Your garden shed is perfectly capable to survive this winter and the next 10 winters without anything you need to do if it is well maintained, tidy, clean, and functional. And with “functional“ we mean mainly well protected against water and…

Well, this is, of course, entirely dependent on how you want to use your summer house. Most usages that make you spend time in the summer house regularly are a good reason for insulation because it would make the summer house a much more comfortable place to stay during winter and during the heat of…

Why commute every morning through heavy traffic if a walk through the garden into your own fancy garden office could do the trick? In these times of change, many get the opportunity to work from the comfort of their homes in their contemporary garden offices. We introduce seven of our best garden offices for you…

Garden sheds are becoming more and more popular in the UK. As a matter of fact, such a garden room is an invaluable addition to any garden, but it needs to fit into one’s budget. Finding the right balance between price and quality can be tricky. With this in mind, we have narrowed down our…

Building an outdoor garden shed, a storage shed, or a garden room is probably the easiest way for most to add much-needed storage space or living space. However, the traditional wooden shed has got competition by sheds from metal or even plastic, promising easy construction and maintenance-free usage. Even though the decision for a certain…

Wooden garages are becoming more and more popular mainly because they just look much better than most alternatives. Wooden beams and planks are a natural material of great strength, durability, sturdiness and beauty, just fine for a structure like a wooden garage, and they have a number of characteristic features that make them an optimal…

Summer houses gained popularity with the rise of garden centres and DIY stores in the 1980s and have continued to become more and more popular ever since. Garden buildings serve a wide variety of uses as a studio for writing, painting of crafting, a garden office, a gardening hub, a permanently inhabited extension of the…

Do you already own a wooden log cabin or do you consider buying one to make it a weekend cottage? If you think of buying one you will rather think of choosing a larger size because a weekend cottage needs to have all the amenities of a normal house – maybe even more. Of course,…

Although we have a long experience producing quality garden summer houses, garden sheds, garden storage and related wooden garden buildings, and we also follow the performance of our products by our usual five-year warranty so that we know that the products have a good durability and a long life span, regular maintenance will still help…

Cycling gets more and more popular in the UK and so do garden sheds; so, is it a good solution to store your bicycle in the garden shed if you are fed up with bikes cluttering your hallway, entrance or cellar? Can you or your better half just not stand the sight of your muddy…