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Low Maintenance Log Cabin

What about  low maintenance log cabin? We’re all so busy nowadays. It seems like everywhere you turn there’s something to do. And that is why you should really consider a low maintenance log cabin. Timber or cement board exterior? All of our residential log cabins are double wall insulated constructions. Our standard log cabins have a 35 mm interior wall…

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Should I paint or stain my log cabin

Should I paint or stain my log cabin

Should I paint or stain my log cabin? We got the following recommendation from David at McDonogh’s Hardware in Galway: For the outside or inside of your cabins I recommend you using Sadolin Classic All Purpose Woodstain or Fleetwood Super-Flex Wood Paint. Sadolin Classic is a oil based product and the Super-Flex is waterbased. The temperatures need to…

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Which windows for your log cabin?

Log Cabin Windows

Choice is key when it comes to log cabin windows, because everyone’s taste is different Windows are a very important element of your log cabin. They let the light in: they’re an architectural feature: they should also keep as much heat inside the cabin as possible. So, which windows do you choose when buying your…

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Log Cabins and Climate Change

Log cabins are ideally positioned to make a great contribution in the battle against climate change, if only the planners would accept them. And in some cases they are accepted by planners. There is nothing more sustainable, no method of building more environmentally friendly than building homes with timber. Concrete block buildings have a huge…

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