If you’re thinking of putting a log cabin or summerhouse in your garden next to your boundary to maximise your garden space, you will have to make a decision regarding whether to go down the planning permission route or not.

A roof truss is a structure designed to support the purlins and roof on a log cabin. They can be near flat as on a Moderna style cabin or pitched as with a Classic, Cottage or Dutch style cabin.

Most of our customers choose to leave their interior cabin walls undecorated and natural. However, Mr G has combined imagination and creativity and fitted out this stunning mobile home.

If you’ve ever dreamed of having your very own workshop where you can tinker away to your heart’s desire, then look no further. Our thanks to Mr S for sending in photos of his fabulous new workshop.

Beach huts have long been a beloved feature of the Great British seaside, offering a unique retreat by the coast. Channel 4’s TV show, ‘Britain’s Best Beach Huts,’ hosted by Jay Blades, takes us on a whimsical journey across the country to discover these delightful havens.

From which point do you measure the height of a log cabin? The height can be of particular importance if for example you are trying to comply with Permitted Development rules.

We are very pleased to announce that our new brochure ‘Caravans & Mobile Homes’ is out now.

All log cabins and summerhouses need to be treated and maintained with a high quality waterproofing wood preservative to ensure they last a lifetime.

Whereas planning permission allows you to carry out the development, building regulations approval is there to safeguard that the works are carried out in a structurally safe manner in accordance with building regulations currently in force.

The Town and Country Planning rules for ‘permitted development’ changed from 1st October 2008. Of particular interest is the new section E covering ‘development within the curtilage of a dwelling house’.

We highly recommend that you treat your log cabin with wood preservatives as soon as possible after it has been built. The logs will be supplied ‘natural’ and untreated so it is extremely important that you protect the wood from the elements so that it lasts for years to come.

We came across this blog post whilst researching planning laws for outbuildings and it makes very interesting reading. The post by Martin is a reply to a comment on the well known website ‘mumsnet’ and brings up the subject of planning laws for outbuildings used for residential accommodation.