How to care for your bespoke log cabin
Once you’ve invested in your bespoke log cabin, you need to make sure that you protect your investment and really look after the new addition to your home, regardless of what you use it for. Because they’re made from wood, you need to make sure that you stain the outside regularly every couple of years or so using a good wood preservative to help save it from being battered by the weather.
If you look after your cabin well, then you’ll find that it will last you for years to come, but you do need to keep its best interests at heart. You must make sure that you install guttering, which is an absolute necessity for any cabin owner. Rolled aluminium guttering is the best option for any timber building and you need to make sure you clean this out regularly so that water can run off and is always diverted away from the building itself.
When it comes to actually having your cabin installed, you must make sure that you pick a patch of ground that isn’t damp and isn’t anywhere that water collects regularly. If you don’t have a huge amount of choice about where to put your cabin, make sure that the base is slightly raised so it’s not sitting in water.
And, like any house, you need to keep an eye on the roof and ensure that it is kept in good order. Make sure that you arrange to have it inspected once a year, so you can deal with any problem areas as they arise.
