| Log cabin or shed? Shed or log cabin? Do you | | | | cooking area could be located near the log cabin, |
| need a garden building, but you can't decide which | | | | and the inside furnished with comfy chairs, a bar, |
| one to go for? By the end of this article, the | | | | curtains and cupboards, etc. Do you need extra |
| information provided should help you make a | | | | space to house an office or a playroom? A log |
| decision. First of all, why do you need a garden | | | | cabin or a large shed can be easily transformed |
| building? If it is just for storing a variety of items | | | | into an office or a playroom, and there are |
| that can't find a place in the home, a shed would | | | | companies that specialise in this. What you opt for |
| be the better option because they can be small | | | | will often depend on your budget; log cabins can |
| and relatively inexpensive. A corner shed can be | | | | start from £1500 and large sheds can start |
| tucked away in the garden and hold all manner of | | | | from £1000. What if you need an extra |
| objects, or there are sheds that are purposely | | | | room for guests to stay in or you need a |
| built just for storing tools, and sheds for bicycles. | | | | 'granny-annexe'? Log cabins are ideal for creating |
| For bigger storage items, such as: a ride-on lawn | | | | that extra living space. They can be insulated, |
| mower, a motorbike or a quad bike, a large | | | | fitted with a heating system, electrical and water |
| garden shed can house your items. Do you want | | | | outlets and made to feel really homely. Family |
| a garden building to be used for a hobby? If so, | | | | members will be queuing to move in! Do you want |
| what hobby are you pursuing? For gardening, | | | | a garden building without maintenance? Both log |
| there are purpose built gardening sheds that | | | | cabins and wooden sheds require some degree of |
| contain work surfaces and has skylights, as well | | | | annual maintenance, such as: applying a wood |
| as windows: to increase natural illumination to | | | | finish to prevent the wood from decaying and to |
| benefit the plants and provide ventilation. A | | | | protect the wood from insects. Thus a good |
| potting shed is ideal for the serious gardener as it | | | | choice would be a shed made from heavy |
| has large windows; so the shed can double up as | | | | moulded plastics, such as: PVC and polyethylene |
| part-greenhouse. This feature is especially popular | | | | because they hardly need any maintenance. After |
| for gardeners who do not have room for a | | | | reading this article you should have a clearer idea |
| greenhouse and a shed in their garden. A shed is | | | | of whether you need a log cabin or a shed. There |
| also ideal to convert into a hobby area if they are | | | | are many types and shapes of log cabins and |
| sedentary, such as: crafts, writing and collections. | | | | sheds available that will suit your budget. What |
| But if your hobby is fitness and you want to | | | | ever option you decide on, you'll be spending your |
| install a treadmill and other exercise equipment, a | | | | money wisely when you invest in a good quality |
| log cabin would be the better option because it is | | | | log cabin or shed, because the British Institute of |
| sturdier. | | | | Surveyors said, a garden building can add about |
| Do you want a garden building to act as an | | | | 5% to the value of a property. |
| attractive feature for your garden and to | | | | Donna Carraige writes on log cabins and sheds. |
| entertain in? Than a log cabin could be what you | | | | When extra living space is needed in the home, a |
| need. Log cabins come with a variety of | | | | good quality log cabin or a shed can provide an |
| attractive features, such as, verandas, window | | | | extra room at the fraction of the price of a |
| boxes, and single or double doors. An outdoor | | | | house extension. |