Insulated log cabins are a fantastic choice to expand your home and add space you can use all year long. Your log cabin will be cool in the summer and comfortable through the coldest winter months with excellent insulation. The need of adding insulation in our log cabins has increased due to rising utility costs and resource constraints.
Why have an insulated log cabin?
A well-insulated log cabin will provide a pleasant atmosphere year-round. Additionally, you could spend less on heating and cooling since you won’t need to use your heater or air conditioner as frequently during the year. A log cabin that is insulated may be added to your home to provide you with extra living space, a second bedroom, or an insulated outside workspace. An insulated log cabin offers a versatile space that can be tailored to match your lifestyle, whether that be a home studio for engaging in your artistic or musical interests or a home office to handle business whenever it has to be done.
The greatest part is that an insulated log cabin is built apart from your home, saving you the hassle of getting planning permission as well as putting up with dusty, noisy, and protracted building sites. A Kingdom log cabin may often be built in a matter of weeks with little disruption to your everyday life, unlike other home addition choices.
Log cabin features and finishings
Original log cabins looked great but suffered from poor insulation where logs unevenly met as they joined. Modern versions are produced by interlocking tongue and groove spruce logs. They affix it onto the exterior of a modern insulated building such as our own SIP-insulated garden buildings.
We offer innovative construction, wall and roof finishes inside. The outside is complimented by cottage-style windows and doors for a perfect log cabin. The interior can be finished in timber cladding or plastered walls and ceilings for a modern or traditional building effect. These buildings can also be used as habitable accommodations and granny annexes built within Building Regulations. Log-burning stoves can be installed for the ultimate country-building experience.
Log cabins are built with excellent insulation. They can be adapted at a later date by you or a new homeowner for a whole new life. Our timber logs can be removed and replaced with a choice of materials. You can choose from metals, Redwood Cedar, plastic or composite claddings. A cost-effective solution and great value for money when compared to a new building.
Do not be fooled by the traditional timber building façade. We include modern feature options from Wifi-controlled heating and lighting to CAT6 internet. Our ground screw bases are aligned to the aspect of log cabins. Using no concrete, sand or cement and extending the life of the wood structure above.
The uses for insulated log cabins
Insulated garden studio
Our fully insulated log cabins create the ideal home studio. Whether you’re an artist looking for a quiet place to create or a musician requiring a place to practice at any volume without disturbing your neighbours. For your creative needs, we can design an insulated log cabin.
Insulated garden office
Whether you’re working from home or running your own business, an insulated garden office gives a peaceful and productive space to concentrate, away from home distractions. Today, working from home has several advantages. Increased time for family and leisure activities, excellent workplaces, and cost savings all contribute to better mental and physical health. What could possibly be better than having a private, insulated home office?
Insulated family room
At the end of the day or week, what happens to insulated home offices? Many, as we’ve discovered, transform into excellent family spaces. Large TV or projector displays offer places for gaming, TV, or even home movies. The superior insulation of our garden structures maintains a suitable temperature in your family area. They also have minimal operating costs. In actuality, heat will be held in after your workday is over.
Insulated granny annexe
An insulated granny annexe can be built for less money than moving or constructing a conventional house addition. Given that it is separate from your main property and is insulated to residential standards, a log cabin is a perfect place to host guests, your in-laws or parents, or to rent out a room for additional cash. You will save time and money by not having to find temporary lodging throughout the development phase, and you won’t have to worry about dusty or loud construction sites disrupting your daily routine. Please be advised that planning permission may be required if you want to live or sleep in your insulated log cabin.
The process
Show site
Our customers tell us that a visit to our show site is invaluable. Seeing actual buildings beats images on the web hands down and we can show you the options available. You also see the differences between building methods, how buildings perform differently, variations on lifespan and why costs vary. Even if you order elsewhere, this guidance can be invaluable.
Site design visit
If you like what you see and you ask, we can then visit your home to see the site and from your ‘likes’ we can usually design and price your building whilst we sit with you. Seeing and hearing your exact needs helps us build to your specification or budget whilst collecting unique site data should you wish to proceed.
Order & survey
Our fixed price quotation contains much detail, vital to sharing with our whole team once you order. Once a deposit is received we return to the site to carry out a detailed survey and ‘stake out’ your building location. Our team will then communicate key stages of the build in more detail on the ‘Procedures’ page of our website for guidance. Stage payments will be requested at key points with a balance paid at the end.
Installation
We try to deliver materials in advance to allow for a prompt (and sometimes early) start. Generally, we start 4-6 weeks from order and our build time is around 2 weeks. We take steps to reduce disturbance to your household and property with our office and team on-site communicating and involving you at key stages. Your 10-year Insurance Underwritten guarantee details are released for registration once the final payment is received.
Insulated Log Cabins FAQ
We offer a dried and treated Thermowood for extended life along with a premium Redwood Cedar (which looks great with two coats of Danish oil). Composite and recyclable plastic claddings also provide a beautiful finish with wipe-clean maintenance. We avoid low-cost options such as Spruce which have lesser life-enhancing treatments, and higher moisture and sap content as stains and paints are more likely to need regular maintenance.
Whilst most of the time this is a no, a log cabin falls into the same planning permission requirements as a garden building.
Any building that you live in or is served by a water supply and waste pipe outlet will need to be built to building regulations. You may also need planning permission too.
Timber buildings do require a degree of maintenance, mainly through applying paints or stains externally. The type of timber that you choose will make a huge difference with cheaper timbers requiring annual treatments with a short life and better timbers lasting much longer with less input from you.
The build method and type of base determine this. We like ground screw bases as they suspend timber structures above the damp ground, ensuring much longer lives than if sat on a damp, non-insulated concrete base.
Damp is humidity meeting cold. A well-insulated building combined with background ventilation such as windows and trickle ventilators help avoid internal dampness. Our ground screw bases hold the structure above damp ground which causes rot.
That depends on how well it is built and how much you heat it. All buildings can stay warm but a well-insulated building, windows and doors will hold heat meaning a considerably lower heating use and bill.
Environmental policy
Factory-built
This means minimal waste as fewer materials are used meaning there’s less to deliver, resulting in a quick, clean site build.
Insulation at its best
Our walls contain up to 20 times the insulation of other buildings for lower heating bills.
Wood be good
Our refined methods allow us to keep timber use to a minimum. All materials are separated and recycled, with as little as one rubble sack of waste per order.
Buying local
Using British Made and local materials allows us to reduce the carbon footprint of materials whilst supporting our economy.
And us…
Our home show centre means your price includes no expensive show site, expensive marketing or sales commission.
