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Autumn is often the time when we sit in the summer house and hear the rain splattering or drizzling onto the roof. Nobody really loves rain, but every gardener will know its value for nature. Nature will always be much better able to cope with too much water than with too little. Water is the…

Walk to Work Day is over. Have you ever walked to work? Sure it would be nice to be able to walk to work every morning instead of punching your way through heavy traffic, but for most people that remains a dream. Walking or riding a bicycle to office is a good fresh start into…

Garden sheds get more and more popular in the UK, and due to their popularity, the assortment has become so rich, that there is probably one for you already out there that exactly fits your requirements. Let’s have a closer look on the basic considerations playing a role in the choice, before jumping to purchasing…

Most wooden log cabins are offered without external sills. The reason is of course that the wall thicknesses usually are about the same than the thickness of the window frame. So external sills are not needed to protect the wall beneath the window against rain, like in buildings with thicker walls. Another thing is when…

A summer house, a garden shed or just any kind of garden outbuilding can be a target of thieves not only because they want to steal anything stored in there, but more often so because they are looking for tools they can use to break into the main house. So to secure your summer house…

In the first part we have covered the pros and cons of having a wooden floor in the garden shed and given some tips and information about preparations of the ground and how to construct the underfloor. In this part we will look at different options for flooring and how usage and flooring go together…

If you want to buy a shed, a summer house or a garden shed in the UK, you will often have the choice to decide between a shed with a wooden floor and sheds offered without a floor. You could spare some money, if you decide for the option without floor. because the materials for…

In the first part we spoke about the different types of usage for a garden log cabin, the environmental friendliness of timber as a building material and how it reduces the carbon footprint, that it is processed nearby the place where it is harvested, the selection of garden log cabins on the Internet, as well…

Garden log cabins have become more and more popular in the UK in recent years and you not only find them in gardens but also on construction sites, in companies, on camping sites, on allotment garden areas, or anywhere in nice natural environments as holiday apartments. Although a garden log cabin offers a broad variety…

In the UK, where the hustle of daily life often leaves little room for relaxation and wellness, the concept of a home sauna has become increasingly appealing. This article explores the 10 key benefits of owning a sauna in your backyard, backed by scientific facts and studies, to understand why investing in a sauna could…

Garden summer houses are becoming more and more popular in the UK because they provide a valuable extension of living space for a comparably small budget and they use the private and picturesque background of your own garden to become a space to live in. Whether you plan to use this new space as a…

Would you not like to work in your own garden office? But how to set up one in your garden to enjoy the bliss of every morning comfort? With the increased popularity of flexible working in recent years, it’s no wonder more and more employees are taking advantage of their right to request it. As…

There are many reasons to build or erect a summer house. Summer houses have become more and more popular in the UK for a variety of reasons. However, the road to such a wonderful garden building can be rough and full of snares. So we have collected the 10 most common mistakes when building a…

You may have had the idea to build a summer house or a garden pavilion, a wooden garage or any wooden garden building as an extension of the space of your main building for some time. What you might not have considered is, that most garden buildings undergo multiple uses and so we would like…

May, June and July are traditionally the busiest months for most log cabin retailers. The number of daily orders takes off like a sky rocket in the second half of April. This is because so many people are full of the joys of Spring and want get ready to maximise outdoor living throughout the summer…