Shire Livia Ropsley - Two Room Corner Log Cabin, FSC® Certified

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Shire Livia Ropsley - Two Room Corner Log Cabin, FSC® Certified
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Pictures 1 and 2 show the standard log cabin with the storage room door to the right side. Pictures 3 and 4 show a cabin with storage room to the left, optional felt tiles and what may be achieved using coloured preservatives. The videos show a number of the features of our log cabins - please note, some details may differ between buildings.

Summary:

Designed to suit a corner location, this 2 room 2.96m wide x 4.34m long log cabin features 28mm thick wall logs and an apex roof. All timber is FSC® certified. The cabin is offered with a choice of green felt, red felt or optional decorative felt tiles. The main room features double doors and 2 opening windows with low level glazing. The separate storage room features a fully boarded single hinged door. Detailed fitting instructions are supplied for DIY self assembly. Low cost installation is available in many areas.

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  • All timber used in the construction of this product originates from sustainable forests
  • Only the products described as FSC are FSC Mix 70%, certificate code INT-COC-003944, licence number FSC-C109654
  • To verify our FSC membership visit the FSC Member Search and search for Summer Garden (full name "Summer Garden and Leisure Buildings Ltd")
  • Scandinavian redwood or whitewood
  • External cabin size 2.96m wide x 4.34m long (9'8" x 14'3")
  • Larger room to front - external room size 2.96m wide x 2.85m long (9'8" x 9'4")
  • Larger room to front - internal room size 2.71m wide x 2.71m long (8'11" x 8'11")
  • Smaller room to rear - external room size 2.96m wide x 1.49m long (9'8" x 4'11")
  • Smaller room to rear - internal room size 2.71m wide x 1.35m long (8'11" x 4'5")
  • 28mm thick tongued and grooved wall logs
  • 62mm x 34mm pressure treated floor joists (lifetime preservative treatment)
  • 11mm OSB floor boards (oriented strand boards)
  • 16mm thick tongued and grooved roof boards (finished size after machining)
  • Floor insulation
  • Roof insulation
  • Low level glazing to front room to provide a panoramic view
  • Single glazed horticultural glass included
  • Morticed and tenoned joinery doors and windows
  • Part glazed double hinged doors to front room
  • Overall door frame size 1.5m wide x 1.877m high (4'11" x 6'2")
  • Door size 1.36m wide x 1.737m high (4'6" x 5'8")
  • Approximate head clearance 1.787m high (5'10")
  • Fully boarded single hinged door to rear room
  • Overall door frame size 0.81m wide x 1.877m high (2'8" x 6'2")
  • Door size 0.67m wide x 1.737m high (2'2" x 5'8")
  • Approximate head clearance 1.787m high (5'10")
  • Mortice lock with handles and keys
  • 2 outward opening top hinged windows to front room
  • Overall window frame size 1.095m wide x 1.413m high (3'8" x 4'8")
  • Window size 0.915m wide x 1.233m high (3'0" x 4'1")
  • 20kg green or red mineral felted roof
  • Eaves height approximately 6'11" (2.1m)
  • Ridge height maximum 8'2" (2.5m)

LOG CABINS - THE BENEFITS: Log cabins are popular for many reasons, especially as a comfortable garden room to sit and relax in but also as a workshop or heavy duty storage shed. On the outside cabins have a chunky look and feel. On the inside, with no internal framework, the clean lines look smarter than the inside of a traditional shed or summerhouse. In addition, the wall logs are thicker than the shiplap cladding used in traditional sheds and summerhouses, which provides better insulation. If you want the option of winter use we recommend floor and roof insulation, which is difficult to fit retrospectively so it needs to be fitted with the cabin. We offer low price insulation packs complete with fixings and instructions. Where available, double glazing also improves the insulation especially if the cabin has a large glazed area. Another significant benefit of log cabins is that you get more wood for your money when compared with a traditional shed or summerhouse or garden office. With no prefabricated wall panels a log cabin requires less production time.

NATURAL WOOD: First, high grade timber is dried in kilns until it reaches the optimum moisture content, then it is planed smooth and machined into tongued and grooved logs and boards. Next the logs are precisely machined at the ends to ensure a precise fit. Finally, each cabin is carefully packed and wrapped. When you unwrap it the wood is untreated. We recommend treating it only after the cabin has been successfully installed and ideally within a week or two. Treating the logs before fitting may cause the wood to swell up and the logs may not fit together correctly. If you are fitting your cabin in a restricted space where future access will be difficult you can stain the logs during installation by reaching down a few logs at a time as you fit them.

FULLY INTERLOCKING LOG CORNERS: These traditionally made log cabins feature interlocking corner logs. Each wall log is precisely machined and notched out to ensure a strong and weatherproof joint. The first log is laid at the bottom and the rest slot into each other, working upwards one log at a time. No screws or nails are required which makes installation easier and also allows for timber movement. The finished corner assembly is not only immensely strong but also weatherproof and draughtproof. If possible cabins with interlocking logs should be treated after assembly. Treating the logs on site before fitting requires considerable care. If swollen the precision milled joints may not slot together.

SCANDINAVIAN REDWOOD OR WHITEWOOD: The most widely used timber in the UK for years, Scandinavian Redwood and Whitewood grow in the well managed forests of Scandinavia and the coldest parts of Northern Europe. The cold climate ensures slow growth. The growth rings are much closer together than faster growing trees from warmer climates. As a result the timber is heavy and durable with a close grain pattern. The wood is seasoned and kiln dried to achieve the correct moisture content before it is machined. Redwood and Whitewood are so similar in appearance and performance that it is difficult to tell the difference. Both are classified as slightly durable and treatment is required for outside use. The forests of Scandinavia and Northern Europe have been responsibly managed on a sustainable basis for centuries so Scandinavian Redwood or Whitewood is an enviromentally friendly choice.

FSC® CERTIFIED TIMBER: By choosing this product, you are supporting responsible management of the world's forests. This product is FSC certified. Our FSC licence number is FSC-C109654. Our FSC chain of custody certificate code is INT-COC-003944. To verify our membership visit FSC Member Search and search for Summer Garden (full name "Summer Garden and Leisure Buildings Ltd"). Please note if you want a genuine FSC certified product it must include a valid FSC claim, which must include a valid licence number and/or certificate code from a genuine FSC member. It must also be described as FSC 100% or FSC Mix Credit or FSC Mix 70%. Claims that "we use FSC timber" or "our suppliers are FSC certified" are dishonest, because the FSC certifies products and not suppliers. If the claim is invalid the timber is not FSC certified.

ABOUT THE FSC®: The FSC or Forest Stewardship Council is a non profit organization which promotes responsible forest management throughout the world. Since 1994 the FSC has certified over 190 million acres of forest in over 80 countries. The FSC confirms that the forest is being managed in a way that preserves the natural ecosystem and benefits the lives of local people and workers but also sustains economic viablility. FSC certification ensures that forests are responsibly managed by protecting plant and animal species, the rights of indigenous people and the safety of forest workers. FSC chain of custody certification verifies that FSC-certified material has been identified and separated from non-certified and non-controlled material at every step throughout the supply chain.

JOINERY DOORS & WINDOWS: These log cabins feature joinery made door leaves and window sashes with morticed and tenoned joints throughout. This traditional jointing process is commonly used in the housebuilding industry when timber windows and doors are specified. A rebate or mortice is cut out in one piece of wood which precisely matches a tongue or tenon cut in the other piece of wood. Morticed and tenoned joints are the strongest type of joint used in the construction of wooden windows and doors. High quality handles, locks and hinges are also included.

VIDEOS: Any videos displayed on this page may be generic and not accurate in every detail although the fundamental nature of the product is portrayed honestly. Some details may differ between buildings. Please refer to the bullet points above for an accurate description of this particular building.

CORNER BUILDING SIZES: For ease of reference these corner Shire log cabins are measured as a rectangle based on the width of the two longest walls. The first dimension listed is the depth which is the shorter dimension. The second dimension is the length which is parallel to the ridge. Sizes are sometimes rounded to the nearest nominal size for ease of reading but the correct external wall sizes are listed alongside the price. These sizes do not include the roof overhang. Many other suppliers quote the overall roof size which is much larger. All sizes are approximate.

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